John Trumbull
(1756–1843) amerikansk målare
John Trumbull (USA, 1756–1843) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, John Trumbull belongs to the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’ in this site’s history of art.
John Trumbull was born in Lebanon and died in New York City. John Trumbull trained at Harvard University and Harvard College. John Trumbull studied under Benjamin West. John Trumbull worked in London, Connecticut, Boston, and New York City. Wikidata associates John Trumbull with Romanticism. John Trumbull became a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The awards include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The best-known works include ‘Declaration of Independence’, ‘Surrender of Lord Cornwallis’, ‘Surrender of General Burgoyne’, and ‘The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait, history painting, and landscape painting. The catalogue has 119 works by John Trumbull with free images. The dated works span the years 1773–1900. Works by John Trumbull are held by several collections, among them Yale University Art Gallery, New York Historical, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and National Portrait Gallery. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Ralph Earl, Gilbert Stuart, Jean-Baptiste Frederic Desmarais, Jacob van Strij, and Gaspare Landi.