Battle of Lexington
British troops fire on colonists, who had gathered at Lexington to stop them from going on to Concord to destroy a colonial supply depot.
Architect of the Capitol employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 300 works of art, architectural elements, landscape features and more.
Browse our pieces below or learn more about the artists, collections and subjects.
Benjamin Henry Latrobe Portrait
Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who served as the U.S. Capitol's architect from 1803 to 1811 and from 1815 to 1817, built the Capitol's south wing and redesigned and rebuilt the north wing.
Billy Graham Jr. Statue
North Carolina gave this statue to the National Statuary Hall Collection in 2024.
Boston Tea Party, 1773
Boston Harbor appears in a moonlit scene, with people dressed as Native Americans throwing crates of tea from a boat; this famous event led to the Revolutionary War.
Brigham Young Statue
This statue of Brigham Young was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Utah in 1950. Young was the first governor of the Utah Territory and a religious leader.
British Burn the Capitol, 1814
On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops burned the Capitol and
Bronze Railings of the Members' Private Staircases
During the mid-19th-century expansion of the U.S.
Brumidi Corridors Murals
The first floor of the U.S. Capitol's Senate wing is elaborately decorated with these wall and ceiling murals.