Architectural plan for the proposed design of the U.S. Capitol Building made for the U.S. Capitol Drawing Competition held in 1792. The drawing features the front façade of a building with a central protruding entrance topped by a pediment and flanked by wings on both sides. The bottom half of the drawing shows the corresponding…

Plan of the Second Floor and Elevation of the Principal Front No. 1. U.S. Capitol Drawing Competition

Description

Architectural plan for the proposed design of the U.S. Capitol Building made for the U.S. Capitol Drawing Competition held in 1792. The drawing features the front façade of a building with a central protruding entrance topped by a pediment and flanked by wings on both sides. The bottom half of the drawing shows the corresponding floor plan for the second floor of the building.

Creator

McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1813

Date

1792

Materials

Pen and iron gall ink on creme paper

Dimensions

14.125 H x 18.375 W inches

Object ID

1976.88.47

Accession Number

1976.88

Resource ID

8398

Notes

Signed lower right corner: "S. McIntire Delin."

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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