Thomas Wilcocks Sully

American, 1811 - 1847

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The artwork is a portrait showing the upper body of a man. He is positioned with his body slightly turned to one side, and his gaze is directed forward. The man has short, light brown hair, and his facial features are distinct with a fair complexion. He is wearing a military uniform with gold epaulettes on his shoulders, a high-collared dark coat with gold buttons, and a red sash around his waist. His hands, covered with yellow gloves, rest on his hips. The background is a muted tone with soft, indistinct colors.
Thomas Wilcocks Sully, Thomas Sully, Major Thomas Biddle, 1832, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1942.8.31

Major Thomas Biddle

Thomas Wilcocks Sully, Thomas Sully · 1832 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1942.8.31

Bibliography

1869

  • Dunlap, William. A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States. 2 vols. 1834: 2:471.

1998

  • Torchia, Robert Wilson, with Deborah Chotner and Ellen G. Miles. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part II. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 191.