Self-Portrait

1850

Thomas Sully

Associated Names
Thomas Sully
Painter, American, born England, 1783 - 1872
This artwork is a half-length portrait of an older man positioned facing slightly to his left. He has curly gray hair and prominent eyebrows. He is wearing a dark, formal suit with a high-collared shirt and a cravat. The background features dark red and brown tones. The lighting highlights the subject's facial features and the texture of his clothing.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Wilson Corcoran [1798-1888], Washington; gift 10 May 1869 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1926

  • Exhibition of Early American Paintings, Miniatures, and Silver, National Gallery of Art (now Smithsonian American Art Museum), Washington, 1926, no. 76.

1952

  • Tribute to W. W. Corcoran, George Washington University, Washington, October 1952.

1966

  • Past and Present: 250 Years of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 15 April - 30 September 1966, unpublished checklist.

Bibliography

1966

  • Phillips, Dorothy W. A Catalogue of the Collection of American Paintings in The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Vol. 1: Painters born before 1850. Washington, 1966: 48.

2011

  • Cash, Sarah, ed. Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Washington, 2011: 319, repro.

Inscriptions

reverse: Portrait of Thos. Sully, the Artist, Painted by Himself 1850

Wikidata ID

Q46628030

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