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Ratond [i.e. rotunda]. Apotheosis of Washington
Summary
Photographs of canopy fresco in U.S. Capitol dome showing George Washington rising to the heavens with allegorical figures representing war, science, marine, commerce, mechanics, and architecture.
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 6.
Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1.
Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
Tags
Date
01/01/1865
Contributors
Brumidi, Constantino, 1805-1880, artist
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
