Thomas Sully
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personAmerican, 1783–1872lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works407

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 26

Sotheby's
The Spanish Mantilla
The Spanish Mantilla, 1840
$16,510
Apr 2023
Christie's
Self Portrait: 66 Years Old
Self Portrait: 66 Years Old, 1850
$63,000
Jan 2023
Christie's
Portrait of a woman, presumably Elizabeth Sully
Portrait of a woman, presumably Elizabeth Sully, 1828
$21,250
Jan 2017
Christie's
Portrait of a woman, presumably Mrs. John Bradford Wallace (Susan Binney)
Portrait of a woman, presumably Mrs. John Bradford Wallace (Susan Binney)
$6,000
Jan 2017
Christie's
Mrs. Francis Dawson (Sarah Morgan)
Mrs. Francis Dawson (Sarah Morgan)
$4,375
Jan 2017
Christie's
General George Washington
General George Washington, 1841
$1,082,500
Nov 2012
Christie's
Henry Robinson
Henry Robinson
$6,250
Sep 2010
Christie's
Portrait of Mary Myers Hale
Portrait of Mary Myers Hale
$11,250
Mar 2009
Christie's
Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Blair: A Pair of Portraits
Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Blair: A Pair of Portraits
$40,000
Sep 2008
Christie's
Portrait of Miss Fanny Rundle
Portrait of Miss Fanny Rundle
$4,200
Jul 2007
Christie's
Miss Fanny Rundle
Miss Fanny Rundle
$6,600
Mar 2006
Christie's
Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady
$5,760
Mar 2005
Christie's
The Passage of the Delaware
The Passage of the Delaware
$175,500
Dec 2004
Christie's
Self Portrait
Self Portrait
$102,770
May 2004
Christie's
Portrait of Mrs. C. Ford
Portrait of Mrs. C. Ford
$57,360
May 2004
Christie's
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson
$209,100
May 2003
Christie's
Washington Family
Washington Family
$70,500
Nov 2001
Christie's
Portrait of Mrs. Ebenezer Stott
Portrait of Mrs. Ebenezer Stott
$9,400
Oct 2001
Christie's
Portrait of John Vaughan
Portrait of John Vaughan
$7,050
Jun 2001
Christie's
Portrait of a Child
Portrait of a Child
$4,600
Jan 2000
Christie's
Mrs. John Mason and her Son
Mrs. John Mason and her Son
$23,000
May 1999
Christie's
AMELIA LAURA ROSE
AMELIA LAURA ROSE, 1846
$15,120
Jan 2025
Sotheby's
Group Family Portrait
Group Family Portrait
$3,528
Jan 2022
Christie's
PORTRAIT OF A MAN
PORTRAIT OF A MAN
$8,125
Jan 2022
Christie's
SKETCH FOR A PORTRAIT OF ADELINE DEWEES
SKETCH FOR A PORTRAIT OF ADELINE DEWEES
$5,625
Jan 2022

For Sale 12

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Leland Sisters
The Leland Sisters, 1830
For sale
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Captain Charles Stewart
Captain Charles Stewart, 1811
For sale
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Ann Biddle Hopkinson (Mrs. Francis Hopkinson)
Ann Biddle Hopkinson (Mrs. Francis Hopkinson), 1834
For sale
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Lafayette (Two Views)
Lafayette (Two Views), 1825
For sale
Brush and black ink with gray and brown wash on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Vanderkemp Children
The Vanderkemp Children, 1832
For sale
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Studies: Major Thomas Biddle and Thomas Wilcocks Sully
Studies: Major Thomas Biddle and Thomas Wilcocks Sully, 1820
For sale
Pen and brown ink over graphite on gray laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson, 1845
For sale
Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria, 1838
For sale
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely
Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely, 1818
For sale
Oil on canvas
Princeton University Art Museum · Artsy
Rebecca Gratz
Rebecca Gratz, 1831
For sale
Oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Coleman Sisters
The Coleman Sisters, 1844
For sale
Oil on canvas
Gems Place · 1stDibs
“Miss Anna Maria Willig”
“Miss Anna Maria Willig”
$10,000
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Market358 auction results

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$3.5K – $1.1M
13 of 13 paintings lots with prices
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$96.8K
Object-type specific
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$11.6K
13 priced paintings lots
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Jan 2025 · $15.1K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $11.6K medianSculpture/objects: $25.6K medianWorks on paper: $4.4K medianPosters/ephemera: $22.8K median
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Publications1

Exhibition Catalog 1

Thomas Sully Author
Yale University Press · 2013
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Exhibit traces 250 years of American history at Greenville County Museum of Art
The Greenville County Museum of Art has launched "American Stories," a comprehensive exhibition drawn from its permanent collection to commemorate the…
exhibitionsApr 15, 2026
an indigenous takeover of the met asks who should be writing art history
An unsanctioned augmented reality exhibition titled “Encoded” has taken over the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring works by 1…
exhibitionsJan 3, 2026
Indigenous Artists Infiltrate the Met With a Guerrilla A.R. Project
On Indigenous Peoples' Day, nonprofit media lab Amplifier launched an unsanctioned augmented reality exhibition titled “Encoded” at New York's Metropo…
exhibitionsOct 15, 2025
Native artist Mary Sully gets her due at Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has opened "Mary Sully: Native Modern," a solo exhibition featuring the intricate "personality prints" of Yankt…
exhibitionsApr 18, 2025
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No past exhibitions on record.

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Exhibit traces 250 years of American history at Greenville County Museum of Art
Apr 15, 2026
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an indigenous takeover of the met asks who should be writing art history
Jan 3, 2026
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Indigenous Artists Infiltrate the Met With a Guerrilla A.R. Project
Oct 15, 2025
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Native artist Mary Sully gets her due at Minneapolis Institute of Art
Apr 18, 2025
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Thomas Sully dies
Jan 1, 1872
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Thomas Sully born
Jan 1, 1783
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