Drafting the Declaration of Independence
1857
Massachusetts Historical Society
alonzo chappel (1828 – 1887)
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This engraving depicts the Committee of Five (Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman) drafting the Declaration of Independence during the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
About this artwork
- Title: Drafting the Declaration of Independence
- Artist: alonzo chappel
- Year: 1857
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Massachusetts Historical Society
- Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
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