Oil on canvas painting after Thomas Sully's original entitled "Ganymede". Old inscription in ink on stretcher: "Painted by Sala Bosworth, Art Academy of Philadelphia, 182?" (Date partially illegible.) Thomas Sully (1783-1872) taught at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts for many years beginning in 1809. Sala Bosworth attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia in 1827 and 1828. The Ohio artist was an itinerate portrait painter in the towns along the Ohio River. He also painted murals and worked as an illustrator. His drawings, based on conversations with Ohio pioneers, are the basis for many of the illustrations in "Hildreth's Pioneer History". The loss of his eyesight in 1833 put an end to his career as a painter. He went on to work as a merchant in Marietta, Ohio. In 1861, President Lincoln appointed him Marietta postmaster, an office he filled until 1870. Bosworth's personal correspondence reveals his interest in the Abolitionist movement. Provenance: Descended in the Bosworth / Dawes family. Small minor areas of paint loss. Period gilt frame, approx. 25" x 21 1/2". Sight, approx. 17" x 13 1/4".