Artist: Ralph Earl, American, 1751–1801, Subject: Roger Sherman, American, 1721–1793, , 1768, Roger Sherman (1721–1793, [Hon.] 1768), ca. 1775, Oil on canvas, 64 5/8 × 49 5/8 in. ( × 126 cm), Connecticut statesman Roger Sherman here faces down the curious gaze of posterity with an uncompromising stare. Founding Father John Adams called him one of the soundest and strongest pillars of the Revolution even if his air is the reverse of grace. A passionate patriot, Sherman was the only man to sign all four of the early nation’s key governmental documents

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