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Discovered: an unknown painting by John Trumbull.
From:
The Magazine Antiques
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March 1, 2005| Author:
Jaffe, Irma B.
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There is no documentary evidence that John Trumbull painted, or even intended to paint, a scene depicting the burning of Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was torched by the British in June 1775, while the Battle of Bunker Hill was being fought less than a mile away. (1) Nothing regarding Trumbull's painting such a theme was discovered by Theodore Sizer (1892-1967), professor of art history at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, who spent twenty years compiling a catalogue o...
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