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Thomas Sully

1783

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PaintingNeoclassicism

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_2021.100
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Thomas Sully was an English-American portrait painter. He was born in England, became a naturalized American citizen in 1809, and lived most of his life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including in the Thomas Sully Residence. He studied painting in England under Benjamin West. He painted in the style of Thomas Lawrence and has been referred to as the "Sir Thomas Lawrence of America".

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (13)

Mrs. George Lingen

1842 · Oil on canvas

Oval: 71.8 × 62.9 cm (28 1/2 × 24 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mother and Son

1840 · Oil on canvas

57 x 45 3/8 in. (144.8 x 115.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Queen Victoria

1838 · Oil on canvas

94 x 58 in. (238.8 x 147.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a Lady

1837 · Watercolor on ivory

3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in. (7.9 x 6.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mrs. John Biddle (Eliza Falconer Bradish)

1818 · Oil on canvas

30 x 24 7/8 in. (76.2 x 63.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dr. Joseph Klapp

1814 · Oil on canvas

91.4 × 71.1 cm (36 × 28 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mrs. Klapp (Anna Milnor)

1814 · Oil on canvas

92.1 × 71.5 cm (36 1/4 × 28 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portraits of Jean Terford David and Mary Sicard David

1813 · oil on canvas

Framed: 122 x 103 x 10 cm (48 1/16 x 40 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Unframed: 89.5 x 70.5 cm (35 1/4 x 27 3/4 in.); Part 2: 121.9 x 103.5 x 15.3 cm (48 x 40 3/4 x 6 in.); Part 3: 89.5 x 69.8 cm (35 1/4 x 27 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Mary Sicard David

1813 · oil on canvas

Framed: 121.9 x 103.5 x 15.3 cm (48 x 40 3/4 x 6 in.); Unframed: 89.5 x 69.8 cm (35 1/4 x 27 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Jean Terford David

1813 · oil on canvas

Framed: 122 x 103 x 10 cm (48 1/16 x 40 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Unframed: 89.5 x 70.5 cm (35 1/4 x 27 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Composition with Five Figures in Natural Setting, Two Male, Three Female, with a Lyre (Ponnassus?) (from Sketchbook)

1810 · Ink, wash, on paper

9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Standing Draped Female Figure; Portrait of a Cleric; Half-length Portrait of a Man; Figures with Wagons and Horses (Napoleon Scene?) (from Sketchbook)

1810 · Ink, wash, on paper

9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mrs. Thomas Sully (Sarah Annis)

1799 · Watercolor on ivory

1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (4.8 x 4.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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13 published of 13 catalogued · 13 with image

The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Portrait of Mary Sicard David
1813 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portraits of Jean Terford David and Mary Sicard David
1813 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of Jean Terford David
1813 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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