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Capitol of the U.S. at Washington from the original design of the architect, B.H. Latrobe, Esqre – Antique Print

Capitol of the U.S. at Washington from the original design of the architect, B.H. Latrobe, Esqre, 1825 — historic print
Capitol of the U.S. at Washington from the original design of the architect, B.H. Latrobe, Esqre, 1825. Historic print from the U.S. Capitol collection.

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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Capitol of the U.S. at Washington from the original design of the architect, B.H. Latrobe, Esqre. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Capitol of the U.S. at Washington from the original design of the architect, B.H. Latrobe, Esqre

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This print shows the Capitol as Benjamin Henry Latrobe first designed it, not as it stood in 1825. Latrobe worked on the building from 1803 until 1817, and his original plan was altered after the British burned the unfinished structure in 1814. The image was published in London by R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, a firm known for aquatints of architecture and English and foreign views, and Thomas Sutherland's hand-colored engraving reflects the British interest in the young American capital. Viewers comparing it with photographs of the later building can see how far the final design departed from Latrobe's plans.

Created / published1825
Mediumprint, aquatint and etching, hand-colored
Notes[1825]. Thomas Sutherland. London: R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts
Original scan3,900 × 2,828 px · prints to 13 × 9 in at 300 dpi
Reference1825 03496u

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