John Trumbull

John Trumbull
Self-portrait, c. 1802
Born	(1756-06-06)June 6, 1756 Lebanon, Colony of Connecticut, British America
Died	November 10, 1843(1843-11-10) (aged 87) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Education	Harvard College
Known for	Painting
Notable work	Declaration of Independence (painted 1817–1819)
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John Trumbull (June 6, 1756 – November 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".^[1]

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.