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    Declaration of Independence (painting) - Wikipedia

    • Declaration of Independence is a 12-by-18-foot (3.7 by 5.5 m) oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist John Trumbull depicting 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. Trumbull painted many of the figures in t… See more

    Key to historical figures depicted in the painting

    The key to the 47 figures in the painting follows the numbering used by the U.S. government publication "Art of the … See more

    Unpainted signers

    There were 14 signers of the Declaration who did not appear in the painting:
    • Matthew Thornton (New Hampshire)
    • John Hart (New Jersey)
    • John Morton (Pennsylvania)… See more

    ArtistJohn Trumbull
    Yearcommissioned 1817; · purchased 1819; · date of creation 1818; · placed in U.S. Capitol rotunda 1826
    MediumOil-on-canvas
    Dimensions3.7 m × 5.5 m (12 ft × 18 ft)
    Declaration of Independence | Architect of the Capitol
    Architect of the Capitol
    On U.S. currency and postage stamps

    Trumbull's Declaration of Independence signing scene painting has been depicted several times on United States currency and postage stamps. It was first used on the reverse side of the $100 National Bank Note that was is… See more

    Other versions

    Trumbull painted a smaller version (only 20.875 by 31 inches (53.02 cm × 78.74 cm)) entitled The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 (1786–1820) that is now on view at the Yale University Art Gallery… See more

    Legacy and interpretations

    In 2017, the company Ancestry.com restaged the painting with the 29 living descendants of the men depicted in Trumbull's painting as part of an advertising campaign called “Declaration Descendants… See more

    External links

    Keys to the figures
    • Another key to the figures
    • Declaration of Independence Flash - based key
    Other
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