H. & J. Stone
Capitol Washington D.C. 1826

ArtistWashington, D.C., active 1822–1849
PublisherWashington, D.C., active 1822–1849
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Capitol Washington D.C. 1826
Date1826
Place depictedWashington, District of Columbia, United States
MediumAquatint on paper
DimensionsPlate or block: 8 1/2 × 16 7/8 in. (21.6 × 42.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 18 15/16 in. (26 × 48.1 cm)
Frame (outer): 17 3/4 × 25 3/8 in. (45.1 × 64.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Bennie Green in memory of her husband, Joe M. Green, Jr.
Object numberB.2010.5
Non exposé

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Bayou Bend
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DescriptionCharles Bulfinch is a central figure in the history of American architecture. While his genius is evident in a range of projects, the greatest acclaim must be reserved for the superb statehouses he designed for Connecticut and his native Massachusetts. In 1818, Bulfinch arrived in Washington D.C. after having been selected by President James Monroe to succeed Benjamin Latrobe as Architect of the Capitol. With Bulfinch’s vision and direction, restoration resumed on the capitol’s House and Senate wings, which the British army had burned four years earlier. Concurrently, he oversaw construction of the central block with its landmark dome.
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, left: C. Bullfinch Architect. delt.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, center: CAPITOL \ Washington, D.C. 1826. \ Published by H & J. Stone.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, right: H & J. Stone fecit.
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, right bottom corner: 65371
Verso, on Frame: Label inscribed in ink: Label for "The Old Print Shop" on the back of the frame
Verso, on Frame: "Tru Vue" museum glass sticker on the back of the frame
Verso, on Frame: "The Old Print Shop" write up in a plastic sleeve on the back of the frame

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