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Trumbull's
Declaration of Independence
Painting credit:
John Trumbull
John Trumbull
's
Declaration of Independence
, a 12 by 18 feet (3.7 by 5.5 m)
oil painting
depicting the presentation of a draft of the
United States Declaration of Independence
to the
Second Continental Congress
. While this event did take place, it was not actually in the presence of all the people in the picture. The painting can be found in the
rotunda
of the
United States Capitol
.
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