Charles and Lavinia Stratton
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 9.5 × 6.3 × 0.3 cm (3 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 1/8"); Support Plate: 9.5 × 18.9 × 0.2 cm (3 3/4 × 7 7/16 × 1/16")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Group Portrait Both · 99%
The title names Charles and Lavinia Stratton, and the image visibly shows two posed sitters together in a studio setting.
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Eye Contact Visual · 98%
Both sitters face forward and direct their gaze toward the camera.
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Interiors Both · 99%
The catalog identifies an interior, and the image shows wall moldings, a column or architectural pier, a patterned floor, and furnishings.
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Performing Arts Metadata · 90%
The catalog identifies Charles Sherwood Stratton and Lavinia Warren Stratton as performers.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 99%
The supplied image is rendered entirely in grayscale, with no visible color information.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Metadata · 99%
The National Portrait Gallery classifies the object as a photographic negative and a photograph.
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Traditional Photographic Techniques Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as a glass plate collodion negative, a traditional photographic process.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to c. 1860–70, placing it within nineteenth-century art.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 97%
The catalog gives the place of origin as the United States, New York, Kings County, New York.
Furniture and Lighting
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Chair Both · 99%
A large upholstered or carved chair is clearly visible along the left edge of the composition, and the catalog lists a chair among the subjects.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Charles and Lavinia Stratton. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.