Design of the National Washington Monument

1846

Charles Fenderich, after Robert Mills

Associated Names
Charles Fenderich

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1805 - 1887

E. Weber & Co.

Publisher

Robert Mills

Artist After, American, 1781 - 1855

This is a drawing of the National Washington Monument. The image shows a detailed design of the monument, including a large vertical obelisk on a circular base surrounded by columns and decorative elements. A chariot-like sculpture is positioned at the top of the stairs leading to the obelisk. Several people are depicted around the base to show the scale of the construction. The background includes detailed illustrations of clouds, nearby buildings, and trees. The drawing includes both a plan view and a side view of the monument.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 48.42 × 37.94 cm (19 1/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 60.33 × 45.72 cm (23 3/4 × 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3527

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

text at bottom on stone:
Lithogd. from the original Design of Robt. Mills Archt. / by Chs. Fenderich Washington / Design / of the National / Washington Monument / Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1846 by Chs. Fenderich in the clerks office of Dist. Court of D.C. / Expressly engraved for the Wasington Monument Society / Lithogry. of E Weber & Co. Balto.

Wikidata ID

Q77011783

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