The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-20

Col. TRUM8ULL's pRINIs.-Our attention has
beer aTrei'ed within thote lew days by couple of
beautiful prints executed from paintings BY the &C.
lshrated frunihu. As admirers Of the fine arts we
feel iatisldion at al times i'll encouraging every
nertorious undertaking connected with chem ; bur
this Atisiaccn is dcuby increaed the preleu &C.
ratrcn through the highly inttrening nature Of the
prints queiiinn. One Of them CONNIE norates tba
battle Of Bunker's Hill, which laid the foundation of
American Independence; and the other reprefents
the death OF Montgomery during his memorable at
tack on Quebec. ILe;e prints, which are executed
ia the if Gie Of engraving, BY European artNs. are
reduced from the two very large prints Publiihed by
Col. 1rumbuil in lcsdon fone wears Gnee, and
~!ich nov fell at eight guineas ths pair. Though
frazier (oenS 9 inches by 2O) the prefnt eugrav-
ings executed in Gyle fearceIy inferior 10 the
former aud, We upderaani, about to be offered
90 iuhice'Ders at nearly oae fourth Of the above
fun
The eminent abilities of Col. Trumbull as pain
ter known 20 the generality OF our eountrynlen ;
though we arTrehend that bat few have been made
acquainted with thoe highly auIAblc * unparalleled
cxerticns, which rank linn, M our onimaon, among
the oi,iei Of tho!c who have delervcd well oil their
country. Col Trua,Lrli near the clole Of the An,e-
rican war, during which ha had held the honorable
rauk Of aid d. eac;? and particular friend II Gene
raj W1'biuG;on, Wired Europe, with the view Of
pci! Sir hrEit in TIE art, IL @hish he early ,-aye
iEcl pr0u's NJ extraordinary reG:us. His reij.,,te
ieYorsi years 10 ,- !4Iaily Of eounuymau, Ben
i7nn N'ea, P.eGI.ut Of The Royal hcsd,n,y Of c.
i-i'aH rave hin. every ad,antlge; aud hnv hs i'm
pro, e., ay BE uegnei ~ t. a-iu.n !sGrca. r.;
~ h.lh have uni.rfool L-s been made =; Wen
h;a.rtE, d.st nc 'upd rel ~ t.. palm 20 IrumLu.l
hrN.,cor p,0ess 10 l,,o., 7.G.us isys-a! p2-;s ci
80 liH,-iei, p-.Hdi (, s.,t.-iy ~. as y..y Ls.ry
iuseyi sin gia-.i-- ,is a.lr.
{, wa. atpa tai. s-.rh. SO believe tie, le can-
ti'iyt1 ice bic .lr ~ rfIp,o ieg i.5 pencil Ia
sonfnc9r e ta- mof iD,yor.nt cv.ul, sh... !. 20
tae eGabrih zen; o. Am.,icon Independence. S.t.-
Ia 81 hc battles, ., co-9s q lksatG.s Sc the yrin-
oialh,re, engaged 80 thea, age a..saiy of c~byas
I'D OIij he h-ess, q Tie preieat ilbirrir.,oo los
tht f-ls o! 'ne enstsyiDxs ,ai t%o ~ ,eA, nee,
Nith encouae emen., tie ho!s a.sy pOnDiJ IL otr-
edjp Gnccehion 70 h@p,J..r
Among tls painting III refiraJ's ,s'uc already
foT'vlctd, IL lbs fcp~e@D;a'n 81 tia rlelof2-
blc aHi ever 10 be veGersted daBj ol wo-th,=, who
bentI h.e Decla-a'on ofIHlepsnaertc, Nc believe
tia. eysfy n.tn.oer 81 that C.Hgfeis ;aku iro'E
ii.t lie srd 70 corr,,1 are tie lhepcgs, that we
lave tcs-d rsias declare thu. trey could po,ut oft
every iodiydnal i;l Whole c5ntcnarce they were
Irevo"hy acquainted. Same Gc7 N the eAgrtoiis
-h-t have o.tl me- 90 .euicr and I've, vaioas o.
fnrr painting. p.rl-e', vii ~ forus5 from tie IN,
t1, ~ parfa.t o. the kensl-s ts a. ll,ig.J5 az
III has fever i times trayered ,Ae tied States, and
he Atlantic osean. 10 he g;cce here rieu,iui-
81 DC fUcS lisss-as 2c.fcF VITO was r..,n'4s Pa