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Summary

Howard Chandler Christy: Signing of the Constitution  wikidata:Q2701637 reasonator:Q2701637
Artist
Howard Chandler Christy  (1873–1952)  wikidata:Q3141534 s:en:Author:Howard Chandler Christy
 
Howard Chandler Christy
Alternative names
Christy; H. C. Christy; Howard Christy
Description American painter and illustrator
Date of birth/death 10 January 1873 Edit this at Wikidata 3 March 1952 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Morgan County Hotel des Artistes Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1890 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q3141534
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
label QS:Les,"Escena de la firma de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos"
label QS:Lfr,"Scène à la signature de la Constitution desnnnoooooo États-Unis"
label QS:Lhe,"סצנה ממעמד החתימה על חוקת ארצות הברית"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre history painting Edit this at Wikidata
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.
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
dimensions QS:P2049,30U3710
institution QS:P195,Q54109
Current location
East Stairway, House of Representatives wing
Place of creation United States of America Edit this at Wikidata
Notes

https://www.aoc.gov/art/other-paintings-and-murals/signing-constitution http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/christy/

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References
Source/Photographer The Indian Reporter

Licensing

Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. Architect of the Capitol logo


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Signing of the United States Constitution with George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton (left to right in the foreground), painting Howard Chandler Christy.

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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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