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Sir Walter Raleigh
Francisco Iardella Sandstone 1824 Capitol Rotunda, above Surrender of Lord Cornwallis...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Christopher Columbus
Attributed to Francisco Iardella Sandstone 1824 Capitol Rotunda, above Surrender of General Burgoyne...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
John Cabot
Francisco Iardella Sandstone 1828 Capitol Rotunda, above Landing of Columbus painting This...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
John Trumbull Oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1820; placed 1826 Rotunda U.S. Capitol The subject of this...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Surrender of General Burgoyne
John Trumbull Oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1821; placed 1826 Rotunda U.S. Capitol The event shown in this...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Landing of Columbus
John Vanderlyn Oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1846; placed 1847 Rotunda U.S. Capitol In this painting,...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
General George Washington Resigning His Commission
John Trumbull Oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1824; placed 1826 Rotunda U.S. Capitol This painting depicts...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Robert W. Weir Oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1843; placed 1843 Rotunda U.S. Capitol This painting depicts...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto
William H. Powell Oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1853; placed 1855 Rotunda U.S. Capitol William Henry...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Declaration of Independence
John Trumbull Oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1818; placed 1826 Rotunda U.S. Capitol This painting depicts...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Baptism of Pocahontas
John Gadsby Chapman Oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1839; placed 1840 Rotunda U.S. Capitol This painting...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Apotheosis of Washington: Marine
In this scene of the Apotheosis of Washington in the U.S. Capitol Neptune, god of the sea, holding his...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Apotheosis of Washington: War
In this scene armored Freedom, sword raised and cape flying, with a helmet and shield reminiscent of...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Apotheosis of Washington: Science
Minerva, goddess of wisdom and the arts of civilization, with helmet and spear, points to an electric...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Apotheosis of Washington: Commerce
Mercury, god of commerce, with his winged cap and sandals and caduceus, hands a bag of gold to Robert...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Apotheosis of Washington: Mechanics
Vulcan, god of the forge, stands at his anvil with his foot on a cannon, near a pile of cannon balls...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Apotheosis of Washington: Agriculture
Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, is shown with a wreath of wheat and a cornucopia, seated on...
Uploaded on Oct 12, 2011
Hurricane Irene
AOC Staff prepare in advance of Hurricane Irene by bringing outdoor furniture inside the U.S. Botanic...
Uploaded on Aug 29, 2011
