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Col. John Trumbull
b.6 Jun 1756 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
d.10 Nov 1843 New York City, New York, United States
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m. 9 Dec 1735
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John Trumbull (June 6, 1756November 10, 1843) was an American artist of the early independence period, notable 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 which hang in the United States Capitol Rotunda, is used on the reverse of the current United States two-dollar bill.
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