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  2. Category:Paintings about the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Paintings about the American Revolution" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... George Washington (Trumbull, 1790)

  3. General George Washington at Trenton - Wikipedia

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    It was noted by historian Justin Winsor as the best engraving of Trumbull's paintings and was used as the basis for several other engravings. [11] [12] [13] In 1845, William Warner Jr. engraved Gen. Washington. [14] Illman & Sons engraved a version George Washington - On the Great Occasion of our Presidential Election in 1858. [15]

  4. Washington at Verplanck's Point - Wikipedia

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    The painting was a gift from Trumbull to the president's wife, Martha Washington, and is now owned by the Winterthur Museum. Trumbull next received a commission from the City of New York and painted a much larger version, George Washington , with a new background, Evacuation Day of New York City, November 25, 1783, the return of Washington and ...

  5. The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec ...

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    West, himself famous for such paintings as The Death of General Wolfe, suggested that Trumbull paint great events of the American Revolution. The first was The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775, started in the fall of 1785 and finished early in 1786. The second was this painting, which was finished in June 1786.

  6. Surrender of Lord Cornwallis - Wikipedia

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    The painting, which was completed in 1820, now hangs in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The painting depicts the surrender of British Lieutenant General Charles, Earl Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781, ending the siege of Yorktown, which virtually guaranteed American independence. Included in the ...

  7. Charles Willson Peale - Wikipedia

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    Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, military officer, scientist, and naturalist.. In 1775, inspired by the American Revolution, Peale moved from his native Maryland to Philadelphia, where he set up a painting studio and joined the Sons of Liberty.

  8. The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton ...

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    The artist expressed his great admiration for General George Washington in this painting as he wrote in the catalogue for his exhibited works at Yale University in 1835: Thus, in the short space of nine days, an extensive country, an entire State, was wrested from the hands of a victorious enemy, superior in numbers, in arms and in discipline ...

  9. Portrait of George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton

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    In 1984 the painting was sold anonymously for US$43,000 by Sotheby's. [3] The painting was on display at the Westervelt–Warner Museum of American Art, renamed the Tuscaloosa Museum of Art, created by Jack Warner to display his art collection. [4] Washington was Warner's personal hero. The art museum closed in 2018. [5]