Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, (painting)
Object Details
- painter
- Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome 1863-1930
- Subject
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Adams, John
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Virginia Historical Society, 1998.
- Exh. Cat., Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, 1985, "Jean Leon Gerome. Ferris, 1863-1930: American Painter Historian.".
- Summary
- Interior setting with Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson grouped around a table. Franklin and Adams are seated at the table. Franklin is seen reading a draft of the Declaration of Independence, with a window behind him. Jefferson stands before the two men and holds a scrolled document in his hand. A quill pen can be seen on the table, and crumpled papers are on the floor around the table.
- Ca. 1921
- Control number
- IAP 87360002
- Type
- Paintings
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Owner/Location
- Virginia Historical Society 428 North Boulevard, P. O. Box 7311 Richmond Virginia 23221 Accession Number: 996.49.15
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Portrait male--Full length
- Object--Written Matter--Declaration of Independence
- Architecture interior
- History--United States--Colonization
- Occupation--Political--President
- Record ID
- siris_ari_239153
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
