Thomas Sully (American, 1783-1872) Young Girl Seated in a Rocky Landscape

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Thomas Sully (American, 1783-1872)

Young Girl Seated in a Rocky Landscape
Initialed and dated "TS 1823" l.l.
Watercolor on paper with a pencil sketch on the reverse, 12 5/8 x 8 13/16 in. (32.0 x 22.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Puncture to l.c., minor acid burn, subtle rippling, affixed at bottom corners to a cardboard mount, glue spots and residue from mounting to the edges of the reverse.

N.B. The pencil drawing on the reverse shows a woman in robes, perhaps a muse, seated with one arm over a landscape painting and with a stack of frames to her left.
Estimate $5,000-7,000


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