Thomas Sully (1793-1872)

Mrs. John Mason and her Son

Details

Thomas Sully (1793-1872)
Sully, T.
Mrs. John Mason and her Son
oil on canvas
36 x 30 in. (92.7 x 76.2 cm.)

Provenance

General Alexander Macomb, New York.
Mrs. John Mason, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
By descent in the family, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Literature

E. Biddle and M. Fielding, The Life and Works of Thomas Sully, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1921, p. 226, no. 1203.

Lot Essay

According to Biddle and Fielding, this work was begun June 1, 1829 and finished August 4, 1829. Mrs. Mason (ne Catherine Macomb), was the daughter of General Alexander Macomb, Commander in Chief, U.S. Army, West Point, New York.

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