Samuel L. Breese
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 9 × 6.2 × 0.3 cm (3 9/16 × 2 7/16 × 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
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The image shows one identifiable sitter posed at full length, and the catalog title identifies him as Samuel L. Breese.
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War and Military Both · 98%
The sitter wears a formal naval uniform with epaulettes, sleeve stripes, belt, and cap, while the catalog identifies Samuel Livingston Breese as a Navy officer.
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Interiors Both · 96%
The image shows a staged studio setting with a backdrop, curtain, and patterned floor; the catalog lists Interior/Studio among the subjects.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 99%
The supplied image is rendered in grayscale, with tonal variation but no visible color.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Both · 99%
The object is a photographic portrait, and the catalog classifies it as both a Photographic Negative and Photographs.
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Traditional Photographic Techniques Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies the medium as a glass plate collodion negative, documenting a historical photographic process.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work to circa 1860–70, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 94%
The catalog gives the place of origin as the United States, New York, Kings County.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 98%
The catalog identifies the medium as a glass plate collodion negative, directly supporting glass as a material component of the original object.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Samuel L. Breese. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.