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    85 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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Results for "Signing the Declaration of Independence"12 records

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Medal Commemorating the Declaration of Independence by Augustin Dupré, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Medal Commemorating the Declaration of Independence

Augustin Dupré (d. 1833)

1782 · Bronze

Cleared · Public Domain

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Signing the Declaration of Independence by Asher B. Durand, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Signing the Declaration of Independence

Asher B. Durand (d. 1886)

1823 · Print, etching

Cleared · CC0

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Declaration of Independence by Asher Brown Durand, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Declaration of Independence

Asher Brown Durand (d. 1886)

1820–23 · Etching and engraving; fifth state of six

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4, 1776 by Asher Brown Durand, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4, 1776

Asher Brown Durand (d. 1886)

1823 · Engraving; sixth state of six

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 by Waterman Lilly Ormsby, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

Waterman Lilly Ormsby (d. 1883)

1876 · Engraving

Cleared · Public Domain

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Key to "The Declaration of Independence"

Asher Brown Durand (d. 1886)

ca. 1823 · Engraving

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

The Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776

Nathaniel Currier (d. 1888)

1838–48 · Hand-colored lithograph

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

The Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776

Nathaniel Currier (d. 1888)

1846–56 · Hand-colored lithograph

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

The Signing of the Declaration of Independence, from the "Historical Events" series (T70), issued with Hoffman House Magnums Cigars, Flexo Giants Little Cigars, Buffo Little Cigars, and Just Suits Cut Plug

Unrecorded maker

1911 · Commercial color lithograph

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

The Signing of The Declaration of Independence from Interstate News Service History Cards (W612)

Unrecorded maker

1926 · Commercial photolithograph

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Signing the Declaration of Independence from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania souvenir views (W500)

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1930–40 · Commercial photolithograph

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Signing of the Declaration from Frontiers of Freedom Educational Pictures (W608-2)

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1950–55 · Commercial color photolithograph

In copyright

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