Thomas Sully

By Elliot Bostwick Davis

Subjects: Washington, george, 1732-1799, Portraits, Sully, thomas, 1783-1872

Description: On the night of December 25, 1776, George Washington led his army across the Delaware River. This introduction to the painting reveals how Thomas Sully conveyed the drama of the Revolution and the character of its leaders in his portrait of Washington.