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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floral (magnolia) decorative relief] – Historic Reproduction

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floral (magnolia) decorative relief], [between 1803 and 1814] — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floral (magnolia) decorative relief], [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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This drawing shows a floral relief carved from the magnolia, a native Southern tree, meant for the interior of the United States Capitol. Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who supervised the building's construction after 1803, deliberately turned to American plants for ornament instead of the acanthus leaves of classical tradition. The sheet's date, between 1803 and 1814, places it during the years when the Capitol was still rising, before British troops set fire to the unfinished building in 1814. Its watercolor wash and graphite lines show how Latrobe planned carved details before they reached the stone.

Created / published[between 1803 and 1814]
Medium1 drawing : watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1800-1820.
NotesForms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,121 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-115360

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