Creator |
Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872. |
Title |
Zachariah Poulson. |
Date |
1843 |
Physical Description |
Oil on canvas ; 20 x 24 inches ; Framed: 41 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches. |
Is referenced by |
Hart, Charles Henry. Register of Portraits Painted By Thomas Sully, 1801-1871. Philadelphia: s.n., 1909. |
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Catalogue of the Memorial Exhibition of Portraits by Thomas Sully. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, 1922 (#221). |
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Library Company of Philadelphia. Quarter of a Millennium. Philadelphia: Library Company, 1981, p. 160-161. |
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Mr. Sully, Portrait Painter. Washington, D.C.: National Portrait Gallery, 1983 (#66). |
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Image reproduced in: "At the Instance of Benjamin Franklin" : A Brief History of the Library Company of Philadelphia. Philadelphia:
Printed for the Library Company of Philadelphia by York Graphic Services Inc., 1995, p. 37.
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Notes |
Poulson was librarian from 1785-1806 and a board member from 1812-1844 at the Library Company. |
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Sully Register, #1356. |
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Commissioned by the Library Company's Board of Directors, 1843. |
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Exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1922). Exhibited in the Library Company's exhibition, Quarter of a Millennium
(1981). Exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery's exhibition, Mr. Sully, Portrait Painter (1983).
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Subject |
Poulson, Zachariah, 1761-1844 -- Portraits. |
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Librarians -- Portraits. |
Genre |
Painting. |
Location |
OBJ 041 |
Accession number |
OBJ 041 |