The Independent Voter
The image shows a street scene with an urban setting. The composition includes buildings, a statue on a pedestal, signs like "City Hotel" and "Hard Ware," a group of men with a horse, a water pump, two dogs, people on a sidewalk and hotel balcony, additional figures, a worker with stacked bricks. The color palette features warm tones like orange, brown, and green. Brushstrokes are precise and detailed, creating a realistic depiction of the scene.
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Details
- Artist
- American 19th Century
- Date
- 1849 or after
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 90.4 x 131.5 cm (35 9/16 x 51 3/4 in.)
- Department
- CAB
- Holding institution
- National Gallery of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- national-gallery-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Cityscapes and City Scenes Both · 99%
The metadata describes an urban street scene, while the image clearly shows a built street lined with commercial buildings, storefronts, awnings, and a monument.
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Scenes of Everyday Life Both · 94%
The image presents pedestrians, people on a hotel balcony, mounted riders, storefront activity, and a figure beside stacked bricks; the catalog likewise describes people in the street and a worker with bricks.
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Animals Both · 99%
Several horses and multiple dogs are visibly present, and the catalog specifically notes horses and two dogs.
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Equestrian Visual · 97%
Mounted riders and pale-colored horses are a prominent feature in the center foreground of the street.
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Text Both · 99%
Commercial lettering is clearly visible, including “CITY HOTEL,” “HARD WARE,” and partial lettering for drugs, paints, and oil; the catalog also records these signs.
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Work and Workers Both · 90%
Stacks of bricks and a figure beside them are clearly visible at right, and the catalog describes a worker with stacked bricks.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The National Gallery of Art classifies the work as a painting in oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 96%
The catalog dates the work to 1849 or after, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 93%
The catalog identifies the work as by or associated with American 19th Century.
Source & rights
American 19th Century. The Independent Voter. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington.
High-resolution sources
- IIIF image service ↗ 7,342 × 4,955 · National Gallery Of Art · Available