The Love Letter (1834). Thomas Sully (American, 1783-1872). Oil on canvas. The Ashmolean Museum.One
The Love Letter (1834). Thomas Sully (American, 1783-1872). Oil on canvas. The Ashmolean Museum.One of Sully’s most popular compositions, of which he painted numerous replicas. This version was presumably bought by the tenor Joseph Wood and his wife, the soprano Mary Ann Paton, during their American tour in 1836 when Sully painted Mary Ann’s portrait, or perhaps when Sully visited England to paint Queen Victoria in 1837. -- source link
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