This drawing features a courthouse with a portico, gabled roof, and a steeple. A fence is sketched in ink wash to the left of the composition. Built in 1811, the courthouse was the site of a small skirmish during the Civil War and was replaced around 1888.

Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, Virginia

Description

This drawing features a courthouse with a portico, gabled roof, and a steeple. A fence is sketched in ink wash to the left of the composition. Built in 1811, the courthouse was the site of a small skirmish during the Civil War and was replaced around 1888.

Creator

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820

Date

1815-05-10

Materials

Pen, ink, and graphite on paper

Dimensions

7 x 13 inches

Object ID

1960.108.1.13.3

Accession Number

1960.108

Resource ID

14957

Credit Line

Purchase

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.