Skater
Thomas Sully, American, 1783 - 1872
not dated
Oil on paper
Overall: 9 1/8 × 8 1/8 in. (23.2 × 20.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Harriss, Class of 1955GP, in memory of their son, Wayne Ewing Harriss, 1922-1958
P.959.110A
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
On reverse: Drawing of a Seated Man (D.959.110B)
Exhibition History
Art of Northern New England, Canaan, New Hampshire, August 3-12, 1973.
In Pursuit of Sport, Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, September 12-November 22, 1987.
Winter Exhibition, William B. Jaffe, Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall, Owen Robertson Cheatham, Churchill P. Lathrop and Friends Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 1-March 16, 1986.
Provenance
Richard T. Harriss (1879-1971) and Isabel (Belle) Campbell Harriss (1881-1961), Vidalia, Louisiana [in memory of their son, Wayne Ewing Harriss, 1922-1958); given to present collection, 1959.
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