The doctor indulged with his favorite scene, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows cleric Dr. Richard Price, kneeling on a crown with a demon on his back, peering through a peep-hole into the royal bedroom at Versailles, watching ruffians destroy the Queen's bed and bedroom in s... More
Leonardo da Vinci - Characters & caricaturas / W. Hogarth fecit.
Print shows numerous faces drawn by English painter and cartoonist William Hogarth to illustrate what he considered the difference between "characters" (faces drawn from nature) and "caricaturas" (faces with ex... More
Roast beef & port or Bully Bramble Esqr., Justice of Peace in Wasp Tow...
"Portrait, W.L., of a stout man facing T.Q. to right, looking to left over his right shoulder. His left hand is thrust under his buttoned coat; his right (gloved) rests on a cane..." (Source: George) No. 24. Ca... More
The coffee-house patriots, or news, from St. Eustatia / H. Bunbury Esq...
Print shows interior view of a coffeehouse, presumably in London, where several man of commerce appear disgruntled at the news of the successful campaign to capture Saint Eustatius, a port used by British merch... More
A new map of North America, with the British, French, Spanish, Dutch &...
Scale ca. 1:18,500,000. Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Shows boundaries, cities and towns, roads, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory, and vegetation. Also shows anchorages, currents, and route... More
A sceene of sceenes. Elizabeth Cannings dream for ye good of her nativ...
Print shows Elizabeth Canning, transported to America, seated in a room. She looks alarmingly at an old crone pointing to a soldier's uniform. Through the open window can be seen British soldiers marching up a ... More
The great financier, or British economy for the years 1763, 1764, 1765
Print shows George Grenville holding a balance with scales "Debts" and "Savings", the debt far outweighs savings; among those in line to contribute their savings is a Native American woman representing America,... More
The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lords Bute and Mansfield conferring, to their right stands Simon Fraser and Lord Wedderburn, "Deputies" to the aforenamed. On the far right are soldiers wearing Highland dress (of the 71st Regiment ... More
The vis a vis bisected or The ladies coop / [M. Darly?]., British Cart...
"The interior of a closed carriage made visible by being bisected longitudinally. In it two young ladies of pleasing appearance sit face to face in profile..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified d... More
Protestants, remember the massacre of St. Bartholemews in Paris, & the...
Print shows a British minister handing a copy of the Québec Act to a kneeling bishop, George III is standing to the left, next to him is Lord Bute, with another minister and other clergymen completing the audie... More
The entrance of Havannah, from within the harbour
Print shows ship in the foreground in the channel at the entrance to Havana, seen at left behind wall. This record contains unverified, old data from Cresswell, 1975. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published... More
A vieu of Plymouth, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lord Amherst, Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, wearing military uniform, looking into a peepshow for a view of the progress of the war in America. As Jeffery looks, the showman says, "There you s... More
Westminster election 1780 / E--g inv., British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lord Lincoln standing on the right of St. Paul's portico, Charles James Fox standing in the center with Britannia and the British lion, and on the left, James Young, acting as proxy for Admiral Rodn... More
John Bulls alternative. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Br...
Print shows John Bull (representing England) standing on his toes on a rock, a rope around his neck and tied to a limb above him; on the right, across a body of water (probably representing the English Channel)... More
Judge Thumb, or - patent sticks for family correction: warranted lawfu...
Judge Buller walking in foreground, carrying bundles of rods; in the background, a man with a rod raised over his head is about to strike a woman who is running away from him. Forms part of : British Cartoon Pr... More
Labour in vain or let them tug & be da--nd
Print shows Neptune, the British lion, Britannia, and a British sailor on a piece of land labeled "England" laughing derisively at a Dutchman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard, and a partly draped Native woman wearing a... More
Modern characters from Shakespeare. Macbeth, British Cartoon Print
William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dominion of the sea, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Britannia in a boat with a fox on the prow at anchor in "Portland Road"; she is holding a staff with the banner of St. George and the British flag, and an olive branch in her right hand, her shield ... More
Die Americaner machen das Corps des General Bourgoyne zu Gefangnen, be...
Print shows British troops laying down their arms at the surrender at Saratoga, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. ii9. [Plate] 7. Published in: The American Revolution i... More
The discomfited duellists / Collings, del. ; Blake, sculp.
"The interior of a coffee-house. Two young men in regimentals stand near the fireplace (left); one, whose broken sword lies on the ground, is being threatened with a hot poker held to his nose by a man in ridin... More
The funeral of Trade, who died of a mortal stab receiv'd on the 13th o...
"A scene near one of the City quays: empty warehouses on the right; dismantled ships in the background (left) with brooms at their mastheads showing that they are for sale..." (Source: George)
Law and equity, or A peep at Nando's, British Cartoon Print
"Thurlow, a barefooted penitent draped in a sheet by wearing his Chancellor's wig, approaches a coffee-house bar (left) within which stands a pretty young woman..." (Source: George) [Kingsbury?] This record con... More
Pro forma, or an examination in the public schools at Ox-d for a degre...
Print shows three Oxford(?) students seated in the center with perplexed expressions on their faces, from right and left professors address them; in the foreground, a dog urinates on a text open to Aristotle. ... More
France ; England. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British ...
Political cartoon showing "France" with man kneeling and presenting crown to old woman on throne with other women standing, three of them with heads on poles. "England" with man sitting on crate "general excise... More
The faith of treaties exemplified or John Bull's last effort to oblige...
A satire on the diplomatic situation in 1794, showing French soldiers shooting at raging bull, and saying "Vive la republic, Blood & plunder, no quarter to John Bull!" To the bull's back is strapped a bundle in... More
The danger of crim con! / Woodward del., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a couple engaged in a "crim[inal] con[versation]"; the woman, seated on a chair, inclined toward a man seated next to her, her hands around his right arm; she says to him, "The good Man is gone a lo... More
Isaac Cruikshank - The Irish bull broke loose, British Cartoon Print
Print shows the "Irish Bull" tossing William Pitt into the air and about to do the same to Lord Dundas who runs to the left; on the far right, those opposed to Pitt's "Union Bill" cheer on the bull, "Go it my B... More
Limbs of the law!! Woodward del, British Cartoon Print
Print shows two men, perhaps barristers, discussing a document. Man on left says "Oh! I perceive it at the first glance, we shall carry the cause hollow!! The other man replies: "You'll see the mistake very cl... More
General Washington / painted by Gabriel Stuart 1797 ; engraved by Jame...
Print shows George Washington, full-length portrait, facing slightly left, standing in front of a chair, with right arm extended toward a table on the left, and holding a sword in left hand. After a portrait pa... More
Mistaken abilities / Woodward del., British Cartoon Print
Print shows several individuals, each believing they are better suited to a particular occupation other than the one they are currently engaged in, such as a farmer that wants to be a doctor or an attorney that... More
Villagers clearing out rubbish!!! / engrav'd by Hixon., British Cartoo...
Print shows three villagers transporting a parson, a doctor, and a lawyer to another parish to cries of "Huzza" from other villagers. "Folios of caricatures lent out for the evening." Forms part of: British Ca... More
To Commodore Sir Peter Parker... a birds eye view from part of Mount P...
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Faden, William.
Anacreontick's in full song / Js. Gillray, invt. & fect., British Cart...
Eight elderly topers with pipes and glasses surround a small oblong table, on which are punch-bowl, wine-glasses, tobacco, &c. All are much caricatured; some sing, a parson sleeps, a dog howls... (George) This ... More
A pretty copy, British Cartoon Print
"A H. L. caricature portrait of Dr. Isaac Gossett, leaning his elbows on a table at a book auction, holding an open book, Hudibras, and gazing to the right ..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified ... More
General Monkey and General Wolfe!!, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Napoleon I, wearing a large hat, carrying a long sword, and having a body where his shoulders rest on his waist, cowering before the large ogre-like figure of John Bull. Forms part of: British Cart... More
Charming-well again, British Cartoon Print
The convalescent sits full face behind a small dinner-table. He holds up a glass of wine with a smile of satisfaction, and is about to carve a bird. He wears his nightcap. Behind his chair stands a stout footma... More
Wonders! Wonders!! Wonders!!! / Woodward, del. ; Rowlandson, scul., Br...
"Ten figures arranged in two rows, each with a caption ..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Filed in Caricature Magazine, London (260-285). Catalogue of Political and Personal... More
[Practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends, and costumes of the l...
Print shows two scenes of practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends and two scenes showing the costume of the locals of Hogs Norton. Filed in: Caricature magazine of London (286-310), no. 303. Catalogue o... More
True reform of Parliament,--i.e.--patriots lighting a revolutionary-bo...
Print shows Sir Francis Burdett making a speech and waving a bonnet rouge shaped like a fool's cap as Horne Tooke lights on fire a pile of acts and charters, as well as a Bible, with a flaming baton labeled "Se... More
The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat / E. Delaney del. ; Crui...
Cartoon shows Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke, wearing the Duke of York's military cloak, extending it to cover a crowd of miniature soldiers, civilians and clergymen clustering around her with outstretched arms; Mr. Wad... More
The set-too between Old Price and Spangle Jack the Shewman - fought wi...
A pugilistic encounter, over new theater prices, between John Philip Kemble, tall and muscular, and "Old Price," a much smaller and weaker opponent. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library o... More
Lodgings to let / C.W., British Cartoon Print
Cartoon showing a fashionably dressed man standing in a well-furnished sitting-room, speaking to a pretty and elegant young woman. He wears a tophat, Hessian boots, and carries a large rough walking-stick. He... More
Suitors to the pig faced lady Every man to his taste G. Cruik., fet, B...
Print shows a rich woman with a pig's face being courted for her money by unsuitable men including tradesmen and a stereotypical Jewish man. Not found in British Museum Catalogue (BMC). Most images available o... More
Mermaid--Mermaids exhibited successively in the Years 1758, 1775, & 17...
Engraved for the Encyclopaedia Londiensis, 1817. Public domain photograph of fantasy reptile drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
High life below stairs! / I R C, fecit., British Cartoon Print
"The Regent, very drunk, sups in the kitchen at the Pavilion, at a table close to the fire ..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires pre... More
Irish march of intellect; or, the happy result of emancipation / A Sha...
Print shows a bare-foot Irish man and his son in the chamber of an English lord. Hoping to get his son placed as an apprentice, he introduces him to the English lord who is sitting in a chair, wearing wig and robe.
The sailor's description of a chase & capture / J Sherm, invt. [Lieut....
"A burly sailor (right) sits with five other sailors, one a negro, and two perhaps being petty officers, drinking grog at a plank-table slung from the roof ..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified ... More
Giovanni in London or Plucking chickens before they are full feathered...
Print shows opera singer, actress, and theater producer Madame Vestris, also known as Lucia Elizabeth Mathews or Lucia Elizabetta Bartolozzi, dressed in breeches, seated between two lascivious young men in a ca... More
General Washington painted by Gabriel Stuart, 1797 ; engraved by James...
Print shows George Washington, full-length portrait, facing slightly left, standing in front of a chair, with right arm extended toward a table on the left, and holding a sword in left hand. After a portrait pa... More
The political drama. No. 61. Old grill among the paddies, British Cart...
Print shows William Cobbett riding on a large gridiron borne by a ragged troop of caricatured Irishmen in a procession following a man carrying a flag pole topped with a death's head labeled "Tom Pain" and flyi... More
The new code of chivalry or what we would have done. As approved by "...
The second of two satires by Chambers on events surrounding the killing of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley by Kentucky Representative William J. Graves in a February 24, 1838, duel. (See also "Scene in Washin... More
A modern belle going to the rooms at Bath, British Cartoon Print
Print showing two porters carrying an elegantly dressed woman in a sedan chair. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 8895 Forms part of:... More
The Constitution and Guerriere / drawn by G. White ; engd by J.C. McRa...
Print shows the Constitution, in the background, firing on the wreckage of the HMS Guerriere in the aftermath of the battle between the two ships.
Scene in a New Hampshire court.--General Pierce examining a witness. S...
Two humorous incidents supposedly from the life of Franklin Pierce. On the left, a repartee wherein Pierce, the distinguished trial lawyer, is embarrassed by an ignorant witness. Armed with pages of notes, Pie... More
Garrett Davis: by Glencoe, dam by Sir Leslie
Picryl description: Public domain image of a horse, animal husbandry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Captain Hume on the staff of Sir John Campbell & his brother
Captain Hume and his brother, full-length portrait, posed with a horse by some small wooden buildings. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War ph... More
Maréchal Pélissier, G.C.B. - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photographs
General Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pélissier, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left. Title transcribed from verso. Photo marked for cropping with horizontal line across the bottom. "No. 222" printed belo... More
Captain Heneage, Coldstream Guards - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photog...
Captain Heneage, full-length portrait, facing foward, standing next to a horse in front of a small building. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean ... More
Russian rifle pit - now part of the British advanced trenches, on the ...
Print shows soldiers filling sand bags and firing over a barrier of sand bags and gabions. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen / William Simps... More
Men of the 77th Regiment in winter costume - Roger Fenton's Crimean Wa...
Four men of the 77th (The East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot standing and seated on the ground, holding rifles, wearing heavy winter clothing. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: George Eastman Ho... More
Lord Raglan's Head Quarters, with Lord Raglan, Marshal Pélissier, Lord...
Allied leaders and their aides-de-camp standing on steps. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His photographs and his letters from the C... More
Sebastopol from the front of Cathcart's Hill - Roger Fenton's Crimean ...
Distant view of Sevastopolʹ from Cathcart's Hill; on plain are five men and a conical tent. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.
Captain Portal, 4th Light Dragoons equipped for Balaklava - Roger Fent...
Robert Portal, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, next to horse with two other unidentified men who are looking away from the camera. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. ... More
Head Quarters staff: 1) Colonel Vico; 2) Major the Honourable Leiceste...
British and French staff officers, full-length group portrait, posed sitting and standing on steps at British(?) headquarters. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war... More
The 68th Regiment, winter dress - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photograp...
Seven men, four standing and three sitting or reclining on the ground, wearing winter uniforms and holding weapons. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war with Russi... More
Lieutenant Gayner [i.e., Gaynor], 47th Regiment
Lieutenant Gaynor, full-length portrait, facing right, wearing uniform, seated on large rock, holding sword.
Major Daniels & officers - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photographs
Three officers of the 5th Dragoon Guards, two standing and one sitting on ground, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograp... More
Looking towards Balaclava, Turkish camp in the distance to the right
Military personnel, some on horseback, at encampment on the plateau of Sevastopolʹ. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Photo marked for cropping with ve... More
Ismail Pacha on horseback, with Turkish officers - Roger Fenton's Crim...
Ismail Pacha (General Kmety), full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, with three attendants in the foreground and one in the background. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: George Ea... More
Graves at the head of the harbour of Balaklava / W. Simpson del. ; C. ...
Print shows a burial party gathered around a grave during funeral at a cemetery at the head of the harbor in Balaklava, during winter, also shows ships in the harbor, and men, on the left, hauling supplies on t... More
The cemetery, Redoubt des Anglais & Inkerman in the distance - Roger F...
The cemetery on Cathcart's Hill, with Inkerman in the distance on the right. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton Inventory, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University o... More
Major General Estcourt, Adj.-General Major De Morel, Captain Thompson,...
Major General James Bucknell and staff outdoors in front of building, full-length portrait. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His phot... More
Lieutenant Colonel Seymour, Fusilier Guards - Roger Fenton's Crimean W...
Lieutenant Colonel Seymour, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Photo marked for cropping with vertical lines along both sides. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms p... More
Captain Chawner, Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph - Roger Fenton's ...
Captain Chawner, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.
Looking towards St. George's Monastery, tents of the 4th Division in t...
Military encampment on the plateau of Sevastopolʹ. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Cri... More
The valley of the shadow of death - caves in the Woronzoff Road behind...
Print shows bird's-eye view of the landscape along the Woronzoff Road with cannon balls lining the roadside, also shows the entrance to a valley and, in the foreground, soldiers carrying a wounded soldier on a ... More
Colonel Adye & Captain Whitmore - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photograp...
Colonel Adye and Captain Whitmore, one man mounted, the other standing by horse, full-length portrait, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton ... More
General Sir James Simpson, G.C.B. - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photogr...
Sir James Simpson, three-quarter length portrait, wearing hat and coat, standing, facing right with left arm resting on stone wall. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of... More
Brigadier McPherson & officers of the 4th Division Captain Higham [i.e...
Brigadier Philip McPherson, CB., and captains Clement Henry John Heigham, William Henry Earle, (John L. or Edward) Croker, Roger Swire, and Philip McPherson, wearing uniform, posed next to tent. Title transcrib... More
Lord Raglan's head quarters at Khutor-Karagatch / W. Simpson delt. ; C...
Print shows cluster of buildings being used by Lord Raglan as the British headquarters. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen / William Simpson.... More
President and Plantagenet. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows the USS President sailing to the left, in the foreground, and the HMS Plantagenet, on the right, in the background. Inscribed below image: "President". Published in The Naval battles of the United ... More
[Community adjacent to the fur trading post at Fort Victoria on Vancou...
The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More
[Community adjacent to the fur trading post at Fort Victoria on Vancou...
No. 1 of a six-part panorama of Victoria. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at the tomb of Washington, Octo...
The Prince of Wales and other men gathered outside Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia. Illus. from: Harper's Weekly, 1860.
Julia Margaret Cameron - [Portrait of Charles Darwin]
Signed on mount: From life, registered photograph copyright Julia Margaret Cameron, Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Exchange; (DLC/PP-1969:031).
Battle of Lake Erie / painted by W.H. Powell ; engraved by T. Phillibr...
Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry in a rowboat while being transferred from the U.S. Brig Lawrence to the U.S. Brig Niagara. Caption: "If a victory is to be gained, I'll gain it" Oliver H. Perry. Engrav... More
William Phips, governor of Massachusetts, 1692 to 1694
William Phips, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left. Copyright by J.R. Osgood & Co.
Dore - Drawing. Public domain image.
Full-length caricature of a heavyset man wearing a hat and spectacles, and smoking a pipe. Standing sideways with his hands in his coat pockets, his head is turned. No copyright information found with item. Sig... More
Duty, dedicated to the London police
Six vignettes satirizing the London policeman's overzealous sense of duty. The police arrest a card player, a man walking his dog, a child playing with a top and an intoxicated man, but ignore criminals, murde... More
The British Association at Montreal - portraits of some prominent memb...
Head-and-shoulders portraits of sixteen members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Negative shows only Prof. Arthur Cayley, Lord Rayleigh, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, and Sir William Thoms... More
[H.M.S. Australia]. Warship photograph collection
Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
H.M.S. Essex. Warship photograph collection
Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
H.M.S. Magicienne. Warship photograph collection
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
British cutter Calluna - Victorian era public domain image
Public domain scan of print depicting a sailboat or small ship, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[William Davidge as Sir Anthony Absolute in The Rivals, full-length po...
Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
The evolution of church music by the Reverend Frank Landon Humphreys w...
Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. K9. 1896
The New York Herald Sunday March 22nd 1896. A newspaper marvel... East...
Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. D42. 1896
Louis Rhead - L. Prang & Co.'s holiday publications
Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 1896
British military copies - Victorian era public domain image
Picryl description: Public domain image of a market, marketplace, city center, vendors, people gathering, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
British military copies - Victorian era public domain image
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description