Declaration of Independence ( Trumbull ) - wikipedia Declaration of Independence ( Trumbull ) For details about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, see Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. Declaration of Independence Artist John Trumbull Year commissioned 1817 ; purchased 1819 ; 1826 placed in the Rotunda Medium Oil - on - canvas 3.7 m × 5.5 m ( 12 ft × 18 ft ) Location U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., U.S. Declaration of Independence is a 12 - by - 18 - foot ( 3.7 by 5.5 m ) oil - on - canvas painting by American John Trumbull depicting the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress. It was based on a much smaller version of the same scene, presently held by the Yale University Art Gallery. Trumbull painted many of the figures in the picture from life, and visited Independence Hall to depict the chamber where the Second Continental Congress met. The oil - on - canvas work was commissioned in 1817, purchased in 1819, and placed in the United States Capitol rotunda in 1826. The painting is sometimes incorrectly described as the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The painting shows the five - man drafting committee presenting their draft of the Declaration to the Congress, an event that took place on June 28, 1776, and not the signing of the document, which took place later. The painting shows 42 of the 56 signers of the Declaration ; Trumbull originally intended to include all 56 signers but was unable to obtain likenesses for all of them. He also depicted several participants in the debate who did not sign the document, including John Dickinson, who declined to sign. Trumbull had no portrait of Benjamin Harrison V to work with, but his son Benjamin Harrison VI was said to resemble his father, so Trumbull painted him instead. As the Declaration was debated and signed over a period of time when membership in Congress changed, the men featured in the painting never were in the same room at the same time. Thomas Jefferson seems to be stepping on John Adams ' foot in the painting, which many thought was supposed to symbolize their relationship as political enemies. However, upon closer examination of the painting, it can be seen that their feet are merely close together. This part of the image was correctly depicted on the two - dollar bill version. Contents 1 Key to historical figures depicted in the painting 2 Unpictured signers 3 On U.S. currency and postage stamps 4 Other versions 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Key to Historical figures depicted in the painting Trumbull 's Declaration of Independence Clickable image : Point at a face to identify the person, click to go to the corresponding article. Click anywhere else in the image to go to the image 's file page and view a larger version. U.S. government 's key to the painting The following key to the figures in the painting follows the numbering used by the U.S. government publication `` Art of the Capitol '' ( in the illustration of the key shown in this section ) but provides a different ( hopefully clearer ) description of which figure is where in the painting, so numbers are not entirely in order. Key to figures ( in each group, listed from left to right ) : Four men seated on the far left : 1. George Wythe 2. William Whipple 3. Josiah Bartlett 5. Thomas Lynch, Jr. Seated at the table on the left : 4. Benjamin Harrison Seated together to the right of Harrison and in front of the standing figures : 6. Richard Henry Lee 7. Samuel Adams 8. George Clinton Five figures standing together on the left : 9. William Paca 10. Samuel Chase 11. Lewis Morris 12. William Floyd 13. Arthur Middleton Three seated figures in the back between the two sets of standing figures : 14. Thomas Heyward, Jr. 15. Charles Carroll 16. George Walton Set of three figures standing together in the back : 23. Stephen Hopkins ( wearing a hat ) 24. William Ellery 25. George Clymer Ten figures seated : 17. Robert Morris ( first on the left at the table ) 18. Thomas Willing 19. Benjamin Rush 20. Elbridge Gerry 21. Robert Treat Paine 22. Abraham Clark 26. William Hooper 27. Joseph Hewes 28. James Wilson 29. Francis Hopkinson Five figures standing in front ( the Committee of Five ) : 30. John Adams 31. Roger Sherman 32. Robert R. Livingston 33. Thomas Jefferson 34. Benjamin Franklin Four background figures seated together near the right corner of the room : 35. Richard Stockton 36. Francis Lewis 37. John Witherspoon 38. Samuel Huntington Two figures standing in the right corner of the room : 39. William Williams 40. Oliver Wolcott Two foreground figures at the central table : 42. Charles Thomson ( standing ) 41. John Hancock ( seated ) Three figures standing at right : 43. George Read 44. John Dickinson 45. Edward Rutledge Two figures seated at far right : 46. Thomas McKean 47. Philip Livingston ( Note : - Not a signer of the final Declaration of Independence but depicted in painting. Although Charles Thomson was one of two members listed by name in the earlier Dunlap Broadside as having attested to the Declaration, and many historians believe he had signed the original document that was lost. ) Unpictured signers There were 14 signers of the Declaration who did not appear in the painting : Matthew Thornton ( New Hampshire ) John Hart ( New Jersey ) John Morton ( Pennsylvania ) James Smith ( Pennsylvania ) George Taylor ( Pennsylvania ) George Ross ( Pennsylvania ) Caesar Rodney ( Delaware ) Thomas Stone ( Maryland ) Thomas Nelson, Jr. ( Virginia ) Francis Lightfoot Lee ( Virginia ) Carter Braxton ( Virginia ) John Penn ( North Carolina ) Button Gwinnett ( Georgia ) Lyman Hall ( Georgia ) On U.S. currency and postage stamps The painting was pictured on an 1869 United States 24 - cent definitive postage stamp Trumbull 's Declaration of Independence signing scene painting has been depicted several times on United States currency and postage stamps. Its first use was on the reverse side of the $100 National Bank Note issued in 1863. The depiction was engraved by Frederick Girsch of the American Bank Note Company. The same steel engraving was used on the 24 ¢ stamp issued as part of the 1869 pictorial series of definitive U.S. postage stamps. Trumbull 's painting is presently depicted on the reverse of the two - dollar bill. Featured in it are 40 of the 47 figures from Trumbull 's painting. Cut out from the scene are : the farthest four figures on the left -- George Wythe, William Whipple, Josiah Bartlett, and Thomas Lynch, Jr. ; the farthest two figures on the right -- Thomas McKean and Philip Livingston ; and one of three figures seated in the left rear -- George Walton. Additionally, two unknown figures were added : one in between Samuel Chase and Lewis Morris and another between James Wilson and Francis Hopkinson, bringing the total number of figures shown in the presentation scene to 42. United States 100 - dollar National Bank Note ( reverse ) United States two - dollar bill ( reverse ) Other versions The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, John Trumbull, ( 1786 -- 1820 ), Yale University Art Gallery Trumbull painted a smaller version ( 20.875 by 31 inches ( 53.02 cm × 78.74 cm ) ) entitled The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 ( 1786 -- 1820 ) that is now on view at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut. See also Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States -- a 1940 painting depicting members of the 1787 Constitutional Convention by Howard Chandler Christy. Syng inkstand, pictured in the painting References ^ Jump up to : Trumbull, John. `` The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 ''. Yale University Art Gallery. Jump up ^ John Hazelton, `` The Historical Value of Trumbull 's - ' Declaration of Independence ' ``, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography - Volume 31, ( Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1907 ), 38. Jump up ^ `` History Timeline ''. Bureau of Engraving and Printing / Treasury Website. Archived from the original on 2014 - 01 - 14. Jump up ^ Hessler, Gene ( 1993 ). The Engraver 's Line -- An Encyclopedia of Paper Money & Postage Stamp Art. BNR Press. p. 137. ISBN 0 - 931960 - 36 - 3. Jump up ^ Forster, Jeffrey ( 2012 ). `` The Chronicle 's Assistant Section Editor - 1869 Pictorial Issue ''. U.S. Philatelic Classics Society. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2015. External links Keys to the figures Another key to the figures Declaration of Independence Flash - based key Other A web page with some information on the painting Architect of the Capitol Web page on the painting John Trumbull Paintings George Washington ( 1780 ) The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill ( 1786 ) The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar ( 1789 ) Washington at Verplanck 's Point ( 1790 ) General George Washington at Trenton ( 1792 ) Alexander Hamilton ( 1792 ) Declaration of Independence ( 1819 ) Surrender of Lord Cornwallis ( 1820 ) Surrender of General Burgoyne ( 1821 ) General George Washington Resigning His Commission ( 1824 ) The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 ( 1786 -- 1828 ) The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 ( c. 1787 -- c. 1831 ) Legacy Yale University Art Gallery Related John Trumbull Birthplace Jonathan Trumbull ( father ) Joseph Trumbull ( brother ) Jonathan Trumbull Jr. ( brother 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Question: who painted the signing of the declaration of independence
Answer: John Trumbull