Letter from John Trumbull to Valentine Green, London, England, 1811

American artist John Trumbull finished painting The Earl of Angus Conferring Knighthood on De Wilton while living in England in 1810. He wrote this letter to Valentine Green hoping that this work would be exhibited and sold. A sale would be welcomed. Because of the growing diplomatic divide between the U.S. and England, Trumbull had few portrait commissions and had fallen into debt.