Declaration of Independence (painting) - Wikipedia
WEBDeclaration 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.
Declaration of Independence | Architect of the Capitol
WEBLearn more about the Declaration of Independence painting by John Trumbull on display in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building. This painting depicts the moment on June 28, 1776, when the first draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the Second Continental Congress.
John Trumbull, The Declaration of Independence - Smarthistory
WEBWithout doubt, the one that is most frequently reproduced in elementary school history textbooks is The Declaration of Independence, a painting that exists in two versions.
Painting the Declaration of Independence - Smarthistory
WEBPainting the Declaration of Independence. These members of the Continental Congress were painted from life. by Dr. Bryan Zygmont. John Trumbull, The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, 1786–1820, oil on canvas, 20 7/8 x 31 inches / 53 x 78.7 cm (Yale University Art Gallery)
John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776" - US History
WEBThe painting features the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence — John Adams, Robert R. Livingston, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson (presenting the document), and Benjamin Franklin — standing before John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress.
Declaration of Independence, 1817 - 1819 - WikiArt.org
WEBJohn Trumbull's Declaration of Independence is a 12-by-18-foot oil-on-canvas painting in the United States Capitol Rotunda that depicts the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress.
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 - Yale University Art …
WEBThe Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 Artist: John Trumbull (American, 1756–1843)
The Declaration of Independence, 1776 - Architect of the Capitol
WEBIn June 1776 five delegates to the Second Continental Congress drafted the Declaration of Independence. The mural depicts (from left to right) Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and John Adams.
Declaration of Independence - Architect of the Capitol
WEBHighlights. Artist. Filippo Costaggini. Location. Capitol Rotunda. This idealized depiction shows the principal authors of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, reading the document to colonists. (1776)
Declaration of Independence, by John Trumbull, 1819
WEBIn 1817, Congress commissioned John Trumbull to paint four Revolutionary War scenes for the rotunda. Twenty years later, four other artists began filling the remaining spaces with scenes of America's settlement by Europeans.