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[White House, Washington, D.C. Sketch - President's house/executive offices, south elevation] – Historic Reproduction

[White House, Washington, D.C. Sketch - President's house/executive offices, south elevation], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[White House, Washington, D.C. Sketch - President's house/executive offices, south elevation], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the White House 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 rare historic drawing captures [White House, Washington, D.C. Sketch - President's house/executive offices, south elevation] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Unlike the painted views that usually represent the President's House, this ink drawing is a flat architectural elevation of the south face, the side that overlooks the Ellipse. Its plain linework records proportions, windows, and the arrangement of the façade rather than the building's setting or atmosphere. James Hoban designed the house, which was built between 1792 and 1800, and drawings like this one helped record its form for construction and later alteration. Studies sketched on the back of the sheet suggest that paper was often reused, so the verso is worth a look alongside the main drawing.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink on paper.
GenreMiscellaneous studies on verso (ADE - UNIT 2465, no. 1v). Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,104 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118255

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