| Creator |
Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872. |
| Title |
George Campbell. |
| Date |
1856 |
| Physical Description |
Oil on canvas ; Framed: 34 1/2 x 29 1/2x (2 1/8+1 1/2) 3 5/8 inches. |
| Is referenced by |
Hart, Charles Henry. Thomas Sully's Register of Portraits, 1801-1871. Philadelphia: s.n., 1909 (#268). |
|
Biddle, Edward and Mantle Fielding. The Life and Works of Thomas Sully. Philadelphia: Wickersham Press, 1921, (#280). |
| Notes |
George Campbell was the librarian of the Library Company, 1806-1829 and on the board of directors from 1836-1855. This portrait
was painted for the Musical Fund Society, of which Campbell was president.
|
|
Gift of Edwin Wolf 2nd, 1960. |
|
Exhibited in the Library Company's exhibition, In Living Color: Collecting Color Plate Books (2007). |
| Subject |
Campbell, George -- Portraits. |
|
Library Company of Philadelphia. |
|
Librarians -- Portraits. |
| Genre |
Painting. |
| Location |
OBJ 666 |
| Accession number |
OBJ 666 |
