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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Exterior perspective rendering, D series] – Vintage Wall Art

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Exterior perspective rendering, D series], [between 1886 and 1888] — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Exterior perspective rendering, D series], [between 1886 and 1888]. Historic drawing 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, Washington, D.C. Exterior perspective rendering, D series], a historic drawing rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Exterior perspective rendering, D series]

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An ink rendering of the Library of Congress as it was planned in the late 1880s shows the building's intended exterior before any stone was laid. Presentation drawings like this one were made to help officials and the public picture a proposed structure, and they often polished the design with idealized light, shadow, and surrounding detail. The Library's design was developed in the years after Congress turned its books out of the Capitol, and the building that rose in its place, completed in 1897, was the result of those plans. Comparing the drawing with the finished Jefferson Building shows how the design changed over the years.

Created / published[between 1886 and 1888]
Medium1 drawing : ink on paper.
GenrePresentation drawings 1880-1890.Architectural drawings 1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,160 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138008

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