Self-Portrait
1850 · oil on canvas
overall: 76.84 × 63.98 cm (30 1/4 × 25 3/16 in.)
framed: 97.79 × 85.41 × 10.8 cm (38 1/2 × 33 5/8 × 4 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art
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Thomas Sully
1783
PaintingNeoclassicism
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35
Works in Collection
46
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8
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Thomas Sully was an English-American portrait painter. He was born in England, became a naturalized American citizen in 1809, and lived most of his life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including in the Thomas Sully Residence. He studied painting in England under Benjamin West. He painted in the style of Thomas Lawrence and has been referred to as the "Sir Thomas Lawrence of America".
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 7d ago
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Art Institute of Chicago
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