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        <h1 class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">John Trumbull (1756-1843)</h1>
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      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s" align="justify">Do you think you may own a painting by John Trumbull? We authenticate, appraise and research all paintings by this great artist.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_SelfPortrait1777.jpg" alt="Self-Portrait 1777" width="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Self-Portrait 1777</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">John Trumbull was an American Neoclassical painter during the time of the American Revolutionary War, known for his portraits and historical war scenes. Born in Connecticut, he was the son of Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull. Some of his earliest studies were at Harvard University, where he was enrolled at the age of 15. Trumbull also fought in the Revolutionary War and took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill, and was also an aide to Washington.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_GeneralWarrenDyingAtTheBattleOfBunkerHill.jpg" alt="art" width="auto" alt="The Battle of Bunker Hill"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">The Battle of Bunker Hill</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">After his service in the war was over, like so many other artist of the day, Trumbull traveled to England to study under Benjamin West. During this time, Trumbull also briefly visited Paris and was briefly imprisoned in London for suspected treason. It was West’s influence that led Trumbull to paint small historical accounts of the battle scenes from the war. West also influenced Trumbull to paint miniature portraits, of which there are some 250 known today.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_MiniaturePortraitOfJefferson.jpg" alt="Miniature Portrait of Jefferson"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Miniature Portrait of Jefferson</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Upon his return to America, Trumbull found very little success as a painter. However, once the Senate commissioned him to create four large scale war paintings, his career took off. These four paintings now hang in the Capitol Building. It is also said that President Thomas Jefferson encouraged Trumbull to continue to paint national history scenes.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_DeclarationOfIndep.jpg" alt="Declaration of Independence" width="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Declaration of Independence</div>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_TheSeigeATYorktown.jpg" alt="Siege of Yorktown 1781" width="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Siege of Yorktown 1781</div>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/John%20Trumbull%20General%20George%20Washington%20Trumbull_ResigninghisCommissiontoCongress1783.jpg" alt="General George Washington Resigning his Commission to Congress 1783"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">General George Washington Resigning his Commission to Congress 1783</div>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_TheSortieMadeByTheGarrisonOfGibraltar.jpg" alt="art" width="auto" alt="The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar 1789"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar 1789</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">As a young boy, Trumbull had been blinded in one eye, and despite failing eyesight, had a fairly long and prosperous career as an artist. Some art historians believe that perhaps the fact that Trumbull did not have full eye sight contributed to his success as a miniaturist painter. He was criticized throughout his career for continually failing talents as a painter, perhaps due to his eyesight, and often used black excessively in his paintings.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_MaryAndHannahMurray.jpg" alt="art" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Mary and Hannah Murray</div>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_JohnAdams.jpg" alt="John Adams"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">John Adams</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Trumbull also held many positions within art colleges and institutions. In 1805, he was appointed the president of the New York Academy of Fine Arts, and was elected vice president in 1808. The following year, Trumbull traveled again to London to seek treatment for his eye problems. He stayed in London until 1815, and during this time his paintings became very religious. Trumbull painted many large scale paintings with religious themes which were not very well-received by the British.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_PhilipChurch.jpeg" alt="art" alt="Philip Church" width="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Philip Church</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">In 1815, Trumbull returned to America and was appointed the President of the American Academy of Arts; a position he held for 19 years. While he was the president, he exhibited some of his religious works with the Academy. However, it was said that he did not get along well with the students, and he began to lose his skill for painting. His students eventually rebelled against him and thus, founded the National Academy of Design.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_GiuseppeCifucchi.jpg" alt="Giuseppe Ceracchi 1792"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Giuseppe Ceracchi 1792</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Trumbull died in New York City at the age of 88, and is buried beneath the Yale University Art Gallery. Part of the inscription on his tomb reads “To his country he gave his sword, and his pencil.” Besides his massive oeuvre of portraits, religious paintings and historical war scenes, Trumbull also penned an autobiography in 1841.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/trumbull/Trumbull_GeorgeWashington.jpeg" alt="art" alt=" George Washington" width="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">George Washington</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Today, his work is housed all over New England in private collections and many in government buildings.</p>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Still wondering about an American Revolution-era painting hanging in your family’s home? <a href="https://www.artexpertswebsite.com/contact/contact1.php">Contact us</a>…it could be by John Trumbull.</p>
      
      
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