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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Section, North Wing looking north] – Historic Print

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Section, North Wing looking north], [between 1815 and 1817] — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Section, North Wing looking north], [between 1815 and 1817]. 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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Cut east to west and viewed toward the north, this section shows the interior of the North Wing of the Capitol as Benjamin Henry Latrobe planned its rebuilding. British forces set fire to the Capitol in August 1814 during the War of 1812, and the North Wing, which held the Senate chamber, suffered heavy damage. Latrobe, the building's architect, made this ink and wash drawing between about 1815 and 1817 to guide the restoration of its interior spaces. Anyone studying how the Capitol was reconstructed after the war will find it a valuable record of that work.

Created / published[between 1815 and 1817]
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1810-1820.
NotesForms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,360 × 1,131 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175769

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