The Vanderkemp Children
Thomas Sully
1832
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 70.9 x 90.5 cm (27 15/16 x 35 5/8 in.) framed: 99.1 x 119.4 x 6.4 cm (39 x 47 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Countess Mona Bismarck
Accession Number
1966.11.1
About the Artist
Thomas Sully · 1783–1872
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...