The Reverend George Houstoun Woodruff 1819

Thomas Sully, a prominent American portrait painter, created this oil painting, "The Reverend George Houstoun Woodruff," in 1819. The portrait features a young, serious-looking Woodruff, a clergyman, dressed in his clerical garb. Sully's style, known for its meticulous detail and realistic representation, captures the sitter's likeness and conveys his solemn demeanor, making this a fine example of American portraiture from the early 19th century.