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[United States Capitol grounds, Washington, D.C. East entrances to capitol square] – Antique Print

[United States Capitol grounds, Washington, D.C. East entrances to capitol square], [between 1824 and 1829] — historic drawing
[United States Capitol grounds, Washington, D.C. East entrances to capitol square], [between 1824 and 1829]. 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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The east entrances to Capitol Square, drawn from the street, show the grounds of the United States Capitol as they stood in the mid-1820s, before the building's later expansions. The ink, watercolor, and graphite drawing records the iron railing that fronted the east portico, with its gates and walkways leading up to the building. Its inscription describes the entrances as seen from the street, which suggests it was made to document the approach and the boundary of the grounds rather than the building itself. Such views are valuable to historians because they capture how the Capitol was approached and enclosed in its early decades in the nation's capital.

Created / published[between 1824 and 1829]
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1820-1830.
NotesInscription on recto: East entrances to Capitol Square, from the Street. Also, entrances through the Iron railing fronting the East Portico.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 445 px · prints to 6 × 1 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175873

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