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| Object type | painting |
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Dr. William Thornton was an amateur architect who is honored as the "first architect" because his design for the Capitol was accepted by President George Washington in 1793. He received $500 and a building lot in the city of Washington for his composition. He held no government position as a result of winning the architectural competition. Portrait of Dr. William Thornton George B. Matthews, after Gilbert Stuart Oil on canvas, 29-1/2" x 24-1/2" 1930 This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any of these images is used the photographic credit line should read “Architect of the Capitol.” These images may not be used in any way that would imply endorsement by the Architect of the Capitol or the United States Congress of a product, service or point of view. For more information visit www.aoc.gov. |
| Date | 31 October 2011, 15:20 |
| Source/Photographer | Dr. William Thornton |
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This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. | 
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by USCapitol at https://www.flickr.com/photos/65191584@N07/6299853404. It was reviewed on 9 October 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work. |
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