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JOHN TRUMBULL PORTRAITURE OF SARAH HOPE HARVEY TRUMBULL

 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 and the portrait that he painted of her in 1805, upon their return to America from England. The portraits that Trumbull painted of Harvey, besides…

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SARAH HOPE HARVEY TRUMBULL WITH A SPANIEL- 1802

         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 described Harvey. Still living in England, while their marriage was new, Trumbull paints Harvey in a domestic scene. Standing in a very dark, nearly black…

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SARAH HOPE HARVEY TRUMBULL- BLACK DRESS, WHITE COMB- 1805

          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 years old. This is almost a ¾ length portrait of her body. The surface of the painting is smooth, not textured. The colors of the…

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