1813
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of Mary Sicard David is a 1813 unspecified by Thomas Sully, a American Folk Art work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting depicts a young woman with curly brown hair, dressed in a white dress with short puffy sleeves and a red shawl draped over her left shoulder. Her hands are clasped together in her lap. The background features a landscape with trees and a cloudy sky. The woman's gaze is directed to the left of the viewer, and her expression is calm and serene. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of quiet contemplation. To learn more about the Romanticism movement, which influenced this painting, explore the art of Thomas Sully.
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, Pennsylvania, including in the Thomas Sully…
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