Thomas Sully The Torn Hat Painting ID:: 4548 Thomas Sully1.jpg
The Torn Hat 1820
Museum of Fine Art, Boston
19 1/8 x 14 5/8 in. (48.6 x 37.2 cm)
Thomas Sully Daniel Wadsworth Painting ID:: 26155 new2/Thomas Sully-368458.jpg
Daniel Wadsworth mk48
1807
Oil on canvas
28 1/8x21 7/8in
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,Hartford,Connecticut,Gift of William P.Wadsworth
Thomas Sully Queen Victoria Painting ID:: 28005 new3/Thomas Sully-279492.jpg
Queen Victoria 1838
oil on canvas 142.5 x 112.5cm
(56 1/4 x 44 3/8in)
Wallace Collection London (mk63)
Thomas Sully Lady with a Harp:Eliza Ridgely Painting ID:: 32026 new4/Thomas Sully-298585.jpg
Lady with a Harp:Eliza Ridgely mk77
1818
Oil on canvas
84 3/8x56 1/8in
Thomas Sully Daniel La Motte Painting ID:: 38335 new11/Thomas Sully-896653.jpg
Daniel La Motte mk136
Oil on canvas
1812-13
Thomas Sully Queen Victoria Painting ID:: 62500 new21/Thomas Sully-843977.jpg
Queen Victoria 1838 Oil on canvas, 143 x 113 cm Wallace Collection, London This painting is a reduced version of a whole-length portrait of the young Queen at the time of her coronation which was painted in London for the Society of the Sons of St George of Philadelphia. Author: SULLY, Thomas Title: Queen Victoria Form: painting , 1801-1850 , American , portrait
Thomas Sully Portrait of Rembrandt Peale Painting ID:: 73050 new24/Thomas Sully-458595.jpg
Portrait of Rembrandt Peale "Portrait of Rembrandt Peale," by the American artist Thomas Sully, oil on canvas. 24¼ in. x 20 in. (61.6 cm. x 50.8 cm.) Courtesy of Christie's.
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Thomas Sully Major John Biddle Painting ID:: 73489 new24/Thomas Sully-653444.jpg
Major John Biddle Oil painting of Major John Biddle by Thomas Sully (1783?C1872)
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Thomas Sully Mrs. Katharine Matthews Painting ID:: 73490 new24/Thomas Sully-456553.jpg
Thomas Sully Mrs. Robert Gilmor, Painting ID:: 75929 new24/Thomas Sully-334895.jpg
Mrs. Robert Gilmor, Mrs. Robert Gilmor, Jr. (Sarah Reeve Ladson), oil on canvas painting by Thomas Sully, 1823
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Thomas Sully Portrait of the Misses Mary and Emily McEuen Painting ID:: 76777 new24/Thomas Sully-339335.jpg
Portrait of the Misses Mary and Emily McEuen 1823(1823)
Oil on canvas
112.4 ?? 87 cm (44.3 ?? 34.3 in)
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Thomas Sully Portrait of Queen Victoria Painting ID:: 76997 new24/Thomas Sully-394865.jpg
Portrait of Queen Victoria Date 1837/1838
Medium Oil
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Thomas Sully Sarah Reeve Ladson Painting ID:: 77717 new24/Thomas Sully-669847.jpg
Sarah Reeve Ladson oil on canvas painting by Thomas Sully, 1823
Date 1823(1823)
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Thomas Sully Portrat der Eliza Ridgely Painting ID:: 78553 new24/Thomas Sully-538889.jpg
Portrat der Eliza Ridgely 1818(1818)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 214.5 x 142.5 cm (84.4 x 56.1 in)
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Thomas Sully Eliza Ridgely with a Harp Painting ID:: 78644 new24/Thomas Sully-599978.jpg
Eliza Ridgely with a Harp 1818(1818)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 214.5 x 142.5 cm (84.4 x 56.1 in)
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Thomas Sully Eliza Ridgely with a Harp Painting ID:: 79317 new24/Thomas Sully-957486.jpg
Eliza Ridgely with a Harp 1818(1818)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 214.5 x 142.5 cm (84.4 x 56.1 in)
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Thomas Sully Oil on canvas portrait of Elizabeth McEuen Smith by Thomas Sully Painting ID:: 79589 new24/Thomas Sully-467934.jpg
Oil on canvas portrait of Elizabeth McEuen Smith by Thomas Sully Oil on canvas portrait of Elizabeth McEuen Smith by Thomas Sully, 1823
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Thomas Sully Portrat der Eliza Ridgely Painting ID:: 79609 new24/Thomas Sully-578559.jpg
Portrat der Eliza Ridgely 1818(1818)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 214.5 x 142.5 cm (84.4 x 56.1 in)
Thomas Sully Portrait of the Misses Mary and Emily McEuen Painting ID:: 80240 new24/Thomas Sully-947366.jpg
Portrait of the Misses Mary and Emily McEuen 1823(1823)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 112.4 x 87 cm (44.3 x 34.3 in)
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Thomas Sully The Passage of the Delaware Painting ID:: 80789 new24/Thomas Sully-596998.jpg
The Passage of the Delaware The Passage of the Delaware. 1819. By Thomas Sully, American (born in England), 1783 - 1872.
372.11 x 525.78 cm (146 1/2 x 207 in.). Oil on canvas.
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Thomas Sully Elizabeth Painting ID:: 82405 new24/Thomas Sully-336933.jpg
Elizabeth Date 1823
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Thomas Sully This text was adapted from Davis Painting ID:: 84997 new25/Thomas Sully-465366.jpg
This text was adapted from Davis Date 1819
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Thomas Sully MaryAnnHeideNorris Painting ID:: 88126 new25/Thomas Sully-433479.jpg
MaryAnnHeideNorris oil on canvas; portrait of Mary Ann Heide Norris.
Date 1830(1830)
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Thomas Sully Mother and Son Painting ID:: 89020 new25/Thomas Sully-459866.jpg
Mother and Son 1840(1840)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 145 x 115 cm
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Thomas Sully Margaret Siddons, Mrs. Benjamin Kintzing Painting ID:: 90684 new25/Thomas Sully-348883.jpg
Margaret Siddons, Mrs. Benjamin Kintzing 1812(1812)
Medium oil on canvas
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Thomas Sully Portrait of Queen Victoria Painting ID:: 93934 new26/Thomas Sully-689984.jpg
Portrait of Queen Victoria Date 1838(1838)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 238.8 x 147.3 cm (94 x 58 in)
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Thomas Sully Portrait of Queen Victoria (study) Painting ID:: 93935 new26/Thomas Sully-687477.jpg
Portrait of Queen Victoria (study) Date 1838(1838)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 91.4 x 71.5 cm (36 x 28.1 in)
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Thomas Sully Self-Portrait of the Artist Painting His Wife (Sarah Annis Sully) Painting ID:: 93936 new26/Thomas Sully-549368.jpg
Self-Portrait of the Artist Painting His Wife (Sarah Annis Sully) oil on canvas, by the English-born American artist Thomas Sully. 26 3/4 in. x 21 7/8 in. Yale University Art Gallery, Mabel Brady Garvan Collection. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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1783-1872
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Sully became a professional painter at age 18 in 1801. He studied face-painting under Gilbert Stuart in Boston for three weeks. After some time in Virginia with this brother, Sully moved to New York, after which he moved to Philadelphia in 1806, where he resided for the remainder of his life. In 1809 he traveled to London for nine months of study under Benjamin West.
Sully's 1824 portraits of John Quincy Adams, who became President within the year, and then the Marquis de Lafayette appear to have brought him to the forefront of his day. (His Adams portrait may be seen in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.) Many famous Americans of the day had their portraits painted by him. In 1837-1838 he was in London to paint Queen Victoria at the request of Philadelphia's St. George's Society. His daughter Blanche assisted him as the Queen's "stand-in", modeling the Queen's costume when she was not available. One of Sully's portraits of Thomas Jefferson is owned by the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society at the University of Virginia and hangs in that school's Rotunda. Another Jefferson portrait, this one head-to-toe, hangs at West Point, as is his portrait of Alexander Macomb (American general).
Sully's own index indicates that he produced 2631 paintings from 1801, most of which are currently in the United States. His style resembles that of Thomas Lawrence. Though best known as a portrait painter, Sully also made historical pieces and landscapes. An example of the former is the 1819 Passage of the Delaware, now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.