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Small Thomas Jefferson portrait by John Trumbull

Small Thomas Jefferson portrait by John Trumbull

Artist John Trumbull painted a small portrait in 1788 as a gift for Jefferson’s eldest daughter Martha. Jefferson was still serving in France and is dressed in fashionable gentleman’s daywear. It is notable that Trumbull shows Jefferson with his hair not powdered and formally dressed in this very personal portrait.

Artist
John Trumbull
Date of Work
1788