June 26, 1864: Sketch by Thomas Sully

Sully was a popular and prolific Philadelphia painter, who specialized in portraits. His own index indicates that he produced over 2600 paintings between 1801 and his death in 1872. This sketch on board seems to have been produced to test a new varnish; an unrelated image appears on the reverse.

Note at lower right:

June 22 Painted the above

26 Rubbed it over with a  piece of Bacon Fat which produced a tolerable varnish

T. Sully 1864

Citation: Thomas Sully (1783-1872), sketch. Oil on board. Philadelphia, 1864. 2005.478