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United States Senate chamber / designed by J. Whitehorne ; engraved by T. Doney. – Historic Print

United States Senate chamber / designed by J. Whitehorne ; engraved by T. Doney., New York : Edward Anthony, 184[9] — historic print
United States Senate chamber / designed by J. Whitehorne ; engraved by T. Doney., New York : Edward Anthony, 184[9]. Historic print 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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United States Senate chamber / designed by J. Whitehorne ; engraved by T. Doney.

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Rather than a plain view of the room, this mezzotint fills the Senate chamber with individual portraits of its members, which sets it apart from simpler architectural views. The faces were engraved from daguerreotype likenesses held by the National Miniature Gallery of Anthony, Clarke & Co., so the print shows how early photographic portraits were turned into engraved pictures for public display. The Senate had met in this room in the Capitol's north wing since 1810 and would move to a new chamber in 1859, so the print records the body in its older home.

Created / publishedNew York : Edward Anthony, 184[9]
Medium1 print : mezzotint ; 30 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.
NotesEngraved from daguerreotype likenesses in the National Miniature Gallery of Anthony, Clarke & Co. (late Anthony, Edwards & Co.).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,693 × 4,465 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi
Referencetif08980_UnitedStatesSenatechamberdesig

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