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Portrait of a Man with Spectacles
Thomas Sully (American (born in England), 1783–1872)
1799–1872
Medium/Technique
Red and black crayon, graphite and watercolor on vellum
Dimensions
Sheet: 16.9 x 13.5 cm (6 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number50.3982
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 675
DescriptionSeated facing, three-quarter length, pointing with right hand; left arm around child, lightly sketched. Head of woman in background left.
InscriptionsInscribed lower right in crayon: T.S.
ProvenanceGift of Maxim Karolik for the proposed M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors, Drawings, and Prints, 1800-1875; gift to MFA December 14, 1950.