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Trumbull, John (1756-1843) The Battle of Bunker's Hill

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06579 Author/Creator: Trumbull, John (1756-1843) Place Written: London, England Type: Print Date: February 1798 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 81 x 59.5 cm. Order a Copy

After the painting of John Trumbull. Engraving by Johann Gottfried von Muller. Published by A.C. de Poggi, in London.

John Trumbull was one of the most prominent American born painters of his time, and the first to attend college.
Johann Gottfried von Muller was a German born engraver.

Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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