James Latimer
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 5.6 x 5.6 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16"); Sheet: 55 x 40 cm (21 5/8 x 15 3/4")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The museum record identifies the work as a portrait of the named sitter James Latimer, and the image visibly presents one male sitter alone in profile.
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Text Both · 99%
The inscription visibly reads “James Latimer. 1798.” around the upper edge of the circular image, corresponding to the catalog title and date.
Visual Qualities
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Contour Line Visual · 96%
Curving and closely controlled contour lines define the profile, hair, clothing, and circular image boundary.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The museum classification identifies the object as a Print and Prints.
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Etching/Engraving Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies the medium as engraving on paper.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 98%
The catalog specifies paper as the support and provides separate image and sheet dimensions.
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Hatching Visual · 97%
Parallel lines and cross-hatched passages visibly model the sitter's hair, face, neckcloth, and coat in the engraved image.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1798, placing it in the eighteenth century.
Source & rights
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852. James Latimer. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.