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Thomas Sully

American · 1783–1872 · Painter, Printmaker

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,… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Dr. Leonard Koecker, M.D., D.D.S.Brunk Auctions · $34,000≈ £26,114≈ €31,290Sign up to see
  2. Miss Esther Hoppin (1819-1905)Brunk Auctions · $32,000≈ £20,441≈ €25,732Sign up to see
  3. Portrait of Ellen Shepherd Brooks (Mrs. Gorham Brooks)Brunk Auctions · $17,000≈ £12,967≈ €15,150Sign up to see

Thomas Sully’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Mother and Child
Brunk Auctions · May 20, 2026
$3,000Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Lady
Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2026
$7,500Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Portrait of Mrs. Day, Oil on canvas
Portrait of Mrs. Day
Clarke Auction Gallery · Feb 8, 2026
$1,300Sign up free to see
Portrait of George Nugent, 1827
Brunk Auctions · Nov 13, 2025
$9,000Sign up free to see
Portrait of Henry McIlvaine (1805-1851), 1836
Brunk Auctions · Oct 21, 2025
$6,500Sign up free to see
Young Woman in a Landscape
Brunk Auctions · Sep 10, 2025
$2,200Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Portrait of a Husband and Wife, Oil on canvas
Portrait of a Husband and Wife
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Jun 17, 2025
$625Sign up free to see
Sybilla Persica, after Guercino, 1869
Brunk Auctions · Mar 13, 2025
$3,000Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. George Hendree, c. 1815, oil on canvas
Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. George Hendree, c. 1815
Bonhams · Jan 31, 2025
$28,160Sign up free to see
Dr. Leonard Koecker, M.D., D.D.S., 1818
Brunk Auctions · Oct 17, 2024
$34,000Sign up free to see
Portrait of Mary Howard Fleming, (1819 - 1885), 1844
Brunk Auctions · Jan 11, 2024
$6,000Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Portrait of a Young Woman, Oil on canvas
Portrait of a Young Woman
Barridoff Auctions · Aug 19, 2023
$2,350Sign up free to see
Portrait of Ellen Shepherd Brooks (Mrs. Gorham Brooks), 1831
Brunk Auctions · Jul 15, 2023
$17,000Sign up free to see
Portrait of Major George Bender, 1830
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2023
$5,500Sign up free to see
Robert Fulton
Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022
$4,250Sign up free to see
Girl With Abalone Shell (B & F 2290 "Girl with Shell"), 1871
Brunk Auctions · Nov 21, 2020
$3,500Sign up free to see
with Thomas Sully Jr.
Brunk Auctions · Sep 12, 2020
$10,000Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Mrs. John Redman Coxe (Sarah Cox), 1813, oil on canvas
Mrs. John Redman Coxe (Sarah Cox), 1813
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2020
$6,950Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Nude with Putti, Oil on Canvas
Nude with Putti
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 8, 2019
$4,000Sign up free to see
Mother and Child
Brunk Auctions · May 18, 2019
$2,000Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Possible Portrait of Alwina Agnes Clementina Bohlen in an Exotic Silk Hat, Oil on canvas
Possible Portrait of Alwina Agnes Clementina Bohlen in an Exotic Silk Hat
Lempertz · Sep 19, 2018
€4,464Sign up free to see
Sleeping Child
Brunk Auctions · Mar 24, 2018
$300Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Lady, initialed and dated lower right "T.S. 63
Brunk Auctions · Sep 16, 2017
$500Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Portrait of a Young Lady with Red Shawl, Oil on canvas
Portrait of a Young Lady with Red Shawl
James D. Julia · Aug 16, 2017
$3,025Sign up free to see
Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Stott of Petersburg, Virginia and Glasgow, Scotland (Sully #1594, #1595), she signed, middle right "TS 1831" he
Brunk Auctions · Jan 28, 2017
$7,000Sign up free to see
Sunrise in Shipyard
Brunk Auctions · May 13, 2016
$400Sign up free to see
Portrait of Mary Roane Ritchie Green, Virginia (1811-1842), completed in 1833
Brunk Auctions · Jan 15, 2016
$14,000Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Portrait of Girl with Black Hat, Graphite and wash on paper
Portrait of Girl with Black Hat
James D. Julia · Aug 25, 2015
$3,396Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Portrait of Samuel Ladd Howell, PORTRAIT OF SAMUEL LADD HOWELL, oil on canvas
Portrait of Samuel Ladd Howell
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 20, 2015
$2,300Sign up free to see
Miss Esther Hoppin (1819-1905)
Brunk Auctions · Nov 15, 2014
$32,000Sign up free to see
Children in the Storm
Brunk Auctions · Nov 15, 2014
$1,600Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, An Oval Bust Portrait of an Exquisitely Beautiful Young Lady, AGE ABOUT 20, oil on canvas
An Oval Bust Portrait of an Exquisitely Beautiful Young Lady
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 16, 2013
$1,000Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, A portrait of Robert Anderson 30 x 25 1/4in
A portrait of Robert Anderson 30 x 25 1/4in
Bonhams · May 20, 2009
$4,880Sign up free to see
Thomas Sully, Portrait of a Woman, oil on canvas laid to masonite
Portrait of a Woman
Bonhams · Nov 28, 2006
$4,780Sign up free to see
Mr. and Mrs. William Hamilton, a Pair of Portraits, 1850
Brunk Auctions · Feb 26, 2026
Thomas Sully, Portrait of Annette Winthrop, oil on canvas
Portrait of Annette Winthrop
Bonhams · Jun 25, 2024
Two Sisters
Brunk Auctions · Feb 13, 2021
Thomas Sully, Possible Portrait of Alwina Agnes Clementina Bohlen in an Exotic Silk Hat, Oil on canvas
Possible Portrait of Alwina Agnes Clementina Bohlen in an Exotic Silk Hat
Lempertz · May 16, 2018
Thomas Sully, Portrait of Helen Sullivan, Oil on canvas laid down on panel
Portrait of Helen Sullivan
James D. Julia · Feb 3, 2016
Thomas Sully, Portrait of Helen Sullivan, Oil on canvas laid down on panel
Portrait of Helen Sullivan
James D. Julia · Aug 25, 2015

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Thomas Sully, John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams1824 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…
Thomas Sully, Major Thomas Biddle
Major Thomas Biddle1832 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…
Thomas Sully, Ann Biddle Hopkinson (Mrs. Francis Hopkinson)
Ann Biddle Hopkinson (Mrs. Francis Hopkinson)1834 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…
Thomas Sully, Francis Hopkinson
Francis Hopkinson1834 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…
Thomas Sully, Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson1845 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…
Thomas Sully, Abraham Kintzing
Abraham Kintzing1815 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…
Thomas Sully, Mother and Son
Mother and Son1840 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Francis T. S. Darley, 1914 — Open …
Thomas Sully, Mrs. John Biddle (Eliza Falconer Bradish)
Mrs. John Biddle (Eliza Falconer Bradish)1818 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of General John Biddle, 1924 — Open Acce…
Thomas Sully, Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria1838 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, Louis…
Thomas Sully, Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Ladyca. 1843 · Watercolor on ivory
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dale T. Johnson Fund, 2006 — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Sully, Mrs. Thomas Sully (Sarah Annis)
Mrs. Thomas Sully (Sarah Annis)ca. 1802 · Watercolor on ivory
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1928 — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Sully, Standing Draped Female Figure; Portrait of a Cleric; Half-length Portrait of a Man; Figures with Wagons and Horses (Napoleon Scene?) (from Sketchbook)
Standing Draped Female Figure; Portrait of a Cleric; Half-length Portrait of a Man; Figures with Wagons and Horses (Napoleon Scene?) (from Sketchbook)1810–20 · Ink, wash, on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1953 — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Sully, John McAllister, Jr. (1786-1877)
John McAllister, Jr. (1786-1877)1831
Fogg Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fogg Museum
Thomas Sully, Eliza Melville Young McAllister (Mrs. John McAllister, Jr.) (1790-1853)
Eliza Melville Young McAllister (Mrs. John McAllister, Jr.) (1790-1853)1831
Fogg Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fogg Museum
Thomas Sully, Thomas Jefferson Bryan (1800-1870)
Thomas Jefferson Bryan (1800-1870)1831
New York Historical ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — New York Historical
Thomas Sully, Hints for Composition by Varley - 1805
Hints for Composition by Varley - 18051805
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Sully, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Thomas Sully, Two Hunters and Two Dogs in Winter Scene
Two Hunters and Two Dogs in Winter Scene
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Sully, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Thomas Sully, Landscape with Figures in Field
Landscape with Figures in Field
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Sully, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Thomas Sully, Landscape with Castle in Background
Landscape with Castle in Background
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Sully, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Thomas Sully, Fishermen at a Mountain Stream
Fishermen at a Mountain Stream
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Sully, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Thomas Sully, Mrs. Klapp (Anna Milnor)
Mrs. Klapp (Anna Milnor)1814 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Annie Swan Coburn …
Thomas Sully, Dr. Joseph Klapp
Dr. Joseph Klapp1814 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Annie Swan Coburn …
Thomas Sully, Mrs. George Lingen
Mrs. George Lingen1842 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection — public domain …
Thomas Sully, Portrait of Jean Terford David
Portrait of Jean Terford David1813 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trus…

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