An elevation of a proposed design for a Capitol building made for the U.S. Capitol Drawing Competition held by the government in 1792. The drawing features a two story building with a central rotunda topped by the form of a large bird with outstretched wings. The building has a mansard roof surrounded by a balustrade…

An Elevation for a Capitol for Plan No. 2. U.S. Capitol Drawing Competition

Description

An elevation of a proposed design for a Capitol building made for the U.S. Capitol Drawing Competition held by the government in 1792. The drawing features a two story building with a central rotunda topped by the form of a large bird with outstretched wings. The building has a mansard roof surrounded by a balustrade with two chimneys at either end. The title of the drawing is inscribed along the bottom of the paper.

Creator

Diamond, James

Date

circa 1792

Materials

Pencil, pen and black ink, iron gall ink on paper

Dimensions

14 13/16 H x 9 3/4 W inches

Object ID

1976.88.51

Accession Number

1976.88

Resource ID

8400

Notes

Signed lower right edge: "James Diamond of Sommerset Co. State of Maryland." Not dated.

Credit Line

Gift of John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.