Thomas Sully painted the portrait of Captain John Gwinn and his wife Caroline. By his count, during his lifetime he produced 2,631 paintings. Besides portraits, he also did landscapes and historical pieces.
His painting "Portrait of Anna and Harriet Coleman, sold for $145,000 in 2013.
The paintings of Gwinn and his wife were sold from the private collection of a Southern diplomat.
Good news in that the USS Constitution Museum bought both paintings for $19,000. They said it was acquired from the James Severs collection.
John Gwinn died of chronic gastritis.
--Brock-Perry
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