Category:William Thornton

**William Thornton**
	British-American physician, inventor, painter and architect (1759-1828)
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Date of birth	20 May 1759; Jost Van Dyke
Date of death	28 March 1828; Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Congressional Cemetery;
Country of citizenship	United States of America; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;
Educated at	University of Edinburgh; University of Aberdeen;
Occupation	architect; painter; inventor; physician;
Member of	American Philosophical Society;
Position held	Architect of the Capitol (1793–1802);
Spouse	Anna Thornton;
Award received	Magellanic Premium (1792);
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	Q1347934; ISNI: 0000000066778764; VIAF ID: 57427223; GND ID: 119543133; Library of Congress authority ID: n81141884; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 150537027; IdRef ID: 150969635; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007358706605171; SBN author ID: URBV286686; Open Library ID: OL581212A; Union List of Artist Names ID: 500004167; RKDartists ID: 77329; Web Gallery of Art ID: t/thornton
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English: Dr. William Thornton (May 20, 1759 - March 28, 1828) was an early American inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol. He also served as the first Architect of the Capitol and first Superintendent of the United States Patent Office.

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Anna MB Thornton by G Stuart.jpg 5,939 × 7,200; 16.28 MB
Facsimile of Letter to Washington to Wm. Thornton.png 994 × 1,648; 519 KB
Flickr - USCapitol - Dr. William Thornton.jpg 2,296 × 2,800; 9.02 MB
Gilbert Stuart, William Thornton, 1804, NGA 1119.jpg 3,287 × 4,000; 13.52 MB
House ("Tudor Place") for Thomas and Martha Custis Peter, 1644 31st Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Front elevation rendering LCCN2002712414.jpg 1,536 × 1,177; 264 KB
House ("Tudor Place") for Thomas and Martha Custis Peter, 1644 31st Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Front elevation rendering LCCN2015648980.jpg 7,779 × 4,785; 3.55 MB
House ("Tudor Place") for Thomas and Martha Custis Peter, 1644 31st Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Front elevation rendering LCCN2015648981.jpg 8,607 × 6,065; 5.79 MB
House ("Tudor Place") for Thomas and Martha Custis Peter, 1644 31st Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Front elevation rendering LCCN2015648982.jpg 7,909 × 5,694; 4.95 MB
House, Washington, D.C. Floor plan LCCN2002716740.jpg 1,536 × 996; 263 KB
House, Washington, D.C. Floor plan LCCN2002716741.jpg 1,536 × 965; 224 KB
Monuments, Washington, D.C. Elevation - domed, colonnaded circular structure LCCN2002711971.jpg 1,536 × 1,164; 318 KB
Monuments, Washington, D.C. Sketch - section of circular structure LCCN2002711969.jpg 1,099 × 1,452; 265 KB
Monuments, Washington, D.C. Sketches - elevations LCCN2002711968.jpg 1,536 × 1,268; 193 KB
Monuments, Washington, D.C. Various studies - plans and elevations LCCN2002711967.jpg 1,264 × 1,536; 233 KB
Portrait of William Thornton (3360758932).jpg 481 × 641; 67 KB
RUINS WILLIAM THORNTON PLANTATION, TORTOLA, B.V.1..jpg 720 × 463; 87 KB
Thornton Design of the Capitol.jpg 520 × 294; 22 KB
Thorton book.pdf 900 × 1,350, 344 pages; 9.66 MB
United States Capitol. Tortola scheme. Competition rendering of façade. Elevation with central dome and lantern LCCN2010649583.jpg 1,024 × 524; 58 KB
United States Capitol. Tortola scheme. Competition rendering of façade. Elevation with central pediment and lantern LCCN2010649582.jpg 1,024 × 425; 59 KB
White House, Washington, D.C. Sketch - President's house-executive offices, south elevation LCCN2002711966.jpg 6,513 × 4,692; 3.72 MB
William Thornton - The Devastations occasioned by the Rioters of London Firing the New Goal of Newgate and burning Mr. - B1975.6.72 - Yale Center for British Art.jpg 1,920 × 1,255; 610 KB
William Thornton - View of the Cathedral Church of Worcester, in Worcestershire - B1977.14.14949 - Yale Center for British Art.jpg 1,920 × 1,298; 447 KB
William Thornton Architekt.jpg 283 × 340; 29 KB
William Thornton.jpg 332 × 400; 9 KB
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Philadelphia Library, by R. Newell & Sons.jpg 2,737 × 1,385; 1.5 MB

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