No. 289.—Sculpture of North Wing of Capitol, Washington, DC
c. 1863
Andrew Joseph Russell
Artist, American, 1829 - 1902
Artwork overview
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Medium
albumen silver print
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Credit Line
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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