Thomas Jefferson
John Trumbull
1788
Medium
Oil on mahogany
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (11.4 x 8.3 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Cornelia Cruger, 1923
Accession Number
24.19.1
Tags
Thomas JeffersonPortraitsMen
About the Artist
John Trumbull · 1756–1843
John Trumbull, born on June 6, 1756, in Lebanon, Connecticut, to prominent Puritan descendants, grew up in a politically influential family as the son of Jonathan Trumbull, Connecticut's governor from 1769 to 1784, and Faith Robinson Trumbull. His brothers included Joseph, the Continental Army's first commissary general, and Jonathan Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. A childhood a...