Thomas Sully
American, 1783–1872
Born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire; died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sully was taken from England to America as a child by his actor parents and settled in Philadelphia in 1808. After brief study with Gilbert Stuart, he went to London, where he worked under Benjamin West and came under the influence of Thomas Lawrence. He became Philadelphia’s leading portraitist, known for graceful, flattering likenesses in a fluid manner. In 1838 he returned to London to paint the young Queen Victoria, the year after her accession.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 7 worksDated 1811–1844
- Mostly
- Painting
- Movement
- RomanticismSublime landscapes, storms and feeling, from about 1780 to 1850.
