Portraits and autograph signatures of the framers and signers of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776 / Thos. Hunter, lith, Philada. – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Portraits and autograph signatures of the framers and signers of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776 / Thos. Hunter, lith, Philada., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Portraits and autograph signatures of the framers and signers of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776 / Thos. Hunter, lith, Philada.
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Rather than a single scene, this lithograph gathers portraits of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, each paired with his autograph, so the sheet works as both a likeness collection and a set of handwriting samples. Thomas Hunter, a Philadelphia lithographer, produced it around 1833, when lithography was becoming a popular and affordable way to print images in America and interest in the Revolutionary generation was high. The title points to the signing on July 4, 1776, though most delegates actually added their names over the following weeks and months. The record also notes an 1874 copyright held by J. H. Hobart, Jr., which shows the image was registered decades after it was first printed.
| Created / published | c1833. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1830-1840.Group portraits 1830-1840.Lithographs 1830-1840. |
| Notes | Title from item. Copyright 1874 by J. H. Hobart, Jr. |
| Subjects | United States. Declaration of Independence--People. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,244 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110090 |
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