[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, TO ARTIST JOHN TRUMBULL FROM HIS DISTRIBUTOR, JOSEPH ANTHONY, REGARDING SALES FOR HIS PRINT OF The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar].

Edité par Philadelphia. May 9, 1803.

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An interesting letter written to John Trumbull, the "Painter of the Revolution," by his long-time friend and collaborator, Joseph Anthony. Anthony was a business owner in Philadelphia at the turn of the 19th century, and was the man largely responsible for collecting and remitting Trumbull's subscriptions as well as ultimately managing the delivery of the artist's prints to his customers. While little information about Anthony's life is available, he had considerable correspondence with foundational figures including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Pickering, and others regarding the sale of Trumbull's prints. The "Painter of the Revolution" didn't confine his artistic endeavors solely to North America. In this letter to Trumbull, who was then living in London after traveling there as secretary to John Jay during the Jay Treaty negotiations, Anthony acknowledges his receipt of the prints for The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, a 1789 painting commemorating an unsuccessful attempt by Spain to take control of that island while Britain was distracted with the Revolution. The European subject matter may not have proved as popular as Trumbull's other prints, however, as Anthony remarks that "the subscribers are very tardy in calling for their prints & I have sold very few, I have now in my hand about 300 Dollars which you are at liberty to draw for when you please." The rest of this brief letter deals with more personal matters, including an unidentified "Stewart" who was then impinging on Anthony's hospitality and the typical well wishes and remembrances. The letter is addressed to Trumbull on the fourth page, and docketed in Trumbull's hand, "Joseph Antony / Phila. May 9th, 1803 / Ans'd July 6th." Before becoming a painter, Trumbull fought in the Revolutionary War. He rose to the rank of colonel as a deputy adjutant-general, but he resigned the commission he finally received because it was dated three months late, a slight his honor could not tolerate. He refused to return to the law, finding it distasteful, and chose instead to pursue his true passion, art, against his family's wishes. Though he was never wealthy in this pursuit, he did achieve a certain amount of success in his own lifetime. An interesting and very well preserved piece of business involving one of America's most famous painters. [1]p. autograph letter, signed, on a folded folio sheet. Addressed for mailing on the fourth page, with two postmarks, and docketed in manuscript in Trumbull's hand. Old folds. Lightly tanned. Very good.…

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[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, TO ARTIST JOHN TRUMBULL FROM HIS DISTRIBUTOR, JOSEPH ANTHONY, REGARDING SALES FOR HIS PRINT OF The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar].
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Anthony, Joseph: [Trumbull, John]:
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Philadelphia. May 9, 1803.
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