Daniel La Motte
1812-1813
- Medium
- oil on canvas mounted on wood
- Dimensions
- 92.3 × 73.8 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-134518
Wilmington, Delaware landowner and cotton merchant Daniel la Motte appears in the latest London fashion, his stylish clothes and relaxed demeanor reflecting the current style of portraiture popular in England and Europe. Artist Thomas Sully had just completed a sojourn to London and Paris, returning to Philadelphia prepared to paint sitters like La Motte as American aristocrats. His portrait of L…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand La Motte III
Registry history
- 1812-1813 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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