Declaration of independence by John Trumbull
From an original engraving after John Trumbull (1756-1843) From the Hume & Stafford history of England published circa 1868. Info from wiki: John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence is a 12-by-18-foot ( by m) oil-on-canvas painting in the United States Capitol Rotunda that depicts the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress. It was based on a much smaller version of the same scene, presently held by the Yale University Art Gallery.[1] Trumbull painted many of the figures in the picture from life, and visited Independence Hall to depict the chamber where the Second Continental Congress met. The oil-on-canvas work was commissioned in 1817, purchased in 1819, and placed in the rotunda in 1826. The painting is sometimes incorrectly described as the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In fact, the painting actually shows the five-man drafting committee presenting their draft of the Declaration to the Congress, an event that took place on June 28, 1776, and not the signing of the document, which took place later on August 2, 1776 or the endorsement by congress which took place on July 4, 1776 (Independence day)
Size: 3987px × 2665px
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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