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Thomas Sully

(1783-1872), Painter

Artist 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.

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Mary Ann Paton (Mrs Wood), by Thomas Sully - NPG 1351

Mary Ann Paton (Mrs Wood)

by Thomas Sully
oil on millboard, 1836
NPG 1351

Queen Victoria, reduced copy by W. Warman, after Thomas Sully - NPG 1891a

Queen Victoria

reduced copy by W. Warman, after Thomas Sully
watercolour, 1838-1870, based on a work of 1838
NPG 1891a

Queen Victoria, probably by J.A. Leuchtlein, after Thomas Sully, after Charles Edward Wagstaff - NPG D33615

Queen Victoria

probably by J.A. Leuchtlein, after Thomas Sully, after Charles Edward Wagstaff
coloured lithograph, (1838)
NPG D33615

Queen Victoria, by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Thomas Sully - NPG D35044

Queen Victoria

by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Thomas Sully
mezzotint, published 10 April 1839
NPG D35044

Queen Victoria, by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Thomas Sully - NPG D9186

Queen Victoria

by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Thomas Sully
mezzotint, published 21 November 1840
NPG D9186

Queen Victoria, by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Thomas Sully - NPG D33577

Queen Victoria

by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Thomas Sully
mezzotint, published 21 November 1840
NPG D33577

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