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| + | '''John Trumbull''' (Lebanon, Connecticut, 6 June, 1756 - [[New York City]], 10 Nov., 1843) American [[painter]]. He is known as the artist of the [[American Revolution]] (millions of American schoolchildren have seen the Revolution through his eyes). | ||
| − | + | Trumbull portraits include those of [[Thomas Jefferson]] (1788), [[George Washington]] (1790), George Clinton (1791), [[Alexander Hamilton]] (1792) and [[John Adams]] (1797). | |
| − | + | Some of his paintings hang in the United States Capitol, the [[Yale University]] Art Gallery, Connecticut, and the [[Boston]] Museum of Fine Arts. | |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 18:47, December 27, 2007
John Trumbull (Lebanon, Connecticut, 6 June, 1756 - New York City, 10 Nov., 1843) American painter. He is known as the artist of the American Revolution (millions of American schoolchildren have seen the Revolution through his eyes).
Trumbull portraits include those of Thomas Jefferson (1788), George Washington (1790), George Clinton (1791), Alexander Hamilton (1792) and John Adams (1797).
Some of his paintings hang in the United States Capitol, the Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.