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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Attic floor plan, north wing] – Historic Reproduction

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Attic floor plan, north wing], 1817 — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Attic floor plan, north wing], 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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Drawn in ink and watercolor wash, this 1817 plan shows the attic story of the Capitol's north wing, with the Senate Chamber, a General Lobby of Communication, and rooms set aside for the temporary accommodation of the Library labeled in place. The draftsman, F.C. de Krafft, worked in the office of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect charged with rebuilding the Capitol after British troops burned it in 1814. Latrobe resigned in 1817, the same year the plan was made, so the drawing captures a building still being reshaped under changing leadership.

Created / published1817
Medium1 drawing : watercolor, wash, and ink on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1810-1820.
SubjectsInscriptions on recto: PLAN of the ATTIC STORY of the NORTH WING of the U.S. as authorifed to be built. 1817." -- "F.C. de Krafft. Delin--" -- "Senate Chamber of the U.S." -- "General Lobby of Communication." -- "Apartments for the temporary accommodation of the Library." Mounted on paper on linen; verso obscured. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 967 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-112550

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