The Sortie made by the Garrison of Gibraltar in the Morning of 27 November 1781

Location

Country: Gibraltar
City: Gibraltar
Place: Governor's Residence, The Convent

John Trumbull was born in Lebanon, Connecticut; the son of a shipowner and later Governor of Connecticut. He studied at Harvard and under J. S. Copley, before serving in the War of Independence. In 1780 he travelled to London to study under B. West. He was imprisoned as a spy and forced to leave the UK but returned in 1784 to continue in West’s studio and study at the Royal Academy schools. He went back to America in 1789 and travelled along the east coast, painting portraits of participants in the War. He was later back in London to serve as Secretary to the Jay Treaty Commission. In 1817, in America again, he was commissioned to produce four murals for the dome of the Capitol and elected President of the American Academy. He died at 87.

Places

Gibraltar, Spain

Subjects

axe, pick-axe, topography, military uniform, death, musket, sword, Siege/Relief of Gibraltar

Materials & Techniques

engraving

Artist

John Trumbull (1756 - 1843)
William Sharp (1749 - 1824)

Title

The Sortie made by the Garrison of Gibraltar in the Morning of 27 November 1781

Date

1 January 1799

Medium

Engraving

Acquisition

Convent, Gibraltar (Governor's Residence) collection.

GAC number

17906