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Congress Voting Independence

Artist: Edward Savage, 26 Nov 1761 - 6 Jul 1817
Sitter: John Adams, 30 Oct 1735 - 4 Jul 1826; Roger Sherman, c. 19 Apr 1721 - 23 Jul 1793; Thomas Jefferson, 13 Apr 1743 - 4 Jul 1826; John Hancock, 12 Jan 1737 - 8 Oct 1793; Edward Rutledge, 23 Nov 1749 - 23 Jan 1800; Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790; Charles Carroll, 1737 - 1832; Richard Henry Lee, 20 Jan 1732 - 19 Jun 1794; Samuel Adams, 27 Sep 1722 - 2 Oct 1803

Date: 1906 restrike from c. 1803 unfinished plate

Type: Print

Medium: Stipple and line engraving on paper
Dimensions: Image: 47.9 x 65.5 cm (18 7/8 x 25 13/16"); Sight: 49.2 x 67 cm (19 3/8 x 26 3/8")

Topic: Interior; Printed Material\Document; Equipment\Walking stick\Cane; Interior\Legislative chamber; Edward Rutledge: Male; Edward Rutledge: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Edward Rutledge: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Edward Rutledge: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; Edward Rutledge: Politics and Government\State Legislator\South Carolina; Edward Rutledge: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Planter; Edward Rutledge: Politics and Government\Governor\South Carolina; Charles Carroll: Male; Charles Carroll: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Charles Carroll: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; Charles Carroll: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad; Charles Carroll: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Planter; Charles Carroll: Politics and Government\State Senator\Maryland; Charles Carroll: Politics and Government\US Senator\Maryland; John Adams: Male; John Adams: Literature\Writer; John Adams: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; John Adams: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; John Adams: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US; John Adams: Politics and Government\Diplomat; John Adams: Politics and Government\President of US; John Adams: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts; 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; John Hancock: Male; John Hancock: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman; John Hancock: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; John Hancock: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts; John Hancock: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant; Richard Henry Lee: Male; Richard Henry Lee: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Virginia; Richard Henry Lee: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Richard Henry Lee: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; Richard Henry Lee: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Planter; Richard Henry Lee: Politics and Government\US Senator\Virginia; 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; Samuel Adams: Male; Samuel Adams: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Samuel Adams: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; Samuel Adams: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts; Samuel Adams: Politics and Government\Lieutenant Governor\Massachusetts; Thomas Jefferson: Male; Thomas Jefferson: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman; Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration; Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US; Thomas Jefferson: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer; Thomas Jefferson: Visual Arts\Architect; Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\President of US; Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State; Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister; Thomas Jefferson: Science and Technology\Inventor; Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Virginia; Thomas Jefferson: Politics and Government\Governor\Virginia; Thomas Jefferson: Education and Scholarship\Founder\University; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.74.59

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery