Declaration of Independence Tablet

Declaration of Independence Tablet
Declaration of Independence Tablet
	The tablet in 2008
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Artist	John Francis Paramino
Year	1925
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
	42°21′16.7″N 71°3′50″W / 42.354639°N 71.06389°W

Declaration of Independence Tablet is a 1925 sculpture by John Francis Paramino, installed at Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Description and history

The bronze tablet is a copy of John Trumbull's 1818 Declaration of Independence painting, set into a granite block with an eagle carved at the top. The work was cleaned, colored, and recoated in 1988, and was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.^[1]

References

^ "Declaration of Independence Tablet, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2019.

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[SI-1] "Declaration of Independence Tablet, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2019.

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v t e Boston Common
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Commons

v t e John Trumbull
Paintings	George Washington (1780) The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775 (1786) The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775 (1786) The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar (1789) Washington at Verplanck's Point (1790) George Washington (1790) General George Washington at Trenton (1792) Alexander Hamilton (1792) Declaration of Independence (1819) Surrender of Lord Cornwallis (1820) Surrender of General Burgoyne (1821) General George Washington Resigning His Commission (1824) The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 (1786–1828) The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 (c. 1787–c. 1831)
Museums	John Trumbull Birthplace Yale University Art Gallery
Related	Jonathan Trumbull (father) Joseph Trumbull (brother) Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (brother) United States ten-dollar bill United States two-dollar bill Declaration of Independence Tablet

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