The United States Senate in Session in Their New Chamber. (Original Print)

John McNevin; Harper's Weekly

Harper's Weekly, 1859

Original, doublepage centerfold from Harper's Weekly, December 31, 1859.  Wood engraving, hand colored.  Dimensions of print: h. 14 x  w. 20.25 in. ( h. 35.56 x  w. 51.435 cm).  Dimensions in frame: 59 x 74.5 cm  (23 1/2 x 29 inches).  Mounted, under glass, in wood frame.  A few scuffs to frame. " In contrast to the intimate Old Senate Chamber, the new Chamber was spacious and grand. The New York Herald described it as light, graceful, and "finely proportioned." - U.S Senate.    Refs: U.S. Senate Collection, 38.00001.001.