Edward L. Davenport
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 8.9 × 5.9 × 0.2 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 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
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The title and catalog subjects identify Edward L. Davenport and classify the work as a portrait; the image visibly presents one named sitter in a posed studio setting.
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Performing Arts Metadata · 99%
Catalog subjects identify Davenport as a stage actor and theater manager in the performing arts.
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Related to Fashion Both · 92%
Formal clothing, neckwear, and a chain-like accessory are visible; the catalog lists costume, jewelry, chain, and neckwear subjects.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 99%
The supplied image has a strictly monochrome tonal range.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Both · 99%
The image is visibly photographic and monochrome, and the catalog classifies the object as a photographic negative and photograph.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work c. 1860–70, placing it within nineteenth-century art.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies a glass plate collodion negative, identifying glass as the photographic support.
Furniture and Lighting
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Armchair Both · 99%
The sitter is visibly seated in an armchair, while the catalog records a chair under home furnishings and seating.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Edward L. Davenport. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.