Charles and Lavinia Stratton
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 9 × 6.1 × 0.2 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/8 × 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
12 tags
Subject Matter
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Group Portrait Both · 99%
Two named sitters are shown together in a deliberately posed full-length composition; the title identifies them as Charles and Lavinia Stratton.
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Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog lists the work as a portrait, and the image directly presents the two sitters in a formal studio pose.
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Interiors Both · 98%
The image clearly shows an indoor studio environment with a tall window, hanging drapery, decorative objects, and a patterned floor; the catalog lists Interior and Window subjects.
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
Two standing human figures, including their faces, bodies, gestures, and clothing, dominate the composition.
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Eye Contact Visual · 97%
Both sitters look outward toward the camera in a direct, formal encounter with the viewer.
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Related to Fashion Both · 98%
The sitters’ formal nineteenth-century clothing and ornament are prominent, and the catalog subjects include costume, jewelry, neckwear, and a bowtie.
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Performing Arts Metadata · 96%
The catalog identifies both Charles Sherwood Stratton and Lavinia Warren Stratton as performers.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 99%
The supplied image is monochromatic, using grayscale tonal variation to distinguish the figures, clothing, furnishings, and backdrop.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Both · 99%
The supplied image is photographic, and the catalog classifies the object as a Photographic Negative made with a glass plate collodion process.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work circa 1860–70, placing it within nineteenth-century art.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 98%
The recorded place of origin is the United States, specifically New York, Kings, New York.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the support as a glass plate collodion negative.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Charles and Lavinia Stratton. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.