The Declaration of Independence
Henry S. Sadd, English, active 1840 - 1850
after John Trumbull, American, 1756 - 1843
not dated
Hand colored engraving on wove paper
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (36.2 × 48.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Guernsey Center Moore 1904 Memorial Fund
PR.950.74
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Printed, lower left: PAINTED BY JOHN TRUMBULL, ESQ.; center: NEW YORK, PRINTED & PUBLISHED BY J. NEALE, 56 CARMINE STREET./THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE,/Of the United States of America July 4th 1776.; lower right: ENGRAVED ON STEEL BY H.S. SADD, N.Y./PROOF
Provenance
Cora McDevitt Wilson (1880-1975), The Book & Print Shop, Hanover, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1950.
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