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Major John Biddle

Thomas Sully American
1818
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Object Information
  • Title: Major John Biddle
  • Artist: Thomas Sully (American, Horncastle, Lincolnshire 1783–1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Date: 1818
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of General John Biddle, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.115.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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