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Artist
Thomas Sully, 19 Jun 1783 - 5 Nov 1872
Sitter
Thomas Sully, 19 Jun 1783 - 5 Nov 1872
Date
1815
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
68.5cm x 56cm (26 15/16" x 22 1/16"), Accurate
Topic
Artist's Effects\Palette
Artist's Effects\Paintbrush
Thomas Sully: Male
Thomas Sully: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
Thomas Sully: Visual Arts\Art instructor
Thomas Sully: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Jeanne Sully West
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.70.73
Provenance
Jeanne Sully West [Mrs. Dudley Rogers West], Buckingham County, Va., granddaughter of Chester Sully; gift 1970 to NPG.
