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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Architectural sculpture, allegorical figure] – Historic Reproduction

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Architectural sculpture, allegorical figure], [between 1803 and 1814] — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Architectural sculpture, allegorical figure], [between 1803 and 1814]. Historic drawing 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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Step back in time with [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Architectural sculpture, allegorical figure], a historic drawing rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Among the Capitol drawings in Benjamin Henry Latrobe's archive, this sheet shows an allegorical figure designed as architectural sculpture rather than a building plan. Latrobe served as surveyor of the public buildings and worked on the unfinished Capitol during the years between 1803 and 1814, a period when the building's interiors and ornament were still being decided. The layered graphite, ink, and watercolor wash suggest a design meant for careful study by builders and carvers. It is worth noticing how Latrobe drew on classical allegory to express national themes, an approach that shaped much of the Capitol's sculptural program.

Created / published[between 1803 and 1814]
Medium1 drawing : graphite, wash, watercolor, and ink on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1800-1820.
NotesForms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,024 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175801

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