Mother and Son
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thomas Sully
American1783–1872
About
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".
Notable works
Mrs. John Biddle (Eliza Falconer Bradish)
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Queen Victoria
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Benjamin Rush M.D. L.L.D.
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
John McAllister, Jr. (1786-1877)
at Harvard Art Museums
Andrew Jackson (1845).
at Corcoran Gallery of Art
Cinderella at the Kitchen Fire
at Dallas Museum of Art
Robert Walsh
at National Gallery of Art
Abraham Kintzing
at National Gallery of Art
John Quincy Adams
at National Gallery of Art
Works in the collection
48 works
Mother and Son
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mrs. John Biddle (Eliza Falconer Bradish)
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Queen Victoria
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Benjamin Rush M.D. L.L.D.
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
John McAllister, Jr. (1786-1877)
at Harvard Art Museums
Andrew Jackson (1845).
at Corcoran Gallery of Art
Cinderella at the Kitchen Fire
at Dallas Museum of Art
Robert Walsh
at National Gallery of Art
Abraham Kintzing
at National Gallery of Art
John Quincy Adams
at National Gallery of Art
More by Thomas Sully in institutions
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
National Portrait Gallery
Washington, D.C., United States
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
Cincinnati Art Museum
Eden Park, United States
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, United States
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
