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unusual facts about ''Signing of the Declaration of Independence''



1869 Pictorial Issue

Two others present historical tableaux drawn from famous paintings of crucial national events: John Vanderlyn's Landing of Columbus (15 cent) and John Trumbull's Signing of the Declaration of Independence (24 cent).


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James McLene

His early efforts at the Carpenter's Hall Council (Philadelphia, 1776), shortly before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, were instrumental in marshalling Pennsylvania's resolve to support the Flying Camp of the Continental Army.

Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson

Dodson's artistic interests were broad, from the semi-classic French influence of her earlier works, such as La Danse, painted in 1867 but not exhibited until 1878, to the schools of the Italian Renaissance (inspired by her visits to Spain and Italy), followed by a period of realistic portraiture, including one of her more famous works, The Signing of the Declaration of Independence, painted in 1883.