Delegates to the Philadelphia
convention of 1787 sign the
newly written Constitution in
this 1940 painting by Howard
Chandler Christie. These men
are often referred to as the
“Founding Fathers.”The 13 state seals (circles),
entwined with the great
seal of the United States of
America (top), surround the
head of George Washington,
in this commemorative
engraving by Amos Doolittle.