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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. North wing, section looking west] – Vintage Print

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. North wing, section looking west], [between 1815 and 1817] — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. North wing, section looking west], [between 1815 and 1817]. 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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Ink and graphite on paper, this section drawing shows the north wing of the Capitol looking west, as it was being rebuilt. British forces had burned the building in August 1814, and Benjamin Henry Latrobe, then surveyor of public buildings, was charged with restoring it. The north wing housed the Senate chamber, so the sheet records the structure that would once again hold that body. Part of Latrobe's own archive at the Library of Congress, the drawing carries the number 352 in its inscription.

Created / published[between 1815 and 1817]
Medium1 drawing : ink and graphite on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1810-1820.
SubjectsInscriptions on recto: Section of North wing of old Capitol as rebuilt looking west." -- "352." Mounted on paper on linen; verso obscured. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,109 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-114662

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