Art Whisper Open the appOpen app
Madame Jerome Bonaparte (Elizabeth Patterson) by Thomas Sully

Madame Jerome Bonaparte (Elizabeth Patterson)

Thomas Sully · 1805

Scroll
DETAILS
Artist
Thomas Sully
Date
1805
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
3 13/16 x 3 1/2 in. (9.7 x 8.9 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Purchase, Dodge Fund and funds from various donors, 2000
AUDIO DEEP DIVE

Stand in front of it and listen

The full narration walks you through Madame Jerome Bonaparte (Elizabeth Patterson) — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.

Get the free app
0:00Preview · 0:30Free preview · 0:30 Hear the full story in the app
THE ARTIST

Thomas Sully

Thomas Sully, the 'Sir Thomas Lawrence of America,' painted over 2,300 works, including portraits of presidents and Queen Victoria.

Read Sully’s full story
KEEP EXPLORING

More works to explore

Beyond Sully: works from the same years.

Joseph-Antoine Moltedo (born 1775) Same era · 1790s–1820s Joseph-Antoine Moltedo (born 1775) Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1805 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Walton Reach Same era · 1790s–1820s Walton Reach J. M. W. Turner · 1805 · National Gallery Napoleon Crossing the Alps Same era · 1790s–1820s Napoleon Crossing the Alps Jacques-Louis David · 1800 · Musée national de Malmaison et Bois-Préau The Monk by the Sea Same era · 1790s–1820s The Monk by the Sea Caspar David Friedrich · 1800 · Alte Nationalgalerie The Third of May 1808 Same era · 1790s–1820s The Third of May 1808 Francisco Goya · 1814 · Museo del Prado Male Academy Figure: Half-Length, Side View Same era · 1790s–1820s Male Academy Figure: Half-Length, Side View Eugène Delacroix · 1819 · Karen B. Cohen Collection Samuel Fisher Bradford Same era · 1790s–1820s Samuel Fisher Bradford Rembrandt Peale · 1803 · Art Institute of Chicago Conflagration of the Masonic Hall, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Same era · 1790s–1820s Conflagration of the Masonic Hall, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Samuel Jones · 1819 · Art Institute of Chicago
Hear Madame Jerome Bonaparte (Elizabet…’s storyFree in the Art Whisper app Open