Declaration of Independence
John Trumbull · 1810
Why it's great
Five men present a document to a room full of delegates in Philadelphia in 1776. Trumbull, who had served in the Revolution, painted it with portraits from life, hoping to get faces right. It's the image of the Declaration signing that many Americans know, and it appears on the two-dollar bill. It hangs in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda today.
🏛️ Part of history
The American Revolution (1765–1783) — Trumbull's famous painting shows the Committee of Five presenting the Declaration of Independence to the Congress in 1776.
Where to see it
📍 United States CapitolWashington, D.C., United States
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John Trumbull was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, and served as an officer in the American Revolution. Afterwards he studied painting in London with Benjamin West. He is best known for paintings of key events in the Revolution, such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He died in New York City in 1843.
