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[West front of the Capitol of the United States] – Antique Print

[West front of the Capitol of the United States], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
[West front of the Capitol of the United States], [between 1909 and 1932]. Historic photograph 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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A window into the past: [West front of the Capitol of the United States], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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This photograph reproduces Charles Burton's 1824 painting of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the United States Capitol, a scene that records one of the most celebrated stops on his tour of the country. Lafayette, the French general who had served in the American Revolution, returned to the United States in 1824 and 1825 as an honored guest, and Congress and the public welcomed him with great ceremony. Burton's canvas, now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, shows the Capitol as it looked in the early republic. This print comes from the National Photo Company collection, which made many reproductions of American paintings and buildings in the early twentieth century, so it preserves both the painting and the era's interest in national memory.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePaintings 1820-1830 Reproductions 1900-1940.Photographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesPhotograph of 1824 painting by Charles Burton commemorating Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the Capitol in 1824. Original painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsLafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier,--marquis de,--1757-1834--Journeys. United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1800-1830.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,524 × 2,240 px · prints to 12 × 7 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-201023

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