Through his portraits of Sarah Hope Harvey Trumbull, Col. John Trumbull advanced beyond his monumental history paintings to explore intimacy and early American identity that revealed how their personal relationship…
There is no record of what Harvey might have died from. A little over a year before her death, she and Trumbull were visiting his relatives when his nephew records…
This painting is unlike the other portraits that Trumbull painted of his wife. This painting feels more intimate, perhaps because it is not posed but it is a moment. Harvey…
Now near her fifties and shortly before her death, Harvey sits alone in the portrait. Only hints of color and light surround her, although there is an implied wall…
In the collection given to Yale University for the Trumbull Museum, there is a set of nude sketches in a folder. These are important by themselves because they make Trumbull…
JOHN TRUMBULL, THE WOMAN TAKEN IN ADULTERY, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1811.
Living in England, trying to sustain them financially painting portraits of well-to-do society members, Trumbull also tried his hand at…
JOHN TRUMBULL, MATERNAL AFFECTTION, LOVE OR TENDERNESS, 1809, LONDON, ENGLAND.
This painting is part of a collection of paintings that Trumbull painted after the couple had left New York and…
Trumbull’s portraiture was different when he painted his wife, Harvey. There is less formality and more warmth. He often painted her during life transitions, such as her wedding introductory portrait…
Harvey, shown in a billowy white dress, exudes innocence in this portrait. This is exactly the message that Trumbull hoped to send to his family. Her strawberry blonde hair is…
This painting, possibly more than any other portrait that Trumbull painted of his wife, conveys real warmth and intimacy. Beauty beyond the normal beauty of women was how Trumbull…
JOHN TRUMBULL. Sarah Hope Harvey Trumbull. 1805.
Now living in America, Harvey sits with her hands in her lap, looking away from the viewer. She is approximately thirty-one…