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The Signing of the Constitution of the United States

Artist: Howard Chandler Christy, 10 Jan. 1872 - 3 Mar. 1952
Sitter: George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799; Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790; James Madison, 16 Mar 1751 - 28 Jun 1836; Alexander Hamilton, 11 Jan 1757 - 11 Jul 1804; Gouverneur Morris, 31 Jan 1752 - 6 Nov 1816; Robert Morris, 31 Jan 1734 - 8 May 1806; James Wilson, 14 Sep 1742 - 21 Aug 1798; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 25 Feb 1746 - 25 Aug 1825; Charles Pinckney, 1757 - 1824; John Rutledge, 1739 - 18 Jul 1800; Pierce Butler, 1744 - 1822; Roger Sherman, c. 19 Apr 1721 - 23 Jul 1793; William Samuel Johnson, 7 Oct 1727 - 14 Nov 1819; James McHenry, 1753 - 1816; George Read, 18 Sep 1733 - 21 Sep 1798; Richard Bassett, 2 Apr 1745 - 16 Aug 1815; Richard Dobbs Spaight, 1758 - 1802; William Blount, 1749 - 1800; Hugh Williamson, 5 Dec 1735 - 22 May 1819; Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, 1723 - 16 Nov 1790; Rufus King, 24 Mar 1755 - 29 Apr 1827; Nathaniel Gorham, 1738 - 1796; Jonathan Dayton, 1760 - 1824; Daniel Carroll, 1730 - 1796; William Few, 1748 - 1828; Abraham Baldwin, 22 Nov 1754 - 4 Mar 1807; John Langdon, 1741 - 1819; Nicholas Gilman, 1755 - 1814; William Livingston, 1723 - 1790; William Patterson, 1752 - 1835; Thomas Mifflin, 1744 - 1800; George Clymer, 16 Mar 1739 - 25 Jan 1813; Thomas Fitzsimons, 1741 - 1811; Jared Ingersoll, 1749 - 1822; Gunning Bedford, Jr., 1747 - 1812; David Brearly, 1745 - 1790; John Dickinson, 8 Nov 1732 - 14 Feb 1808; John Blair Jr., 1732 - 1800; Jacob Broom, 1752 - 1810; William Jackson, 1759 - 1828

Date: 1926

Type: Painting

Dimensions: Sight: 609.6cm x 914.4cm (240" x 360"), Accurate

Topic: Interior; William Jackson: Male; William Jackson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War; William Jackson: Politics and Government\Public official\Secretary; Thomas Mifflin: Male; Thomas Mifflin: Business and Finance\Businessperson; Thomas Mifflin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Thomas Mifflin: Politics and Government\Governor\Pennsylvania; Jared Ingersoll: Male; Jared Ingersoll: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Jared Ingersoll: Politics and Government\US Attorney; Jared Ingersoll: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Jared Ingersoll: Politics and Government\State Attorney General\Pennsylvania; George Washington: Male; George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War; George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman; George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer; George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General; George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US; George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor; George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Male; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Politics and Government\Diplomat; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Politics and Government\US Congressman\South Carolina; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Politics and Government\Governor\South Carolina; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Politics and Government\State Senator\South Carolina; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Military and Intelligence\Prisoner of War; James Madison: Male; James Madison: Law and Crime\Lawyer; James Madison: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Virginia; James Madison: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; James Madison: Politics and Government\President of US; James Madison: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State; James Madison: Literature\Writer\Essayist; James Madison: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Virginia; James Madison: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Robert Morris: Male; Robert Morris: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Robert Morris: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; Robert Morris: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier; Robert Morris: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Shipping merchant; Robert Morris: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania; Robert Morris: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; William Livingston: Male; William Livingston: Law and Crime\Lawyer; William Livingston: Politics and Government\Governor\New Jersey; William Livingston: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; William Livingston: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer\Gentleman; Rufus King: Male; Rufus King: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York; Rufus King: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York; Rufus King: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Rufus King: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister; Rufus King: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Rufus King: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate; Nicholas Gilman: Male; Nicholas Gilman: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Nicholas Gilman: Politics and Government\US Senator\New Hampshire; Nicholas Gilman: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Nicholas Gilman: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New Hampshire; Nicholas Gilman: Politics and Government\Public official\Treasurer; William Patterson: Male; William Patterson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant; John Langdon: Male; John Langdon: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; John Langdon: Politics and Government\Governor\New Hampshire; John Langdon: Politics and Government\US Senator\New Hampshire; John Langdon: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; George Clymer: Male; George Clymer: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; George Clymer: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; George Clymer: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania; George Clymer: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker; George Clymer: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant; George Clymer: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; John Rutledge: Male; John Rutledge: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; John Rutledge: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US; David Brearly: Male; David Brearly: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Jacob Broom: Male; Jacob Broom: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Real estate agent; Jacob Broom: Law and Crime\Justice of the Peace; Jacob Broom: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Jacob Broom: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Maryland; Jacob Broom: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Shipping; Jacob Broom: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster; Thomas Fitzsimons: Male; John Blair Jr.: Male; John Blair Jr.: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice; John Blair Jr.: Law and Crime\Jurist; John Blair Jr.: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; William Blount: Male; William Blount: Politics and Government\US Senator\Tennessee; William Blount: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Planter; William Blount: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; William Blount: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Land speculator; Abraham Baldwin: Male; Abraham Baldwin: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia; Abraham Baldwin: Politics and Government\US Senator\Georgia; Abraham Baldwin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Abraham Baldwin: Education and Scholarship\Founder\University; Charles Pinckney: Male; Charles Pinckney: Politics and Government\Governor\South Carolina; Richard Bassett: Male; Richard Bassett: Law and Crime\Judge; Richard Bassett: Politics and Government\Governor\Delaware; Hugh Williamson: Male; Hugh Williamson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War; Hugh Williamson: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Hugh Williamson: Medicine and Health\Physician; Hugh Williamson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Hugh Williamson: Politics and Government\Patriot; Hugh Williamson: Medicine and Health\Medical Scientist; Hugh Williamson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\North Carolina; Pierce Butler: Male; Pierce Butler: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Planter; Pierce Butler: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Pierce Butler: Politics and Government\US Senator\South Carolina; James McHenry: Male; James McHenry: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon; James McHenry: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; James McHenry: Politics and Government\State Senator\Maryland; James McHenry: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army physician\Army surgeon; Benjamin Franklin: Male; Benjamin Franklin: Literature\Writer; Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman; Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Scientist; Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Diplomat; Benjamin Franklin: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist; Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Inventor; Benjamin Franklin: Crafts and Trades\Printer; Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster; William Few: Male; William Few: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York; William Few: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Revolutionary War; William Few: Law and Crime\Judge; William Few: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist; William Few: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; William Few: Politics and Government\State Senator\Georgia; William Few: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Banking executive; Nathaniel Gorham: Male; Nathaniel Gorham: Business and Finance\Businessperson; Nathaniel Gorham: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Nathaniel Gorham: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Nathaniel Gorham: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Land speculator; Gunning Bedford, Jr.: Male; Gunning Bedford, Jr.: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Gunning Bedford, Jr.: Law and Crime\Judge; Gunning Bedford, Jr.: Law and Crime\Jurist; Gunning Bedford, Jr.: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Gunning Bedford, Jr.: Politics and Government\State Attorney General\Delaware; Richard Dobbs Spaight: Male; Richard Dobbs Spaight: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Roger Sherman: Male; Roger Sherman: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Roger Sherman: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Roger Sherman: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; Roger Sherman: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant; Roger Sherman: Law and Crime\Justice of the Peace; Roger Sherman: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Roger Sherman: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary; Roger Sherman: Crafts and Trades\Cobbler; Roger Sherman: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\New Haven, CT; John Dickinson: Male; John Dickinson: Law and Crime\Lawyer; John Dickinson: Literature\Writer; John Dickinson: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; John Dickinson: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania; John Dickinson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; John Dickinson: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Delaware; John Dickinson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Delaware; Alexander Hamilton: Male; Alexander Hamilton: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Alexander Hamilton: Literature\Writer; Alexander Hamilton: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War; Alexander Hamilton: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury; Alexander Hamilton: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Jonathan Dayton: Male; Jonathan Dayton: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Jonathan Dayton: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New Jersey; Jonathan Dayton: Politics and Government\US Senator\New Jersey; Jonathan Dayton: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Jonathan Dayton: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Land speculator; Gouverneur Morris: Male; Gouverneur Morris: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York; Gouverneur Morris: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Gouverneur Morris: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Gouverneur Morris: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister; Daniel Carroll: Male; Daniel Carroll: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Daniel Carroll: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Planter; Daniel Carroll: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Daniel Carroll: Politics and Government\US Senator\Maryland; William Samuel Johnson: Male; William Samuel Johnson: Law and Crime\Lawyer; William Samuel Johnson: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; William Samuel Johnson: Law and Crime\Judge; William Samuel Johnson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Connecticut; William Samuel Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President; William Samuel Johnson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; James Wilson: Male; James Wilson: Law and Crime\Lawyer; James Wilson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; James Wilson: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice; James Wilson: Law and Crime\Jurist; James Wilson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer: Male; Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maryland; Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary; George Read: Male; George Read: Law and Crime\Lawyer; George Read: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; George Read: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; George Read: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Delaware; George Read: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution; George Read: Politics and Government\State Senator\Delaware; Portrait

Credit Line: Owner: U.S. Senate; This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.

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Object number: DC230443

Data Source: Catalog of American Portraits