NYH185425 Pulling Down the Statue of King George III, c.1859 (oil on canvas) by Oertel, Johannes Adam Simon (1823-1909); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: On July 9, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was read to Washington\'s troops, at the current site of City Hall; a mob rushed to tear down the statue of King George III which stood at Bowling Green;); 穢 New York Historical Society ; American, out of copyright.