Unidentified Man
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 9 × 5.9 × 0.2 cm (3 9/16 × 2 5/16 × 1/16"); Support Plate: 9.3 × 19 × 0.3 cm (3 11/16 × 7 1/2 × 1/8")
- 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
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The image depicts one posed male sitter, while the catalog identifies the title as “Unidentified Man” and lists Portrait among the subjects.
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Interiors Both · 98%
The sitter is shown within an interior containing a prominent draped curtain and upholstered furniture; Interior and Home Furnishings—Curtain are listed in the catalog subjects.
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Related to Fashion Both · 92%
Formal neckwear is clearly visible, and the catalog specifically identifies Costume—Dress Accessory—Neckwear—Tie—Necktie as a subject.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 99%
The supplied representation is rendered in tonal black, white, and gray values without visible color information.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Both · 99%
The object is cataloged as a Photographic Negative made with the glass plate collodion process, and the image is visibly photographic in its rendering of the sitter and setting.
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Traditional Photographic Techniques Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a Photographic Negative and specifies the medium as glass plate collodion negative.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work c. 1860–70, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies a glass plate collodion negative and provides plate dimensions, directly identifying glass as the support material.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Unidentified Man. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.