Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776
Dated: ca. 1921

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, and crumpled papers are on the floor around the table.
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