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Library of Congress – Antique Wall Art

Library of Congress — historic print
Library of Congress. Historic print from the Library of Congress 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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Step back in time with Library of Congress, a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The Library of Congress began in 1800 with a small collection of books bought to serve members of Congress in the new Capitol. British forces burned that collection in 1814, and the following year Thomas Jefferson sold his own personal library to Congress to help rebuild it. This woodblock print takes the library itself as its subject, a choice that reflects how the institution came to stand for national learning. The record gives no date or maker, so the print's exact period and origin remain unknown.

Medium1 print : woodblock print.
Notes[no date recorded on caption card]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,275 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-121863

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