![Architectural Drawing for a Monument for Vice President George Clinton, Congressional Cemetery, by Benjamin Latrobe](/about/resources/graphics/xlarge/latrobe-congressional-cemetery-1812-loc.jpg)
In 1812 Capitol architect Benjamin Latrobe prepared this rendering of a monument for Vice President George Clinton. The memorials in the background are similar to the one he would later design for deceased members of Congress.
credit: Library of Congress