Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Romanticism
Date and Place of Birth:
June 19, 1783, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England
Life:
Sully, born in England to a theatrical family, got his start painting portraits of actors. His oils proved so popular with wealthy clientele, he was kept busy with portraiture (achieving an output of around 2,000 portraits, alone) until unable to paint. His subjects included most of the prominent United States politicians and socially elite families of his day, as well as a special commission to do a young Queen Victoria's coronation painting.
Important Works:
- The Passage of the Delaware, 1819
- The Torn Hat, 1820
- Queen Victoria, 1838
- Andrew Jackson, 1845
Date and Place of Death:
November 5, 1872, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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