Thomas Sully
(1783-1872), PainterArtist associated with 6 portraits
Thomas Sully was born in Lincolnshire and with his family emigrated to America when he was nine years old. He studied painting under Gilbert Stuart in Boston before establishing himself as a portrait painter in Philadelphia. Sully's sitters included Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and in 1837 he travelled to London to paint Queen Victoria.
by Thomas Sully
oil on millboard, 1836
NPG 1351
reduced copy by W. Warman, after Thomas Sully
watercolour, 1838-1870, based on a work of 1838
NPG 1891a
probably by J.A. Leuchtlein, after Thomas Sully, after Charles Edward Wagstaff
coloured lithograph, (1838)
NPG D33615
by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Thomas Sully
mezzotint, published 10 April 1839
NPG D35044
by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Thomas Sully
mezzotint, published 21 November 1840
NPG D9186
by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Thomas Sully
mezzotint, published 21 November 1840
NPG D33577
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