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Drawings of the Capitol

Plan of the Capitol, No. 1. United States Capitol drawing competition, by Charles Wintersmith, ink and watercolor washes on paper, 1792 An Elevation for a Capitol, by James Diamond, ink, watercolor, and ink wash on paper, 1792 Design for the U.S. Capitol, East Elevation, by Dr. William Thornton, ca. 1793–1797

Plan of the Capitol, No. 1. United States Capitol drawing competition, by Charles Wintersmith, ink and watercolor washes on paper, 1792

 "No. 2 of Saml. Dobie invt & del. For a Capitol to be built in the City of Washington," by Samuel Dobie, ink and ink washes on paper, 1792 An Elevation for a Capitol, by James Diamond, ink, watercolor, and ink wash on paper, 1792 Design for the U.S. Capitol, East Elevation, by Dr. William Thornton, ca. 1793–1797
Proposed design for the U.S. Capitol, west elevation, by Dr. William Thornton, ca. 1793-1800 Courtyard Plan, by Stephen Hallet, Ink, Watercolor and Graphite on Paper, ca. 1794 A View of the Capitol, by William Russell Birch, watercolor on paper, ca. 1800 Sketch of a Section of the South Wing of the Capitol of the United States at Washington, of the Doric Order, Roman Style, by B. Henry Latrobe, 1804
Proposed design for the U.S. Capitol, west elevation, by Dr. William Thornton, ca. 1793-1800 Courtyard Plan, by Stephen Hallet, Ink, Watercolor and Graphite on Paper, ca. 1794 A View of the Capitol, by William Russell Birch, watercolor on paper, ca. 1800 Sketch of a Section of the South Wing of the Capitol of the United States at Washington, of the Doric Order, Roman Style, by B. Henry Latrobe, 1804
Longitudinal Section of the Hall of Representatives, by B. Henry Latrobe, 1804

“Plan, shewing the alterations proposed in the principal Story of the North Wing of the Capitol,” by B. Henry Latrobe, watercolor and ink on paper, 1806 “Plan of the Principal Floor of the North Wing of the Capitol,” by B. Henry Latrobe, watercolor and ink on paper, 1806
Longitudinal Section of the Hall of Representatives, by B. Henry Latrobe, 1804 "Respective View of the Federal House," by Andrew Mayfield Carshore, ink and ink wash on paper, 1806 "Plan, shewing the alterations proposed in the principal Story of the North Wing of the Capitol," by B. Henry Latrobe, watercolor and ink on paper, 1806 "Plan of the Principal Floor of the North Wing of the Capitol," by B. Henry Latrobe, watercolor and ink on paper, 1806
“Ground plan of the North Wing of the Capitol of the United States,” by B. Henry Latrobe, watercolor and ink on paper, 1806 Design for a Temporary Senate Chamber, by George Bridport, 1809 South Elevation of the Capitol with Propylaea, by B. Henry Latrobe, ca. 1811 Details of the Library of the Congress U. S. in the N. Wing of the Capitol Washington, by B. Henry Latrobe, ca. 1808-1816
"Ground plan of the North Wing of the Capitol of the United States," by B. Henry Latrobe, watercolor and ink on paper, 1806 Design for a Temporary Senate Chamber, by George Bridport, 1809 South Elevation of the Capitol with Propylaea, by B. Henry Latrobe, ca. 1811

 Details of the Library of the Congress U. S. in the N. Wing of the Capitol Washington, by B. Henry Latrobe, ca. 1808-1816
 
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