Thomas Mellon

Not on View

Medium

pen and brown ink and red crayon on brown wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 37.3 × 28.3 cm (14 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Collection

Accession Number

1964.24.6

Artists / Makers

Anonymous Artist (artist)

Thomas Sully (related artist) American, born England, 1783 - 1872

Image Use

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Inscription

in later hand, lower right in pen and brown ink: Thos Sully.; upper center in graphite (upside down): Special B-39/ Thomas Mellon/ by imitator of Thomas Sully; across bottom verso in pen and brown ink: (14 lines of a letter): Dr Samuel Henry Dickson/ This drawing of Thomas Mellon Esp./ I present you with, as I know you/ want to send it to Dr Hugues/ Today/ My dear Dr/ I have much/ pleasure in thanking y [?] for the/ welcome present if [?] had you sent me half the quantity/ I should have considered it a magnificent/ present. Sincerely your friend/ and all best/ Thos Sully

Marks and Labels

center verso in blue ink: NGA stamp