TRUMBULL (Colonel John). A Catalogue of a Most Superb and Distinguished Collection of Italian, French, Flemish, and Dutch Pictures, a Selection Formed with peculiar Taste and Judgment by John Trumbull, Esq. During his late Residence in Paris, From some of the most Celebrated Cabinets in France. Consisting of the undoubted Works of the following great Masters, in the highest State of Preservation: Raphael, Titian, Pordenone, Bassan, Spagnoletto, Guercino, Guido, Salvator Rosa, Murillo, Poussin, Rubens, V. Dyck, Teniers, Berghem, Wouvermans, Ger. Douw, Ch. V. Werff, Rembrandt, Vernet. Which will be Sold by Auction by Mr. Christie, At his Great Room in Pall Mall, on Friday, February 17th, 1797, and following Day, at One O'Clock... [London: s.n., 1797.] 4to (275 x 228 mm), iv, [1], 6-13, [3, blank]pp., prices for each of the 91 lots is provided in a neat contemporary hand, stitched as issued in the original marbled wrappers, a well preserved copy. [Sold with:] A Catalogue of Eight most Valuable Pictures, the property of John Trumbull, Esq. Purchased by him at Paris in the Spring of 1795, Consisting of the Works of Raphael, Vandyke, Nicolo Poussin, Guido Rheni, David Teniers, Jun. Nicholas Berghem, and Karl du Jardin. Which have Remained in his Possession until this time; and are in perfect Preservation; and will be Sold by Auction, by Peter Coxe, in Maddox Street, Hanover Square, on Friday, the 12th of June. [London: Printed by J. Moyes, 1812.] 4to (268 x 219 mm), 15, [1]pp., signed at head of title 'John Turnbull Esq.,' each of the eight lots are described in some detail and the price of each is supplied in a neat contemporary hand, stitched as issued. [Sold with:] Catalogue of Paintings by Colonel Trumbull; including nine subjects of the American Revolution, with near two hundred and fifty portraits of persons distinguished in that important period. Painted by him from the life. Now exhibiting, at the gallery of the American Academy of the Fine Arts, Chambers-Street: Admittance to the exhibition, —25 cents. Catalogue, —12½ cents.1797

New York: Nathaniel B. Holmes, 8vo (210 x 135 mm), 32pp., original blue printed wrappers, some light chipping and staining, corners a little dog-eared, the 3 items housed in a custom-made folding portfolio. "John Trumbull (1756-1843) is known for his portraits and history paintings of the leaders and events of the American Revolution. Born in 1756 in Lebanon, Connecticut, he graduated from Harvard College in 1773 and served with the Connecticut First Regiment in the early months of the revolution. He began his painting career in 1777. He went to England to study briefly with Benjamin West in 1780, returning in 1784 for a longer period… In 1794 he accepted an offer from John Jay to serve as secretary with the Jay Treaty Commission in London. He resumed his painting career in England in 1800, the year he married Sarah Hope Harvey. He returned to the United States in 1804… In 1817 he received a commission for four large history paintings for the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington. That same year he was elected President of the American Academy of the Fine Arts, which under his strict guidance came in the 1820's to represent an older, more traditional group of artists. He completed the Capitol pictures in 1824. When he failed to receive further federal commissions, he turned again to portraiture. In difficult financial straits, he offered his painting collection to Yale College in return for an annuity. The offer was accepted in 1831 and the Trumbull Gallery opened the following year."—National Gallery of Art. [First item] Lugt, 5535; ESTC gives four locations: BL, Birmingham, Oxford and Library Company of Philadelphia; [Second item] Lugt, 8202; Not listed by JISC, OCLC locates 3 copies: V&A, Frick Art Reference Library (New York) & Getty Library.