Mrs. William Griffin

1830

Thomas Sully

Associated Names
Thomas Sully

Artist, American, born England, 1783 - 1872

The portrait shows a woman from the waist up. She is facing the viewer with her body slightly turned to the right. Her right hand is touching her cheek. She has finely arched eyebrows, large eyes, and a small mouth. Her dark hair is styled elegantly with ringlets. She wears a gray dress with a wide neckline, lace cuffs, and a brooch at the center of her chest. The background is a blend of brown and ochre tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 76.3 x 63.8 cm (30 1/16 x 25 1/8 in.)
    framed: 94.3 x 81.6 cm (37 1/8 x 32 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.1.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Samuel W. Woodhouse, Jr. [1874-1943], Philadelphia; (his sale, Samuel T. Freeman & Co., Philadelphia, 23-24 April 1928, 2nd day, no. 174); Daniel H. Farr, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia; (his sale, Plaza Art Auction Galleries, Inc., New York, 23 March 1935, no. 73); Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; gift 1943 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1935

  • Exhibition of American Painting, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1935, no. 210.

1937

  • An Exhibition of Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, The Union League Club, New York, 1937, no. 11.

1955

  • American Paintings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1955.

1956

  • American Paintings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1956.

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1909

  • Hart 1909, no. 663, 73.

1921

  • Biddle, Edward, and Mantle Fielding. The Life and Works of Thomas Sully (1783-1872). Philadelphia, 1921: no. 686, 164.

1965

  • Paintings other than French in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 33, repro.

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 110, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 241, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 362, repro.

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: 173-175, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: TS (in monogram) 1830.

Wikidata ID

Q20185705

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