Palette for "Mother and Son;" verso: Sketch of Blanche Sully
DrawingsAmerican19th century

Palette for "Mother and Son;" verso: Sketch of Blanche Sully

1840

Artists

Thomas SullyArtist

Description

This is Sully's palette for his portrait of his daughter, Jane Cooper Sully Darley, and her son, Francis Thomas Sully Darley, now at the Metropolitan Museum. The finished work is signed and dated 1840. The sketch on the back depicts Blanche Sully, another of the artist's daughters.

Classification
Drawings
Medium
Oil and black ink on cream card; verso: graphite
Culture
American
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

18.1 x 19.5 cm (7 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. A. W. Sully, Brooklyn, New York. 102 Cambridge Place

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