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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Court room plan, elevation, section, details] – Antique Wall Art

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Court room plan, elevation, section, details], 1809 January 14. — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Court room plan, elevation, section, details], 1809 January 14.. 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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This drawing shows a courtroom in the North Wing of the United States Capitol, with a plan, elevation, and section of the lower gallery, all dated January 1809. Its inscriptions identify Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the Surveyor of Public Buildings, as its author, and he was then overseeing the Capitol's unfinished construction in Washington. The sheet combines ink, watercolor wash, and graphite, and it includes handwritten computations, which show Latrobe working out structural and spatial details as the wing took shape. Such drawings reveal how the architect balanced the courtroom's function with the building's classical design, and they remain important records of the early Capitol.

Created / published1809 January 14.
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
NotesInscriptions on recto: Details of the Court Room
SubjectsNorth Wing of the Capitol Washington Jany. 1809" -- "Section of the lower Gallery at A" -- "BHenry Latrobe S. P. Bldgs. U. St." Notations include computations; verso obscured; mounted on paper on linen. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,100 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175780

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