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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Court room plan, elevation, section, details], 1809 January 14. — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Court room plan, elevation, section, details], 1809 January 14.. 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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This rare historic drawing captures [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Court room plan, elevation, section, details] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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This drawing shows the courtroom in the north wing of the United States Capitol, dated January 1809 and signed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe as Surveyor of the Public Buildings. Its notes include a section of the lower gallery, and the sheet also carries computations, which suggests Latrobe was checking spans, heights, and proportions as he worked out the room. The north wing was still under construction in these years, and the courtroom was being prepared for the Supreme Court, which would meet there after the building was far enough along. Latrobe's careful plans for the room are a useful record of how the early Capitol was designed.

Created / published1809 January 14.
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
NotesInscriptions on recto: Details of the Court Room
SubjectsNorth Wing of the Capitol Washington Jany. 1809" -- "Section of the lower Gallery at A" -- "BHenry Latrobe S. P. Bldgs. U. St." Notations include computations; verso obscured; mounted on paper on linen. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,042 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-112249

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