Signing the Declaration of Independence — Asher B. Durand

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Artist: Asher B. Durand
Date: 1823
Medium: etching
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions: [object Object]
Collection: Prints
Culture: America
Credit line: Gift of George A. Goddard

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