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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Trumbull'sDeclaration of Independence is a 12-by-18-foot oil-on-canvas painting inthe United States Capitol Rotunda that depicts the presentation of thedraft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress. It was based on amuch smaller version of the same scene, presently held by the YaleUniversity Art Gallery. Trumbull painted many of the figures in thepicture from life and visited Independence Hall as well to depict thechamber where the Second Continental Congress met. The oil-on-canvaswork was commissioned in 1817, purchased in 1819, and placed in therotunda in 1826. The painting is often described as the 'Signing of theDeclaration of Independence', but this is an error. The paintingactually shows the five-man drafting committee presenting their draftan event that took place on June 28, 1776, and not the signing of thedocument, which took place later.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Trumbull's Declaration of Independence | John Trumbull, Oil painting, United States Capitol rotunda, United States Declaration of Independence, Yale University Art Gallery | Frederic P. Miller (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | OmniScriptum | EAN 9786132625458 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Trumbull wasan American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary Warand was notable for his historical paintings. His Declaration ofIndependence was used on the reverse of the two-dollar bill. Trumbullwas born in Lebanon, Connecticut in 1756, to Jonathan Trumbull, who wasGovernor of Connecticut from 1769 to 1784, and his wife Faith Trumbull.He entered the 1771 junior class at Harvard University at age fifteenand graduated in 1773. Due to a childhood accident, Trumbull lost use ofone eye, which may have influenced his detailed painting style.…