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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Framing & ceiling plan - Hall of Representatives] – Antique Wall Art

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Framing & ceiling plan - Hall of Representatives], 1805 November 28. — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Framing & ceiling plan - Hall of Representatives], 1805 November 28.. Historic drawing from the Washington DC collection.

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This sheet shows the Capitol's Hall of Representatives before the room was finished, in the form of a framing and ceiling plan for its roof. Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect then in charge of the building, drew it on November 28, 1805, and wrote calculations across the paper. The House did not begin meeting in the chamber until about two years later, so the drawing records a room still under construction. Its close notations make it a useful look at how Latrobe worked out the structure behind the ceiling.

Created / published1805 November 28.
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, and wash on paper.
GenreFurv. PB." -- "Novr. 28th United States Washn. 1805" Notations include computations; mounted on paper on linen. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SubjectsInscriptions on recto: [...] Plan of the Framing of the Roof of the Hall of Rep. Washn." --"Cieling [sic] of the Hall of Representatives
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,173 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-110667

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