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Title	Washington, D.C., 1852 drawing.
Creator	Latrobe, Benjamin Henry (British architect and engineer, 1764-1820, active in the United States) L'Enfant, Pierre Charles (French architect and city planner, 1754-1825, active in the United States)
Date	1852
Cultural Context	American North American
Style/Period	Neoclassical
Subject	Cities & towns Cityscapes City planning Aerial views Buildings Capitols Government facilities Office buildings Politics & government Roofs Domes Colonnades Pediments Entablatures Arcades (Architectural components) Streets Roads Carriages & coaches
Description	Drawing of view of Washington, 1852, showing Benjamin Latrobe's Capitol (1803-1807) and Major L'Enfant's plan (created in 1791) of the city.
Location Depicted	Washington (D.C.)
Technique	Drawing (image-making) Architectural drawing (process)
Work Type	Architecture Cities & towns Cityscapes Cityscape drawings Architectural drawings Drawings
Source	Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.28-27, p.858)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Library of Congress.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 420-31.jpg
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