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2. www.monticello.org › thomas-jefferson › jeffersonJefferson Image Gallery | Monticello

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   1788 miniature portrait of Jefferson by John Trumbull. Depicts Jefferson at age 33, but painted when he was 45. Oil on wood. ©Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello

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   Browse 540 thomas jefferson monticello photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Exterior View Of Monticello. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville VA. SA-SallyHemings. Monticello. Period Recreation. Reflection of water on pond in front of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville VA.

4. smarthistory.org › jefferson-monticelloSmarthistory – Thomas Jefferson, Monticello

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   • A Gentleman Architect
   • Return to The Classical
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   • Failing to Live Up to His Own Democratic Ideals

   In an undated note, Thomas Jefferson left clear instructions about what he wanted engraved upon his burial marker: Jefferson explained, “because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.” To be certain, there are important achievements Jefferson neglected. He was also the Governor of Virginia, American minister to F...

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   Jefferson arrived at the College of William and Mary in 1760 and took an immediate interest in the architecture of the college’s campus and of Williamsburg more broadly. A lifelong book lover, Jefferson began his architectural collection while a student. His first two purchases were James Leoni’s The Architecture of A. Palladio (1715–20) and James ...

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   Construction began in 1768 when the hilltop was first cleared and leveled, and Jefferson moved into the completed South Pavilion two years later. The early phase of Monticello’s construction was largely completed by 1771. Jefferson left both Monticello and the United States in 1784 when he accepted an appointment as America Minister to France. Over...

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   By helping to introduce classical architecture to the United States, Jefferson intended to reinforce the ideals behind the classical past: democracy, education, rationality, civic responsibility. Because he detested the English, Jefferson continually rejected British architectural precedents for those from France. In doing so, Jefferson reinforced ...

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   Monticello was the home of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd president of the United States of America. The revolutionary ideas of this man of the...