LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Oil on canvas

Measurements:

24.25 in. (61.60 cm.) (height) by 20.00 in. (50.80 cm.) (width)

Condition:

There is a large repaired "C" shaped tear present the that transverses the subjects eyes. The size of this break is approximately 9 x 7 x 5 inches. The repair seems to be competent and the inpainting associated with the repair is minimal but the break is clearly visible to the naked eye. The work was laid to a panel with wax.

Literature:

Edward Biddle and Mantle Fielding, The Life and Works of Thomas Sully, 1783-1872, Philadelphia, 1921, p. 253, no. 1420