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The Capitol at Washington. Elevation of the principal front – Historic Reproduction

The Capitol at Washington. Elevation of the principal front, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print
The Capitol at Washington. Elevation of the principal front, [no date recorded on shelflist card]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive 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.)

Description

This rare historic print captures The Capitol at Washington. Elevation of the principal front in remarkable 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 Capitol at Washington. Elevation of the principal front

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This print shows the principal front of the United States Capitol as an architectural elevation, a flat, measured view that records the building's design rather than how it looked from any particular spot. The east front was the side meant to face the city, and its design traces to William Thornton's winning entry in the 1792 competition, with later work by Benjamin Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, and Thomas U. Walter. The record gives no date, and the associated name, Busby, comes from an unverified shelflist card, so the print's exact origin is uncertain. Elevations like this one were used to show builders and the public the proportions of the planned or completed building.

Created / published[no date recorded on shelflist card]
Medium1 print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Busby.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 858 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138001

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