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Thomas Sully

1783 - 1872

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Thomas Sully (June 19, 1783 – November 5, 1872) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Sully has received more than 193,902 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Sully is the 1,885th most popular painter, the 4,426th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 102nd most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Thomas Sully ranks 1,885 out of 2,023. Before him are Maurice Prendergast, Morten Müller, Paul Sandby, James Collinson, Jean Jacoby, and Randolph Caldecott. After him are L. S. Lowry, Barbara Bodichon, Georg Holtzendorff, Augustus John, William Stanley Haseltine, and Harry Clarke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, Thomas Sully ranks 43. Before him are Hannah Van Buren, Giovanni Berchet, Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, Frédéric de Lafresnaye, Pedro Gual Escandón, and David Cox. After him are John Claudius Loudon, Thomas Bibb, Jane Taylor, and Gabriele Rossetti. Among people deceased in 1872, Thomas Sully ranks 68. Before him are William Davies Evans, Edwin Atherstone, Nikolay Milyutin, Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Charles Combes, and Agustín Morales. After him are Robert Wight, José Burgos, Edward James Roye, Thomas C. Jerdon, Lowell Mason, and Robert S. Duncanson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Sully ranks 4,426 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Garriott (1961), Abraham Cowley (1618), Jeremy Spencer (1948), Richard Sinclair (1948), Randolph Caldecott (1846), and Susan Haack (1945). After him are Leander Starr Jameson (1853), Polly Walker (1966), Edgar Evans (1876), Keir Hardie (1856), L. S. Lowry (1887), and Ann Bishop (1899).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Thomas Sully ranks 102. Before him are Allen Jones (1937), Ben Nicholson (1894), David Cox (1783), Paul Sandby (1725), James Collinson (1825), and Randolph Caldecott (1846). After him are L. S. Lowry (1887), Barbara Bodichon (1827), Augustus John (1878), Gerald Scarfe (1936), Paul Nash (1889), and James Thornhill (1675).

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