844 Bayard taylor Images: LOC's Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search

Colored individuals along the road side

Drawing shows an African American slave woman leaning against a split rail fence along with three children. She says, "Oh I so glad you come, 'massa says he wish you were in da bottom of the sea--but you ain't ... More

Diagram of L"gherg - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows cut-away and bird's eye views of the volcanic rock L"gherg in Iceland. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Inscribed at left: page 44. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (DLC... More

Beauty and the beast and Tales of home

Includes publisher's advertisement at end of text. Also available in digital form.

Imperial nosegay. Moscow - Public domain print

Drawing shows four military guards standing at attention, each sporting a large upturned nose. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Russian legation from 1862 to 1863. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 192... More

Station boy - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a barefooted boy riding on the back of a cart in Norway, presumably from the railroad or coach station. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of h... More

He travels on foot, Norway - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a traveler, perhaps Taylor himself, on foot in Norway holding a walking stick and carrying a pack. Part of the image is outlined in red ink. Taylor visited Norway in 1856 and 1857 after the death ... More

Clerk, Egypt - Public domain document scan of drawing

Humorous drawing shows a customs house clerk asleep at his desk. Bayard Taylor made extensive travels to Europe and Egypt between 1844 and 1878. Original title: A custom house clerk. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; ... More

English fisherman in Norway. Playing him out

Drawing shows a Englishman fishing in Norway. This humorous image shows the man standing in a stream, with his fishing line caught on trees and hooked to the seat of his pants. Bayard Taylor traveled through No... More

Molde, Norway - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows, in the distance, Molde, a Norwegian village on the Moldefjorden, an arm of the Romsdalfjorden. Most of the houses, churches and buildings hug the shoreline. Sailboats dot the water. Taylor visite... More

Natural bridge coast of Iceland near Portland Point

Drawing shows fishermen rowing in the choppy sea toward a natural bridge in the coastal rock near Portland Point in Iceland. There is no other sign of habitation. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en rout... More

[Norwegian landscape] - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a landscape, most likely in Norway. Taylor visited Norway in 1856 and 1857 after the death of his first wife. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (DLC/PP-46411a).

Parish schoolmaster - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a parish schoolmaster holding a schoolboy by the hair while he strikes him with a switch. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 an... More

Snuff-taking in Iceland - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a man standing with a powder horn to his nose, taking snuff in Iceland. Another man sits on a rock and watches. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Gift; Charles F. Heartma... More

Waiting for a nibble - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a man, perhaps in Norway, sleeping beside a stream, his fishing line has looped around the tree behind him, with the hook dangling close to his mouth. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Sca... More

A drinking bout - Public domain scan / drawing

Humorous drawing shows four men seated a table, drinking. A fifth man smiles as he stands guard at the door. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 18... More

[Man and woman riding in horse-drawn cart]

Drawing shows a man and a woman riding in a small horse-drawn cart, looking at each other. The scene may be in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of ... More

Norway, the steamer parting the fjord

Drawing shows a sidewheel steamship from behind, as it passes out of a Norwegian fjord. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of his first wife. Inscribed upper... More

Appraiser, Egypt - Public domain portrait drawing

Humorous drawing shows a public documents appraiser, from behind, asleep at his desk, a frowning crowd has gathered on the other side of his window. Bayard Taylor made extensive travels to Europe and Egypt betw... More

[Self portrait] - Public domain portrait print

Bust portrait of nineteenth-century poet and traveler Bayard Taylor, looking over his shoulder. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (DLC/PP-46411a).

Road through the Drivsdalen - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a man driving a cart along a road that runs through a Norwegian valley past a log cabin and a small waterfall. Taylor visited Norway in 1856 and 1857 after the death of his first wife. Inscribed a... More

Kirk G boe Inn & ruins Faroe Island

Drawing shows an inn next to the ruins of a church on one of the Danish Faroe Islands. Taylor may have visited the Faroe Islands in 1862, en route to Russia. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (DLC/PP-46411a).

An Icelandic bog - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows three men on horses or burros in a bog in Iceland. One man stands on two tussocks of grass above his horse. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1... More

Old clothes market. Moscow - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows two men selling clothes in an outdoor market in Moscow. One wears several hats and animal skins, while the other has boots tied around his neck. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Ru... More

Skinned and stuffed man. Moscow, engraving, Library of Congress

Drawing shows a dead man standing in an exhibition case in Moscow. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Russian legation from 1862 to 1863. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (DLC/PP-46411a).

He travels on foot, Norway - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a traveler, perhaps Taylor himself, on foot in Norway holding a walking stick and carrying a pack. Part of the image is outlined in red ink. Taylor visited Norway in 1856 and 1857 after the death ... More

Collector - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a public documents civil servant asleep before a fireplace. He leans on the back two legs of his chair. Bayard Taylor made at extensive trips to Europe between 1844 his death in 1879. Inscribed ov... More

Bayard Taylor. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... More

Passage in the Driv. Norway - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a man leaning over the edge of a river's bank in the Drivsdalen, Norway, looking at the rushing water below. There is no bridge to the opposite side. Taylor visited Norway in 1856 and 1857 after t... More

A flying trip through Norway - Public domain document scan of drawing

Drawing is design for frontispiece of book. It shows Norwegian fisherman standing with their nets at the edge of a fjord shoreline. The sun comes up over the horizon and two fishermen point across the sea at it... More

The prize - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows two Norwegian peasants, one barefoot, standing at a table where a seated man holds a money bag that reads "150 silber prize." A gentleman in a long coat and wearing glasses stands behind the peasa... More

Klinger's grotto - Public domain monumental decor drawing

Drawing shows travelers standing before a grotto in the woods in Germany. Bayard Taylor traveled through Germany several times in his life, between 1844 and his death in 1879, but the manuscript makes it clear ... More

The Passport Bureau - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a passport official examining a traveler's documentation, perhaps Taylor himself. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, ... More

Bear chase in Norway - Public domain drawing

Humorous drawing shows a bear chasing a sportsman who fires his rifle into the air as the bear chews the tails of his coat. Taylor visited Norway in 1856 and 1857 after the death of his first wife. Inscribed ab... More

[Boy carrying large basket on his back]

Drawing shows a boy walking from the train station at Market Schorgast in Germany as he carries a large basket on his back with Taylor's luggage in it. Bayard Taylor traveled through Germany several times in hi... More

Church at Thingvalla Iceland - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a small clapboard church surrounded by a stone wall at the edge of an Icelandic village, Thingvalla. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (D... More

Deputy - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a deputy collector, or civil servant, smoking as he leans on the back two legs of his chair, feet near a fireplace. Taylor traveled extensively in Europe between 1844 and his death in 1879. Origin... More

Curious lava formations - Public domain scan / drawing

Illustration shows seven land formations, many of which resemble coral and sea shells. Inscribed in red ink left margin: draw only this across page AHG. Inscribed in red ink next to most images: omit. Gift; Cha... More

Subterranean stables - Public domain document scan of drawing

Drawing shows four horses from behind in a cave, perhaps in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of his first wife. Inscribed upper left: 2/3 width of ... More

Jews in Cracow - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows two elderly Jewish men in the Polish city of Cracow. They are dressed in long robes or coats, have long hair and beards, wear round hats and lean against canes. Bayard Taylor may have traveled thr... More

Snow plow - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a man carrying a scythe walking past a large wooden snow plow leaning against rocks. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of his first wife. Insc... More

Rejkjavik (e.g. Reykjavk) capitol of Iceland

Drawing shows the city of Reykjavk in Iceland from the perspective of a hillside. The harbor, governor's residence, college, church, hotel and fishermen's huts have been labeled in the sky above the view. Taylo... More

Geir Z"ega Iceland - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows Geir Z"ega, an Icelandic guide to travelers, standing next to a horse wearing panniers. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. This drawing is similar in composition to that o... More

Beauty and the beast and Tales of home

Includes publisher's advertisement at end of text. Also available in digital form.

Russian market. Moscow - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a butcher's shop in a Moscow market. One man saws the head off of livestock while another offers a rabbit to a customer. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Russian legation from 1862... More

Prisoners for Siberia. Moscow - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a line of men, prisoners headed for Siberia, following two guards past the Kremlin in Moscow. A small crowd has gathered to watch. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Russian legation... More

Surveyor of customs - Public domain document scan of drawing

Drawing shows a customs agent, seen from behind, reading a newspaper identified only as "Herald." Bayard Taylor traveled extensively in Europe between 1844 and his death in 1879. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922... More

The lamp carriers - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows three men carrying oil lamps. The scene probably takes place in Norway in the 1850s or in Russia in the 1860s. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the dea... More

Stavanger, Norway - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows Stavanger, a Norwegian port village on Stavangerfjorden, an arm of the Boknafjorden. Most of the houses and buildings hug the shoreline, while the church is on the hillside. Ships, sailboats, rowb... More

Islands - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows small log houses tucked along the shores of rocky islands of the Norwegian coast. Sailboats are in the water. Taylor visited Norway in 1856 and 1857 after the death of his first wife. Inscribed ab... More

Rear view of [Tuerm?] - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a Norwegian wearing a top hat face down on the ground, his buttocks bare while above him other mean fight, perhaps drunkenly. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled throu... More

Lava fjelds in Iceland - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows two men on horseback picking their way across lava stone in Iceland. The "way-marks," as Taylor has labeled them, are large rock cairns that identify the route. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, per... More

Man working - Icelandic women working

Drawing shows a man leisurely smoking a pipe as he leans against a fisherman's hut watching two women carry a load of dried fish on wooden poles in Iceland. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to R... More

A rough road - Iceland - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows two men on horses or burros racing down a stone road on a hillside. Two burros or horses are before them. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 192... More

[Man and woman riding in horse-drawn cart]

Drawing shows a man and a woman riding in a small horse-drawn cart, looking at each other. The scene may be in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of ... More

Old clothes market. Moscow - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows two men selling clothes in an outdoor market in Moscow. One wears several hats and animal skins, while the other has boots tied around his neck. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Ru... More

Faroese islanders - Public domain document scan of drawing

Drawing shows two Far"e islanders on a rowboat. One stands and pushes against rocks with a long pole while the other sits and rows. Taylor visited the Faroe Islands in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Gift; Ch... More

English party at Rejkjavik - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a group of English visitors in Iceland examining two horses while Icelandic men and a boy stand in the background. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Gift; Charles F. Hear... More

Peasant women at work - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows four Norwegian peasant women working in a field, digging, hoeing and raking, one on her hands and knees. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of ... More

Dogs, pots & cucumbers for sale. Moscow

Drawing shows an outdoor market in Moscow. A beleagered man in top hat and long coat, perhaps Taylor himself, tries to fend off three vendors: one holds dogs by the scruff of their necks, another offers a small... More

Good bye! Many thanks! - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a traveler, perhaps Taylor himself, shaking the hand of a barefoot Norwegian boy who has removed his hat to say farewell. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, af... More

Station house Logen Valley, Norway

Drawing shows a man leaning against a large log building at right, near a sleeping ox and empty cart. There are clusters of smaller log buildings nearby. It is not clear whether or not the station in questions ... More

Norwegian church - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a clapboard Norwegian church at the edge of a village. Taylor visited Norway in 1856 and 1857 after the death of his first wife. Inscribed above image: no. 11 p. 13; 2/3 width of page. Gift; Charl... More

Coast of Norway - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a small log house tucked onto a rocky island along the Norwegian coast. A sailboat and three rowboats are in the water. Taylor visited Norway in 1856 and 1857 after the death of his first wife. In... More

Governor's residence Reykjavik - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a large two-story house surrounded by a stone wall, the residence of the Governor of Iceland in the capitol city, Reykjavk. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Date inscrib... More

An awkward predicament (Icelandic custom)

Drawing shows a woman, standing, pulling off a seated man's trousers. The woman appears to look at the man with a knowning eye, while the man seems surprised at her actions. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perh... More

The Almannagjá the church the L"gherg

Drawing shows a small village and church near the Almannagjá or Almanna Gorge in Iceland. Almanna Gorge was where Iceland's Althing or Parliment traditionally met. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en rou... More

Icelandic horses - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a man in Iceland tending to a short, heavy long-haired horse while others stand nearby outside on cobbled stones. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Gift; Charles F. Heart... More

Interior of a shepherd's hut Iceland

Drawing shows a cut-away view of an Icelandic shepherd's stone and sod dwelling. Women and children are gathered in a raised bed covered with animal skins. Men and another child are gathered around a table. A m... More

[Bayard Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

English sportsman in Norway - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a cart transporting a large English hunter and a small Norwegian guide or station boy, seen from behind. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of ... More

English sportsman in Norway - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a cart transporting a large English hunter and a small Norwegian guide or station boy, seen from behind. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of ... More

Dogs, pots & cucumbers for sale. Moscow

Drawing shows an outdoor market in Moscow. A beleagered man in top hat and long coat, perhaps Taylor himself, tries to fend off three vendors: one holds dogs by the scruff of their necks, another offers a small... More

Peterskoi Garden. Moscow - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows fireworks at the Peterskoi Garden at the Peterskoi Palace in Moscow. A crowd, seen from behind, lines the water to watch. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Russian legation from 186... More

Station boy - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a barefooted boy riding on the back of a cart in Norway, presumably from the railroad or coach station. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of h... More

[Norwegian landscape] - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a landscape, most likely in Norway. Taylor visited Norway in 1856 and 1857 after the death of his first wife. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (DLC/PP-46411a).

Inspectors - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows three drunken men, two support the weight of the third. The man on the left removes the wallet of the middle man. The scene probably takes place in Norway. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway an... More

Geir Zoega and Brusa - Public domain portrait drawing

Humorous drawing shows Geir Z"ega, an Icelandic travel guide, holding a dog in one hand and a switch in the other. Brusa is a Scandanavian word for horsefly, but also any animal that disturbs livestock. Taylor ... More

Imperial nosegay. Moscow - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows four military guards standing at attention, each sporting a large upturned nose. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Russian legation from 1862 to 1863. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 192... More

Peasant women at work - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows four Norwegian peasant women working in a field, digging, hoeing and raking, one on her hands and knees. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of ... More

Peterskoi Garden. Moscow. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Drawing shows fireworks at the Peterskoi Garden at the Peterskoi Palace in Moscow. A crowd, seen from behind, lines the water to watch. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Russian legation from 186... More

Good bye! Many thanks! - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a traveler, perhaps Taylor himself, shaking the hand of a barefoot Norwegian boy who has removed his hat to say farewell. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, af... More

Station house Logen Valley, Norway

Drawing shows a man leaning against a large log building at right, near a sleeping ox and empty cart. There are clusters of smaller log buildings nearby. It is not clear whether or not the station in questions ... More

Norwegian farm - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a small clearing among large pine trees with small log houses and crops in the field. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Scandinavia in 1856 and 1857, after the death of his first wife. Ins... More

Prisoners for Siberia. Moscow - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a line of men, prisoners headed for Siberia, following two guards past the Kremlin in Moscow. A small crowd has gathered to watch. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Russian legation... More

The American expedition, under Commodore Perry, landing in Japan, July...

Print shows Commodore Matthew Perry and his crews being received by the Japanese as they land in Japan. Caption by Bayard Taylor: "The officers comprising the Commodore's escort formed a double line from the j... More

Bedouin love song - gramophone disc, record label

Male vocal solo, with orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Waiting for a nibble - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a man, perhaps in Norway, sleeping beside a stream, his fishing line has looped around the tree behind him, with the hook dangling close to his mouth. Bayard Taylor traveled through Norway and Sca... More

Russian market. Moscow - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a butcher's shop in a Moscow market. One man saws the head off of livestock while another offers a rabbit to a customer. Bayard Taylor served as charg d'affaires of the Russian legation from 1862... More

Church at Rejkjavik Iceland - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a church near a small clapboard house in Rejkjavk, the capitol city of Iceland. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (DLC/PP-46411a).