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Capitol at Washington – Antique Wall Art

Capitol at Washington, [New York] : N. Currier, [between 1835 and 1856] — antique lithograph
Capitol at Washington, [New York] : N. Currier, [between 1835 and 1856]. Antique lithograph from the U.S. Capitol 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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A window into the past: Capitol at Washington, preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Few American buildings appeared in print as often as the U.S. Capitol, and this hand-colored lithograph shows the seat of Congress in the decades before its construction was complete. Charles Bulfinch's domed center, finished in the 1820s, stood between wings that had been rebuilt after the British burned the city in 1814 and were enlarged through the 1850s. Nathaniel Currier issued views like this from his New York shop, selling affordable colored sheets to a public eager to see the nation's landmarks. The print captures a capital that was still growing into its design.

Created / published[New York] : N. Currier, [between 1835 and 1856]
Medium1 print : lithograph, hand col.
GenreLithographs Hand colored 1830-1860.
NotesCurrier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0885.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,053 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-174159

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