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| Keywords: City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard by George Cooke, 1833.jpg Artwork Creator George Cooke City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard 1833 oil on canvas cm 45 7 63 5 White House Washington D C United States White House copy of the 1833 painting Notes by Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 In his City of Washington Cooke carefully rendered the architecture of the city as well as the contours of the riverbanks and the elevations of the hills Two large dry docks flank a three-masted schooner at the Navy shipyard on the Anacostia River below the Capitol This grouping serves as a strong base for Capitol Hill and the Capitol Building as it appeared in 1833 The Capitol is balanced by the White House in the distance at left center To make sure that this balance is seen as symbolic of the balance of democratic powers between the executive and legislative branches Cooke enlarged the White House Between the two large buildings the city lies on lower ground composed mostly of two- and three-story houses and several steepled churches To the left is the confluence of the Anacostia and the Potomac whose broad waters stretch to the port of Georgetown The White House Historical Association DC Past http //dcpast com/post/61953281726/1834-washington-from-beyond-navy-yard Other versions http //www whitehouseresearch org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset id 119 http //www loc gov/pictures/item/92520609/ PD-old-100 contrast fix George Cooke painter History of Washington D C 1833 1833 in Washington D C 1833 paintings in the United States Paintings in the White House Cityscapes of Washington D C 1833 19th-century cityscape paintings Washington Navy Yard Anacostia River | ||||
