title: James Trenchard
text: # James Trenchard
  
  James Trenchard (1747–?) was an American artist, printmaker, and engraver. He was born in Penns Neck, Salem County, New Jersey and by 1777 had moved to Philadelphia to work as an engraver. He was an illustrator for the Columbian Magazine and was its publisher from 1789 to 1790. In 1793 he emigrated to England.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Depiction of the Great Seal of the United States, by James Trenchard, 1786
  * View of the Triumphal Arch, an illustration of George Washington's reception at Trenton, engraving attributed to James Trenchard, 1789
  