Handkerchief
1871 · Cotton, plain weave; roller and engraved roller printed
73.3 × 86.4 cm (28 7/8 × 34 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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John Trumbull
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John Trumbull was an American painter and military officer best known 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 that hang in the United States Capitol rotunda, is used on the reverse of the current United States two-dollar bill.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago
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