Plan of the Ground Floor of a Country House
Medium
architecture
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Mrs. E. Sanderson Cushman
Accession Number
1963-47-3
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
John Trumbull, best known as a pioneering American painter of Revolutionary War scenes like *The Declaration of Independence*, a lesser-known facet of his talent in *Plan of the Ground Floor a Country House* (ca. 1781). Created during the height of the American Revolution—when Trumbull himself served as a soldier and aide-de-camp to General George Washington—this architectural drawing captures the era's aspirations for domestic life amid national upheaval. As a young artist trained in neoclassical principles under Benjamin West in London, Trumbull's precise draftsmanship here bridges his milit...