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John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence is an iconic 12- by 18-foot painting in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda depicting the presentation of the draft of the Declaration to Congress. The United States Capitol Capitol Hill redirects here. ...
United States Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is the document in which the 13 states (formerly the Thirteen Colonies) in North America declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. ...
Trumbull painted many of the figures in the picture from life and visited Independence Hall as well to depict the room in which the Second Continental Congress met. John Trumbull, 1756–1843 John Trumbull (June 6, 1756 – November 10, 1843) was a famous American artist from the time of the American Revolutionary War. ...
Exterior view of Independence Hall (circa 1770s). ...
The Second Continental Congress was a body of representatives appointed by the legislatures of several British North American colonies which met from May 10, 1775 to March 1, 1781. ...
The scene depicted actually never took place in the presence of all the people in the picture. The painting is often mistakenly called the "Signing of the Declaration of Independence," but only shows the presentation of the draft. Image File history File links Declaration_independence. ...
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John Trumbull, 1756–1843 John Trumbull (June 6, 1756 – November 10, 1843) was a famous American artist from the time of the American Revolutionary War. ...
The oil-on-canvas work was commissioned in 1817; purchased 1819; and placed in 1826 in the Rotunda. 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
If you look closely, Thomas Jefferson's foot is stepping on John Adams's. This symbolizes their political relationship. They were political enemies. This has been removed from the back of the $2 bill because the government thought it was a mistake by the artist to put that there, but the artist knew full well of what he was doing.
Trumbull's work shows 42 of the 56 signers of the Declaration, and five figures in the painting did not sign. A declaration of independence is a proclamation of the independence of an aspiring state or states. ...
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Unpictured signers
There were 14 signers of the Declaration who did not appear in the painting: [edit] Matthew Thornton (1714–June 24, 1803), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire. ...
For other people named John Hart, see John Hart (disambiguation). ...
John Morton (1724-1777) from Ridley Township, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania was the delegate who cast the deciding vote in favor of the United States Declaration of Independence. ...
James Smith (about 1719 – July 11, 1806), was a signer to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. ...
George Taylor (c. ...
George Ross (May 10, 1730–July 14, 1779), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. ...
Caesar Rodney (October 7, 1728 – June 26, 1784), was an American lawyer and politician from Jones Neck, in St. ...
Thomas Stone (1743–October 5, 1787) was an American planter who signed United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland. ...
Thomas Nelson, Jr. ...
Francis Lightfoot Lee (October 14, 1734–January 11, 1797), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Virginia. ...
Painting thought to be of Carter Braxton Carter Braxton (September 16, 1736–October 10, 1797), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and a representative of Virginia. ...
John Penn (May 17, 1741–September 14, 1788), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of North Carolina. ...
Button Gwinnett (baptized: April 10, 1735 – May 19, 1777), was one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. ...
Lyman Hall (April 12, 1724–October 19, 1790), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. ...
On the two-dollar bill Trumbull's painting is the source of the picture on the reverse of the two-dollar bill, which cuts out the fartherst four figures on the left (George Wythe, William Whipple, Josiah Bartlett and Thomas Lynch) and the farthest two figures on the right (Thomas McKean and Philip Livingston). The bill features 42 of the 48 figures from Trumbull's painting. Face of the Series 1995 $2 bill Back of the Series 1995 $2 bill The United States two-dollar bill ($2) is a denomination of U.S. currency. ...
George Wythe George Wythe (1726–June 8, 1806), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Virginia and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. ...
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Portrait of Josiah Bartlett Josiah Bartlett (November 21, 1729–May 19, 1795), was an American physician and statesman who, as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, signed the Declaration of Independence. ...
Thomas Lynch is the name of several notable people: Thomas Lynch (1727-1776), South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress Thomas Lynch, Jr. ...
Thomas McKean Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734–June 24, 1817) was the second President of the United States in Congress assembled, from July 10, 1781, until November 4, 1781. ...
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston (January 15, 1716 – June 12, 1778), was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. ...
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Key to historical figures depicted in the painting
U.S government's key to the painting The following Wikipedia-article key to the figures in the painting follows the numbering used by the U.S. Government publication "Art of the Capitol" (in the illustration of the key shown in this section) but provides a different (hopefully clearer) description of which figure is where in the painting, so numbers are not entirely in order. Image File history File links KeyTrumbullsDeclarationOfIndependence. ...
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John Trumbull, 1756–1843 John Trumbull (June 6, 1756 – November 10, 1843) was a famous American artist from the time of the American Revolutionary War. ...
Key to figures ("left" and "right" are the viewer's "left" and "right"; in each group, listed from left to right):
Four men seated on the far left:
Seated at the table on the left: George Wythe George Wythe (1726–June 8, 1806), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Virginia and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. ...
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Portrait of Josiah Bartlett Josiah Bartlett (November 21, 1729–May 19, 1795), was an American physician and statesman who, as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, signed the Declaration of Independence. ...
Other notable people share this name. ...
Seated together to the right of Harrison and in front of the standing figures: Benjamin Harrison V Benjamin Harrison (V) (April 5, 1726 – April 24, 1791) was an American planter and revolutionary leader from Charles City County, Virginia. ...
Five figures standing together on the left: Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732–June 19, 1794) was the sixth President of the United States in Congress assembled under the Articles of Confederation, holding office from November 30, 1784 to November 22, 1785. ...
Samuel Adams (September 27, 1722 – October 2, 1803) was the chief Massachusetts leader of the Patriot cause leading to the American Revolution. ...
George Clinton (July 26, 1739 – April 20, 1812) was an American soldier and politician. ...
Three seated figures in the back between the two sets of standing figures: William Paca portrait by Charles Willson Peale. ...
Samuel Chase painting by John Beale Bordley (1836). ...
Lewis Morris (April 8, 1726– January 22, 1798) was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. ...
William Floyd in a 1792 portrait This article is about the signer of the Decleration of Independence. ...
Arthur Middleton (June 26, 1742–January 1, 1787), of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. ...
Set of three figures standing together in the back: Thomas Heyward, Jr. ...
Charles Carroll Charles Carroll of Carrollton (September 19, 1737–November 14, 1832) was a lawyer and politician from Maryland who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and later a United States Senator. ...
George Walton (1741–February 2, 1804) signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. ...
Eleven figures seated: This article is about the 18th century American politician; Stephen Hopkins is also the name of a film and television director. ...
William Ellery William Ellery (December 22, 1727–February 15, 1820), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Rhode Island. ...
George Clymer (March 16, 1739–January 23, 1813) was an American politician and Founding Father. ...
Five figures standing in front: Robert Morris is a very common name, and unsurprisingly there are many famous individuals named Robert Morris, including: Robert Morris (merchant), financier of the American Revolution and signatory of three important founding documents of the US Robert Morris, minimalist artist Robert H. Morris, American cryptographer and former chief scientist of...
Thomas Willing (December 19, 1731 - January 19, 1821) was a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania. ...
Dr. Benjamin Rush painted by Charles Wilson Peale, 1783 Dr. Benjamin Rush (December 24, 1745–April 19, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States. ...
Elbridge Thomas Gerry (IPA pronunciation: /ˡgeɪɹˌi/, rhymes with Mary) (July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American politician, a member of the Jeffersonian Republican Party. ...
Robert Treat Paine; Signer of the Declaration of Independence For others with the same name, see Robert Treat Paine (disambiguation). ...
Abraham Clark (February 15, 1725—September 15, 1794) was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. ...
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Joseph Hewes was a native of Connecticut, where he was born in 1730. ...
James Wilson (September 14, 1742–August 21, 1798), was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, twice elected to the Continental Congress, a major force in the drafting of the nations Constitution, a leading legal theoretician and one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the...
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Four background figures seated together near the right corner of the room: John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Father of the United States and American politician who served as the first Vice President of the United States (1789–1797), and the second President of the United States (1797–1801). ...
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman (April 19 (O.S.), April 30 (N.S.), 1721 – July 23, 1793), was the only person to have signed all four basic documents of American sovereignty: the Continental Association of 1774, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. ...
Robert R. Livingston (November 27, 1746 - February 26, 1813), of New York, was a delegate to the New York state constitutional convention and a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence, although he was recalled by his state before he could sign it. ...
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 N.S. – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and an influential founder of the United States. ...
Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most well known Founding Fathers of the United States. ...
Two figures standing in the right corner of the room: Richard Stockton: There is more than one person sharing this name. ...
Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713–December 30, 1803), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York. ...
John Witherspoon Statue, Princeton Dr. John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. ...
Samuel Phillips Huntington (born April 18, 1927) is a political scientist known for his analysis of the relationship between the military and the civil government, his investigation of coup detats, and his thesis that the central political actors of the 21st century will be civilizations rather than nation-states. ...
Two foreground figures at the central table: William Williams has been the name of several notable individuals: Sir William Williams (1634-1700) was a lawyer, MP for Chester and later for Beaumaris, and the first Welshman to become Speaker of the House of Commons, a post which he held from 1680 to 1685. ...
Oliver Wolcott (December 1, 1726–December 1, 1797), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Connecticut. ...
Three figures standing at right: For the Stuckist artist, see Charles Thomson (artist). ...
Hancocks signature on the United States Declaration of Independence John Hancock (January 12, 1737 (O.S.) – October 8, 1793 (N.S.)) was President of the Second Continental Congress and of the Congress of the Confederation; first Governor of Massachusetts; and the first person to sign the United States Declaration...
Two figures seated at far right: George Read (September 18, 1733–September 21, 1798), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Delaware. ...
The list of John Dickinsons: John Dickinson (lawyer), (1732 – 1808) , was a conservative Philadelphia lawyer, known for urging reconciliation instead of revolution, for which he was later vilified. ...
Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749–January 23, 1800), South Carolina statesman, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later governor of South Carolina. ...
[edit] Thomas McKean Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734–June 24, 1817) was the second President of the United States in Congress assembled, from July 10, 1781, until November 4, 1781. ...
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston (January 15, 1716 – June 12, 1778), was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. ...
Similar paintings Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by Howard Chandler Christy, is a similar painting depicting members of the Constitutional Convention. Painted in the Twentieth century, the work is also located in the U.S. Capitol. Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, as depicted by commisioned artist Howard Chandler Christy, is both an attempt at historical representation and political interpretation. ...
Howard Chandler Christy (January 10, 1873—March 3, 1952) was an American artist. ...
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United States Capitol The United States Capitol is the building which serves as home for the legislative branch of the United States government. ...
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External links [edit]
Keys to the figures - One (very hard to read) key to the figures
- another key
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Other - A much larger image of the painting
- A web page with some information on the painting
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