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[Man with a sword walking toward the left]

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Drawings of annual guild days of Norwich, England, 1705]

In album: Contributions of the "Royal Free-School"... Surrogate prints available in LOT 11314-A. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[An elderly man, seen from behind, bathing in a wooden tub]

Title devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Castle William, a British fortification on an island in Boston Harbor

Drawing shows a distant view of Castle William, a British fortification on an island in Boston Harbor. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Lib... More

[Bamboo shoot with plant growing in the background]

Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Kabocha squash with plant growing in the background]

Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Jūichidanme - act eleven of the Chūshingura - breaking down the entra...

Print shows a group of warriors advancing on building under a full moon during the winter. Print shows a scene during the attack on Kira Yoshinaka's home by the 47 rōnin, with a group of samurai advancing on th... More

Wild cassia near Bridge Tavn(?), west of Sp[anish] T[own]--February 8,...

Person seated under large tree. Public domain scan of 19th century tree drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alice - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a seated woman wearing a gown and shawl facing slightly left. Inscribed on verso: original drawing by Attoe in [?] for Dickens book.

Arrangement of a peony with other flowers

(DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

[Interior wall with architectural ornaments of the U.S. Capitol buildi...

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 668. (DLC/PP-1996:032.13). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

[John Bull and the Yankee barber]

Title from handwritten notation on mat. Study for etching, plate 1, published in "Scraps" #2, 1830. Purchase; Childs Gallery; (DLC/PP-1984:366). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Tengu nado - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows three vignettes, warrior on horseback, warrior with large ax, and an old man sitting, beating a drum, with a man kneeling before him. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunke... More

[Cat]. Book illustration from Library of Congress Andō Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e drawing showing a cat. Illus. in: Hiroshige gajō, early 1840s. Number "11." Possibly exhibited: "The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows, dreams and substances," organized by the Library of Congress, 2001.

[Schuylhill, Fairmont Water Works, Philadelphia]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Man sitting down on stoop] - Public domain dedication image

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

The author of Vanity Fair - Public domain portrait engraving

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Two horses]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Title devised by cataloger. No accession number. No publication information. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Hotel for Azariah Fuller, (Kirkwood House), Pennsylvania Avenue and 1...

Inscriptions on recto: Third story ; John Haviland Archt Philadelphia 1847 ; Gentlemen's stair ; Ladies stair. Building originally Fountain Inn, then Irving Hotel (1848), then The Kirkwood House (1854). Demolis... More

John Leech - [Page of five sketches]

Page of five sketches. Beginning at the upper left, a group of children are staring at a soldier standing by a gate. The second scene shows a man carrying a huge strawberry on a platter, through a door. A capi... More

[Pieta] - Public domain drawing, engraving, Library of Congress

Drawing shows a Madonna and child. The mother wears woven cloth as a head scarf, as well as a scarf draped around her shoulders. Gift; Stockton W. Jones; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47678).

Plan of basement, south wing - Public domain architectural plan drawin...

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Ventilator for Hall of Representatives

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Plan of the attic story, north wing

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Post Office extension, frame for skylight to areas

Drawing. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dome of U.S. Capitol, exception in first section of main ribs and hori...

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Plan of bottom flanges from above and beneath

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Development of stairway through ribs of coupola, dome of [U.S.] Capito...

Drawing. This record contains unverified data from caption card. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol ... More

Details of boiler fronts - Public domain architectural plan drawing

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Dome of U.S. Capitol, sketch of proposed hoisting arrangement for sett...

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Approach to New York East River [nearer view]

Drawing shows a view of the New York skyline from the East River, with buildings looming over trees. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. Originally 1 of 37 dr... More

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

[Full-length rear-view sketches of three soldiers]

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-124. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.888) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Bust portraits of four men including Colonel Hill of the Athens, Geor...

Title devised. Portrait of Colonel Hill similar to DRWG/US - Waud, no. 1036 (AA size). Formerly Waud no. C-111. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1038) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Sketch of military rank epaulets, bust portrait, and outline of ships...

Title devised. Inscribed on sheet, from top to bottom: Capturing men at a spring; Liberty fraternity E[t]c; Two girls on horseback-; My prisoner; Safe guard; camp smoke ho-; Pontoon at falling waters; Antietam;... More

Baltic and Atlantic - Public domain document scan of drawing

Broadside view of sidewheel steamship. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.0342) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Group of civilians near monument]

Street scenes pedestrians milling around a military monument, artillery in foreground. Title devised. Formerly Waud no. C-139. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1066) Forms part of: Morgan collection of... More

[Figure wrapped in blanket sitting on a barrel and reading]

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-161. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.925) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[A Cavalryman] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.679) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Daylight [and] J.H. Spaulding - Public domain drawing

Broadside views of three ships, dome building in background. Signed lower left: Waud. Title inscribed below images. Formerly Waud no. C-125. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1052) Forms part of: Morgan... More

[Sketch of plaster work in ceiling and interior wall]

Title devised. Inscribed below image: over the speaker on the wall. Formerly Waud no. B-119. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.883) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[A Cannon] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.660) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Capture of a U.S. Cavalry - Public domain drawing

Title inscribed lower right. Fragment of an arm below image. Formerly Waud no. B-78. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.842) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Train of prisoners - Public domain scan / drawing

Train meeting steamboat Marion at dock. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-31. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.796) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Russian ship - Public domain drawing

Broadside view at dock in foreground, part in background. Title inscribed twice below image. Inscribed upper right: make mast big. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.90) Forms part of: Morgan collection ... More

U.S. Steamer - Public domain drawing

Broadside view of steamship. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower left: Coast [survey?]. Formerly Waud no. C-40. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.967) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil ... More

[Soldiers preparing for battle]

May be the battle of Charles City Road. Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-46. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.811) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Two sailing ships] - Public domain drawing

Broadside sketch of two ships side-by-side. Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.89) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[A. Lincoln] - Public domain portrait print

Silhouette drawing is full-length side-view of United States president Abraham Lincoln facing left. Gift; Mrs. John Lightfoot, Jr.; 1921; (DLC/PP-1921:46345).

[Young girl with clasped hands] during American Civil War

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.48). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Tobacco house. North Ga. - Public domain scenic drawing

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-152. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.916) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Hilton head - Public domain drawing

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-68. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.995) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Ft. Monroe [Gunnery?] - Public domain scan / drawing

Title from inscription below image. Last word of the title is illegible, the conjecture is based on image content. Inscribed vertically upper left margin: No I 6. Faint sketch of man's head above image. Sketch ... More

55th Georgia, Confederate States of America.

Full-length sketch of soldier. Title inscribed lower right. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.623) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The lion's generosity - Drawing. Public domain image.

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0123). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Prize brig captured at Hatteras Inlet.

Broadside view of frigate. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.93) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Reception of Col Wood--by the 14th Brooklyn Regt.--(after his return f...

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.373) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

White House review, 61 - Public domain portrait drawing

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-74. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.839) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Views of Fort Sumter from drawings

Photograph of drawing showing ruins of Fort Sumter from Charleston Harbor with a Confederate flag waving on the left. No. B698. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Fort Sumter, Charleston... More

Comeing [i.e. coming] home from the Third Regiment Looking at the turk...

Top photograph shows reproduction of drawing, probably by Larkin Goldsmith Mead, of a Union soldier at a log barricade; bottom photograph shows Larkin Goldsmith Mead holding a turkey at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virginia.

The advance guard - Public domain scenic drawing

Two horsemen. Title Inscribed below image. Possibly published in Harper's Weekly, unlocated. Formerly Waud no. B-155. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.919) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The CARONDELET running the gauntlet at Island No. 10

Ironclad under artillery bombardment from Island No. 10 in Mississippi River, Missouri, April 6, 1862. Steel engraving by Samuel Sartain after drawing by J. Hamilton. This record contains unverified, old data f... More

[John C. Frémont], Confederate States of America.

Design drawing for engraving by J.C. Buttre shows two scenes: Battle in the Shenandoah Valley under Genl. Frémont Cross Keys, and Pike's Peak, surrounding head-and-shoulders stipple engraving portrait of John C... More

Six sketches of figures - Public domain dedication image

Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress. Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:188).

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

[Confederate General John Bell Hood], Confederate States of America.

Title devised. Inscribed below image: Hood. See also Waud no. 921 (AA size). These two portraits, though different, correspond to photographic portraits of Hood. Formerly Waud no. B-156. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919... More

[John N. A. Griswold house (now Newport Art Museum), Newport, Rhode Is...

Inscribed in pencil J. Griswold [?]. Notation on verso: HWM1.1.3. Also: P.49-TR. Gift ; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation ; 2010 ; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/A... More

R. W. Johnson, Brig. Genl. U.S.V.

Bust portrait of officer in uniform. Title inscribed below image. Johnson was appointed Brigadier General on 11 October 1861 and promoted to Major General after the Battle of Nashville. Purchase; Conner & Rosen... More

On guard - Aug. 27, 1863 - Public domain document scan of drawing

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.106) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Old bridge near Culpepper [sic] during American Civil War

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.163) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Rebel wounded coming in as prisoners on the field of battle

Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, 15 August 1863, p. 521, as part of : Reminiscences of the Maryland Campaign. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.363) Forms part of: Morgan coll... More

Sentry walking his beat - Public domain drawing

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.115) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Seminary nr. Gettysburg used as a hospital, scene of Reynolds fight wi...

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-143. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1070) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Bridge across the Matapony River near Bowling Green, Virginia

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.228) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Grant's Great Campaign--Stevens's Battery at Cold Harbor.

Wood engraving for DRWG/US A Waud, no. 426 (A size). Attributed to A.R. Waud. Title printed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, 25 June 1864, p. 404. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.426a) Form... More

Trenches, Petersburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harpers Weekly, 6 August 1864, pp. 504-505. Formerly Waud no. C-153. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1080) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

"In Roanoke River." (after the capture of Plymouth N.C. Oct 31 '64)

Three steamships in the river. Signed lower left image, stylized monogram: HAM. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on verso: H.A. Macomb. Fomerly attributed to Alfred R. Waud, with the call number DRWG/US -... More

[An officer directing his troops into battle]

Officer in center of image points toward scene of battle, as wounded soldiers return. Signed lower left in pencil and Chinese white: JR Chapin. Title devised. Gift, John R. Chapin, 1902 (DLC/PP-A41530.2)

President Lincoln's first home in Illinois

Photograph of drawing shows two men standing in front of a log cabin. Additional text: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1865 by J.L. Campbell...for the Northern District of Illinois. Written on... More

Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shak...

Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 35.

General U.S. Grant's war horse - Public domain print

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.257) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The message to Azot - Public domain book illustration

No accession number. No publication information. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Mountaineer - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title devised by cataloger. No accession number. No publication information. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Two men on bicycles] - Public domain book illustration

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. Part of series; cf. CAI - Frost, no. 2 (B size), CAI - Frost, no. 4 (B size), CAI - Frost, no. 5 (B size), and CAI - Frost, no 6 (A size). (DLC/PP-1934:00... More

You haven't even let me tell you why I came with Joseph

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1932:0083). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Man standing in front of house with clock]

"W. Bates, maker" on clock. Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Canal scene - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a bridge crossing a canal. A boat is on the water before the bridge. Buildings line the water. The trees are bare. Formerly DRWG/US - Gedney - 58. This is a mirror image of DRWG/US - Gedney, no. 4... More

Portrait of a little girl - Public domain portrait print

Drawing shows a bust portrait of a young girl wearing a hat. Formerly DRWG/US - Gedney - 94. Gift, Ralph Gedney 1926 (DLC/PP-1926:R47019).

Bowl in my collection Japan - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a porcelain bowl with floral designs painted on it. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From the "Ceramic" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part o... More

[An elderly man, seated, smoking]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. '78. From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and ... More

[Design drawings for rectangular seals or stamps]

Inscribed in pencil beneath each sheet on paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanes... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Canoe on mountain lake] - Public domain scenic drawing

Landscape drawings shows a canoe on a lake under the peak of a tall mountain, perhaps in the Adirondacks, American west or the European Alps. Gift; John Herbert Corning Estate; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:0064).

Indians representing various newspapers waving weapons of "abuse" and ...

Title devised by cataloger. "On the warpath" in handwritten notation on mat. No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

The porker and the sheep - Drawing. Public domain image.

Purchase; (DLC/PP-1982:125.9). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Aesop's Fables.

Law of God - Public domain architectural plan drawing

Design drawing for a print of the Ten Commandments, with text partially blocked out and divided into two tablets. Inscribed lower center: Smith Fisher designor [sic].

[Father Time with cloud and letter O]

Title devised by cataloger. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life magazine.

[Man with side whiskers watching lady being lifted by a whale]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

The house that Woodrow built - Drawing. Public domain image.

No publication information. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Sparrows in love]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Title devised by cataloger. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "A Sparrow Tragedy."

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