Son of Thomas Mellon

Imitator of Thomas Sully

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Artist

Thomas Sully

Related Artist, American, born England, 1783 - 1872

The image is a pencil sketch showing an upper half view of a person facing slightly to the right. The person has short, wavy hair, distinct eyes, and a composed mouth. They are wearing a high-collared garment buttoned down the front. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is a plain sketch pad with textured lines near the person. The artist's signature, "Thos Sully," is visible at the bottom of the sketch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and red crayon on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.7 × 18.3 cm (10 7/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.24.5

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: Thos Sully; lower left in graphite (upside down): Special B-38/Son of Thomas Mellon/ by imitator of Thomas Sully; across bottom verso in brown ink: Son of Thomas Mellon

Markings

center verso in blue ink: NGA stamp

Wikidata ID

Q64574798

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