Who Is the Guy in the Hat on Back of 2 Dollar Bill

Been thinking about this alot lately. There is only 1 person on the back of a $2 bill who is wearing a hat. LH side, grouped with a couple of other guys. Wasn't it a sign of disrespect to wear a hat inside a building back in the day? Does anyone know who the man is?
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We assume you're referring to the 1976 version of the $2 bill that features John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence" painting. Created between 1788 and 1795, the painting memorializes the document's historic signing. However the scene didn't actually take place as depicted. Trumbull included all the key players in his painting, whether or not they supported independence, and whether or not they actually signed.
Twenty-five years after he finished the painting, Trumbull identified the man in the Quaker hat as Stephen Hopkins, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and first governor of Rhode Island. But in the 1940s, Trumbull's original sketch of Hopkins was discovered. It called into question the identity of the man in the wide-brimmed hat.
Art historian Irma Jaffe concludes the mysterious man was actually John Dickinson, a Pennsylvania Quaker opposed to independence. A commission from the Rhode Island Governor's Office investigated the claim and agreed with Jaffe's findings. Maybe John Trumbull intended to be vague. Or maybe he was pulling a joke. He certainly showed a sense of humor when he painted John Adams stepping on Thomas Jefferson's foot.

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Thanks, where did you find that info?
two dollar bill man on back with hat
typed it into the computer like that....lol
lol. Some things are different on the back of a $2 compared to the painting. The standing row of 5 guys on the LH side in the painting is actually 6 on the bill. Also, The 4 men sitting in the background just left of center in the painting are 5 men on the $2. There are a few others as well. Kind of odd only 1 person seems to have a smile and the rest are not very happy looking.
green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

Actually the guy with the hat was me..sorry, I'll go stand in the corner.
Fantastic story! My hats off to you guys... :bow:
very interesting info, many thanks!
I dont see in the painting anyone stepping onsomeone elses foot.
Here is the back of the note and the painting.
OP thanks for the question. I would have never thought to ask it, but am pleasantly surprised to learn the answer.
Thanks
My imagination thinks that the guy in the hat is a time traveller. I mean, did they wear hats like that in 1776? <grin>
NOS Former Coin Hoarder

Not quite:
https://www.answers.com/Q/Who_is_the_person_with_the_hat_on_the_back_of_a_US_2_dollar_bill

"The back of the U.S. $2 bill features John Trumbull's painting "The Declaration of Independence." The man wearing the hat is Stephen Hopkins of Rhode Island."

The portrait in the following link is a good match concerning the man in the hat:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hopkins_(politician)

Last edited: Oct 22, 2020
Good Man , I know him well ....
Related to Benedict Arnold ???
Where in that article does it state that John Adams was the man wearing the hat?
green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

'The guy in the hat killed the other guy in the hat'.
Throw Momma From The Train

Necromania!