Henry B. Nones
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 9.5 × 7 × 0.2 cm (3 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 1/16")
- 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
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
One named sitter occupies the composition, and the catalog title and subject records identify him as Henry B. Nones.
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Human Figure Both · 98%
The sitter is shown as a single full-length person, with his face, clothing, posture, and body forming the central subject.
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War and Military Both · 98%
The catalog identifies Henry Benjamin Nones as a Navy officer associated with the Union during the Civil War; the image shows formal military clothing with shoulder insignia and sleeve stripes.
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Interiors Both · 97%
The catalog records the subject as an interior, and the image visibly shows a staged studio setting with a wall, molding, patterned floor, drapery, and furniture.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a photographic negative and photograph, and the image visibly presents a studio portrait made through photography.
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Traditional Photographic Techniques Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as a glass plate collodion negative, a nineteenth-century photographic process.
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Black-and-White Photography Visual · 98%
The supplied image is rendered in monochrome grayscale without color information.
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.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 98%
The recorded place of origin is the United States, New York, Kings County, New York.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 99%
The recorded support is a glass plate, making glass the documented material of the photographic object.
Furniture and Lighting
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Chair Both · 98%
An ornate chair is clearly visible at the right side of the studio setting, and the catalog specifically lists a chair among the subject terms.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Henry B. Nones. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.