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John Trumbull's famous painting shows the presentation of the Declaration of Independence in what is now called Independence Hall, Philadelphia. The painting features the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence - John Adams, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson (presenting the document), and Benjamin Franklin - standing before John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress. The painting includes portraits of 44 of the 56 signers and four other patriots.
John Trumbull's famous painting shows the presentation of the Declaration of Independence in what is now called Independence Hall, Philadelphia. The painting features the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence - John Adams, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson (presenting the document), and Benjamin Franklin - standing before John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress. The painting includes portraits of 44 of the 56 signers and four other patriots.
