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The butchers wife dressing for the Pantheon / P. Dawe, st., British Cartoon Print

The butchers wife dressing for the Pantheon / P. Dawe, st., British Ca...

Political cartoon showing wigged woman at dressing table looking in mirror. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

La Nation française assisteé de Mr. De la Fayette terrasse le despotisme et les abus du regne feodal qui terrassaient le peuple

La Nation française assisteé de Mr. De la Fayette terrasse le despotis...

Marquis de Lafayette assisting the French nation (Marie) trampling figure in sarcophagus with wings and hair of snakes while nude figure is attached by serpents. Possibly purchased by George IV from William Ho... More

Doctor Sangrado curing John Bull of repletion-with the kind offices of young Clysterpipe & Little Boney - a hint from Gil Blas / Js. Gillray invt. & fect.

Doctor Sangrado curing John Bull of repletion-with the kind offices of...

Cartoon showing Addington saying, "courage John Bull-courage", as he bleeds arm of John Bull, who is supported by Hawkesbury, who repeats "courage Johnny". Napoleon holds out his hat to catch the blood, "West I... More

Death of the Corsican fox--Scene the last of the Royal-Hunt / Js. Gillray. inv & fect.

Death of the Corsican fox--Scene the last of the Royal-Hunt / Js. Gill...

King George III as a huntsman, holds up to a pack of hounds a fox with the head of Napoleon. Hounds' collars inscribed with names of naval leaders "Nelson," "Sydney S. Gardner," "Cornwallis." Men on horseback l... More

The king of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, British Cartoon Print, James Gillray

The king of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, British Cartoon Print, James Gil...

King George III and Queen Charlotte seated on chairs of state, watch a small rectangular tank in which Napoleon as Gulliver sails his boat. Lord Salisbury stands behind king's chair. Four princesses and three p... More

The genius of France nursing her darling / T.B.:-d-lle delt., British Cartoon Print

The genius of France nursing her darling / T.B.:-d-lle delt., British ...

Cartoon showing France, a savage virago, dandling a tiny Napoleon seated on her hand and wearing a royal robe over his military dress. Above her head she holds a rattle with bells surmounted by a crown. She gri... More

[Two cartoons: one showing clerk saying, "I am very sorry, but my orders are ...", and tourist saying, "Yesh, yesh, I know all about your orders; but how voz it dot you knowed i wozn't a Ghristian?" ; the other An Oirish opinion, showing Irish woman saying, "Faix, there's no gintlemen in time I ride in a car I'll walk, so I will."; on page of advertisements] / Woolly(?).

[Two cartoons: one showing clerk saying, "I am very sorry, but my orde...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1877 July 28, p. 592. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oscar Wilde, the apostle of aestheticism. An aesthetic reception / from sketches by a staff artist.

Oscar Wilde, the apostle of aestheticism. An aesthetic reception / fro...

Oscar Wilde at an "aesthetic reception". Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1882 Jan. 21, p. 381.

Men standing in robes with orange sashes and hats facing forward

Men standing in robes with orange sashes and hats facing forward

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Barrere, A., artist. Remarque at bottom right.... More

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. At the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, bond posters, conservation posters, rurals and editorial cartoons for house organs are created by the company's public relations artist, Dennis McCarthy. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. At the Inglewood, Californi...

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

But the hands that were played by that heathen Chinee [sic] ... / Hull.

But the hands that were played by that heathen Chinee [sic] ... / Hull...

Cartoon showing Chinese-American man and two other men playing cards. Copyright by Western News Co. No. 5.

The contrast / R. Dighton, delin., British Cartoon Print

The contrast / R. Dighton, delin., British Cartoon Print

Political cartoon showing two men representing England and France seated and looking angrily at each other. The Frenchman is holding container (of snuff?) and the Englishman is smoking pipe and holding newspape... More

The tree of liberty,-with, the devil tempting John Bull / Js. Gy. inv. & ft., British Cartoon Print

The tree of liberty,-with, the devil tempting John Bull / Js. Gy. inv....

Round a bare and decayed oak tree is twined a serpent with the head of Fox; he holds a damaged apple inscribed "reform" to John Bull, who is fat and his pockets bulge with golden apples. The trunk of the tree i... More

"Your men bin stealing my hogs"

"Your men bin stealing my hogs"

Full length sketch of older woman. Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Taking physick, or, The news of shooting the King of Sweden, British Cartoon Print

Taking physick, or, The news of shooting the King of Sweden, British C...

British caricature showing the King and Queen sitting in latrine, above which is part of the royal arms, the lion looking down and excreting. They look in horror at Pitt, who tells them of the shooting of Gusta... More

Evacuation of Malta, British Cartoon Print, James Gillray

Evacuation of Malta, British Cartoon Print, James Gillray

Addington squats over cocked hat into which he evacuates papers including "Egypt," "Guadeloupe," and last, "Malta," Napoleon holds him by the cravat and threatens him. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Co... More

Dandies dressing / I. R. Cruikshank fect., British Cartoon Print

Dandies dressing / I. R. Cruikshank fect., British Cartoon Print

Six men dressing in grotesque attire. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress)

Oscar Wilde, the apostle of aestheticism / from sketches by a staff artist.

Oscar Wilde, the apostle of aestheticism / from sketches by a staff ar...

Two portraits of Oscar Wilde, titled "Let me tell you the reason why we love the lily and the sunflower", and "Satire is the romance whic ignorance pays to genius". Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspap... More

Active Artie and the kewpies / O'Neill.

Active Artie and the kewpies / O'Neill.

Cartoon showing three scientists examining a baby, Artie; Artie doing acrobatic stunts, and kewpies playing. G53867 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright by Rose O'Neill Wilson. No. 2.

New York, New York. Miss Anna Rosenburg of the War Manpower Commission, and Louis Priscilla, a Chairman of the Committee on War Cartoons of the American Society of Magazine Cartoons, at the exhibition of cartoons concerning lost hours in war production sponsored by the OWI (Office of War Information)

New York, New York. Miss Anna Rosenburg of the War Manpower Commission...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to politics, political campaigns, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lola has come! Enthusiastic reception of Lola by American audience

Lola has come! Enthusiastic reception of Lola by American audience

Caricature of theater scene, showing Lola Montez dancing on stage as Puritan peaks at her through his fingers and the house manager carries "half the house" agreement in his pocket.

The contrast / R. Dighton, delin., British Cartoon Print

The contrast / R. Dighton, delin., British Cartoon Print

Political cartoon showing two men representing England and France seated and looking angrily at each other. The Frenchman is holding container (of snuff?) and the Englishman is smoking pipe and holding newspape... More

Fashion before ease;--or,--a good constitution sacrificed for a fantastic form / G.W. invt. [Gillray f.], British Cartoon Print

Fashion before ease;--or,--a good constitution sacrificed for a fantas...

Cartoon showing Britannia clasping trunk of a large oak, while Thomas Paine tugs with both hands at her stay laces, his foot on her posterior. From his coat pocket protrudes a pair of scissors and a tape inscri... More

"Your men bin stealing my hogs" - Public domain portrait engraving

"Your men bin stealing my hogs" - Public domain portrait engraving

Full length sketch of older woman. Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Doctor Syntax, in the middle of a smoaking hot political squabble, wishes to whet his whistle / Rowlandson del., British Cartoon Print

Doctor Syntax, in the middle of a smoaking hot political squabble, wis...

Doctor Syntax and other people drinking and smoking in an English inn. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collection (Library of Congress). DCRM(G) example 1B2 - source of title note Thomas Rowlandson - En... More

A voluptuary under the horrors of digestion / Js. Gy. design et fecit., British Cartoon Print

A voluptuary under the horrors of digestion / Js. Gy. design et fecit....

Caricature of George IV as the Prince of Wales, languid with repletion, leaning back in an arm-chair, at a table covered with remains of a meal, holding a fork to his mouth. His waistcoat is held together by a ... More

The Contrast a French prisoner in England, an English prisoner in France., British Cartoon Print

The Contrast a French prisoner in England, an English prisoner in Fran...

Political cartoon showing French prisoner in England seated at table with plum pudding and woman serving him a large beef roast; in France a skinny English prisoner looks with disgust at food being served to hi... More

Destaing. Shewing how he cut the English mens head off

Destaing. Shewing how he cut the English mens head off

Charles Henri Estaing holding cat by tail in one hand and sword in another.

The Head of--an alderman finished by cupid, British Cartoon Print

The Head of--an alderman finished by cupid, British Cartoon Print

Political cartoon showing man being amorous to woman stopped while making painting of another man which is being finished by cupid hovering above the painting. Forms part of British Cartoon Prints Collection ... More

French invasion - or - Buonaparte landing in Great-Britain, British Cartoon Print

French invasion - or - Buonaparte landing in Great-Britain, British Ca...

Cartoon showing Napoleon and his army, on seashore, fleeing from English soldiers with a British flag and two cannons on a low sandy cliff. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress)

Buonaparte, 48 hours after landing!--Vide John Bulls home-stroke, armed en masse / Js. Gillray des. & fect., British Cartoon Print

Buonaparte, 48 hours after landing!--Vide John Bulls home-stroke, arme...

Head of Napoleon dripping blood, held high on a pitch fork by a British volunteer soldier, "John Bull." Other volunteers gather around. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

La Poire était mûre - A drawing of a pear on a branch

La Poire était mûre - A drawing of a pear on a branch

A ripe pear, with profile of Napoleon between leaf and branch, falling from a branch.

[A series of small scenes that illustrate various ways of getting money]

[A series of small scenes that illustrate various ways of getting mone...

Title devised. Inscribed: Robbery; Forgery; Burglary; Highway robbery; CHECK BOOK. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.0512) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[The massacre at New Orleans] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[The massacre at New Orleans] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cartoon shows President Andrew Johnson "as a king, crowned and in velvet and ermine. His alleged royalist ambition had been the theme of much Radical rhetoric." Nast is attacking Johnson because he and others b... More

"Who dares give battle with me?"

"Who dares give battle with me?"

Cartoon showing Grover Cleveland dressed as a gladiator holding sword and shield.

Cartoon by Miyamoto, U.S. Army. Shown here is one of the many cartoons drawn by Private Miyamoto, cartoonist, of the Nineth Armored Division. Miyamoto is twenty-two years old and is an American-born citizen of San Francisco. His parents are in a relocation center. He is now special duty with the public relations section of his division

Cartoon by Miyamoto, U.S. Army. Shown here is one of the many cartoons...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Twenty four pieces of announcements, cartoons, guests' tickets, etc., from Virginia, dating from 1898-1920.

Twenty four pieces of announcements, cartoons, guests' tickets, etc., ...

24 pieces assorted sizes.; Gift Mrs. Henry de La Warr Flood 4/6/56.; Pieces 1-11, 13-19: Broadsides; Piece 12: Clippings; Pieces 20-22: Printed Ephemera; Piece 24: Leaflets.; On verso, parts 1-24: Gift Mrs... More

J'suis du Tiers-état - A drawing of a man holding a wine glass

J'suis du Tiers-état - A drawing of a man holding a wine glass

Cartoon about the supremacy of the 3rd estate, the people, showing man from the 3rd estate holding up wine bottle and glass. Translated title: I am of the 3rd estate. de Vinck, 2023-24 UCLA, 40 Blum, 37

"Your men bin stealing my hogs"

"Your men bin stealing my hogs"

Full length sketch of older woman. Public domain photograph of portrait painting, 17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Liste de MM les Deputes de la noblesse de Paris

Liste de MM les Deputes de la noblesse de Paris

Aristocrats in carriage drawn by two lions on their way to Versailles for the meeting of the Estates General; fierce lion at front; figure of the Republic with club on high platform behind; list of the deputies... More

L'Anarchiste. Je les trompe tous deux / Son. Petit, peintre, sculpsit.

L'Anarchiste. Je les trompe tous deux / Son. Petit, peintre, sculpsit.

Two faced figure of anarchist deceiving figures representing Republicans and Jacobins.

The caricaturist's apology / Giles Grinagain in.et f., British Cartoon Print

The caricaturist's apology / Giles Grinagain in.et f., British Cartoon...

Large man holding a club and caricature of himself, threatens a kneeling caricaturist. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collection (Library of Congress).

Armed-heroes / Js. Gillray inv. & f., British Cartoon Print, James Gillray

Armed-heroes / Js. Gillray inv. & f., British Cartoon Print, James Gil...

Cartoon showing Addington, saying "Who's afraid? ...", and Napoleon facing each other defiantly across a narrow channel. Behind Addington on the front bench in the House of Commons is Hawkesbury saying, "Ah who... More

Pandemonium college, or The battle of the bulls, bears, and lame ducks, as fought in 'C--ge- Alley, British Cartoon Print

Pandemonium college, or The battle of the bulls, bears, and lame ducks...

Political cartoon showing animals as humans at stock market, and poem decrying stock jobbing. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library ofg Congress).

[A Bailiff and an attorney--a match for the Devil], British Cartoon Print

[A Bailiff and an attorney--a match for the Devil], British Cartoon Pr...

A satire on attornies and bailiffs. Lawyer, in his office, holding papers marked, "Middlesex to Wit -- Jno. Doe & Richd. Doe ..."; he converses with a rough man, with a cudgel under his arm, who holds case insc... More

Coffee all out and no where to straggle to

Coffee all out and no where to straggle to

Title inscribed left margin. Inscribed right margin: The Veteran Coffee boiler Now they are going to have another fight I ain't spoiling for a fight But I don't see any help for it, I've boiled coffee till I ha... More

New York, New York. Mayor La Guardia, speaking at the opening of the exhibition of cartoons concerning lost hours in war production sponsored by the OWI (Office of War Information)

New York, New York. Mayor La Guardia, speaking at the opening of the e...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fidélité au Roi. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Fidélité au Roi. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows soldiers swearing loyalty to the French king. Translated title: Loyalty to the king. Déposé á la direction de l'Imprimerie Royale &c. Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).

The cow-pock - or - the wonderful effects of the new inoculation / Js. Gillray, del. & ft.

The cow-pock - or - the wonderful effects of the new inoculation / Js....

Caricature of vaccination scene at the Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital at St. Pancras, showing Dr. Jenner vaccinating frightened young woman, and cows emerging from different parts of people's bodies.

A tit bit for a Russian ambassador!!!

A tit bit for a Russian ambassador!!!

Cartoon showing a Russian holding up small figure of Napoleon, preparing to eat him.

Prise de la Bastille par les Citoyens de Paris...; C'est ainsi que l'on punit les traitres

Prise de la Bastille par les Citoyens de Paris...; C'est ainsi que l'o...

Citizens with guns and pikes outside of the Bastille, July 14, 1789, and heads of "traitors" being carried on pikes. Translated titles: The taking of the Bastille by the citizens of Paris...; The traitors are ... More

Monsieur Perrukesmore a French cavalier, & Sir Penitent Pig-back a Catalonian pilgrim

Monsieur Perrukesmore a French cavalier, & Sir Penitent Pig-back a Cat...

Two Lilliputian figures, a French landholder, and a Catalonian pilgrim headed for the Holy Land confront each other. Includes explanatory verse and ornamental and pictorial border.

An election entertainment at Brentford, British Cartoon Print

An election entertainment at Brentford, British Cartoon Print

A party of freeholders of Middlesex, seated at a table, dining, during the election of a M.P. for the county, Dec. 1768, when Sergeant Glynn, Wilkes's friend and counsel, opposed Sir William Beauchamp Proctor,... More

The twelve months represented by Lilliputian figures, British Cartoon Print

The twelve months represented by Lilliputian figures, British Cartoon ...

Scene in January, showing couple keeping warm in winter clothing; and scene in February, showing couple, in masquerades, holding hands. Each scene framed by elaborate ornamental and pictorial borders. Forms par... More

The End of Pain. The last speech, dying words, and confession of T.P. / T.O. [Ovenden] fecit., British Cartoon Print

The End of Pain. The last speech, dying words, and confession of T.P. ...

Cartoon showing Thomas Paine being hanged. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Cries of London / Rd. Newn. del. et. fecit., British Cartoon Print

Cries of London / Rd. Newn. del. et. fecit., British Cartoon Print

Four town criers peddling "shillelees, ballads, Bedfordshire tails, and Scotch whiskey." Forms part of British Cartoon Prints Collection ( Library of Congress)

British vessels. Described for the use of country gentlemen, British Cartoon Print

British vessels. Described for the use of country gentlemen, British C...

British cartoon showing seven women, with different shapes and different types of clothing described as ships. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection ( Library of Congress)

The Corsican-pest;-or-Belzebub going to supper, British Cartoon Print

The Corsican-pest;-or-Belzebub going to supper, British Cartoon Print

The Devil with demons roasting Napoleon on a pitchfork in the flames of Hell. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

[Cartoon showing Uncle Sam and General McClellan standing before a playbill which reads: Every day this week onward to Richmond by a select company of star generals]

[Cartoon showing Uncle Sam and General McClellan standing before a pla...

Also shows Abraham Lincoln standing behind General Scott and next to Edwin M. Stanton, inscribed over them: War Department. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.... More

[King Cotton], Confederate States of America.

[King Cotton], Confederate States of America.

Cartoon shows "a skinny old king with hair and beard of cotton, a huge oversize crown on his head, a whip in his hand, sitting on his throne, while African American slaves bring him cool drinks and female slave... More

The Central Park. A delightful resort for the toil-worn New Yorkers

The Central Park. A delightful resort for the toil-worn New Yorkers

Cartoon showing two children in park full of signs; e.g., "Keep off the grass." Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1869 June 19, p. 221.

[Anti-trust cartoons]: Nursery Rhymes for Infant Industries, No. 15: 'O' is the Oil Trust, a modern Bill Sikes; he defies the police, and does just as he likes

[Anti-trust cartoons]: Nursery Rhymes for Infant Industries, No. 15: '...

Standard Oil Trust mugging the common people. Newspaper repro. of drawings by Frederick Opper. Copyrighted by W.R. Hearst. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Nur... More

The Great monster, Republican, having traversed great part of Europe--but see Britania [sic] and roused her lion to give this monster, a proper reception, British Cartoon Print

The Great monster, Republican, having traversed great part of Europe--...

Political cartoon showing France as a monster, with one foot on Switzerland, facing Britannia with lion, saying, "All de nations in Europe has accepted de liberty, la François - ... We will come and plant the t... More

Heres a health to the next one that dies

Heres a health to the next one that dies

Soldiers toast each other around a table as death, in the form of a skeleton, waits outside the tent. Title inscribed below image. Signed lower right of image: ARW. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.395... More

Heres a health to the next one that dies

Heres a health to the next one that dies

Soldiers toast each other around a table as death, in the form of a skeleton, waits outside the tent. Title inscribed below image. Signed lower right of image: ARW. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.395... More

John Bull in his glory, British Cartoon Print

John Bull in his glory, British Cartoon Print

Political cartoon showing Englishman seated at table with plum pudding, surrounded by woman nursing baby, woman serving large beef roast, another man, two children, and a dog. Below is poem contrasting the Engl... More

Mr. Timothy Rack Rent, an old miserable landlord, & his neighbour Lease-hold, a country attorney

Mr. Timothy Rack Rent, an old miserable landlord, & his neighbour Leas...

Landlord telling leaseholder he is raising his rent. "Printed for John Spilsbury, engraver, map and print seller, in Russel-Court Covent-Garden." No. 6. Unprocessed in PC 3 - Addenda (A size).

The Reforming constable, or, The biter bit / Capt H---invt ; Cap B-- Sculp., British Cartoon Print

The Reforming constable, or, The biter bit / Capt H---invt ; Cap B-- S...

Cartoon showing constable entering house, "in search of the sons and daughters of the Devil", and finding his wife committing adultery in a brothel. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library ... More

A Methodist, love feast. The gosple wife, or the bellows lecture, British Cartoon Print

A Methodist, love feast. The gosple wife, or the bellows lecture, Brit...

Political cartoon showing man and woman at door and priest hiding under table. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

The theatrical atlas / G. Cruikshank fect., British Cartoon Print

The theatrical atlas / G. Cruikshank fect., British Cartoon Print

Edmund Kean, as the humpbacked Richard III, standing on a large book labeled Shakespear, with a model of Drury Lane Theatre, a massive block labeled Whitbreads Intire, on his head. Forms part of : British Carto... More

[Furniture manufacturing convention]

[Furniture manufacturing convention]

Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cartoon by Miyamoto, U.S. Army. Shown here is one of the many cartoons drawn by Private Miyamoto, cartoonist, of the Nineth Armored Division. Miyamoto is twenty-two years old and is an American-born citizen of San Francisco. His parents are in a relocation center. He is now special duty with the public relations section of his division

Cartoon by Miyamoto, U.S. Army. Shown here is one of the many cartoons...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

War production drive. Bulletin boards, to be effective, must be interesting. Enlarged copies of dramatic cartoons and forceful messages on car pooling and rubber conservation make the bulletin board at the Northern Pump Company plant a highly important factor in the war production drive

War production drive. Bulletin boards, to be effective, must be intere...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caricature, Cartoons on Wall of Cabin, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Cartoons on Wall of Cabin, public domain cartoon image

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The old maid. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

The old maid. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cart...

An elderly woman seated at table drinking tea from a saucer and a cat standing on the table drinking from a bowl; cups and teapots stand on and next to the table. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collect... More

But the hands that were played by that heathen Chinee [sic] ... / Hull.

But the hands that were played by that heathen Chinee [sic] ... / Hull...

Cartoon showing Chinese-American man and two other men playing cards. Copyright by Western News Co. No. 5.

Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis. or - The vessel of the Constitution steered clear of the Rock of Democracy, and the Whirlpool of Arbitrary-Power / Js. Gy. desn. et fect. pro bono publico., British Cartoon Print

Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis. or - The vessel of the Constitut...

Pitt steering small boat, The Constitution, which also carries Britannia, towards a castle with a flag inscribed "Haven of Public Happiness". They are pursued by Sheridan, Fox, and Priestley, who are sharks, do... More

John Bull, the leviathan of the ocean; or, the French fleet sailing into the mouth of the Nile!, British Cartoon Print

John Bull, the leviathan of the ocean; or, the French fleet sailing in...

Cartoon showing John Bull eating French sailing ships; a satire on the French defeat during the War of the Second Coalition, possibly refers to the Battle of the Nile. Form part of : British Cartoon Prints Col... More

The fall of Washington--or Maddy in full flight, British Cartoon Print

The fall of Washington--or Maddy in full flight, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon showing President James Madison and probably John Armstrong, his secretary of war, both with bundles of papers, fleeing from Washington, with burning buildings behind them. Forms part of :British Cartoo... More

A tit bit for a Russian ambassador!!!

A tit bit for a Russian ambassador!!!

Cartoon showing a Russian holding up small figure of Napoleon, preparing to eat him.

Premier hommage des Habitans de Paris á la Famille Royale le mercredi 7 Octobre 1789, lendemain de son heureuse arriveé dans cette Ville ...

Premier hommage des Habitans de Paris á la Famille Royale le mercredi ...

The royal family--Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their children. Translated title: First hommage of the people of Paris to the Royal Family, Wednesday, October 7, 1789, the day after his happy arrival in thi... More

Judge Thumb, or - patent sticks for family correction: warranted lawful!, British Cartoon Print

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

France ; England. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

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

Lodgings to let / C.W., British Cartoon Print

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

Woman's Sphere: Suffrage cartoons

Woman's Sphere: Suffrage cartoons

Merle De Vore Johnson cartoon shows woman peering over a fence labeled "Woman's Sphere" while her toys "Fashion" and "gossip" lay abandoned; another cartoon shows women voting while pushing a baby carriage.

[Visitor viewing an exhibit in the U.S. Capitol of political cartoons, photographs and drawings by Lily Spandorf related to the filming of the movie "Advise and Consent"]

[Visitor viewing an exhibit in the U.S. Capitol of political cartoons,...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1999-474 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1999-474, frame 13. Contact sheet or negative slee... More

Louis XVI, avoit mis le Bonnet rouge, il avoit crié vive la nation, ...

Louis XVI, avoit mis le Bonnet rouge, il avoit crié vive la nation, .....

Louis XVI drinking toast to the nation after angry crowd invaded the palace and made the King put on the traditional revolutionary phrygian cap.

Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis. or - The vessel of the Constitution steered clear of the Rock of Democracy, and the Whirlpool of Arbitrary-Power / Js. Gy. desn. et fect. pro bono publico., British Cartoon Print

Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis. or - The vessel of the Constitut...

Pitt steering small boat, The Constitution, which also carries Britannia, towards a castle with a flag inscribed "Haven of Public Happiness". They are pursued by Sheridan, Fox, and Priestley, who are sharks, do... More

"Your men bin stealing my hogs"

"Your men bin stealing my hogs"

Full length sketch of older woman. Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fee Simple, a councellor and Beau Bungey, a cringing courtier, British Cartoon Print

Fee Simple, a councellor and Beau Bungey, a cringing courtier, British...

Two Lilliputian figures, a lawyer and a courtier, or landholder, stand discussing the means by which the courtier will settle his estate. Includes explanatory verse and ornamental and pictorial borders. Forms p... More

Sans vous je périssoit - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

Sans vous je périssoit - Public domain book illustration, Library of C...

Allegory showing three soldiers saving "France" who is falling from a cliff and a monument to the taking of the Bastille in the background. Possibly purchased by George IV from William Holland in 1790. Source:... More

The rebel chivalry as the fancy of "My Maryland" painted them; as "My Maryland" found them.

The rebel chivalry as the fancy of "My Maryland" painted them; as "My ...

Cartoon contrasting man in fine military uniform and soldier in tattered clothing in front of horse labeled "C.S.A.". Illus. from Harper's Weekly, 1862.

[The Uprising of the North] - Public domain dedication image

[The Uprising of the North] - Public domain dedication image

Cartoon shows "a night scene. Columbia stands on a balcony draped with the United States flag, with the American Eagle beside her, wings outspread. She brandishes her sword, and below her, mounted knights salut... More

Drawing the line in Mississippi

Drawing the line in Mississippi

Photograph reproduces a newspaper cartoon in the Washington Post. The cartoon is a detail from a series called "The Passing Show" about President Theodore Roosevelt's purported refusal to shoot a chained bear w... More

Lola coming! Europe farewell! America I come

Lola coming! Europe farewell! America I come

Caricature of theater scene, showing Lola Montez and Cupid on swan boat, with sorrowful Europeans bidding Lola goodbye.

Louis XVI, avoit mis le Bonnet rouge, il avoit crié vive la nation, ...

Louis XVI, avoit mis le Bonnet rouge, il avoit crié vive la nation, .....

Louis XVI drinking toast to the nation after angry crowd invaded the palace and made the King put on the traditional revolutionary phrygian cap.

Twenty four pieces of announcements, cartoons, guests' tickets, etc., from Virginia, dating from 1898-1920.

Twenty four pieces of announcements, cartoons, guests' tickets, etc., ...

24 pieces assorted sizes.; Gift Mrs. Henry de La Warr Flood 4/6/56.; Pieces 1-11, 13-19: Broadsides; Piece 12: Clippings; Pieces 20-22: Printed Ephemera; Piece 24: Leaflets.; On verso, parts 1-24: Gift Mrs... More

The tree of liberty,-with, the devil tempting John Bull / Js. Gy. inv. & ft., British Cartoon Print

The tree of liberty,-with, the devil tempting John Bull / Js. Gy. inv....

Round a bare and decayed oak tree is twined a serpent with the head of Fox; he holds a damaged apple inscribed "reform" to John Bull, who is fat and his pockets bulge with golden apples. The trunk of the tree i... More

Councellor double-fee, British Cartoon Print

Councellor double-fee, British Cartoon Print

Man dressed in legal robe probably judge, sitting at table stacked with legal books & documents, saying, "open to all parties", and holding out to two men who are giving him money. Forms part of : British Carto... More

A side box, British Cartoon Print

A side box, British Cartoon Print

Two elegantly-dressed women seated in theater box, with man offering fruit to one woman. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

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