The Autobiography of Colonel John Trumbull, Patriot-Artist, 1756-1843 containing a Supplement to The Works of Colonel John Trumbull by John Trumbull, Theodore Sizer on Mullen Books

The Autobiography of Colonel John Trumbull, Patriot-Artist, 1756-1843 (containing a Supplement to The Works of Colonel John Trumbull)

Trumbull, John (edited by Theodore Sizer)

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1953. reprint. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt design on front and spine, gilt lettering on spine, blue dust jacket with white lettering, xxiii, 404 pp. 4 bw illus. Good+/Good (age toning to pages, foxing to upper block, overall wear and small tears to dust jacket). Item #19634

Contents include: Life at Lebanon and a Harvard education, 1765-75 -- Soldier and self-taught painter, 1775-80 -- The rebel at London and his forced return to America, 1780-83 -- Europe and great expectations, 1784-89 -- Active years in the new Republic, 1789-94 -- Diplomacy and distinction, 1794-1804 -- The New-York experiment, 1804-8 -- England and a second American war, 1808-15 -- Painting for the nation's capitol, 1815-28 -- New Haven Interlude : the Trumbull Gallery and the autobiography, 1828-40 -- Appendix: Notes on Trumbull's later years and additional information.