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The National picture gallery in the rotunda of the Capitol : a collection of paintings illustrating the discovery of America and the early history of the United States / Executed expressly by order of Congress, by the most celebrated American artists.
1860
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
Metadata
- Publisher
- Washington : [s.n.], c1860.
- People
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- Related Name
- Metzeroth, Robert
- Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860
- Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852
- Powell, W. H. (William Henry), 1823-1879
- Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889
- Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
- Weir, Robert Walter, 1803-1889
- Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828
- Language
- English
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The National picture gallery in the rotunda of the Capitol : a collection of paintings illustrating the discovery of America and the early history of the United States / Executed expressly by order of Congress, by the most celebrated American artists.
- Call Number
- Oversize 2006-0279Q
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/1n79hd64j
- Publisher
- Washington : [s.n.], c1860.
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1860
- Extent
- [4] leaves, [10] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 x 30 cm.
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Illustrated and engraved t.p.
- Copyright date on printed wrapper: 1859.
- Plates accompanied by leaves with outline drawings and explanatory letter-press.
- Engravings by Robert Metzeroth of paintings by Peale, Vanderlyn, Powell, Chapman, Trumbull, Weir, and Stuart.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 33
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/209626df-83ed-47fb-b6d5-d3e653e0c976/manifest