Architecture,United States Capitol,Washington,DC,District of Columbia,1792

Title: Architectural drawing for the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Plan
Creator(s): Thornton, William, 1759-1828, architect
Date Created/Published: [1792]
Summary: Competition drawing showing Capitol building, Senate room, conference room, and 'Room of the Representants' as plan, with elevation sketch of east front on verso.
Notes:
UNIT title devised.
Commonly identified as one of two 'Tortola schemes.'
Drawing not signed; attribution based on provenance.
Date from information in P&P Curatorial Files.
Stamp: No. 1354.
Reference copy available in LOT 4249 (R).
Gift; Charles Moore; 1925.
Finding aid (unpublished): Filed by UNIT number, available in Prints and Photographs Reading Room.
Conservation control number 8.94.805.36
Subjects:
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1790-1800.
Capitols--Washington (D.C.)--1790-1800.
Architectural drawings--1790-1800.
Competition drawings--1790-1800.
Sketches--1790-1800.
Bookmark /95860721/
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