Capitol Building
Artist
Henry Franklin Warren
(American, 1832 - 1895)
CultureAmerican
DateMarch 6, 1865
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 5 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (13.5 × 19.1 cm)
Overall: 7 7/16 × 10 in. (18.9 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Overall: 7 7/16 × 10 in. (18.9 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
PortfolioViews of Public Buildings in Washington, D.C., March 6, 1865
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.44
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This image exhibits a view of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. There are bare trees in the landscaping surrounding the building, indicating that it was winter. There are park benches spaced out under the trees. To the right side of the image there is an iron fence surrounding a statue. There are three lamp posts near the iron fence. A top the statue's pedestal is a man with a raised arm. This is Plate 10 from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 50).Label TextHenry Franklin Warren American, 1834−1895 Capitol Building, 1865 From the series Views of Public Buildings in Washington, D.C., March 6, 1865 Albumen print (photograph) Photographer Henry Warren traveled from the Boston suburb of Waltham, Mass., to Washington, D.C., to attend President Lincoln’s second inauguration in 1865. The ceremony took place on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on March 4, and Warren returned to the East Lawn two days later to create this image. In the foreground of this photo is a marble seated statue of George Washington by American sculptor Horatio Greenough (1805−1852). Look for Warren’s portrait of President Lincoln, taken on the same day as this photograph, hanging in the next bay of this exhibition. Gift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange 98.32.44
