Thomas Sully

American painter (1783-1872)

† 1872 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 17 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Thomas Sully was born on June 19, 1783 in Horncastle and died on November 5, 1872 in Philadelphia, aged 89. Recorded occupations: painter. Country of citizenship: United States. Associated movement: Neoclassicism. Notable works include “Prison Scene from J. Fenimore Cooper’s “The Pilot”: “Cecelia Howard and Katherine Plowden arousing the prisoner Edward Griffith from his slumber.””. Member of American Philosophical Society.

At a glance

Born: June 19, 1783 · Horncastle
Died: November 5, 1872 · Philadelphia
Age at death: 89
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter
Movements: Neoclassicism
Notable works: Prison Scene from J. Fenimore Cooper’s “The Pilot”: “Cecelia Howard and Katherine Plowden arousing the prisoner Edward Griffith from his slumber.”
Wikipedia editions: 17 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Thomas Sully's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1872 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 9 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q786545 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Thomas Sully on Wikipedia.

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