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Landing of Columbus" painting at Capitol – Vintage Wall Art

Landing of Columbus" painting at Capitol — historic photograph
Landing of Columbus" painting at Capitol. Historic photograph 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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This historic photograph of Landing of Columbus" painting at Capitol brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Landing of Columbus" painting at Capitol

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Few paintings in the Capitol are as recognizable as the canvas of Columbus coming ashore, which hangs in the Rotunda among the large historical scenes. John Vanderlyn completed it in 1847 to show the explorer's arrival in the Americas in 1492, a subject meant to tie the young nation to a much older story. This glass negative came from the National Photo Company, a commercial firm that photographed Washington's buildings and monuments in the early twentieth century, and it records the painting as visitors of that era would have seen it.

Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
GenreTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,347 × 5,135 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261764

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