Bas-relief Plaque Chamber of the United States House of Representatives

The 23 marble relief portraits over the gallery doors of the House Chamber in the U.S. Capitol describe historical figures noted for their work in establishing the principles that underlie American law. They were installed when the bedchamber was remodeled in 1949-1950. Created in bas relief of white Vermont marble past seven different sculptors, the plaques each mensurate 28 inches in bore.

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Map of portraits in the House Chamber.

The eleven profiles in the eastern half of the chamber face left and the 11 in the western one-half face right, then that all look towards the full-face relief of Moses in the center of the north wall.

The subjects of the reliefs were called by scholars from the University of Pennsylvania and the Columbia Historical Society of Washington, D.C., in consultation with authoritative staff members of the Library of Congress. The selection was approved past a special committee of five Members of the House of Representatives and the Builder of the Capitol.

The plaster models for these reliefs are on display on the walls in the Rayburn House Part Building subway concluding.

Select a specific lawgiver from the list below:

• Alfonso 10
• Edward I
• Gaius
• George Stonemason
• Gregory Nine
• Hammurabi
• Hugo Grotius
• Innocent III
• Jean Baptiste Colbert
• Justinian I
• Lycurgus
• Maimonides
• Moses
• Napoleon I
• Papinian
• Robert Joseph Pothier
• Saint Louis
• Simon de Montfort
• Solon
• Suleiman
• Thomas Jefferson
• Tribonian
• Sir William Blackstone

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Source: https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/relief-portrait-plaques-lawgivers