Daniel La Motte

Media - 1983.76 - SAAM-1983.76_1 - 67360
Copied Thomas Sully, Daniel La Motte, 1812-1813, oil on canvas mounted on wood, 36 3⁄8 x 29 in. (92.3 x 73.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand La Motte III, 1983.76
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Artwork Details

Title
Daniel La Motte
Artist
Date
1812-1813
Location
Dimensions
36 3⁄8 x 29 in. (92.3 x 73.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand La Motte III
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas mounted on wood
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — La Motte, Daniel
Object Number
1983.76
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.76

Artwork Description

Wilmington, Delaware landowner and cotton merchant Daniel la Motte appears in the latest London fashion, his stylish clothes and relaxed demeanor reflecting the current style of portraiture popular in England and Europe.Artist Thomas Sully had just completed a sojourn to London and Paris, returning to Philadelphia prepared to paint sitters like La Motte as American aristocrats. His portrait of La Motte reflects American ambitions to be a great nation, aspiring to cultural parity with the Old World.