Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 6 Thomas Sully Questions: |
Thomas Sully and 19th-Century Portraiture
After studying the European tradition of portrait
painting, Thomas Sully became the leading portraitist in
Philadelphia and the central states during the early 19th
century. Sully, like many 19th-century artists, created
heroic images of George Washington, the first U.S.
president, decades after his death. Since these artists had
not drawn Washington from life, they had to rely on copying
works by artists who had, in order to meet the huge demands
for presidential portraits to decorate many new government
buildings.
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