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Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
by Howard Chandler Christy

About this Painting

See Also:
   Convention: Introduction to this Site | Introduction to the Convention | Four Act Drama |
       Day by Day Summary | Major Themes | Madison's Notes | Selected Correspondence

   Delegates: Age of Framers in 1787 | Educational Backgrounds | Continental Experiences |
       Delegates by State | Alphabetical List | Interactive Scene at the Signing of the Constitution |
       Interactive Map of Philadelphia | Entertainment of George Washington at the City Tavern

Move your mouse over a delegate to see that delegate's name and state.
Click on a delegate for further biographical information.


Signed: l.r. Howard Chandler Christy, Sail Loft, U.S. Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., April 1940
(This painting hangs in the east stairway in the House wing of the United States Capitol. More information about the painting...)



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Notes: Only 39 of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention are pictured in the Christy painting.

Not included are the 3 delegates who did not sign the Constitution: Edmund J. Randolph (Virginia), George Mason (Virginia), and Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts).

Also not included are the 13 delegates who left the convention: Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut), William Houston (Georgia), William L. Pierce (Georgia), Luther Martin (Maryland), John F. Mercer (Maryland), Caleb Strong (Massachusetts), William C. Houston (New Jersey), John Lansing, Jr. (New York), Robert Yates (New York), William R. Davie (North Carolina), Alexander Martin (North Carolina), James McClurg (Virginia), and George Wythe (Virginia).


 

         
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