Thomas Sully
American, 1783-1872
Portrait of Mr. Christian Dannenberg, 1815
Oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25 inches

Provenance:
Descended in the family of the sitter
Freeman's, Pennsylvania sale, November 14, 2012, lot 641
Private collection, New York

Literature:
Edward Biddle and Mantle Fielding, The Life and Works of Thomas Sully, Philadelphia, PA: Wickersham Press, 1921, p. 134, no. 429

Sully painted the portrait of Christian Dannenberg in October - November, 1815 in Philadelphia. Mr. Dannenberg was a wine merchant according to the Philadelphia Directory of 1816.

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The work is glue relined and in stable condition. Craquelure is present and the one can see extensive inpainting in the background and coat of the sitter used to minimize the appearance of this craquelure. This inpainting was done sparingly in the face of the sitter. The painting is clean and should be hung in its current state.
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