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[Signing of the Constitution of the U.S. - 1787 study sketch by Thomas Pritchard Rossiter – Antique Print

[Signing of the Constitution of the U.S. - 1787 study sketch by Thomas Pritchard Rossiter — historic print
[Signing of the Constitution of the U.S. - 1787 study sketch by Thomas Pritchard Rossiter. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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This rare historic print captures [Signing of the Constitution of the U.S. - 1787 study sketch by Thomas Pritchard Rossiter in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Signing of the Constitution of the U.S. - 1787 study sketch by Thomas Pritchard Rossiter

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A study sketch by Thomas Pritchard Rossiter, an artist who took the signing of the Constitution as his subject, lies behind this reproduction. The moment it records is the close of the Philadelphia convention on September 17, 1787, when delegates gathered in the Pennsylvania State House to sign the document that would replace the Articles of Confederation. The caption card gives no date for the reproduction, so it is best read as a later printed version of a 19th-century view of the event. Notice how the arrangement of figures around the table reflects the artist's effort to show who was present.

Medium1 print.
Notes[no date recorded on caption card]
SubjectsRepr. of drawing. Reproduction Frank Cousin's Art Co., Salem, Mass. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: U.S. History--1787; Constitution, U.S.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 849 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-126885

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