No. 289.—Sculpture of North Wing of Capitol, Washington, DC

c. 1863

Andrew Joseph Russell

Associated Names
Andrew Joseph Russell

Artist, American, 1829 - 1902

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.1 × 32.4 cm (9 7/8 × 12 3/4 in.)
    mount: 29.2 × 36.8 cm (11 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2026.1.27


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Culver Pictures, Inc., New York. (Mack Lee, Lee Gallery, Boston); Ron Perisho, Gettysburg, PA, 2015; NGA purchase, 2026.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across bottom of mount printed in black ink on applied paper: No. 289.—SCULPTURE OF NORTH WING OF CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D. C., / Taken while in position in front of the Capitol.; on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: FR1189; upper right in red crayon: M; center left in black ink on applied paper: 189; center left stamped in red ink on applied paper: CULVER / SERVICE; lower right Culver Pictures, Inc. stamp in black ink; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite perpendicular: [illegible] 46 846


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