Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• World Regions
  • All World Regions
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Africa
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Central America
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Central and North Asia
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • East Asia
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Europe
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • North America
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Oceania
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • South America
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • South and Southeast Asia
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • West Asia
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
• Timelines
  • 8,000–2,000 b.c.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 2,000–1,000 b.c.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1,000 b.c.–1 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1–500 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 500–1,000 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1,000–1400 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1400–1600 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1600–1800 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1800–1900 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1900 a.d.–present
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
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    • 500–1000 A.D.
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    • 1900 A.D.–Present
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• Index

Artist Index: Sully, Thomas (American, 1783–1872)

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Works of Art (11) Diagram of the Colors Used to Paint the Portrait of Queen Victoria, ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Brown ink and oil on paper (L.1994.29.6) Mother and Son, 1840, Thomas Sully (American), Oil on canvas (14.126.5) Musidora, 1813–35, Thomas Sully (American), Oil on wood (21.48) Portrait of the Artist, 1821, Thomas Sully (American), Oil on canvas (94.23.3) Queen Victoria, 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Oil on canvas (14.126.1) Queen Victoria, 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Oil on canvas (L.1993.45) Study of Queen Victoria's Neckline (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria), ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Graphite on paper (L.1994.29.1) Study of Queen Victoria's Train (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria), ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Graphite on paper (L.1994.29.3 recto) Study of the Queen's Robes (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria), ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American,), Graphite on paper (L.1994.29.2) Study of the Queen's Robes (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria), ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Graphite on paper (L.1994.29.4 recto) Study of the Throne in the House of Lords (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria), ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American, Graphite on paper (L.1994.29.5 recto)

Thematic Essays (2) Students of Benjamin West (1738–1820) Thomas Sully (1783–1872) and Queen Victoria