The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar
Purchase, Pauline V. Fullerton Bequest; Mr. and Mrs. James Walter Carter and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Gifts; Erving Wolf Foundation and Vain and Harry Fish Foundation Inc. Gifts; Gift of Hanson K. Corning, by exchange; and Maria DeWitt Jesup and Morris K. Jesup Funds, 1976
Catalogue
- Year
- 1789
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 71 x 107 in. (180.3 x 271.8 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- John Trumbull
Artist
John Trumbull was an American painter and military officer best known for his historical paintings of the American Revolutionary War, of which he was a veteran. He has been called the "Painter of the Revolution". Trumbull's Declaration of Independence (1817), one of his four paintings that hang in the United States Capitol rotunda, is used on the reverse of the current United States two-dollar bill.
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- John Trumbull
- Year
- 1789
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 71 x 107 in. (180.3 x 271.8 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1789-501223
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
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- Status
- verified