Sketchbook of Figure Studies

Thomas Sully

1810–20

Sketchbook of Figure Studies by Thomas Sully

Medium

Cardboard (cover) Drawings in ink, wash, and graphite on light brown laid paper with fibers of mixed composition (sheets)

Dimensions

Cover: 9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm) Sheets: 8 13/16 x 11 1/2 in. (22.4 x 29.2 cm)

Classification

Sketchbook

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.182

Tags

MenFemale NudesWomen

About the Artist

Thomas Sully · 17831872

Thomas Sully, born on June 19, 1783, in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, to actor parents Matthew Sully and Sarah Chester, emigrated with his family to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1792. Raised in a theatrical environment, young Thomas debuted as a tumbler at age 11 before discovering his artistic talent. He studied miniature painting with his brother Lawrence Sully, brother-in-law Jean Belzon...

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