Signing of the Declaration of Independence

A painting of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence. By John Trumbull. The painting hangs in the rotunda of the Capitol building at Washington, D.C..

Publication date: 1932-07-03

Size: 37 x 46.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: color

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Philadelphia (Pa.)

Temporal: 1776-07-04

Subject(s):

• Autonomy--United States--1770-1780
• Document signings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1770-1780
• United States. Declaration of Independence

Genre(s):

• Paintings
• Reproductions

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (July 3, 1932), Picture Section, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Trumbull, John, 1756-1843