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Howard Chandler Christy: Signing of the Constitution  wikidata:Q2701637 
Artist
artist QS:P170,Q3141534
 Howard Chandler Christy: Signing of the Constitution
Title
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
label QS:Les,"Escena de la firma de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos"
label QS:Lfr,"Scène à la signature de la Constitution des États-Unis"
label QS:Lhe,"סצנה ממעמד החתימה על חוקת ארצות הברית"
Object type painting
Genre history painting
Description
Čeština: George Washington předsedající Filadelfskému ústavnímu konventu (stojí na stupínku).
English: George Washington presiding the Philadelphia Convention
Depicted people: George Washington , Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin – among others: see image notes or File:KeySceneAtTheSigningOfTheConstitutionOfTheUnitedStates.jpg.
Depicted people
Date 1940
date QS:P571,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions Height: 20 ft (609.6 cm); Width: 30 ft (914.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,20U3710;P2049,30U3710
institution QS:P195,Q54109
Current location
East Stairway, House of Representatives wing
Notes https://www.aoc.gov/art/other-paintings-and-murals/signing-constitution http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/christy/
References described at URL: https://www.aoc.gov/art/other-paintings-and-murals/signing-constitution
Source/Photographer The Indian Reporter

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current13:16, 4 July 2014Thumbnail for version as of 13:16, 4 July 20143,000 × 1,933 (1.69 MB)MarshalN20More color, to match the original (restoration).
12:30, 4 July 2014Thumbnail for version as of 12:30, 4 July 20143,000 × 1,933 (1.66 MB)MarshalN20Larger, better color.
05:19, 21 March 2010Thumbnail for version as of 05:19, 21 March 20101,600 × 1,050 (343 KB)Stephencole2Larger image of the painting.
22:51, 9 July 2006Thumbnail for version as of 22:51, 9 July 2006610 × 402 (556 KB)Southgeist==Identifying Figures in the Portrait== George Washington, who presided over the convention, is the figure standing on the dais. The central figures of the portrait are Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin.
05:40, 27 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 05:40, 27 March 2006610 × 402 (556 KB)Sebmol{{PD-art-life-50}} Category:United States history images ==Identifying Figures in the Portrait== George Washington, who presided over the convention, is the figure standing on the dais. The central figures of the portrait are Alexander Hamilton and
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