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Corinthian capital, U.S. Capitol – Antique Wall Art

Corinthian capital, U.S. Capitol, [between 1859 and 1868] — historic photograph
Corinthian capital, U.S. Capitol, [between 1859 and 1868]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Corinthian capital, U.S. Capitol. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Corinthian capital, U.S. Capitol

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Carved acanthus leaves crown this Corinthian capital, an ornament meant to top one of the Capitol's columns and show how the building's classical details were finished. The print is a salted paper photograph, a process that used paper negatives and gave soft, warm tones. It comes from an album assembled by Benjamin Brown French, who, as commissioner of public buildings in Washington, oversaw much of the Capitol's expansion and the dome's construction in the late 1850s and 1860s. Pictures like this recorded the stonework during that work, when such details were close enough to study. The record dates it only to between 1859 and 1868, so the exact day it was taken is unknown.

Created / published[between 1859 and 1868]
Medium1 photographic print : salted paper ; 13 x 19 cm.
NotesIn album: Benjamin Brown French Photographs
SubjectsUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1850-1870. Capitals (Columns)--1850-1870. Corinthian order--1850-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,137 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-158082

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