Description

Alfred Wordsworth Thompson’s 1893 painting Old Bruton Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, in the Time of Lord Dunmore captures a vivid colonial scene outside the historic Bruton Parish Church. Set during the governorship of Lord Dunmore (1771–1775), the canvas portrays elegantly dressed figures arriving on horseback and in carriages, suggesting a moment of social gathering and civic importance. The architecture is rendered with meticulous detail, while the presence of a Black groomsman attending a horse adds a subtle layer of historical realism.