Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776 – Antique Print
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This rare historic print captures Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776 in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776
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Rather than a battlefield, this color print shows the quieter work of 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was written in Philadelphia. Jean Leon Gerome Ferris painted the original scene in oil, and this halftone reproduction was issued around 1932 by the Foundation Press of Cleveland as part of its "The Pageant of a Nation" series. The Declaration was drafted by a committee of five, with Thomas Jefferson doing most of the writing, and Congress adopted the final text on July 4, 1776. Ferris's picture reflects a early twentieth-century effort to give America's founding moments a vivid, public face.
| Created / published | c. 1932 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photomechanical print, halftone, color |
| Notes | J.L.G. Ferris. Cleveland, Ohio. The Foundation Press, Inc |
| Original scan | 2,393 × 3,177 px · prints to 8 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223209 |
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