Thomas Sully (1783-1872)
Hints to Young Painters, and the Process of Portrait-painting, as Practiced by the Late Thomas Sully. Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart & Co., 1873.
Audubon met Thomas Sully in Philadelphia in 1824 when he contracted his services as an art tutor. Thomas Sully, a well-known portrait artist, recognized Audubon's skill as a painter and encouraged his ambition by providing him with oil-painting lessons.
