Jonathan Trumbull
PrintmakerEngraved by
E. MacKenzie
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)
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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