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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Exterior perspective rendering, D series] – Antique Wall Art

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Exterior perspective rendering, D series], [between 1886 and 1888] — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Exterior perspective rendering, D series], [between 1886 and 1888]. 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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Step back in time with [Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Exterior perspective rendering, D series], a historic drawing rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Exterior perspective rendering, D series]

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Drawn in ink on paper between 1886 and 1888, this exterior perspective belongs to the D series of presentation renderings, made to show how the Library of Congress building would look before construction. The Library was then planned for a site east of the Capitol, and its design changed several times as Congress debated cost and scale. The architects John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz, appointed in 1873, were removed from the project in 1888, so drawings from this period record a design that was never fully built. The record does not name the draftsman.

Created / published[between 1886 and 1888]
Medium1 drawing : ink on paper.
GenrePresentation drawings 1880-1890.Architectural drawings 1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,160 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-123779

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