The Coleman Sisters

1844

Thomas Sully

Artist, American, born England, 1783 - 1872

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William C. Freeman

  • Dimensions

    overall: 112.5 x 87.5 cm (44 5/16 x 34 7/16 in.)
    framed: 146.7 x 121.9 x 14 cm (57 3/4 x 48 x 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    1947.9.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Margaret Coleman Freeman [1820-1894], one of the sitters; her daughter, Margaret Freeman Buckingham [1857-1946], Washington, D.C., and Cornwall, Pennsylvania; her nephew, William Coleman Freeman [1881-1955], Cornwall, Pennsylvania; gift 1947 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1952

  • [Opening exhibition of new art gallery], Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1952-1953, no cat.

1973

  • The American Portrait: From the Death of Stuart to the Rise of Sargent, Worcester Art Museum, 1973, no. 5.

1983

  • Mr. Sully, Portrait Painter: The Works of Thomas Sully (1783-1872), National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1983, no. 69.

Bibliography

1909

  • Hart 1909, no. 325, 44.

1921

  • Biddle, Edward, and Mantle Fielding. The Life and Works of Thomas Sully (1783-1872). Philadelphia, 1921: no. 349, 124.

1970

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

1973

  • Hennessey, William J. The American Portrait: From the Death of Stuart to the Rise of Sargent. Exh. cat. Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, 1973: 11, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 240, repro.

1981

  • Williams, William James. A Heritage of American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1981: 97, repro. 106.

1983

  • Fabian, Monroe H. Mr. Sully, Portrait Painter: The Works of Thomas Sully (1783-1872). Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1983: 109, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 364, 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: 182-184, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20187122

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