The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. : July 4th, 1776.

• Price: $6,000.00
  

  SKU: 56681

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• ARTIST: Asher Durand

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: 1820-23

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 20 x 30 1/8" (50.8 x 76.3 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Painted by John Trumbull. Engraved by A. B. Durand.<br><br> John Trumbull worked on the painting for this iconic image for 33 years. He began the painting at Thomas Jefferson’s residence in Paris, utilizing Jefferson’s first-hand accounts of the event. Jefferson also made a rough sketch of the assembly room at Independence Hall that Trumbull used. Trumbull dedicated himself to portraying from life as many of the forty-eight signers as he could, which is one of the reasons the painting was not completed until 1818. In order to publicize and raise funds was to commission this engraving. Offered on a subscription basis for a price of $20.00, with half up front and the balance upon completion and publishing of the plate, which took three years. As popular as the painting was, the print was much less so. Twenty dollars in 1820 was a large sum of money. In the end, he barely broke even and explains why the print is not all that common in the market. <br><br> John Trumbull (1756-1843), a Historical, portrait, and landscape painter. The youngest son of Jonathan Trumbull, the Revolutionary era Governor of Connecticut. Graduated from Harvard in 1773. From 1775 to 1777, he served as an officer in the Continental Army. At one point, he was appointed second aide-de-camp of General Washington. He resigned his commission and then travelled to London to study under Benjamin West. Arrested and held for seven months. Upon release, he returned to the United States. At the end of the war, he returned to London to complete his apprenticeship with West. While in the West studio, he painted the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Death of Montgomery at Quebec. In 1786 he travelled to Paris and with the assistance of Thomas Jefferson began work on the Declaration of Independence.<br><br> “Let those who think it is an easy thing to paint a picture, go to that wall and make it tell a story.”<br> John Trumbull.<br><br>

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Framed in a 3 1/2" gold scooped molding. Overall framed size 30 3/4 x 39 1/2"

• CONDITION: Good condition. Some staining and tears in the margins. Professionally conserved.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Revolutionary War