Lost Trumbull painting found in England

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A lost miniature painting by Connecticut native and Colonial-era painter John Trumbull has been found in England, where it was mislabeled for generations.

A London art dealer bought the painting for less than 200 pounds, or $280 American dollars, last month. A researcher for the dealer says the miniature, ascribed to "Humbert," turns out to be one of many by Trumbull and was worth closer to $22,000.
Trumbull is best known for his rendering of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The newly rediscovered miniature portrait is a 1793 likeness of Philadelphia lawyer William West. It turned up in an estate auction in the southwest England community of Devon.