1819
oil
canvas
From the collection of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Colonel Samuel Boyer Davis is a 1819 oil by Thomas Sully, a American Impressionism work, held at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
This painting shows a man in a black military uniform with gold epaulets on his shoulders. He has a red sash around his waist and a sword at his side. He's standing with one hand on his hip and the other resting on a rock. The background is a cloudy sky with a ship in the distance, suggesting the man might be a naval officer. The overall mood is one of confidence and authority. If you're interested in learning more about this style of portraiture, you might want to look up the artist 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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