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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Ground floor plan] – Antique Wall Art

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Ground floor plan], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Ground floor plan], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Washington DC 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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Stephen Hallet, a French-trained architect, drew this ground-floor plan of the United States Capitol and presented it to the Board of Commissioners of the Federal City in October 1793, shortly after George Washington laid the cornerstone. The layout reflects the room arrangements still being debated in the building's early design. The drawing combines ink, watercolor and graphite, and its inscription identifies it as a plan laid before the Board that month. Hallet's work on the project ended within about a year after disputes with the commissioners, which makes this sheet a snapshot of a contested early stage in the building's history.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, color ink, and graphite on paper.
GenreInscription: C1 - the ground floor of a plan of the Capitol Laid before the Board in October 1793 - S. Hallet. Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 598 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118140

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