It was first performed publicly on 17 May 1864 in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution.
In 1913, he was commissioned to design and execute a painting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution.
This follows from Article 75 a of the Norwegian Constitution:
Eidsvollsbygningen is the building where the Norwegian Constitution was signed in 1814.
The Norwegian Constitution was amended in 1964 allowing freedom of religion.
In 1975 he criticised parliament for violating the Norwegian Constitution by regularly holding session with less than half of the representatives present.
He participated in creating an alternative draft of the Norwegian Constitution, but it was not accepted by any parliamentary politician.
Stub would later be a founding father of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814.
He promised to recognize the Norwegian Constitution, with only those amendments that were necessary to open up for a union of the two countries.
For the centennial of the Norwegian Constitution in 1914, the national govbernment allocated resources to restore the building to its historical figure from 1814.