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Trumbull Gallery, Yale College.
Trumbull Gallery, Yale College.

Trumbull Gallery, Yale College.

After a work by (American, born 1790-1800)
Printer (American, 1840 - 1867)
Artist (American, 1815 - 1886)
Date1840
MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 7/16 x 6 7/8in. (11.3 x 17.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 12 1/8in. (20.3 x 30.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionLarge stone building with fluted Doric columns framing the door, louvered shuttered at windows on the ground floor, and pilasters above. Lettering above the door reads: "Trumbull Gallery." A path leads through a grassy lawn to the entrance. One man sits beneath a tree in the center foreground; another stands nearby. Three young trees grow in the lawn. The one at the right appears to be supported by posts. Another large tree is at the far left, and there is a line of trees in the background through which a large building with two chimneys and a lunette in its gable is visible.
Object number2003.313.0
NotesSubject Note: The Trumbull Gallery, built in 1832, was the first college-connected art museum. In 1869, windows were added, and it became the Treasury Building, used for administrative purposes. It was demolished in 1901. (Finlay 5/21/2004) Date Note: This lithograph appeared in Vol. XXXIX of the American Journal of Science and Art (October 1840).
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