caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
thomas sully in 1869 5 november 1872 philadelphia , pennsylvania , united states horncastle , lincolnshire , england june 19 , 1783 thomas sully.jpg thomas sully
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thomas sully

thomas sully -lrb- june 19 , 1783 -- november 5 , 1872 -rrb- was an american portrait painter , who was born in britain but lived most of his life in philadelphia .
he painted in the style of thomas lawrence , and his subjects included thomas jefferson , john quincy adams and the marquis de lafayette , as well as many leading musicians and composers .
he also painted landscapes and historical pieces such as `` passage of the delaware '' , and his work was used on united states coinage .
