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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. East front elevation, rendered] – Historic Print

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. East front elevation, rendered], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. East front elevation, rendered], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the U.S. Capitol 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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This drawing shows the east front of the United States Capitol, the side that faced the city and became the building's principal entrance. Its verso is inscribed with the name S. Hallet, referring to Stephen Hallet, a French-born architect who worked on the Capitol's design in the early 1790s. The inscription labels it as an elevation of the principal front for one of his submitted plans, so the sheet records a design that was considered alongside other proposals before the final building took shape. Its ink, wash, and watercolor finish shows how architects presented their work to commissioners and patrons.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink, wash, watercolor, and graphite on paper ; 49 x 108 cm.
GenreInscription on verso: D2 elevation of the principal front of plan D1, S. Hallet. Exhibit loan 4186-L, no. 16.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,522 × 3,640 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-220708

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