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Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	6 June 1756	10 November 1843
Location of birth/death	Lebanon, Connecticut	New York
Work location	New York, London
Authority control	WorldCat

Description

English: John Trumbull's painting, Declaration of Independence, depicting basuras the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress. The painting can be found on the back of the U.S. $2 bill. The original hangs in the US Capitol rotunda.

Español: Cuadro del pintor estadounidense John Trumbull. Se encuentra en la rotonda del capitolio de los Estados Unidos (Washington D.C.) y representa la presentación al Congreso del documento que establecía la Declaración de Independencia de los Estados Unidos.

Français : John Trumbull (US-americain, 1756-1843): Déclaration d'indépendance figurant la Commission des Cinq déposant le texte de la déclaration d'indépendance. De gauche à droite, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson et Benjamin Franklin.

فارسی: جان ترامبول در مشهورترین اثر خود با نام اعلان استقلال، پنج مرد را به تصویر کشیده‌است که در حال تحویل پیش‌نویس اعلامیهٔ استقلال ایالات متحده به دومین کنگرهٔ مهاجرنشینان هستند. این تصویر بر پشت اسکناس‌های دو دلاری ایالات متحده به چشم می‌خورد. تابلو اصلی در ساختمان کاپیتول نصب شده‌است.

Date

1819

Current location

United States Capitol

	Native name	United States Capitol
	Location	Washington, D.C.
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 23.00″ N, 77° 0′ 32.00″ W
	Established	1793
	Website	www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol

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US Capitol

Camera location	38° 53′ 24.00″ N, 77° 0′ 32.00″ W	View this and other nearby images on: Google Maps - Google Earth - OpenStreetMap	( Info)38.89;-77.008888888889

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Deutsch: Dieses Bild war 2010 in der 26. Kalenderwoche das Bild der Woche in der Maleisischen Wikipedia

English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 26th week, 2010.

Македонски: Оваа слика е избрана за слика на неделата на малезиската Википедија за XXVI недела од 2010 година.

മലയാളം: മലയ് വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ ഈ ചിത്രം ഈ ആഴ്ചയിലെ ചിത്രമായി 2010-ലെ വാരം 26-ൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്.

Bahasa Melayu: Imej ini merupakan gambar pilihan mingguan di Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu untuk minggu ke-26, 2010.

Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu' image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Malaisienne pour la 26ème semaine de 2010.

Nederlands: Deze afbeelding is gekozen als afbeelding van de week op de Maleisische Wikipedia voor week 26 van 2010.

Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в малайском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 26 2010 года.

Svenska: Denna bild är utvald till veckans bild på Wikipedia på malajiska, vecka 26, 2010.

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