{"product_id":"major-biddle-portrait-after-thomas-sully","title":"Major Biddle Portrait After Thomas Sully","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA vintage “Oil-Art” portrait depicting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMajor Biddle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, adapted from the celebrated painting by American portraitist Thomas Sully (1783–1872).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by the B.A.P. Company of Chicago, this piece retains its original manufacturer’s label identifying the subject and artist. The portrait is presented in an oval gilt frame and features the richly textured surface characteristic of early Oil-Art portraits, a decorative process designed to emulate the appearance of an original oil painting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sitter, Major Biddle, was a member of Philadelphia’s prominent Biddle family. Sully’s original portrait remains in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its warm palette, historic subject matter, and handsome scale, this portrait adds depth and character to bookshelves, libraries, studies, gallery walls, and collected interiors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall measures approximately 11 x 13.5” and has age related wear to the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderful example of early American decorative art and an accessible way to bring the look of nineteenth-century portraiture into the home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Home Furnishings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49254290391267,"sku":null,"price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0314\/5367\/5658\/files\/596E0A24-46DA-4BB6-AA3E-16FCA8CDA191.jpg?v=1781294550","url":"https:\/\/shopheritagehomefurnishings.com\/products\/major-biddle-portrait-after-thomas-sully","provider":"Heritage Home Furnishings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}