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Mkey: 17051 Sitter/Title: The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4th 1776 Qualifier: by; after Artist(s): Asher Brown Durand; John Trumbull Date made: published 1820 (1786-1797) Medium: line engraving Ref Neg Number: 38055 Credit line: © National Portrait Gallery, London Authority data import (Capture): Benjamin Franklin, American statesman; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Foreign leaders; Philip Livingston, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Thomas McKean, Lawyer; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; George Read, Lawyer; signer of the Declaration of Independence; United States Senator, Male, Lawyers; Charles Thomson, Secretary to United States Congress; translator of the bible, Male, Linguists and translators; Oliver Wolcott, Lawyer; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; John Witherspoon, Presbyterian minister; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Ministers and preachers; Francis Lewis, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Foreign leaders; Roger Sherman, Lawyer, United States Senator and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; John Adams, President of the United States; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; Abraham Clark, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; George Walton, Lawyer, United States Senator and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; Joseph Hewes, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; George Clymer, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Stephen Hopkins, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Robert Treat Paine, Lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; Elbridge Gerry, Signer of the Declaration of Independence; the word 'Gerrymandering' was coined about him, Male, ; Robert Morris, United States Senator; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Charles Carroll, United States Senator; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Arthur Middleton, Lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; William Floyd, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Richard Stockton, Lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; William Paca, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; George Clinton, Vice-president of the United States, Male, ; Richard Henry Lee, United States Senator; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Thomas Lynch, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Josiah Bartlett, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; George Wythe, Lawyer; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; Edward Rutledge, Lawyer; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; John Dickinson, Lawyer and politician, Male, Lawyers; John Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; William Williams, Lawyer; signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; Samuel Huntington, Lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; Thomas Nelson, Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Governor of Virginia, Male, ; Robert R. Livingston, Lawyer and politician, Male, Lawyers; Francis Hopkinson, Lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; James Wilson, Lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; William Hooper, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Benjamin Rush, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; William Ellery, Lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; Thomas Willing, Banker and politician, Male, Bankers and financiers; Thomas Heyward, Lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; Samuel Adams, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Lewis Morris, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; Samuel Chase, Lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, Lawyers; Benjamin Harrison, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, ; William Whipple, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Male, People Authority (Sitters): William Whipple; Benjamin Harrison; Samuel Chase; Lewis Morris; Samuel Adams; Thomas Heyward; Thomas Willing; William Ellery; Benjamin Rush; William Hooper; James Wilson; Francis Hopkinson; Robert R. Livingston; Thomas Nelson; Samuel Huntington; William Williams; John Hancock; John Dickinson; Edward Rutledge; George Wythe; Josiah Bartlett; Thomas Lynch; Richard Henry Lee; George Clinton; William Paca; Richard Stockton; William Floyd; Arthur Middleton; Charles Carroll; Robert Morris; Elbridge Gerry; Robert Treat Paine; Stephen Hopkins; George Clymer; Joseph Hewes; George Walton; Abraham Clark; John Adams; Roger Sherman; Thomas Jefferson; Francis Lewis; John Witherspoon; Oliver Wolcott; Charles Thomson; George Read; Thomas McKean; Philip Livingston; Benjamin Franklin Measurements: 32 1/4 in. x 23 1/8 in. (818 mm x 587 mm) paper size Caption: The artist, John Trumbull, has shown the moment on 28 June 1776 when the American Declaration of Independence was submitted for the consideration of Congress. In the centre, Thomas Jefferson presents the document to John Hancock, then President of Congress. Around Jefferson are the other members of the drafting committee: John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and Benjamin Franklin.