# Major Thomas Biddle

**Thomas Wilcocks Sully** (American, 1811–1847)  
1832  
oil on canvas  
overall: 90.5 x 69.5 cm (35 5/8 x 27 3/8 in.) framed: 122.9 x 102.4 x 11.6 cm (48 3/8 x 40 5/16 x 4 9/16 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942.8.31. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1125.html).

## About this work

Thomas Wilcocks Sully painted this in 1832, aged 21. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Thomas Wilcocks Sully](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/thomas-wilcocks-sully)

American, 1811–1847

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was 21
- Real size: about 36 × 27 in (91 × 70 cm). The 24 × 36 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: male, Biddle, Major Thomas
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5

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