PATENT OFFICE.
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A very spirited and artist-like view Of
the new Pdtent Office, taken from point
near the corner OF 7th and F streets, accom-
panied by vertical section, and horizontal
plan OF the centre building, as planned and
designed by William P. Elliot, Esq, archi-
tect and solicitor of patents, formerly Of
the Patent office, and late surveyor of the
city Of Washington,) and drawn on stone
by A. De Vandricourt, a very distinguished
artist from Italy, has just appeared from the
excellent li,hographic establishment Of Mr..
c.. B. Graham, Of this city, and is on sale
at our print shops.


The view represents Grecian front, Of
varegated free-stone, in perspective, up
wards OF 400 feet long, two stories high
embraced within the order, crowned by an
entablature Of at least IL feet high, and this
by plain coping; the whole standing Of
an elevated rustic basement of l2 feet high,
entirely above ground. The main entrance,
which is in the centre, opposite 9Th street,
is embellished by porlico 100 feet front,
by depth of SO feet, supported by 16 flu
ted Grecian doric columns, each Is feet in
circumference, arranged in two parallel
rows, approached by flight of granite
steps. This portico leads TO the vestibule,
wherein are arranged some fine models Of
steam engines and printing presses, opening
on the west TO the principal model-room.
and on the east to 10 feet passage, having
arranged on either side the various rooms
for the Commissioner, Examiners, Clerks
Librarian, Craftsman, Sc, and also, by
two descending flights Of marble steps to
the grand Exhibition Room, in which are
arranged many beautiful specimens Of Anne
rican fabrics, the identical clothes and sw ord


worn by General Washington the printing
press at which Benjamin franklin WORKED


while in Londoa the original draft Of the