Thomas Sully and modern painting of nineteenth century on mother

Thomas Sully (June 19, 1783 – November 5, 1872) was an American (English-born) painter, mostly of portraits.Sully was born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, to the actors Matthew and Sarah Sully. In March 1792, the Sullys and their nine children immigrated to Charleston, South Carolina, where Thomas’s uncle managed a theater. Sully made his first appearance in the arts as a tumbler at the age of 11 in Charleston.

Thomas Sully and modern painting of nineteenth century on mother

Portrait Of Mrs. Robb And Her Three Children

After a brief apprenticeship to an insurance broker, who recognized his artistic talent, at about age 12 Sully began painting. He studied with his brother-in-law Jean Belzons (active 1794–1812), a French miniaturist, until they had a falling-out in 1799.

Uplifted mother 

He returned to Richmond to learn "miniature & Device painting" from his elder brother Lawrence Sully (1769–1804). After Lawrence Sully's death, Thomas Sully married his brother's widow, Sarah Annis Sully. He took on the rearing of Lawrence's children and fathered an additional nine children with Sarah. Among the children were Alfred Sully, Mary Chester Sully (who married Sully's protégé, the painter John Neagle), Jane Cooper Sully Darley, Blanche, Rosalie Sully, and Thomas Wilcocks Sully.Sully was one of the founding members of The Musical Fund Society where he painted the portraits of many of the musicians and composers.

Mother and son in relax

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