Lady with a Harp – Eliza Ridgely (1818)
Thomas Sully1818 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1872)
Specifications
- Year
- 1818
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1783–1872
About the artwork
"Lady with a Harp – Eliza Ridgely" (1818) is a work by Thomas Sully. Historical background, 1818: The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour. Background on Figurative: Over the centuries, painters have used the figure to express social standing, narrative, and emotion. Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is portrait.
"Lady with a Harp – Eliza Ridgely" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
American, 1783–1872
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