This engraving depicts the Committee of Five (Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman) drafting the Declaration of Independence during the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Published by Johnson, Fry, Co. Publishers, New York From the Life of George Washington, Volume 2, Part 2 (extra-illustrated edition) by Washington Irving
Item from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Image use and licensing information: www.masshist.org/library/permissions
Contact host institution for more information.
