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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Vestibule of Senate Chamber - plan and section] – Vintage Print

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Vestibule of Senate Chamber - plan and section], [between 1815 and 1817] — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Vestibule of Senate Chamber - plan and section], [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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This sheet shows the vestibule of the Senate chamber in the United States Capitol, drawn as both a plan and a section, so it records the room's floor layout and its height and profile in a single view. The inscription "for Mr. Blagden" indicates it was prepared as a working document for the builder who would carry out the construction. Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect in charge of the Capitol, produced it during the rebuilding that followed the British burning of the building in 1814. Its pen-and-wash finish, typical of Latrobe's office, makes it a useful record of how the interior was being reconstructed.

Created / published[between 1815 and 1817]
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1810-1820.
SubjectsInscriptions on recto: Vestibule of Senate Chamber U.S." -- "for Mr. Blagden." Verso obscured; 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 × 1,268 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-114663

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