Table of Contents

• I. First Works in Detroit, 1878-1879
• II. Military History Paintings 1880-1887
• III. The Paris Paintings, 1887-1890
• IV. Works for publisher, George Barrie, 1892-1893
• V. Portraits, 1880-1904
• VI. Drawings and Illustrations, 1880-1909
• VII. Sculpture
• VIII. Later Military Works, 1895-1900
• IX. Genre Works and Final Paintings, 1895-1908
• X. The Book
• XI. Photographs

The Cardinal, 1905

Courtesy of the owner

Vital Statistics

Oil on canvas, 21 x 17 inches
Signed and dated, lr: “Wm. T. Trego 1905”
Private Collection

Commentary

The work bears some similarities to woodland scenes once painted by the artist’s father, Jonathan K. Trego. After his father’s death and his own decision to forgo further military history paintings, William Trego often painted in genres once associated with his father.

Provenance

Obtained from the artist by a member of his cousin Howard Trego’s family, it has been passed down in the family ever since. The current owner is a great-great-grandchild of Howard Trego

Condition

The painting is in good condition, but the whole scene is dark, and the colors of the flowers are hard to see. It would benefit from cleaning.

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