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Object Name
Print - The Declaration of Independence
Object Number
1978-02-15 A
Description
Black on white line engraved print of the signing of the Declrartion of Independence, after the painting of the same by John Trumbull, engraved by Asher B. Durand in 1820. Scene of men standing around a desk, John Hancock seated, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams and others standing around desk, other seated around the room, the signers of the Declaration, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
Category
Communication Artifacts
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Date Made
December 20, 1820
Dimensions
26 1/2" H x 35 1/2" W
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