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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Senate Chamber Lobby, north wing, plan & section] – Antique Wall Art

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Senate Chamber Lobby, north wing, plan & section], 1807 August. — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Senate Chamber Lobby, north wing, plan & section], 1807 August.. Historic drawing from the Washington DC collection.

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Few of Latrobe's Capitol drawings are as specific as this sheet, which shows plans and sections of the north wing, home to the Senate chamber and its lobby, with a handwritten note that the attic-story piers should project only nine inches. Benjamin Henry Latrobe, serving as Surveyor of the Public Buildings, signed and dated the drawing in August 1807, while the north wing was still under construction. His close attention to the masonry and interior spaces shows in such notes, and it mattered later, when the Capitol was burned during the War of 1812 and Latrobe returned to rebuild it.

Created / published1807 August.
Medium1 drawing : watercolor, ink, and wash on paper.
SubjectsNorth Wing of the Capitol." -- "Section North & South" -- "Section East & West" -- "Plan on the principal floor" -- "These piers on the attic ftory are to be only of nine inches projection. BHenry Latrobe Surv. pub. Bldgs. UStates Augt. 1807" -- "3." Mounted on paper on linen. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,164 × 1,435 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175771

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