Letter : Charleston, to Thomas Sully, 1821 Feb 23.

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Letter : Charleston, to Thomas Sully, 1821 Feb 23.

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Informing Sully that he is leaving Charleston for New York and that, consequently, there will be no "clashing of interests." Morse encourages Sully to come to Charleston where there are many people who desire portraits and recommends as a friend the painter John-Stephans Cogdell.

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Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872

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Cogdell, John S. (John Stevens), 1778-1847

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Charleston, South Carolina sculptor, painter, and attorney. John Stevens (Stephano) Cogdell served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and in various civil posts. Cogdell was president of the Bank of South Carolina from 1832 until his death in 1847. The son of George Cogdell and Mary Ann Elizabeth Stevens, Cogdell married Maria Gilchrist in 1806. In 1800, for the sake of his health, Cogdell embarked on a voyage to the Mediterranean with his brother Richard. During this trip, while in ...

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...