File:Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States.jpg

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Summary

Howard Chandler Christy: Signing of the Constitution

Artist



Alternative names	Christy
Description	American painter and illustrator
Date of birth/death	10 January 1873	3 March 1952
Location of birth/death	Morgan County	New York City
Work period	1890 –
Authority control	: Q3141534 VIAF: 17495441 ISNI: 0000 0001 0956 955X ULAN: 500010917 LCCN: n86023615 NLA: 35028273 WorldCat

Title

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States

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

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 20 ft (609.6 cm); Width: 30 ft (914.4 cm)

Collection

United States Capitol

	Native name	United States Capitol
	Parent institution	United States Capitol Complex
	Location	Washington, D.C.
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 23.29″ N, 77° 00′ 32.81″ W
	Established	1793
	Web page	www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol
	Authority control	: Q54109 VIAF: 156416989 ULAN: 500312804 LCCN: sh85141041 NRHP: 19600002 GND: 4485832-2 WorldCat

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

This file has an extracted image: File:Jacob Broom in Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States (cropped).jpg.

Licensing

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	13:16, 4 July 2014	3,000 × 1,933 (1.69 MB)	MarshalN20	More color, to match the original (restoration).
	12:30, 4 July 2014	3,000 × 1,933 (1.66 MB)	MarshalN20	Larger, better color.
	05:19, 21 March 2010	1,600 × 1,050 (343 KB)	Stephencole2	Larger image of the painting.
	22:51, 9 July 2006	610 × 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 2006	610 × 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