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Section and floor plan for a proposed design of the Capitol building made for the United States Capitol Drawing Competition held in 1792. The design features an oval-shaped building with four rectangular wings. There are two elevation drawings from each long side of the building above a floor plan of the entire ground floor.

Section of Plan, No. 1, Elevation of Plan No. 1, Ground Plan of the Capitol, No. 1.

Description

Section and floor plan for a proposed design of the Capitol building made for the United States Capitol Drawing Competition held in 1792. The design features an oval-shaped building with four rectangular wings. There are two elevation drawings from each long side of the building above a floor plan of the entire ground floor.

Creator

Date

1792

Materials

Pen and ink, ink washes, and watercolor on paper

Dimensions

21 1/4 H x 16 7/8 W inches

Object ID

1976.88.42

Resource ID

8393

Notes

Signed and dated lower right corner: "Charles Wintersmith Inv: & Fecit./1792." Artist also known as Charles Winterschmidt.

Credit Line

Gift of John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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