Letters regarding portrait of John Marshall, 1860, 1878.

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Letters regarding portrait of John Marshall, 1860, 1878.

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Two letters regarding the history and ownership of a portrait of U.S. Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall, painted by Gilbert Stuart, finished by Thomas Sully, and restored in 1869 by James Sharples. Letter from Sully to a Dr. Dickson, dated 23 October 1860; letter from Jane Dorlan to a Mr. Pope dated 17 February 1878.

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Marshall, John, 1755-1835

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John Marshall (1755-1835) was born near Germantown, Prince William (currently Fauquier) County, Virginia on 24 September 1755 to parents Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith. From 1775-1781, Marshall served in the Continental Army and fought in the Revolutionary War. During the spring and summer of 1780, Marshall attended classes at the College of William and Mary and received his license to practice law. After the war, he moved to Richmond, Virginia and began his practice. Marshall married M...

Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828

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Dorlan, Jane.

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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...