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Constructing the Capitol: Latrobe's Rendering

Constructing the Capitol: Latrobe's Rendering

Benjamin Latrobe's rendering of a completed Capitol.

Before leaving Washington in 1817, Latrobe restored the wings of the Capitol damaged during the War of 1812, and produced drawings for the central rotunda section, which were partially followed by his successor Charles Bulfinch.

View of the Capitol from the Northeast, 1810.

Artist
Benjamin Latrobe
Date of Work
1810
Credit
Library of Congress