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An avid reader from his youth, Trumbull developed many of the tastes of his European contemporaries— including a respect for the great deeds of the past and for literature and art that instructed men’s moral sensibilities...

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Helen A. Cooper

PublisherYale University Art Gallery

Related print edition pages: pp.42-92

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00071.011

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Chapter subject tags:Trumbull, John, 1756-1843United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Pictorial worksPainting, Modern--18th century--HistoryHistory Painting

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Study for The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink, pencil, and wash on paper

Dimensions4 x 6 7/8 in. (10.2 x 17.5 cm)

LocationPrinceton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey

Study for The Death of General Mercer at...

Study for The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink and wash on paper

Dimensions12 x 18 1/4 in. (30.5 x 46.4 cm)

LocationPrinceton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey

Study for The Death of General Mercer at...

Study for The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink and pencil on paper

Dimensions12 x 18 1/2 in. (30.5 x 47 cm)

LocationPrinceton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey

Study for The Death of General Mercer at...

Study for The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink and wash on paper

Dimensions11 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (29.8 x 47.6 cm)

LocationPrinceton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey

Study for The Death of General Mercer at...

Study for The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton

Study for The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1785

Object typeDrawing

LocationThe Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Study for The Death of General Warren at...

Study for The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1785

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsBrush and black wash, pen and brown ink

Dimensions12.7 × 20.32 cm (5 × 8 in.)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/32809

Accession number1993.79.1

Study for The Death of General Warren at...

Study for The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill

Study for The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink and pencil on paper

Dimensions11 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (29.8 x 47.6 cm)

LocationPrinceton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey

Study for The Death of General Mercer at...

Study for The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink and pencil on paper

Dimensions11 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (29.2 x 42.5 cm)

LocationPrinceton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey

Study for The Death of General Mercer at...

Study for The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton

Figure Studies

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786

Object typeDrawing

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

Figure Studies

Study for The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1785

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink, wash, and pencil on paper

Dimensions9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm)

LocationPhiladelphia, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Study for The Death of General Warren at...

Study for The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill

The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1786

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions24 5/8 x 37 in. (62.5 x 94 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/57

Accession number1832.2

The Death of General Montgomery in the...

The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775

Study for The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1785

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink, wash, and pencil on paper

Dimensions5 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (14 x 20.4 cm)

LocationFordham University Library, New York

Study for The Death of General...

Study for The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1785

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink on paper

Dimensions7 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (18.1 x 21.3 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/36915

Accession number1938.276

Study for The Death of General...

Study for The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1785–1786

Object typeDrawing

Dimensions5 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (14 x 20.4 cm)

LocationFordham University Library, New York

Study for The Death of General...

Study for The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec

The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1786

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/57

Accession number1832.2

The Death of General Montgomery in the...

The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775, detail

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton (unfinished version)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1786–1788

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil over black chalk on canvas

Dimensions26 x 37 in. (66 x 94 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/101

Accession number1832.6.1

The Death of General Mercer at the...

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton (unfinished version)

Study for the State House at Annapolis (recto)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1822

Object typeDrawing

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/37155

Accession number1938.286a

Study for the State House at Annapolis...

Study for the State House at Annapolis (recto)

Study for the State House at Annapolis (verso)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1822

Object typeDrawing

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/78986

Accession number1938.286b

Study for the State House at Annapolis...

Study for the State House at Annapolis (verso)

Study for The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1787–1788

Object typeDrawing

LocationNew York, Fordham University Library

Study for The Capture of the Hessians at...

Study for The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton

Study for the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown (Count Deuxponts)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1787

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink and pencil on paper

Dimensions9 x 7 3/16 in. (22.9 x 18.3 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/37089

Accession number1938.275

Study for the Surrender of Lord...

Study for the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown (Count Deuxponts)

Landscape study for The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1791

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink and wash on three cards

Dimensions2 15/16 x 13 5/8 in. (7.4 x 34.5 cm)

LocationFordham University Library, New York

Landscape study for The Surrender of...

Landscape study for The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown

Study for The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1787

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions13 7/8 × 21 inches (35.2 × 53.3 cm)

LocationDetroit Institute of Arts

https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/surrender-cornwallis-yorktown-63752

Accession number48.217

Study for The Surrender of Lord...

Study for The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1787

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions13 7/8 × 21 inches (35.2 × 53.3 cm)

LocationDetroit Institute of Arts

https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/surrender-cornwallis-yorktown-63751

Accession number48.216

Study for The Surrender of Lord...

Study for The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1787

Object typePainting

Study for The Surrender of Lord...

Study for The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown

Landscape study for The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1791

Object typeDrawing

LocationFordham University Library, New York

Landscape study for The Surrender of...

Landscape study for The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga

The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1787–1828

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/79

Accession number1832.4

The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at...

The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, detail

The Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1786

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/41

Accession number1832.1

The Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17,...

The Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775, detail

Thomas Lawrence as the Dying Spaniard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1789

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink, pencil, chalk, and watercolor on blue-gray paper

Dimensions14 x 11 1/2 in. (35.6 x 29.2 cm)

LocationBoston Athenaeum

Thomas Lawrence as the Dying Spaniard

General Elliot at Gibraltar, May 20, 1786

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1786

Object typePainting

LocationConnecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut

General Elliot at Gibraltar, May 20,...

General Elliot at Gibraltar, May 20, 1786

Study for The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786

Object typeDrawing

LocationBoston Athenaeum

Study for The Sortie Made by the...

Study for The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786–1787

Object typeDrawing

LocationBoston Athenaeum

Study for The Sortie Made by the...

Study for The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786–1787

Object typeDrawing

LocationBoston Athenaeum

Study for The Sortie Made by the...

Study for The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786–1787

Object typeDrawing

LocationBoston Athenaeum

Study for The Sortie Made by the...

Study for The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786–1787

Object typeDrawing

LocationBoston Athenaeum

Study for The Sortie Made by the...

Study for The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1786–1787

Object typeDrawing

LocationBoston Athenaeum

Study for The Sortie Made by the...

Study for The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1789

Object typeDrawing

LocationBoston Athenaeum

Study for The Sortie Made by the...

Study for The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar

The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1786–1828

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions20 1/8 x 30 in. (51.1 x 76.2 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/90

Accession number1832.5

The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton,...

The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1787–c. 1831

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions20 1/8 x 29 7/8 in. (51.1 x 75.9 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/101

Accession number1832.6.1

The Death of General Mercer at the...

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777

The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 16, 1777

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1822–1832

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions21 1/8 x 30 5/8 in. (53.7 x 77.8 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/113

Accession number1832.7

The Surrender of General Burgoyne at...

The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 16, 1777

General Hugh Mercer

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1791

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPencil on paper

Dimensions4 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (12.5 x 7.9 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12821

Accession number06.1346.2

General Hugh Mercer

Major General Arthur St. Clair

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameTrumbull, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1790

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPencil on paper

Dimensions4 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (12.4 x 9.8 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12820

Accession number06.1346.3

Major General Arthur St. Clair

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