Metadata
Title
Leaming, Lydia (1789-1869)
Creator
Sully, Thomas
Date
1806
Description
Lydia Leaming, the daughter of Thomas Leaming and Rebecca Fisher, was born in Philadelphia in 1789. In 1806, Lydia’s mother commissioned artist Thomas Sully to paint a portrait of her 17 year old daughter.
Extent
29" x 34"
Medium
Oil on canvas; gilt frame
Provenance
Gift of Lydia Smith Thomson.
Collection
General Collection, Museum Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Identifier
2011.36.01
Rights
http://www.philaathenaeum.org/rights.html