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 · 100%
The work is classified in the catalog as a silhouette and visibly consists of a solid dark profile defined by the contours of the head, face, neck, and shoulders.
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Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the subject as a portrait and titles the work Unidentified Woman; the image isolates a single head-and-shoulders likeness in profile.
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Face Visual · 99%
The woman’s facial profile, including the forehead, nose, lips, chin, and neck, is the central visible feature.
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Related to Fashion Both · 94%
The catalog records costume headgear identified as a hat or bonnet, and the image shows a substantial dark head covering surrounding the profile.
Medium and Techniques
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Paper Cut-Outs Both · 100%
The catalog records a silhouette/cut-out and cut coated paper; the image visibly shows a sharply cut dark paper form mounted on a lighter support.
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Work on Paper Both · 100%
The medium is recorded as cut coated paper mounted on paper, and the image clearly shows a paper work on a pale page.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work c. 1804–06, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Use of Paper Both · 99%
Paper is explicitly identified as both the cut material and the support.
Source & rights
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845. Unidentified Woman. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise.