SENATE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ROOMS
LARGE ROOM (DECORATED FOR SENATE LIBRARY)
Allegorical Groups (Ceiling Frescoes)
- Geography
- History (working sketch saved by Lola Germon)
- Telegraph (working sketch sold at 1925 auction)
Decorative Groups (Ceiling Frescoes)
- Three maidens each (working sketch saved by Lola Germon)
SMALL ROOM (OLD SERGEANT AT ARMS OFFICE)
Allegorical Designs (Wall Frescoes)
- Secession and Products of North and South
- War and Strife
- Rods United—“E Pluribus Unum”
- Implements of War Destroyed
Ceiling Fresco
“Columbia Welcoming the South Back into the Union” (working sketch sold in 1925 auction)
“C. Brumidi, 1876.”
Architect’s Report, November 1, 1875
CORRIDORS, GROUND FLOOR, SENATE ANNEX
SOUTH CORRIDOR
- 8 Studies in oil (Animals)
- 8 Ovals in oil (U. S. Shields)
“PATENT CORRIDOR”
Wall Frescoes
- Robert Fulton (called also “Palisades of the Hudson”)
- John Fitch (working on model of steamboat)
- Benjamin Franklin (in his laboratory)
NORTH CORRIDOR
Profiles in oil (Medallions in wall Panels)
- Jonathan Trumbull
- Daniel Morgan
- Israel Putnam
- Horatio Gates
- Thomas Mifflin
- Silas Deane
- Joseph Warren
- Richard Montgomery
- Thomas Jefferson
- Benjamin Franklin
Large Fresco, “Signing of the First Treaty of Peace with Great Britain, 1782”
- John Adams
- Benjamin Franklin
- John Jay
- Henry Laurens
- Richard Oswald (for Great Britain)
Large Fresco, “Cession of Louisiana”
- Robert Livingston
- James Monroe
- Barbe-Marbois (for France)
Architect’s Reports, November 1, 1874, and November 1, 1875
WEST CORRIDOR
13 Oval Landscapes in Oil (Walls and Ceiling)
12 Signs of the Zodiac (ceiling)
Profiles in oil (Medallions in wall Panels)
- John Hancock
- Francis Hopkins
- Robert Livingston
- Roger Sherman
- John Jay
- Robert Morris
- Charles Thompson
- Charles Carroll
Large Fresco, Bellona, Roman Goddess of War
Vaulted Ceilings, Walls and Pilasters (Style of 15th Century)
Architect’s Report, November 1, 1875
MAIN CORRIDOR
14 Oval Landscapes in Oil (Walls and Ceiling)
Large Portraits in Oil (Walls)
- Justice Story
- Chancellor Kent
Profiles in Oil
- Andrew Jackson
- Henry Clay
Imitation Sculpture
- Chancellor Livingston
Brumidi Voucher, August 21, 1878
THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ROOM
Large Medallions (Profiles of Committee Chairmen)
- North wall—Henry Clay, Chairman, 1834 to 1836
- South wall—William S. Allen, Chairman, 1845 to 1846
- East wall—Simon E. Cameron, Chairman, 1871 to 1877
- West wall—Charles W. Sumner, Chairman, 1861 to 1871
Brumidi Voucher, June 21, 1874