Object Number 1959.0784

Object Name

Painting

Title

United States Capitol, Washington

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Hippolyte Louis Garnier (Possible painter)
1802-1855

Victor de Grailly (Possible painter)
1804-1889

James Archer (Inspiration for design)
Engraver, who produced the majority of the large plates to illustrate "Hinton's History of the United States" (published Boston, 1834).

William Henry Bartlett (Inspiration for design)
1809-1854

Place of Origin

France, Europe

Date

1840-1850

Subjects

Building view; City view

Materials

Oil paint; Canvas

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

23.4 (H) , 28.7 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

59.4 (H) , 73 (W)

Measurement Notes

H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.

Object Description

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