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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Plan, principal story of south wing], [between 1803 and 1814] — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Plan, principal story of south wing], [between 1803 and 1814]. 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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Drawn for the principal story of the Capitol's south wing, this plan records the floor that held the Senate chamber while Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the building's architect, was reworking the design between 1803 and 1814. Latrobe worked in ink, watercolor, wash and graphite, and his notations include computations that show the numerical reasoning behind the layout. The sheet is mounted on linen. The period matters because British forces burned the Capitol in 1814, and Latrobe's surviving plans are key evidence of the interiors he planned before that loss and afterward rebuilt.

Created / published[between 1803 and 1814]
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1800-1820.
NotesNotations include computations; mounted on paper on linen. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,153 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-112239

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