Unidentified Woman
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Image (approx): 7.9 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4"); Book closed: 47.3 × 34.9 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 13 3/4 × 1 7/8"); Book open: 47.3 × 66.7 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 26 1/4 × 1 7/8")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Silhouettes Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a silhouette, and the image visibly presents a solid dark profile cutout whose outer contour defines the sitter’s head, face, neck, and shoulders.
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Portrait Both · 98%
The catalog lists Portrait as a subject, and the image shows a single individualized head-and-shoulders profile.
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Face Visual · 98%
The sitter’s forehead, nose, lips, chin, and neck are articulated by the sharply cut outer contour of the profile.
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Related to Fashion Both · 95%
The catalog specifically identifies a bonnet under costume and headgear, and a large bonnet-like covering is clearly visible around the sitter’s head.
Medium and Techniques
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Paper Cut-Outs Metadata · 99%
The recorded medium is cut coated paper mounted on paper, and the image visibly consists of a cut-paper form on a paper support.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as cut coated paper mounted on paper.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 96%
The catalog dates the object to c. 1804–06, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Use of Paper Metadata · 99%
Paper is documented as both the cut material and the mounting support.
Source & rights
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845. Unidentified Woman. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise.