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Thomas Sully

English-American · 1783–1872

Neoclassicism

Thomas Sully was an English-American portrait painter. He was born in England, became a naturalized American citizen in 1809, and lived most of his life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including in the Thomas Sully Residence. He studied painting in England under Benjamin West. He painted in the style of Thomas Lawrence and has been referred to as the "Sir Thomas Lawrence of America".

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The David Children

Thomas Sully

National Gallery of Art

Charles Carnan Ridgely

Thomas Sully

National Gallery of Art

Andrew Jackson

Thomas Sully

National Gallery of Art

Mrs. William Griffin

Thomas Sully

National Gallery of Art

Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely

Thomas Sully

National Gallery of Art

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The David Children

Thomas Sully

National Gallery of Art

Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III (born January 23, 1951) is an American retired aircraft pilot, diplomat and aviation safety expert, who is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, when he ditched the plane on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike; all 155 people aboard survived. After the Hudson landing, Sullenberger became an outspoken advocate for aviation safety and helped develop new protocols for flight safety. He served as the co-chairman, along with his co-pilot on Flight 1549, Jeffrey Skiles, of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)'s Young Eagles youth introduction-to-aviation program from 2009 to 2013.

Charles Carnan Ridgely

Thomas Sully

National Gallery of Art

Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely (February 10, 1803, December 20, 1867) was an American heiress, traveler, arbiter of fashion, and mistress of Hampton, the Ridgely plantation north of Towson, Maryland. She is the Lady with a Harp of Thomas Sully's portrait, now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Eliza Ridgely was born on February 10, 1803, the only child of Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely, a rich wine merchant from Baltimore and Elisabeth (née Eichelberger) Ridgely, who married on July 30, 1801.

Andrew Jackson

Thomas Sully

National Gallery of Art

This is a list of portraits of Andrew Jackson, who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Born with hair variously described as reddish or sandy, Jackson was 47 years old, middle-aged and with fully "iron-gray" hair, when he came to national renown. All surviving images of Andrew Jackson were created after the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.

Mrs. William Griffin

Thomas Sully

National Gallery of Art

The Desperados Are in Town is a 1956 American Western film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Robert Arthur and Kathleen Nolan. It was a B movie made for the bottom half of double bills. It was known as The Outlaws are in Town.

Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely

Thomas Sully

National Gallery of Art

Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely is an oil on canvas painting by English American Thomas Sully, from 1818. It is held in the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C. Sully was known as an accomplished portraitist when he created this painting.

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