John Neagle Papers 1817-1865

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John Neagle Papers 1817-1865

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John Neagle was among the better known portrait painters in Philadelphia during the first half of the nineteenth century and was the husband of Thomas Sully's niece, Mary C. Sully. The Neagle Papers is a small assemblage of personal correspondence, documents, and notes assembled by Neagle during his career. The letters are primarily of a personal nature, but along with the five bound volumes, offer insight into Neagle's study of painting and the techniques he employed. Included among the bound volumes are recipes for varnish, megellup, and drying oils and notes on watercolor painting.

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Sully, Mary C.

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Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania academy of the fine arts

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Art school; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the description of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts exhibition catalog, 1921 and 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553237 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is an art academy and museum, founded in 1805 in Philadelphia, Pa. Exhibitions and classes began in 1811. Notable academy instructors and students have included Thomas Eakins, Cecilia Beaux, William Merritt Chase, Violet Oakley, Henry O. Tanner, Rembra...

Neagle, Alfred

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Tiers, Arundius

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Carey, Henry C.

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Neagle family

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Neagle, John, 1796-1865

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John B. Neagle was a portrait painter. From the description of Notebooks, 1825-1850. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122616046 John Neagle was a portrait painter who lived and worked in Philadelphia in the mid nineteenth century. While serving as an apprentice to Thomas Wilson, a "coach and ornamental painter," he began to consider painting as a career for himself. He studied under Thomas Sully, and in 1818 ventured to Lexington, Kentucky, with ...

Carey, Matthew

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Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872

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Artist Thomas Sully was born in London, although his actor parents soon emigrated to the United States. A trip back to England to study painting expanded his horizons, and upon his return to the United States he developed a reputation as a first rate painter. He specialized in portraits, especially portraits of women, and painted full-length portraits of many public and private figures. He is perhaps most closely associated with his portrait of Queen Victoria and for his painting, Washington cro...

Neagle, Mary Chester Sully

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Moore, David P.

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Sully family

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Varley, John, 1778-1842

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English landscape painter and teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Allan Cunningham, [no year] Dec. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574180 British painter and educator. From the description of Letters and draft manuscript leaf, 1809-ca. 1835. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 77946479 ...

Ennis, Susan

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