1) Thomas Sully, born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England on June 19, 1783 to November 5, 1872 (aged 89), was an English American portrait painter.
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2) After a brief apprenticeship to an insurance broker, who recognized his artistic talent, Sully began painting at age 12. He went to school with Charles Fraser & received informal instruction from him.
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3) Sully became a professional painter at age 18 in 1801. He stopped painting portraits & was encouraged by Benjamin West to study the work of portrait artists he admired.
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4) His 1824 portraits of John Quincy Adams, who became President within the year, & the general Marquis de Lafayette, brought him widespread recognition. Sully also made historical pieces and landscapes.
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5) In 1837 to 1838, he was in London to paint Queen Victoria. Sully taught portrait painting to Marcus Aurelius Root, who later became an internationally successful daguerreotypist.
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6) Sully was a prolific artist and produced more than 2,300 paintings over the course of his seventy year career. The World War II Liberty Ship SS Thomas Sully was named in his honor.
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