Sleeping Venus

Thomas Sully, 1783

MEDIUMWatercolor, pen and iron-gall ink on off-white wove paper

DIMENSIONS4 7/8 x 6 15/16 in. (12.4 x 17.6 cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Thomas Sully

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