Sale 219 Lot 304

AMERICAN SCHOOL
19th century
Pensive Muse In Classical Drapery, manner of Thomas Sully
Oil on canvas,
Elegant 19th-century portrait depicts a woman in classical draping resting her chin thoughtfully on her hand, executed in a romanticized Neoclassical style. Housed in a gilded antique frame bearing a brass attribution plaque for American portraitist Thomas Sully.
29 x 24 inches; frame: 34 x 29 inches
$400-600