Indian_princess_and_Columbia.jpg
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q983643
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Description |
A fresco of an Indian Princess and Columbia honoring George Washington. This was painted by Constantino Brumidi (1805-1880) sometime between 1855 and 1856 in room H-144 of the US Capitol Building (currently the hearing room for the House Committee on Appropriations), during a time when he was a government employee hired because of his artistic skills..
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Date |
between 1855 and 1856
date QS:P571,+1855-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1855-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1856-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Source/Photographer | http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/brumidi/Brumidi_5.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission
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