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Constructing the Capitol: William Thornton

Constructing the Capitol: William Thornton

The first Architect of the Capitol, William Thornton, was raised in England and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

Dr. Thornton traveled extensively on a study tour in Europe before briefly practicing medicine in Philadelphia (1786-1790) where he met and married Anna Maria Brodeau.

William Thornton, 1804.

Date of Work
1804
Type
Portrait
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund