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Engraving of a crowded legislative chamber: a standing speaker at center faces seated men in dark suits, with spectators in curved galleries above and an eagle at right.

United States Senate Chamber

An engraved view of a legislative chamber with a tall standing man at center addressing a room of seated men in dark suits and cravats. Curved gallery balconies above hold spectators, a large eagle perches atop dark drapery at right, and columns frame the composition.

Artist
Robert Whitechurch
Date
1855
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
4000 × 3309 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1855).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Cámara del Senado de los Estados Unidos, grabado de 1855

Una vista grabada de una cámara legislativa con un hombre de pie en el centro que se dirige a una sala llena de hombres sentados con trajes oscuros y corbatas. Las galerías curvas de arriba albergan espectadores, un gran águila se posa sobre cortinas oscuras a la derecha y columnas enmarcan la composición.

Português: Câmara do Senado dos Estados Unidos, gravura de 1855

Uma vista gravada de uma câmara legislativa, com um homem de pé no centro dirigindo-se a uma sala cheia de homens sentados, de terno escuro e gravata. Galerias curvas no alto abrigam espectadores, uma grande águia repousa sobre cortinas escuras à direita, e colunas emolduram a composição.