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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Perspective view] – Antique Wall Art

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Perspective view], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Perspective view], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Library of Congress 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 [Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Perspective view] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Rendered in ink, wash, watercolor and graphite, this perspective view presents the Library of Congress as an architect imagined it, with its massing and ornament arranged into a single composed scene. Perspective drawings like this were a standard way to present a design to clients and building committees before construction began, and they often showed the finished building in idealized light, with carefully placed trees and streets. The Library's Thomas Jefferson Building on Capitol Hill opened in 1897 after years of planning, so drawings from this stage of the project show how much a design can shift between paper and stone.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink, wash, watercolor, and graphite on paper.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,514 × 1,313 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-173704

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