[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. North Wing roof - plan, elevation & section] – Historic Print
![[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. North Wing roof - plan, elevation & section], 1807 — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/62/62c8394039fe-L.webp)
(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: [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. North Wing roof - plan, elevation & section], preserved in this historic drawing. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Few sheets show the Capitol's roof in this much detail. This August 1807 set of ink and watercolor designs lays out the roof of the North Wing as it was proposed to be carried up that year. Benjamin Henry Latrobe, then serving as Surveyor of the Public Buildings, signed the drawing and included plan, elevation, and section views along with a study of proportions for the cupola. The North Wing housed the House of Representatives, so its roof affected the chamber below. These designs reflect Latrobe's broader effort to finish the building after years of slow progress and changing plans.
| Created / published | 1807 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, and wash on paper. |
| Genre | Clk Wks." -- "Section East & West" -- "Section North & South" -- "Plan of the Center." -- "proportion for the Cupola" -- "BHenry Latrobe Surv. p.Bldgs UStates. Augt 1807." -- "38-2" -- "[...]" Verso obscured; mounted on paper. Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)." |
| Notes | Inscriptions on recto: Designs for the Roof of the North Wing of the Capitol |
| Subjects | as proposed to be carried up in the Year 1807." -- "Wm Lenthall |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,162 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110665 |
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