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George Washington, also entitled George Washington and William Lee, is a full-length portrait in oil painted in 1780 by the American artist John Trumbull during the American Revolutionary War. [1] General George Washington stands near his enslaved servant William Lee, overlooking the Hudson River in New York, with West Point and ships in the ...
George Washington (also known as Washington and the Departure of the British Garrison from New York City) is a large full-length oil painting by American artist John Trumbull in 1790. Trumbull's earlier 1790 work, Washington at Verplanck's Point , which he had gifted to Washington's wife Martha, had been very well received.
General George Washington at Trenton is a large full-length portrait in oil painted in 1792 by the American artist John Trumbull of General George Washington at Trenton, New Jersey, on the night of January 2, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War.
John Trumbull (June 6, 1756 – November 10, 1843) was an American painter and military officer best known for his historical paintings of the American Revolutionary War, of which he was a veteran. He has been called the "Painter of the Revolution". [ 1 ]
The painting was a gift from Trumbull to the president's wife, Martha Washington, and is now owned by the Winterthur Museum. Trumbull next received a commission from the City of New York and painted a much larger version, George Washington , with a new background, Evacuation Day of New York City, November 25, 1783, the return of Washington and ...
Starting in 1775, Trumbull himself served in the war, having been appointed second aide-de-camp to Washington. [6] He later resigned from the army in 1777. [7] The study for this painting was begun in London in November, 1786. [8] In the study, Washington enters from the left to order that Rall, upheld by two officers, be cared for respectfully ...
General George Washington Resigning His Commission is a large-scale oil painting by American artist John Trumbull of General George Washington resigning his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783 to the Congress of the Confederation, then meeting in the Maryland State House at Annapolis, Maryland.
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, John Trumbull, (1786–1820), Yale University Art Gallery. Trumbull painted a smaller version (only 20.875 by 31 inches (53.02 cm × 78.74 cm)) entitled The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 (1786–1820) that is now on view at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut. [1]