Thomas Alston

Thomas Sully: Documented works 1810–1850 (not lifespan)

UnclassifiedUnited KingdomUnited States

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Gilbert Stuarteditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
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John Neagleeditorial inference
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1826

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: overall: 76.7 x 63.7 cm (30 3/16 x 25 1/16 in.) framed: 105.4 x 92.1 x 8.3 cm (41 1/2 x 36 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1947.17.108
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details

Thomas Sully. Thomas Alston. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

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Thomas Alston — Thomas Sully. 1826.

Medium: oil on canvas.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 76.7 x 63.7 cm (30 3/16 x 25 1/16 in.) framed: 105.4 x 92.1 x 8.3 cm (41 1/2 x 36 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1947.17.108. Andrew W. Mellon Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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