Publishing and Publicizing the Declaration of Independence William Stone
Courtesy of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, D. C.
William Stone
(1798-1865)
William J. Stone, engraver, lithographer, and sculptor, was born in London, England and was brought to America as a child in 1804. After studying engraving under Peter Maverick in New York, he established a firm in Washington, D.C. in 1815 where he did a significant amount of work for the federal government. He is best known for his 1823 copper plate engraving of the Declaration of Independence, a copy of which is on display in this exhibit. Stone retired to pursue artistic endeavors in 1840. He died in Washington in 1865.