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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRINTS.) Durand, Asher B.; after Trumbull. The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, with matching key sheet featuring the heads in outline, matched to numbered signatures. Main engraving: 24 1/2 x 33 inches; toned, minor dampstaining, closed 10-inch repaired horizontal tear with slight discoloration, minor edge wear. Key: 10 x 34 inches, toned, with repaired tears and heavy dampstaining in the right 15%, both affecting the Hancock signature. [New York]: , 20 December 1820
The first and most important engraving of Jonathan Trumbull's 1819 classic painting, depicting Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and the rest of their committee presenting John Hancock with their draft of the Declaration of Independence, as most of the other signers look on. Not often seen with the key. Snyder, Mirror of America 225; Stauffer 679.
