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Thomas Sully's Philadelphians: painting the Athens of America

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"In the course of a career that reached across more than six decades, Sully painted over two thousand portraits and was one of America's most prominent painters. This book describes and discusses several of Sully's portraits as history painting that documents the history of Philadelphia in the first half of the nineteenth century."-- Provided by publisher.

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    Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society Press, [2025]

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    • 1606180495
    • 9781606180495

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