Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol
Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull
Oil on canvas - 12' x 18'
The first painting that John Trumbull completed for the Rotunda shows the signing of the Declaration of Independence in what is now called Independence Hall, Philadelphia, on July 4, 1776. This historic painting was commissioned in 1817, purchased in 1819 and placed in the Rotunda in 1826. Trumbull sketched the individuals and the room from life.
Other historic paintings located in the Rotunda include:
Oil on canvas - 12' x 18'
The first painting that John Trumbull completed for the Rotunda shows the signing of the Declaration of Independence in what is now called Independence Hall, Philadelphia, on July 4, 1776. This historic painting was commissioned in 1817, purchased in 1819 and placed in the Rotunda in 1826. Trumbull sketched the individuals and the room from life.
Other historic paintings located in the Rotunda include:
- Surrender of General Burgoyne by John Trumbull
- Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull
- General George Washington Resigning his Commission by John Trumbull
- Landing of Columbus by John Vanderlyn
- Discovery of the Mississippi by William Powell
- Baptism of Pocahontas by John Chapman
- Embarkation of the Pilgrims by Robert Weir