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John Trumbull's (June 6, 1756 – November 10, 1843) famous painting is usually incorrectly identified as a depiction of the signing of the Declaration. What the painting actually depicts is the five-man drafting committee presenting their work to the Congress. Trumbull's painting can also be found on the back of the U.S. $2 bill. [1]

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Name	Trumbull, John
Date of birth/death	1756-06-06	1843-11-10
Location of birth/death	Lebanon, Connecticut	New York
Work location	New York, London

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	05:54, 26 July 2008		3,000×1,970 (5.16 MB)	Panoptik	(high res, yo)
	09:54, 17 April 2008		520×341 (44 KB)	Geni	(Reverted to version as of 04:58, 8 June 2005)
	04:58, 8 June 2005		520×341 (44 KB)	Misogi	(John Trumbull's famous painting depicts the signing of the Declaration.<br> from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Declaration_independence.jpg Wiki-en] {{PD}})

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