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The image shows a sketch of a person's upper body, facing forward with their head slightly turned to one side. The person has delicate facial features, calm expression, visible eyes, a straight nose, and a closed mouth. Their neatly arranged hair lies close to their head with a slight wave. They are depicted wearing simple clothing without intricate details. There is no jewelry or objects visible in the sketch. The background is plain with some shading for depth, but lacks specific elements or scenery.
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The image shows a sketch of a person's upper body, facing forward with their head slightly turned to one side. The person has delicate facial features, calm expression, visible eyes, a straight nose, and a closed mouth. Their neatly arranged hair lies close to their head with a slight wave. They are depicted wearing simple clothing without intricate details. There is no jewelry or objects visible in the sketch. The background is plain with some shading for depth, but lacks specific elements or scenery.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Andrew W. Mellon

Imitator of Thomas Sully

Medium
pen and brown ink and red crayon on brown wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 27.4 × 18.5 cm (10 13/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1964.24.3
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • male
  • portrait
  • Mellon, Andrew W.
Inscription

lower right in brown ink: T.S.; upper right in graphite (upside down): Special B36/ Andrew W. Mellon/ by imitator of Thomas Sully; lower right verso in brown ink: Andrew W. Mellon;

Marks

center verso in blue ink: NGA stamp

NGA object ID 50268. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.