engraving

Hearst. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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

[Design drawing for a lotus pipe stove. Front and top]

[Washington Irving, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Author; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1842-1846. Scratched on back of plate: 250; Washington Irving. Identification from engravings by S. Hollyer and others. The original Plumbe daguerreotype is reproduced in Washing... More

Alice Barber Stephens - [Mausoleum, Charlottenburg]. Book illustration...

Title from mat. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1933:0012). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

The Blue Devils, British Cartoon Print

A melancholy man beset by demons, figments of the mind, who are mostly miniature human beings, seated facing an empty grate. Color engraving by G. Cruikshank. cf: P&P - NE55.L7A3 vol. X, no. 14598. Forms part o... More

A political concert; the vocal parts by 1. Miss America, 2. Franklin, ...

Print shows a Native woman representing America and Britannia standing in the center holding a pole topped with a liberty cap, they are joined by Benjamin Franklin, Charles James Fox, Augustus Keppel, Lord Shel... More

Edwin Forrest as King Lear--Act IV--Scene VI / gravure Gebbie & Husson...

Edwin Forrest as King Lear, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Copyright by Gebbie & Co.

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

South Main Street, Block 43 (Commercial Buildings), South Main & Washi...

Significance: The buildings of South Main Street as a unit form a very harmonious and decorative street facade, relative to a pedestrian scale and representative of the late 19th century style. Individually th... More

Wool-gathering. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1937:0027). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's second reader. New York : Harper & Brothers, 1888, p. 133.

City Market House, South Sixty & A Streets, Richmond, Wayne County, IN

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-14 Survey number: HABS IN-24-14 Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction

Henry Clay / Ino. Neagle, pinxit, 1843 ; engraved by John Sartain from...

A formal campaign portrait of Whig presidential candidate Henry Clay, after the painting by John Neagle done at Ashland, Clay's estate in Kentucky. As this print's legend states, the original was painted "by th... More

[Colonel Burnside's brigade at Bull Run]

Title devised from N.Y. Illustrated News. Published in: New York Illustrated News, August 5, 1861, pp. 216-217, with caption: Colonel Burnside's brigade, First and Second Rhode Island, and Seventy-first New Yor... More

Then and now - 1862 and 1882 The stalwart medal - Puck's idea of the d...

Prints shows Ulysses S. Grant in crocodile skin in front of bill posted on wall, "Order No. 11 by U.S. Grant, 1862, excluding Jews from the army," and holding paper which reads "Meeting Chickering Hall, sympath... More

Secrets of the prison-house--the black hole of Washington, D.C. / from...

Composite of views of the Washington, D.C. jail and people inside the jail. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Dec. 28, pp. 88-89.

The Princeton-Yale foot-ball match at the Berkeley Oval / Drawn by T. ...

Prints shows football game at Yale University. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 33, no. 1720 (1889 December 7), pp. 976-977.

Nymphs bathing / AA [monogram of Andrea Andreani] 1605.

Print showing a group of nymphs bathing, attended by putti. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints and Photographs Division. Washington : Library of Congress, 1979, pp. 24-28. After Par... More

Going to the derby at Shanghai / W.R.

Crowd of people on foot, in carriages & rickshaws, on horseback, going through the streets to derby at Shanghai. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1879 June 14, pp. 468-469.

Battle of Winchester, decisive charge upon the rebels at the stone wal...

Signed lower right: Alf. R. Waud. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed lower right: Many of the soldiers without caps and arms at the [rear?]. Published with description in: Harper's Weekly, April 12, 1862, p.... More

[House, Richmond, Virginia. Perspective rendering of house and landsca...

Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).

[Musicians] / L [printed in reverse].

Public domain scan of 16th-17th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

News from the front / EF. - Public domain monumental decor drawing

"Rappahannock Station, Va." on item. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.111) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Heinrich Ibsen. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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

[Alexander the Great at the altar-fire on the eve of the Battle of Gau...

(DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Alexander the Great" by Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Century, 58:233 (June 1899). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

Reflection. To be, or not to be?? / [I. R. Cruikshank]., British Carto...

George IV, looking at himself in a pierglass, starts back at the sight of his wife, crowned, looking over the shoulder of his own reflection, of which a cheek, whisker, and startled eye are visible... (Source: ... More

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan, Supreme Court, ve...

Inscriptions on recto: "GROUND FLOOR of the CAPITOL U.S. 1817." "Those parts which are colored light red denote the Walls remaining, and carried up since the conflagration of 1814. Those of a deeper red, the ... More

A New catamaran expedition!!, British Cartoon Print

British cartoon showing Englishman, at Walmer Castle, and sailboats facing French fort. The Englishman is saying, "If this does not succeed I'll never catamaran again as long as I live." "The Bilingsgate cutter... More

[Draftsman drawing a lute] / AD [monogram], 1525.

Print shows two men in a room using a perspective apparatus to draw a lute accurately. Woodcut illus. and surrounding text in: Underweysung der Messung / Albrecht Durer. [Nuremberg], 1525. Title from Bartsch. I... More

J.C. Calhoun / from a miniature by Blanchard ; engraved by A.L. Dick.

Print shows John C. Calhoun, half-length portrait, facing slightly right.

Gasshukoku suishi teitoku kōjōgaki - Ukiyo e print

Japanese print shows three men, two seated and one standing, possibly Commander Anan, age 54; Perry, age 49; Captain Henry Adams, age 59. May be text of President Fillmore's letter to Emperor. Annotations, sta... More

The state tinkers. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British...

Three men breaking a large bowl which is cracked and patched. Lord North is shown chiselling inside the bowl, behind the bowl is Lord Sandwich, next to Lord Sandwich is a man identified as Lord George Germain. ... More

Les fiancés - Print, Library of Congress collection

Couple holding left hands while the woman's right hand plays piano, in large room watched by elderly couple and young woman pouring tea. Copyright by M. Knoedler & Co.

"A little more grape Capt. Bragg"--General Taylor at the Battle of Bue...

Print shows General Zachary Taylor on horseback, in midst of battle, pointing his sword toward artillery and says to "Capt. Bragg", who is standing before him, "A little more grape." The artillery is directed t... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Fou...

Inscription on recto: Foundations of the first Capitol at Washington. The upper part was burnt by the English in 1812. This plan was prepared for a sett of engravings. 461880 Au[], 34.

The trial of the honourable Colonel Algernon Sidney, 1683. painted by ...

Two line dedication to William Spence Cavendish. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Painting by F. P. Stephanoff, Esq. [London]. Print by John Charles Bromley, 1795-1839. Reference copy may... More

Genl. Franklin Pierce, democratic candidate for the presidency

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, engraving, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Chinese primary school classroom with teacher, smoking a long pipe, a...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 316. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

The prime lobster, British Cartoon Print

Wellington as a giant lobster, his profile between the creature's raised claws, stands on the lower joints of his tail; from his back hangs a Chancellor of the Exchequer's gown. On the ground are his cocked hat... More

A new display of the United States

A bust portrait of President John Adams, with garland and curtain, framed by the arms of sixteen states. Below each state's seal are inscribed its population and number of senators and representatives. At the t... More

Globo aerostatico di diametro pal.40. Romani inalzato in Roma dal Sigr...

Print shows Vincenzo Lunardi in the gondola of his balloon during an unsuccessful balloon ascension from the amphitheater in Rome. He experimented with oars for navigation. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 198... More

Guerilla warfare. Unarmed Union soldiers fired at by farmers on the Ja...

Signed lower right: AR Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed upper left: Prime block. See similar image by William Waud in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper August 2, 1862. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DL... More

Horizontorium - Print, Library of Congress collection

378 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Barker, J. J.

Rebs, Confederate States of America, American Civil War.

Rear view of two soldiers. Title inscribed lower left. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.385) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file V. Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[George Washington Whistler's grave]

Drawing shows trees and grave of Whistler's father, Maj. George Washington Whistler, in the old cemetery at Stonington, Conn. Title from catalogue raisonné. Signed: J. W. Widow Anna McNeill Whistler and her two... More

Millard Fillmore / engraved by J. Sartain.

Millard Fillmore, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ward McAllister. Book illustration from Library of Congress

No publication information. Sketches of man with dollar sign on verso; not on digital file. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

General Pike / T. Gimbrede, sc., N.Y.

Print shows Zebulon M. Pike, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, as he appeared during the War of 1812. Published in the Analectic Magazine, November 1814. Stauffer, 1636

The Revd. Francis Asbury, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in ...

Francis Asbury, half-length portrait, seated, facing right, and holding a small book. Stauffer no. 3082.

The funeral procession of the celebrated Mr. Jonathan Wild Thief-Taker...

A poem, "The Complaint of Jonathan Wild," surrounded by images of a funeral/procession, rows of people hanging from gallows, and other scenes. Forms part of British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congres... More

To the right hon'able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representin...

Print shows an interior view of a mill where three men are engaged in winding, warping, and weaving yarn. Plate VII. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms "Fide Et Amore" with "Honi soit qui mal y pens... More

The slave driver. Book illustration from Library of Congress

(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 463.

Death of Lincoln / painted and engraved by A.H. Ritchie, N.V.

5662? U.S. Copyright Office. Second impression (E-size); has tear below image. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.

Young America hams and breakfast bacon, E.S. Baker, New York

Advertisement showing sailor, standing in front of an American flag, holding map of the United States; harbor and railroad in background.

A common council man of Candlestick Ward, and his wife, on a visit to ...

Print shows a "common" councilman and his wife who are shocked by the jumble of architectural styles in the "modern built villa" which includes a Georgian entry, gothick and venetian windows, chinoiserie tower ... More

A Woman of all trades, from Covent Garden, British Cartoon Print

Forms part of British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A south east view of the great town of Boston in New England in Americ...

Print shows view of Boston from the harbor, with ships in the foreground. Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. No. 34. Published in: The American Revolut... More

Macdonough's victory on Lake Champlain and defeat of the British Army ...

Print shows the naval battle that ensued on Sept. 11, 1814, between American forces commanded by Thomas Macdonough and British forces commanded by Captain George Downie. The Americans emerged victorious and the... More

Landing supplies at Daiquiri - Public domain scan / drawing

"No. 1." Illustration for McClure's magazine; not published. Left section of two-part panoramic drawing of American landing operations; cf. CAI - Glackens (W.J.), no. 25 (B size). No accession number. Forms par... More

[Couple dancing, Peru]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Picryl description: Public domain image related to dance, dancing, music, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hartford City Public Library, 314 North High Street, Hartford City, Bl...

Significance: The Hartford City Public Library is one of the many libraries in the State of Indiana that was established with a grant from Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie gave Hartford City a gift of $16,000 on Janu... More

Saml. Adams from the original picture by Chappel in the possession of ...

Full-length posthumous portrait of Boston patriot Samuel Adams leaning against a chair. He stands on one paper, while another rests atop a table to the left. From a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Accompanied by pr... More

The miner's Ten Commandments / H. Eastman, del. ; Anthony & Baker.

Pictorial lettersheet shows vignettes illustrating each of the commandments and a scene with an elephant pointing to the commandments posted on a shed; verso and attached leaf contains manuscript letter from Mr... More

Scene in Baltimore, Md. Citizens building barricades on receipt of the...

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.72) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

St. Nicholas Restaurant. Shell oysters received daily by express. ... ...

Man carrying oysters on half shell and bottle of ale on tray. 10888D U.S. Copyright Office. .

[Military academy. North elevation, rendered]

Inscriptions on recto: "North elevation of a Military Academy" "BHLatrobe" "No. V." Mounted on paper. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).

The battle of Lexington - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congr...

Print shows line of Minute Men being fired upon by British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. Y12189 U.S. Copyright Office. Cartouche in lower left corner with inscription beneath musket and powder horn: Line... More

Our Indian policy / J. Keppler.

Caricature of alleged frauds in Indian supplies from peace commissioners showing man offering Indians torn blankets, empty rifle case, and spoiled beef, as (Grant Pierce?) Marsh witnesses from over fence and re... More

Jeff. Davis! "As women and children." / Scattergood, eng.

Cartoon shows Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, dressed as a woman and holding a Bowie knife, labeled "Arkansas tooth-pick" in order to avoid capture by Union soldiers after the A... More

Flugmaschine. Erfunden von Jacob Degen in Wien, 1807 / Jos. Belbing, s...

Technical illustration shows elevation and horizontal section of a man-powered flying machine constructed and tested unsuccessfully by Swiss watchmaker Jakob Degen living in Vienna in the early 1800s. A pair of... More

[Vestner Tower, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany]. Photochrom print, 1880-1...

Historic Sites Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The perilous situation of Major Mony [i.e. Money], when he fell into t...

Print by John Murphy (artist, publisher), after painting by Philip Reinagle (1749-1833). This record contains unverified, old data from PGA shelflist card, with subsequent revisions.

Pursuit of Lee's army. Scene on the road near Emmitsburg - marching th...

Long column of troops marching along a road after the Battle of Gettysburg. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.292) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[House, Washington, D.C. Floor plan]

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Le antichità di Pompei delineate sulle scoperte fatte sino a tvtto l'a...

Library copy incomplete. Lacking plates 8-9, 12-14, 16, 19-20, 26-28, 32-37, 39-40, 43, 48-49, 51, 55-56, 58-59, 63-64, 66-69, and 71.

Le antichità di Pompei delineate sulle scoperte fatte sino a tvtto l'a...

Library copy incomplete. Lacking plates 8-9, 12-14, 16, 19-20, 26-28, 32-37, 39-40, 43, 48-49, 51, 55-56, 58-59, 63-64, 66-69, and 71.

The Influence of woman - A black and white image of a man and a woman

Composite of scenes of women sewing and doing laundry for soldiers, nun visiting injured soldier, and woman writing letter for wounded soldier. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1862 Sept. 6, pp. 568-569.

Kautz's Cavalry coming back to camp in Gen Butlers lines after their r...

Title inscribed above image. Inscribed below title: more figures can be shewn[sic]. Inscribed lower left : Front P[age?]. Published in: Harper's Weekly, August 6, 1864, p. 508. Reference print available in the ... More

[House, Richmond, Virginia. Site plan and landscaping]

Inscriptions on recto: "City of Richmond" "Shockoe Creek" "Stable yard & offices." "BHLatrobe archt." Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).

Parmigianino - The Young and Elder Goatherd

after a drawing by Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Parmigianino, painter, draughtsman and etcher, 1503-1540 (artist notes) Flemish (artist nationality) draughtsman and engraver (artist role) Parmigiani... More

In the trenches during a truce : the Spanish lines run right in front ...

Illustration for McClure's magazine; not published. No accession number. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Pontoon bridge over the James River above Ft. Powhatan

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed below title: put in more boats ad libitum; evening effect misty; Inscribed upper left Atlanta 3 ports on a side. Sunset; rebel ram Atlanta. G... More

At his canter they kept chuckling

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "In Lighter Vein," Century.

The death of General Wolfe / painted by B. West, historical painter to...

Print shows Gen. James Wolfe, lying mortally wounded on field, surrounded by soldiers and a Native, during the siege of Quebec in 1759. At head of title: To the King's most excellent Majesty. This plate.... Ca... More

His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late commander in chief of the ar...

Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, in uniform, facing slightly right; in oval. Gift; Jane Bethune Craig Hawkins, great granddaughter of Genl. John Neville 4th Virginia and wife of Genl.... More

The battle of Gettysburg / EF. - Public domain scan / drawing

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.276) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washin... More

A view of Fort George with the City of New York from the SW / I. Carwi...

Exhibit loan 4106-L. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of vultures waiting for the storm to "Blow Over" - "Let Us Pre...

Illustration shows William "Boss" Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly, and A. Oakey Hall, weathering a violent storm on a ledge with the picked-over remains of New York City. Cap... More

Viva la república! Viva el Cura Hidalgo! Una página de gloria

Broadside shows bust portrait of Father Miguel Hidalgo in an oval medallion at center of sheet. Text surrounds the image in a square, celebrating Mexican Independence. On the verso are two images of Mexican sol... More

General Patricks punishment for gamblers

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, November 7, 1863, p. 717 as : The Army of the Potomac-Gamblers at the Provost Marshal's Headquarters. Gift, J.P. Morgan... More

Grey Towers, the James Wallace Pinchot house, Milford, Pennsylvania

Title devised by cataloger. Signed. Scale 3/4 in. to 1 ft. Dimensioned. Now the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies. mi / 860714. Stamped "Richard M. Hunt." (1, 4). HUNT 1, 2 are filmed twice with wing v... More

[Pietro da Montagnana, a Paduan medical teacher surrounded by Greek an...

Illus. in: Fasciculus medicinae / Johannes de Ketham. Venice : J. and G. de Gregoriis, de Forlivio, 1495. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 130.

[Dancing peasant couple] / AD [monogram].

Bradley Collection (Library of Congress). Meder, 88 Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Michel-Ange / Michel-Ange pinxt. ; J.L. Potrelle delt. et sculpt.

Michelangelo, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parmigianino - The virgin, child and St. John

Print shows the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus with his cousin in the background. After Francesco Mazzuoli who was called Il Parmigianino. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints a... More

Christ curing the lepers / Ain mantoua, 1608.

Print shows Jesus, with his disciples, raising his arm to ten lepers who kneel before him. Monogram of Andreani. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints and Photographs Division. Washing... More

St. John, Parmigianino. Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian.

Print showing Saint John carrying a goblet. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints and Photographs Division. Washington : Library of Congress, 1979, pp. 24-28. Attributed to Antonio da ... More

Feats of Light. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Scene illustrating many of the propoerties of light; such as rainbow, mirrored images, sunlight through glass causing fire; scene is of seaport with galleons in harbor; elephants crossing long bridge. Illus. in... More

[First chapter of Spiritalium liber; with decortated initial C. in whi...

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

Eskimo in Kayak. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Spearing duck, others on shore, one in tent, one holding kayak, etc. Print of the double page plate. Illus. in: Settle, De Martini Forbisseri angli navigatoine in regiones occidentis et sepeentrionis (1580). Th... More

Agostino Carracci - Dog A. Caraza

Trimmed to image. B259. Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description