American Barque "Jane Tudor," Conway Bay

American Barque "Jane Tudor," Conway Bay

David Johnson

Details

Dimensions
21.9 x 26.7 cm (8 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
Department
Photographs
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Purchase, Nancy and Edwin Marks, Joyce and Robert Menschel, and Harriette and Noel Levine Gifts, 1994

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Nautical Both · 99%

    The title identifies a barque in Conway Bay, and the image centers on a large sailing vessel with extensive rigging in a coastal setting.

  • The catalog lists ships as the subject, while the image clearly shows a large sailing vessel and several smaller boats.

  • Waterscapes Both · 90%

    Water occupies the right side of the image, with a distant hilly shoreline extending across the background; the title also identifies Conway Bay.

Visual Qualities

  • Linear Forms Visual · 95%

    Masts, spars, ropes, ladders, and rigging create an extensive network of visible linear forms across the composition.

  • Dense Composition Visual · 91%

    Overlapping rigging, multiple vessels, shoreline materials, and the large hull fill much of the frame with tightly layered forms.

Medium and Techniques

  • Photography Both · 99%

    The catalog classifies the work as a photograph, and the image visibly presents a camera-made view with continuous photographic tonal detail.

  • The catalog identifies the object as a salted paper print made from a glass negative, an early photographic process.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 96%

    The catalog dates the photograph to ca. 1855, placing it in the nineteenth century.

Materials

  • Use of Paper Metadata · 95%

    The catalog identifies the object as a salted paper print, indicating a paper photographic support.

Source & rights

David Johnson. American Barque "Jane Tudor," Conway Bay. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.