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Trumbull's Declaration of Independence, U.S. Capitol, circa 1901

Subjects
PatrioticPolitics & Campaigns
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1901 (Early)
Front of Trumbull's Declaration of Independence, U.S. Capitol, circa 1901, Washington, DC, USA, c. 1901 lithograph postcard
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Back of Trumbull's Declaration of Independence, U.S. Capitol, circa 1901, Washington, DC, USA, c. 1901 lithograph postcard
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John Trumbull's painting Declaration of Independence shows John Hancock seated at the president's table while the Committee of Five stands before him: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert L. Livingston (likely Robert R. Livingston). The delegates fill a hall with green-draped tables and flags. The painting hangs in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Washington. Trumbull depicted the committee presenting the draft to Congress, a scene often confused with the signing. The work became one of the Capitol's best-known images of the Revolutionary era.

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PublisherB. S. Reynolds Co.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, U. S. CAPITOL DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, U. S. CAPITOL Painting by John Trumbull, in the Rotunda of the Capitol, Washington. John Hancock, President of the Congress, is seated at the table, and in front of him stand the Committee of Five— Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert L. Livingston.
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PublisherB. S. Reynolds Co.
Series45533
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedCapitol, Washington, DC
Place mentionedU.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
PublisherWashington, DC
NotesWhite border; printed caption 'DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, U. S. CAPITOL' and series 45533 at bottom. No postmark (unused card). Undivided back with 'THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY'; C. T. American Art Colored; published by B. S. Reynolds Co., 918 D St., Northwest, Washington, D.C.; also 'C co, Chicago'. Pencil dealer marks '#59' and '1-' at lower right. Light foxing and surface soiling; no stamp, no handwriting.

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Trumbull's Declaration of Independence, U.S. Capitol, circa 1901, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/trumbulls-declaration-of-independence-u-s-capitol-circa-1901. Accessed November 2, 2026.