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Mrs. John Trumbull (Sarah Hope Harvey)

ca. 1804-1808
oil on canvas
30 x 26 in. (76.2 x 66.0 cm)

Yale University Art Gallery

New Haven, CT

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Priam Returning To His Family With The Dead Body Of Hector

1785
oil on canvas
24 3/4 x 36 3/4 in. (62.9 x 93.3 cm)

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Richmond, VA

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Surrender Of Cornwallis At Yorktown

1787
oil on canvas
Framed: 18 3/8 x 25 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (46.67 x 64.61 x 4.45 cm) 13 7/8 x 21 in. 35.2 x 53.3 cm

Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit, MI

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Surrender Of Cornwallis At Yorktown (1)

1787
oil on canvas
13 7/8 x 21 in. (35.2 x 53.3 cm) Framed : 16 7/8 x 23 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.

Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit, MI

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Surrender Of Cornwallis At Yorktown (2)

1797
oil on canvas
35.2 x 55.3 cm (13.9 x 21.8 in)

U.S. Capitol Art Collection

Washington, D.C.

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Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York

1822
Oil on canvas
365.76 cm by 548.64 cm (144.00 in by 216.00 in)

U.S. Capitol Art Collection

Washington, D.C.

notes
The scene of the surrender of the British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, on October 17, 1777, was a turning point in the American Revolutionary War that prevented the British from dividing New England from the rest of the colonies. The central figure is the American General Horatio Gates, who refused to take the sword offered by General Burgoyne,...
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The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton January 3 1777

circa 1789-1831
Oil on canvas
20 1/8 in. x 29 7/8 in.

Yale University Art Gallery

New Haven, CT

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The Death Of General Montgomery In The Attack Of Quebec Decr. 1775

1798
Oil
67.8 x 100 cm

McCord Museum

Montreal, QC

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The Death Of General Warren At The Battle Of Bunker's Hill, 17 June, 1775

after 1815–before 1831
oil on canvas
50.16 x 75.56 cm (19 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

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The Declaration Of Independence, 4 July 1776

1786–1820
Oil on canvas
20 7/8 x 31 in. (53 x 78.7 cm)

Yale University Art Gallery

New Haven, CT

notes
The Declaration of Independence was begun in Paris, most probably at the suggestion of Thomas Jefferson, chief author of the document, who provided Trumbull with a first-hand account of the event in the Assembly Room in Independence Hall where Congress had met. Trumbull combined a desire for historical authenticity with a mission to commemorate a...
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