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Portrait of a Lady from S. Carolina Huguenot Family
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About this work
Of the two Sully brothers, Lawrence was known to be the lesser artist. His portrait figures show stiff upper bodies, little modeling, and pale skin rendered in light colors. The Huguenots had fled religious and political persecution in France and settled in the United States, where their knowledge of science and industry and their skills as artisans and craftsmen were highly prized.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortrait of a Lady from S. Carolina Huguenot Family. ca. 1795. Lawrence Sully, born Kilkenny, Ireland 1769-died Richmond, VA 1804. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore. CC0.
