Free Posters and Signer Resources - Coming Soon!

Girsch’s vignette proves that Trumbull painted Thomas Nelson Jr. at position #36 in the original 48-figure composition, yet the Capitol Rotunda Mural shows Stockton substituted there, with Stockton’s original position #11 left blank. This unexplained substitution, combined with the later cropping of six signers from the $2 bill, has hidden several founders in plain sight for generations.

Signatures of Freedom: Portraits of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence restores their complete visual record, inviting educators, students, and scholars to revisit Trumbull’s most famous scene with fresh eyes and renewed curiosity.