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![[ART] after Thomas Sully "Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely," Reproduction Print](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3404/34045142.jpeg?t=1Vq86s)
Lot 130
[ART] after Thomas Sully "Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely," Reproduction Print
Estimate: $50 - $100
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| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
after Thomas Sully (English-American, 1783-1872)
Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely
Reproduction print
No visible signature
Visible 6 1/2 in. x 11 in., matted and framed to 12 1/2 in. x 17 in.
A portrait depicting Eliza Ridgely at the age of fifteen, the daughter of Nicholas Ridgely, a wealthy Baltimore merchant. She is pictured wearing a satin Empire-style gown, characteristic of upper-class female fashion of the period, and is gently posed with a harp. The instrument serves as a symbol of her elevated social standing as well as her artistic talent and intellectual refinement. The portrait presents Eliza with a consciously idealized appearance.
Originally born in England before becoming a naturalized American citizen in 1809, Sully studied painting under Benjamin West and was inspired by Thomas Lawrence. He created over 2,300 paintings over his 70-year career, including portraits of Presidents Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson; the Marquis de Lafayette; and Queen Victoria. The original painting this print is based on was executed in 1818 and lives in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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[Art, Folk Art, Military Art, Etching, Engraving, Lithographs, Prints, Ephemera]
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