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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Sketch of principal front] – Vintage Print

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Sketch of principal front], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Sketch of principal front], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Library of Congress collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Sketch of principal front] comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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This ink and wash drawing shows the principal front of the Library of Congress, the building that became the nation's main library after Congress outgrew its quarters in the Capitol. Such presentation sketches let architects and officials judge a building's massing, proportions, and decoration before construction began. The Library's main building, now known as the Thomas Jefferson Building, was a major project of the late nineteenth century, when the young federal government was building monumental civic architecture in Washington. The wash tones suggest how the stone facade would catch light, which is worth noticing if you compare the drawing with the finished building.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink and wash on paper.
GenreReference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 900 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138051

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