Lot Essay
Mrs. Henry S. McConnell (1820-1911) was the daughter of John Savage of Jamaica, West Indies. Sully's records show this painting was begun August 14, 1843, and completed August 31, 1843.
Details
THOMAS SULLY* (1783-1872)
Mrs. Henry S. McConnell and Her Child
oil on canvas
19¼ x 24½in. (49 x 62.5cm.) (oval)
Mrs. Henry S. McConnell and Her Child
oil on canvas
19¼ x 24½in. (49 x 62.5cm.) (oval)
Provenance
Ella I. Graff, Philadelphia, the sitter's great grandniece
By descent in the family to the present owner
By descent in the family to the present owner
Literature
E. Biddle and M. Fielding, The Life and Works of Thomas Sully, New York, 1970, p. 218, no. 1141