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Painting (Portrait)
Benjamin Tevis
Thomas Sully
1822
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Sully (Artist)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1975.0115.001 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1975.0115.001 A
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
Benjamin Tevis
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Thomas Sully (Artist)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1822
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Below center
Inscription: TS, 1822
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
30.25 (H) x 25.25 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
76.83 (H) x 64.13 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 57, pp. 112-3.Article: 09//1975 "Sully Portraits Added to Collection". Winterthur Newsletter. 21 (7): 1-3.
• Published on pp. 1-3.Book: Biddle, Edward & Fielding, Mantle. 1921 The Life and Works of Thomas Sully (1783-1872).
• Listed as no. 1774, p. 295.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p.107, cat. no. 17.