Phineas T. Barnum
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 8.8 × 5.9 × 0.3 cm (3 7/16 × 2 5/16 × 1/8"); Support Plate: 9.4 × 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
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the work as a portrait of Phineas T. Barnum, and the image visibly presents one identified sitter in a posed seated portrait.
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Eye Contact Visual · 91%
The sitter looks directly toward the camera, creating a clear visual instance of direct gaze.
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Interiors Both · 95%
The catalog identifies an interior and furnishings, while the image shows the sitter in a furnished studio-like setting with a chair and peripheral objects.
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Performing Arts Metadata · 86%
The catalog’s subject hierarchy identifies Barnum as a performer and showman associated with the performing arts; the image itself does not depict a performance.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Both · 99%
The object is cataloged as a photographic negative made by the glass plate collodion process, and the supplied image is visibly photographic.
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Black-and-White Photography Visual · 98%
The supplied representation is rendered entirely in grayscale.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 96%
The catalog dates the object to approximately 1860–70, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 95%
The catalog gives the place of origin as New York, United States.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies the medium as a glass plate collodion negative.
Furniture and Lighting
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Chair Both · 99%
An ornate carved and upholstered chair is prominent in the image, and the catalog specifically lists a chair among the furnishings.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Phineas T. Barnum. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.