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Thomas Gage

circa 1768-1769
oil on canvas
Height: 127 cm (50 in.), Width: 100.97 cm (39.75 in.)

Yale Center for British Art

New Haven, CT

Copley, John Singletonnotes
Thomas Gage (1719 or 1720 – 2 April 1787) was a British general, best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as military commander in the early days of the American Revolution. Born to an aristocratic family in England, he entered military service, seeing action in the French and Indian War, where he served...
Unrated
The Sortie From Gibraltar

1788
oil on canvas
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati, OH

Trumbull, John Unrated
The Siege And Relief Of Gibraltar, 13 September 1782

circa 1783
oil on canvas
1346 x 1899 mm

Tate Gallery

London, UK

Copley, John Singleton Unrated
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

Trumbull, Johnnotes
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...
Unrated
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

Trumbull, John Unrated
The Death Of General Montgomery In The Attack Of Quebec Decr. 1775

1798
Oil
67.8 x 100 cm

McCord Museum

Montreal, QC

Trumbull, John Unrated
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

Trumbull, John Unrated
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.

Trumbull, Johnnotes
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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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.

Trumbull, John Unrated
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

Trumbull, John Unrated
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