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Photography by Dwight Primiano

The Passage of the Delaware

ArtistThomas Sully(1783-1872)
Date1818
MediumInk, ink wash, and graphite on paper
Dimensions30 1/4 x 38 x 3 1/2 in. (76.8 x 96.5 x 8.9 cm)
Signedl.r., on hem of coat: TS
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of John Driscoll, 2007.173
ClassificationDrawing
ProvenanceKennedy and Co., New York, NY; Estate of Miriam C. Loree; Private Collection; John Driscoll, New York, NY; to (Babcock Galleries, New York, NY); given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2007
On ViewNo
The Passage of the D…30.3 × 38 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 158× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.