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An artist's
life-size painting of the First Continental Congress, assembled
to sign the Declaration of Independence, was
copied from a miniature that he began in 1787. Thirty-six of
the forty-seven figures in The Declaration were painted from
life. Jefferson provided the artist with a rough floor plan
and a description of the events that took place in the Assembly
Room of the Pennsylvania State House, which the artist used
to reconstruct the scene. The original miniature of The Declaration
was given to Yale University, along with the rest of the artist's
personal collection, in 1831 in exchange for an annuity. The
artist's mural of the Declaration of Independence is seen on
the $2.00 bill. Graduation Gifts for Law School Graduates. Selling Gifts for Attorneys and Lawyers.