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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

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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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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.

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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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Alexander Hamilton (1)

c. 1806
Oil on canvas
overall: 77 x 61 cm (30 5/16 x 24 in.) framed: 90.5 x 75.5 x 9.5 cm (35 5/8 x 29 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

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John Trumbull

1793
oil on canvas
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61.0 cm) Framed: 35 3/4 x 30 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.

Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit, MI

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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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George Washington

1780
oil on canvas
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Alexander Hamilton

1804–6
oil on canvas
30 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (78.1 x 62.9 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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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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