White House North Facade circa 1833
- Artist
- Edward Weber & Co.
- Date of Work
- c. 1833
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Credit
- Library of Congress
White House North Facade circa 1833
This lithograph of the north view of the White House was created by Edward Weber & Co. in Baltimore. A horse-drawn carriage is pulling up to the portico, which was constructed in 1829-30 during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Pierre-Jean David d'Angers' statue of Thomas Jefferson is on the North Lawn.
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