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Lecture highlights John Trumbull's art, maps and brief service with Washington
Summary
The presenter described John Trumbull's career as both a cartographer and painter, noting his 19-day service as an aide to George Washington, his maps for Gates and paintings that appear in public collections and the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
The presenter traced John Trumbull's development from a precocious draughtsman to a nationally known painter and occasional military aide. He emphasized Trumbull's early aptitude for "limning" and said that, at age 19, Trumbull served briefly as a cartographer for George Washington: "He only serves for 19 days... the person who served the shortest amount of time for George Washington as an aide... is Jack Trumbull, 19 days as a 19 year old," the Presenter said.
The talk described how Trumbull later produced large battle paintings and portraits that now reside in museums (Boston, Yale Art Gallery, Wadsworth Atheneum) and the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The Presenter also noted Trumbull's map work for Horatio Gates and recounted an episode involving Fort Ticonderoga where young Trumbull's military-engineering observation was not acted upon.
