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A Glimpse of the Capitol

A color print showing the Capitol with the Bartholdi Fountain in the foreground. In the fountain, three sculpted figures hold a basin with lamps at the top, as water streams near their feet. The grounds near the fountain are filled with red and pink flowers and trees, closer to the Capitol./tiles/collection/1/16913.xml
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A color print showing the Capitol with the Bartholdi Fountain in the foreground. In the fountain, three sculpted figures hold a basin with lamps at the top, as water streams near their feet. The grounds near the fountain are filled with red and pink flowers and trees, closer to the Capitol.
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Date

1900

Artist

Charles S. Graham

Publisher

Truth Magazine

Dimensions

13 × 8 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm) Framed: 20 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (51.1 × 41 cm)

Accession Number

2014.105.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The Bartholdi Fountain first came to Washington, D.C., in 1877, after a stint at the 1876 International Exposition in Philadelphia. The public complained that the fountain was hidden amid the trees of the garden. “Why will not some one induce the proper authorities to remove the fine Bartholdi fountain from its burial place in the Botanical gardens?” a reader angrily asked the Washington Post. In contrast to the public outcry, this lithograph depicts the fountain’s environs as a lush and colorful spot with a view of the Capitol.

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