Congress Voting Independence
Datec. 1814
After
Robert Edge Pine
(English, c. 1730 - 1788)
Engraver
Edward Savage
(American, 1761 - 1817)
Subject
Thomas Jefferson
(American, 1743 - 1826)
Subject
Benjamin Franklin
(American, 1706 - 1790)
Subject
John Hancock
(American, 1737 - 1793)
Subject
John Adams
(American, 1735 - 1826)
Subject
Roger Sherman
(American, 1721 - 1793)
Subject
Robert Morris
(American, 1734 - 1806)
Subject
Samuel Chase
(American, 1741 - 1811)
Subject
John Witherspoon
(American, 1723 - 1794)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; stipple and line engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 23 7/8 in. x 29 3/4 in. (60.64 cm x 75.57 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Conservation courtesy of The Founders, Washington Committee Endowment Fund
Object numberWB-19B1
DescriptionThis print is a depiction of the Continential Congress voting on independence, July 4, 1776. The scene takes place in Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Seated and standing around the room are thirty one figures. This includes Thomas Jefferson standing in the center of the room in front of a desk, Benjamin Franklin sitting in a chair to Jefferson's right with his back to the viewer, and John Hancock sitting behind the desk.
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