Study of the Throne in the House of Lords (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria)

ca. 1838

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In preparing for his commissioned portrait of Queen Victoria (2021.140), Sully visited the House of Lords to sketch the monarch’s throne. He made careful note of the proportions of the ornate piece of gilded and upholstered furniture.

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Title: Study of the Throne in the House of Lords (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria)
Artist: Thomas Sully (American, Horncastle, Lincolnshire 1783–1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Date: ca. 1838
Culture: American
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: 11 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (30 x 24.4 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, Louis V. Bell Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton Jr. and Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Gifts, and funds from various donors, in honor of Morrison H. Heckscher, 2021
Object Number: 2021.234a
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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