Rebecca Gratz
Date1830
Artist
Thomas Sully
(American painter, 1783–1872)
MediumOil on canvas mounted on Masonite ™
Dimensions20 x 17 in. (50.8 x 43.2 cm)
frame: 28 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (72.4 x 64.1 cm)
frame: 28 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (72.4 x 64.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Benjamin Shaw II, 1971
Object number1971-167
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis painting may have started as a portrait of Sully's Philadelphia patron Rebecca Gratz, but it is not a typical portrait. Presenting the subject in profile and wearing exotic attire, this painting is more typical of Sully's "fancy pictures," images of beautiful young women, often with literary or imaginary subjects.
William Thomas Smedley
1891
