Artistic Interpretations of the Constitutional Convention

Washington as Statesman at the Constitutional Convention
by Junius Brutus Stearns, (1856)

Signing of the Constitution
by Thomas P. Rossiter (circa 1860-1870)

Convention at Philadelphia, 1787
by Frederick Juengling and Alfred Kappes (1881)

Franklin at the Constitutional Convention 1787
by Joseph Boggs Beale (probably circa 1880-1900)

The Signing of the American Constitution
by Albert Herter (1915)

The Foundation of American Government
by Henry Hintermeister (circa 1925)

The Adoption of the U.S. Constitution
by John H. Froehlich (1935)

The Constitution
by Barry Faulkner (1936)

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
by Howard Chandler Christy (1940)
Christy’s artistic representation of the signing of the Constitution is generally considered to be the best artistic portrayal of the American Founding.

Signing of the Constitution
by Louis S. Glanzman (1987)
Absent the usual items of decor, Glanzman’s rendition of the signing of the Constitution is considered by most historians to be the most accurate of all the Constitutional Convention paintings.