This is the the second version of Drafting the Declaration of Independence by Alonzo Chappel. In this landscape layout, Chappel portrays the Committee of Five - the group assigned to draft the Declaration of Independence - as they worked on the document in June 1776. The painting features Thomas Jefferson (primary author), John Adams (editing), Benjamin Franklin (revisions), Roger Sherman (review), and Robert R. Livingston (review). On June 11, 1776, the Continental Congress appointed the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence from Britain. Thomas Jefferson drafted the document between June 11-28, making minor changes after consulting the committee. The draft was presented to Congress on June 28, and after debate and revisions, it was formally adopted on July 4, 1776.