John Milton Hay
Sir Leslie Mathew Ward, 1851 - 1922 Vincent, Brooks, Day & Son Lithography Company, active 1867 - c. 1905
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Chromolithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 30.6 x 10 cm (12 1/16 x 3 15/16"); Sheet: 39.3 x 26.5 cm (15 1/2 x 10 7/16")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The image presents a single identifiable sitter in a full-length portrait, and the catalog identifies the work as a portrait titled “John Milton Hay.”
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Human Figure Both · 99%
A clearly rendered human figure occupies the center of the composition, and the catalog identifies the sitter as male.
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Political Figures Metadata · 84%
The catalog identifies John Milton Hay as a diplomat, ambassador, government official, cabinet member, and Secretary of State. The image depicts him but does not show a specific political event or office.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 91%
The central figure is dominated by dark gray and black clothing, strongly contrasting with the pale blue-gray background.
Medium and Techniques
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Frontal Perspective Visual · 92%
The figure faces the viewer directly in a centered, frontal standing pose, with the body presented largely parallel to the picture plane.
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Lithograph Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as chromolithograph on paper.
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Prints Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a print, and the image visibly shows a printed composition on a sheet rather than a unique painted surface.
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Work on Paper Both · 99%
The catalog specifies paper as the support, and the image shows the printed composition on a paper sheet with margins and physical wear.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Both · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1897, and the sheet visibly bears the printed date June 24th, 1897.
Source & rights
Sir Leslie Mathew Ward, 1851 - 1922. John Milton Hay. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.