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Begun by Robert Edge Pine and finished by Edward Savage
Congress Voting Independence
1796-1817
Oil on canvas
Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Collection
Pine's painting is considered one of the most realistic renditions of this historic event. Several key political figures can be identified in the painting, including the members of the committee to draft the Declaration. Jefferson is the tall man depositing the Declaration of Independence on the table. Benjamin Franklin sits to his right. Fellow committee members John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston stand behind Jefferson. John Hancock is behind the table in the center. |