[Congress voting the Declaration of Independence] – Antique Print
![[Congress voting the Declaration of Independence], [Boston : between 1800? and 1900?] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/29/297ff67fd7df-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
[Congress voting the Declaration of Independence] comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Congress voting the Declaration of Independence]
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The engraving reproduces an unfinished plate based on a painting that Robert Edge Pine began and Edward Savage later took up, showing the Continental Congress voting on the Declaration of Independence. Pine died in 1788, and the plate was left incomplete again in the early 19th century, so the print shows a work that was never fully resolved. The plate itself is held by the Massachusetts Historical Society, and restrikes made late in the 19th century carry that unfinished state.
| Created / published | [Boston : between 1800? and 1900?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1770-1780.Group portraits 1770-1780.Engravings 1800-1900. |
| Notes | Title devised by Library staff. An unfinished plate, from a painting begun by Robert Edge Pine (d. 1788) and finished by Edward Savage. The plate was also left unfinished in the early 19th century and is located at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Restrikes from that plate were made late in the 19th century. (Source: American Antiquarian Society catalog, 2008) NOS. Print not found in 2006 or 2008 searches. Last confirmed use: returned from 1996 exhibit loan 4412-L. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,149 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110791 |
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