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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Elevation of west front with propylaea] – Antique Print

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Elevation of west front with propylaea], 1811 February. — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Elevation of west front with propylaea], 1811 February.. Historic drawing from the Washington DC 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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Few views of the Capitol show its west front as an architect imagined it, rather than as it was built. This February 1811 ink and watercolor by Benjamin Henry Latrobe adds a monumental propylaea, a colonnaded gateway, to the approach. Latrobe served as architect of the Capitol from 1803 until 1817 and later rebuilt the wing damaged when British troops set fire to the building in 1814. The sheet, numbered 3 on its verso, is part of his archive at the Library of Congress and shows how he hoped the national legislative seat would look.

Created / published1811 February.
Medium1 drawing : ink and watercolor on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1810-1820.
SubjectsInscriptions on recto: BH Latrobe." -- "West elevation of the Capitol US. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 967 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-112236

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