The Florida Case Before the Electoral Commission

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Cornelia Adele Strong Fassett, an American painter, is known for her 1877 painting, The Florida Case Before the Electoral Commission. This artwork depicts a meeting of the Electoral Commission, established by Congress to resolve the disputed U.S. presidential election of 1876. The election was contested between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, with the outcome hinging on electoral votes from Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina. Fassett's painting captured approximately 260 prominent figures during this critical hearing, and it was later purchased by Congress for display in the Capitol building.12

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Cornelia Adele Strong Fassett
Her finished painting, The Florida Case Before the Electoral Commission, was an astounding piece of work, faithfully depicting some 260 prominent Washington figures engaged in or attending the hearing. The painting was subsequently purchased by Congress to be hung in the Capitol. In later years Fassett took up…
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Her finished painting, The Florida Case Before the Electoral Commission, was an astounding piece of work, faithfully depicting some 260 prominent Washington figures engaged in or attending the hearing. The painting was subsequently purchased by Congress to be hung in the Capitol. In later years Fassett took up…
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