The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775
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| Artist | John Trumbull |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 184.2 cm × 274.5 cm (72.5 in × 108.1 in) |
| Location | Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut |
| The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775 | |
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| Artist | John Trumbull |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 50.16 cm × 75.56 cm ( 19 3⁄4 in × 29 3⁄4 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts |
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 Lecture 8, John Trumbull and Historical Fiction: The Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775 (1786), 56 minutes, Yale University Courses, Yale University
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The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775 refers to several oil paintings completed in the early 19th century by the American artist John Trumbull depicting the death of Joseph Warren at the June 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, during the American Revolutionary War. Warren, an influential Massachusetts physician and politician, had been commissioned as a general but he served in the battle as a volunteer private. He was killed during or shortly after the storming of the redoubt atop Breed's Hill by British troops.
The paintings are iconic images of the American Revolution. Trumbull painted several versions, including the one held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (dated between 1815 and 1831). This was commissioned by the Warren family and passed down through the family before being acquired by the museum. Another, larger version (dated 1834) is held by the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. Trumbull sold the engraving rights for the painting and The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775, which resulted in a highly successful subscription release that greatly enhanced his career.
Artist John Trumbull (1756–1843) was in the colonial army camp at Roxbury, Massachusetts on June 17, 1775, the day of the Battle of Bunker Hill. He watched the battle unfold through field glasses, and later decided to depict one of its central events.Joseph Warren, a Massachusetts politician and member of the colony's Committee of Safety, volunteered to serve under Colonel William Prescott in the defense of the redoubt which the colonists had constructed on top of Breed's Hill. This redoubt was the target of three British attacks, of which the first two were repulsed. The third attack succeeded, in part because the defenders had run out of ammunition. Warren was struck by a musket ball during the evacuation of the redoubt and died shortly after.
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