Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor of National Review and a fellow of the National Review Institute. His books include Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington and Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. He lives in New York City.

“Nuanced, engaging and incisive.”—Stephen Brumwell, Wall Street JournalListed by Wall Street Journal in “7 Books to Read for Independence Day”“Richard Brookhiser brings his hard-earned knowledge to the founding era and his famously succinct style to the artist most responsible for our romanticized vision of the American Revolution. Brookhiser dissects John Trumbull’s ‘Glorious Lessons’ with an appreciative but critical eye.”—Joseph J. Ellis, author of The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773–1783“Richard Brookhiser’s absorbing exploration of John Trumbull’s political and artistic imagination provides fresh and penetrating insights into the revolutionary period, one of the most intensely creative moments in Western history.”—Susan Dunn, author of Dominion of Memories: Jefferson, Madison, and the Decline of Virginia“Brookhiser weaves a lively, insightful account of the life and iconic work of America’s first and foremost visual historian, John Trumbull, whose familiar paintings shape our memory of the Revolution.”—Mark D. Mitchell, Holcombe T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Yale University Art Gallery

Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor of National Review and a fellow of the National Review Institute. His books include Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington and Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. He lives in New York City.

“Nuanced, engaging and incisive.”—Stephen Brumwell, Wall Street JournalListed by Wall Street Journal in “7 Books to Read for Independence Day”“Richard Brookhiser brings his hard-earned knowledge to the founding era and his famously succinct style to the artist most responsible for our romanticized vision of the American Revolution. Brookhiser dissects John Trumbull’s ‘Glorious Lessons’ with an appreciative but critical eye.”—Joseph J. Ellis, author of The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773–1783“Richard Brookhiser’s absorbing exploration of John Trumbull’s political and artistic imagination provides fresh and penetrating insights into the revolutionary period, one of the most intensely creative moments in Western history.”—Susan Dunn, author of Dominion of Memories: Jefferson, Madison, and the Decline of Virginia“Brookhiser weaves a lively, insightful account of the life and iconic work of America’s first and foremost visual historian, John Trumbull, whose familiar paintings shape our memory of the Revolution.”—Mark D. Mitchell, Holcombe T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Yale University Art Gallery

Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor of National Review and a fellow of the National Review Institute. His books include Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington and Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. He lives in New York City.

“Nuanced, engaging and incisive.”—Stephen Brumwell, Wall Street JournalListed by Wall Street Journal in “7 Books to Read for Independence Day”“Richard Brookhiser brings his hard-earned knowledge to the founding era and his famously succinct style to the artist most responsible for our romanticized vision of the American Revolution. Brookhiser dissects John Trumbull’s ‘Glorious Lessons’ with an appreciative but critical eye.”—Joseph J. Ellis, author of The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773–1783“Richard Brookhiser’s absorbing exploration of John Trumbull’s political and artistic imagination provides fresh and penetrating insights into the revolutionary period, one of the most intensely creative moments in Western history.”—Susan Dunn, author of Dominion of Memories: Jefferson, Madison, and the Decline of Virginia“Brookhiser weaves a lively, insightful account of the life and iconic work of America’s first and foremost visual historian, John Trumbull, whose familiar paintings shape our memory of the Revolution.”—Mark D. Mitchell, Holcombe T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Yale University Art Gallery