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Lot #744
John Trumbull

Future plans for the selling of his Declaration portrait

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Future plans for the selling of his Declaration portrait

Partial unsigned ALS, one page, 7.5 x 4.5, no date. Beginning of a letter to a gentleman in Alabama. In part: “Having sold the copper plate of the Declaration of Independence…to Mr. Phelps…I think it my duty to aid them as far as I can in their future sales and I know no so effectual a manner of doing this as by recommending them to some of the early friends of the work.” Double-matted and framed with a portrait of Trumbull and a color image of his painting to an overall size of 22 x 24. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #421 - Ended January 15, 2014





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