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Jonathan Trumbull

After a work byAfter a work by John Trumbull American, 1756 - 1843

Datemid 19th century

MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/8 x 3 1/4in. (11.1 x 8.3cm)
Platemark (height x width): 8 7/8 x 5 3/4in. (22.5 x 14.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 7/8 x 6 5/8in. (25.1 x 16.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionHalf-length portrait of an elderly man wearing a wig, coat, shirt, and stock.

Object number1963.80.3

InscribedOn recto, lower center, printed in black ink, "JONATHAN TRUMBULL. / [facsimile signature]"

On verso, lower left, in pencil, "NEG 1791"; lower right, accession numberNotesJonathan Trumbull of Lebanon was Governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1769 to 1776 and Governor of the State of Connecticut from 1776 to 1784. He was the only Colonial Governor to side with the colonists and remained in office throughout the Revolutionary War.

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