The Mayflower Compact, 1620 

Description of the event depicted in the artwork, as offered by Wikipedia:

"The Mayflower Compact, originally titled Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth, was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the male passengers of the Mayflower, consisting of separatist Puritans, adventurers, and tradesmen. The Puritans were fleeing fr...