| Preview | Description
  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris ca. 1921 Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome |  Interior setting with Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson grouped around a table. Franklin and Adams are seated at the table. Franklin is seen reading a draft of the Declaration of Independence, with a window behind him. Jefferson stands before the two men and holds a scrolled document in his hand. A quill pen can be seen on the table,... |
 | William Maxwell by Cephas Thompson 1811 Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Thompson, Cephas | |
 | Washington's Inauguration at Independence Hall, 1793 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris ca. 1913 Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome | The scene depicts George Washington, dressed in a black velvet outfit withblack silk stockings and a dress sword. He stands before a carriage drawn by white horses and is attended by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. General Knox is descending from the carriage. |
 | The Scarecrow by Allen Christian Redwood c. 1890s Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Redwood, Allen Christian | |
 | Parson's Cause by George Cooke ca. 1834 Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Cooke, George | The "Parson's Cause" was an important legal and political dispute in the Colony of Virginia often viewed as an important event leading up to the American Revolution. Colonel John Henry, father of Patrick Henry, was the judge that presided over the court case that decided the issue, and the relatively unknown Patrick Henry advocated in favor of... |
 | Mrs. John Rogers Cooke (Maria Pendelton) by Cephas Thompson ca. 1810 Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Thompson, Cephas | |
 | Mrs. James Balfour (Mary Jemima) (d. 1781) by Matthew Pratt c. 1773 Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Pratt, Matthew | |
 | Mrs. Benjamin Burton (Eliza H. Shipp) by John Toole 1841 Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Toole, John | |
 | John Rogers Cooke by Cephas Thompson ca. 1810 Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Thompson, Cephas | |
 | James River, Richmond, Va. by Lefevre James Cranstone ca. 1860 Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA | Cranstone, Lefevre James |
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