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The Rosebud
Thomas Sully (American (born in England), 1783–1872)
1839
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
72.39 x 92.39 cm (28 1/2 x 36 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of David P. Kimball in memory of his wife Clara Bertram Kimball
Accession Number23.543
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower left: TS 1839 [TS in monogram]
ProvenanceProbably by descent from the artist to his grandson, Francis Thomas Sully Darley (b. 1833 - d. 1914), Philadelphia. Joseph T. Kinsley, Philadelphia; March 15-16, 1916, Kinsley sale, New Galleries, New York, lot 165 [see note 1], sold to Brunner Bros. Clara Bertram Kimball (b. 1838 - d. 1920), Boston; by inheritance to her husband, David P. Kimball (b. 1833 - d. 1923), Boston; 1923, bequest of David P. Kimball to the MFA [see note 1]. (Accession Date: November 1, 1923)
NOTES:
[1] As "Dog and Child." [2] In 1923 David P. Kimball bequeathed forty paintings to the MFA in memory of his wife, Clara Bertram Kimball. He noted in his will that these were "from the collection made by her and bequeathed to me."
NOTES:
[1] As "Dog and Child." [2] In 1923 David P. Kimball bequeathed forty paintings to the MFA in memory of his wife, Clara Bertram Kimball. He noted in his will that these were "from the collection made by her and bequeathed to me."