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Artist

Thomas Sully (American 1783–1872)

Date

about 1800

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

29 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (74.9 x 56.5 cm)

Inscription

lower left: TS (monogram”

Credit Line

Athenæum purchase, 1998

Object Number

UR295