Portrait #1107

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Kirkman, Thomas 1779-1826
  • Artist:Sully, Thomas
  • Date Created:1818
  • Owner/Location:Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200
  • Frame Dimensions:Approx. 3' x 4'
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:1 March 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Portrait of a young man facing three-quarter right and wearing a high-collared black coat over a white jacket, shirt, and loose tie. His dark hair is combed toward the face over his ears and he has curly sideburns. He is looking directly at the viewer.
  • History:Painted in Philadelphia
  • Notes:Companion portrait to that of his wife, Eleanora Jackson Kirkman