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George Washington in his boyhood

George Washington leading other boys with swords lifted in mock charge as another group of boys are advancing from background. The United States, p. 281.

The Susquehanna (at Hunter's Gap) / R. Hinshelwood; G. Perkins.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a landscape with water, mountains, and sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harper's Ferry by moonlight / G. Perkins ; R. Hinshelwood.

Steel engraving by R. Hinshelwood after painting by Granville Perkins. Copyright by D. Appleton & Co. Illus. in: Picturesque America / William Cullen Bryant. N.Y. :[c1872-], v. 1.

[Bank note vignettes showing U.S. Capitol, log cabins, Brooklyn Bridge...

In album: Engravings of the American Banknote Company ... p. 81. 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

["The day we celebrate" 1876] / painted by F.A. Chapman ; engraved by ...

Print shows a large gathering of people picnicking, playing games, and enjoying the Independence Day celebration outdoors among large trees and open lawn, with a distant view of a railroad train passing and of ... More

No. 41 fountain, bronzed, 10 feet 4 inches high

Photograph showing ornamental ironwork fountain with putti and cranes on the pedestal. F1781 U.S. Copyright Office. Illus. in: Illustrated catalogue, ornamental iron fountains / J.W. Fiske, manufacturer of orn... More

Landing of the pilgrims / A. Bobbett sc.; F.O.C. Darley.

Illus. in: Our country. A household history ... from the discovery of America to the present time / by Benson J. Lossing, LL.D. New York : Johnson & Miles, 1877, opposite p. 206. Reference copy in LOT 4709-B.

William Phips, governor of Massachusetts, 1692 to 1694

William Phips, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left. Copyright by J.R. Osgood & Co.

Benson, Maule & Co. seed warehouse / Longacre Co.

Print shows the front facade of the Benson, Maule & Co. seed warehouse at 129-131 Front Street in Philadelphia, Pa., with merchandise on the sidewalk, horse-drawn wagons on the street, and the end of a street r... More

John Dickinson / engraved by J.B. Forrest from a portrait by C.W. Peal...

John Dickinson, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing slightly right. Facsimile autograph printed below illustration. Original painting by C.W. Peale at the Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

[Ambrose Everett Burnside, half-length portrait, facing left, in unifo...

Illus. in: Battles & leaders of the Civil War, vol. 3, 1887, p. 109. Reference copy available in 1956 edition.

Winslow Homer - On Abaco Island / Cap, sc.

Bahama Islands; engraving after Winslow Homer's watercolor studies in Nassau, showing rock formation and waterscape. Illus. in: Century magazine, 1887 Feb., p. 501. Reference copy also available in FOREIGN GEOG... More

The iron worker and King Solomon / the original painted by Prof. C. Sc...

Print showing a blacksmith sitting on a stool next to the throne of Solomon, thought to be a usurper, the crowd rushes forward to remove him. The man explains to Solomon that the temple could not have been buil... More

[Rt. Reverend John Nepomucene Neumann, half-length portrait, facing le...

Steel engraving. Copyright by John G. Shea. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The opening of the lower Mississippi and the capture of New Orleans. M...

"Clifton" and "Westfield," altered New York City ferry-boats. "Owasco." "Harriet Lane." Illus. in: Battles and leaders of the Civil War, p. 96.

[Charles Scribner's Sons, Paul Jones], engraving, Library of Congress

Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

In the timber region, Arkansas / Wittenberg & Sorber, St L.

Exterior view of sawmill surrounded by lumber. Illus. in: Arkansas. Statistics and information showing the agricultural and mineral resources / Missouri Pacific railway company. 17th edition, c1896, p. 43. Refe... More

[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / engravi...

Copyright by M.P. Lee. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Columbus returning to Spain in chains [on board ship]

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

Wahre Abbildung der Stadt und Vestung Gross-Waradein samt umständliche...

Birds-eye view print shows view of the city of Grosswardein (Oradea, Romania) under siege. Smoke rising from the cathedral and along the city wall is visible, cannons are firing from across the river. Troops in... More

The cutting monster. The ladies copper bottom manufactory to prevent t...

Public domain photograph of 18th019th-century cartoon print, satirical portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A perspective view of Quebec drawn on the spot / Hulett fecit.

Ship and two sailboats in foreground; Quebec in background. Public domain photograph - engraving of a sailing ship, sea battle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Guillaume Thomas Reynal / JS [encircled monogram].

Print shows Guillaume-Thomas-François Reynal, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; in oval with lyre, map of Virginia, and a cherub in the foreground. Engraving attributed to Dupin. Published in: The Ame... More

[Jonathan Williams, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 152 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

[John Dennis, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 499 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

[George Michael Bedinger, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 480 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

View from the hill at Bordentown / Lawrence pinxt. ; Goodman & Piggot ...

Print shows a view from a hill in Bordentown, New Jersey, looking up the Delaware River. Engraved for the Port Folio. Published in Port Folio magazine, Aug. 1816.

Gründtlicher Bericht von Eroberung der Stadt vnd dess Schloss Würtzbur...

Print shows Gustavus Adolphus with his Swedish army poised to conquer Würzburg, Germany in October, 1631. Print shows a birds-eye view of the walled city of Würzburg, Germany with its castle on the hill on the ... More

Court society at Versailles A.D. 1731 / painted by De Troy ; engraved ...

Men and women socializing in a garden. 33392V U.S. Copyright Office. .

Arco di Settimio Severo / Piranesi architetto fec.

Print shows a view of the half-buried Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, with numbered key. His Views of Rome, no. 87. Le Blanc 17 Nagler 17 Béraldi 14 Forms part of: Gardiner Greene Hubbard collection (Library ... More

Il 18. brumale, anno VIII - A drawing of an elephant in the middle of ...

Italian print published on the occasion of Napoleon's coming to power in France, November 9, 1799, following his successful campaign in Egypt. Image depicts France as a giant sphinx wearing the cap of Liberty a... More

Flying / J.W. Lowry, sculpt.

Technical illustration shows Besnier's 1678 design for a flying machine using arm and leg power, two views of Jakob Degen's man-powered flying machine, and two views after designs published in Thomas Walker's "... More

A boon--Hill's genuine magnetic anti-headache cap--A sure cure

Advertisement featuring a bust portrait of a man wearing a cap with lightning bolts emanating from its center front representing the cap's curative magnetic powers against nervous headaches and impaired eyesight.

Arms of ye Confederacie, Confederate States of America.

A small card bearing a vitriolic indictment of the Confederacy. The artist particularly attacks the the institution of slavery, the foundation of Southern economy. A large shield is flanked by two figures: a pl... More

Conclusion de la campagne de 1781 en Virginie. To his excellency Gener...

Print shows Marquis de Lafayette, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing uniform and holding two swords in left hand while directing American troops during the battle at Yorktown; a black soldier... More

The pic nic on the fourth of July "A day to be remembered" / / painted...

Illustration shows a group of people gathered around a man in the center of a grove, he sits on the ground with the remains of a swing that has broken under his weight; others separated from the group are engag... More

On l'a vu désarmer les Tirans et les Dieux - A.P.D.R. / L.C. de Carmon...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, full-length portrait, left profile, seated at table, hat, book, and papers on table, in the background, through open doors, is view of ships at dock.

La veillesse d'un prince / peint par L. Rossi ; grave par Ed. Girardet...

Court scene, with ruler, ladies & gentlemen of court. 14061H U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

[William Armisted Burwell, head-and shoulders portrait, facing right]

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 476 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

Die Helden der Revolution / gest. von F. Girsch, N.Y.

General Washington standing with Johann De Kalb, Baron von Steuben, Kazimierz Pułaski, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Lafayette, John Muhlenberg, and other officers during the Revolutionary War.

Washington at the Battle of Trenton / Engraved by Illman Brothers from...

A2594 U.S. Copyright Office. Engraving by Illman Brothers from a painting by E.L. Henry. Reference copy in Presidential File.

For president, Henry Clay. For vice president, Theodore Frelinghuysen

A Whig campaign badge for the election of 1844, very similar to number 1844-4, but also including a portrait of the vice-presidential nominee. Title appears as written on the print. Published in: American polit... More

Rebel barbarities in Texas--from sketches by Fred. Sumner / Harley, de...

The print was published with the following text (trimmed from the Library's impression): Our series of views, illustrating the barbarities of the Confederates in Texas, are from sketches by Mr. Frederick Sumner... More

Pedro Menendez de Aviles / Josef Camaron lo dibo. ; Franco. de Paula M...

Half-length portrait, standing, facing right. Exhibited: American Origins, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 2006.

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

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

[Musicians] / L [printed in reverse].

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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. .

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

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 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

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

Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engr...

Translation of: Jeux des jeunes demoiselles. Engravings signed: Pubd. by R. Ackermann 101 Strand, 1822. Date of printing based on dated engravings and inscription on Osborne Collection copy: 1822. Osborne Coll.... More

Leonardo da Vinci pitt. scul. e archi. Fiorentino / L. da Vinci pinsit...

Leonardo da Vinci, 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

[Mathematician Girolamo Cardano, half-length portrait in oval, facing ...

Illus. and text in: De subtilitate libri XXI / Girolamo Cardano. Basileae : Per L. Lucium, 1554. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 236.

A smuggling machine or A convenient cosauway for a man in miniature, B...

Print shows "A portrait of Richard Cosway, R.A., standing under the wide hooped petticoat of a tall lady, his wife, Maria, who puts her arms round him..." (Source: George) Color impression Partially trimmed to ... More

Veüe et perspective de la Ville de Paris du côté de la porte de la Con...

Item in scrapbook: Histoire de l'art Française au XVII. S. par Henri Lemonnier. The architecture of Paris XVII. C. in contemporary prints by Aveline, Perelle, Mariette, Israel, et al., p. 2. J.D. Batchelder Collection.

Izobrazhenie preslavnoi batalii..., engraving, Library of Congress

View of the famous battle between the Russian and the Swedish armies, the Russian troops under the distinguished command of His Imperial Majesty Peter the First of all the Russians, the Swedish under His Royal ... More

Hernando de Alarcon ... / B. Bazquez lo grabó ; J. Lopez Enguidanos lo...

Half-length portrait, standing, facing right. Illus. in: Retratos de los españoles ilustres con un epitome de sus vidas. Madrid : Imprenta real, 1791. Ref. copy in BIOG FILE - Alarcon, Hernando de.

[Title page for The complete gentleman, by Henry Peacham, with elabora...

Illus. in: The complete gentleman / Henry Peacham. London : Francis Constable, 1622, title page. Reference copy in LOT 7007.

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione - [Melancholy] / G. Bened. Castilionus ...

Woman(?) seated outdoors, with various animals, books and a suit of armor lying on ground. Marsh collection. LeBlanc 58.

Ein Kurtz--Jedoch nachdenktlich Bespräch--eines Fuches und Katzen

A fox tied to a tree, a cat, lying as if dead, with a rat in its mouth, an open rat cage and rats; across the river, Magdeburg burns; text below image.

[Hero's miraculous altar]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows the details of a steam-driven mechanical apparatus for opening doors. Illus. in: Gli artificiosi e cvriosi moti spiritali di Herone / Giambattista Aleotti. Bologna : C. Zenero, 1647. Publish... More

[Page of text with illustration of a "thermoscope" or thermometer with...

Illus. in: Sphlaera mvndi, .... Mvtinæ : Ex typographia Andreæ, & Hieronymi Cassiani, 1653. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. ... More

Seeschlacht bei den Dardanellen Ao. 1656

Print shows a birds eye view of ships in a harbor and additional ships in the foreground. The Venetians alligned with the Knights Hospitalier from Malta were victorious over Ottoman forces in a two-day battle o... More

Dissegno di Barcan dirimpeto a Strigonia preso et abbrvcciato col pont...

Birds-eye view print shows view of the battlefield near Barcan (Parkany, now Štúrovo, Slovakia) across the River Danube from Strigonia (Esztergom, Hungary) in August 1664. Imperial forces under field marshal Co... More

Maria Luissa i.e. Luisa de Tassis A. Van Dÿke pinx ; C. Vermeulen sc

Print shows a three-quarter-length portrait of Maria Luisa de Tassis (1611-1638), based on Anthony van Dyck's 1629 portrait painting of the same subject.

Gedenck-Zeichen abbildend auff was Weise die Stadt Utrecht von den Fra...

Birds-eye view print shows crowds of people, wagons and onlookers walking or riding horses down the street. In the procession are town leaders, merchants, clergy, military personnel and lackeys. In the backgrou... More

A Garden bean in one lobe of wch. the seminal root is layed bare, the ...

Cross-section of a bean based on microscope examination. Illus. in: The anatomy of plants / Nehemiah Grew. [London] : Printed by W. Rawlins, for the author, 1682, plate 79. Published in: The tradition of scienc... More

Ausführliche Vorstellung der Weltberuffnen Spanisch-Niederländischen S...

Print shows a birdseye view of the fortress city of Luxembourg under siege in 1684 by French troops. Includes views of the city under fire by troops firing volleys from across a river into the walled city. Incl... More

[Murder of David van der Leyen and Levina Ghyselins, Ghent, 1554] / I....

Illustration showing the execution of van der Leyen and Ghyselins by burning at the stake; van der Leyen, showing signs of life, is stabbed with a long fork; implements of torture lie on the ground; spectators ... More

Warhaffte Beschreibung der jüngsten gloriosen Victori wider den Erbfei...

Birds-eye view print shows layout and plan of the battlefield outside of Senta. In the foreground are generals on horseback above Turkish troops identified by a long spear with a crescent moon at the top. Also ... More

[Resurrection of Lazarus] 17th century

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

[Frontispiece portrait of Mico Chlucco, the Long Warrior, or King of t...

Frontispiece and title page in: Travels through North & South Carolina / William Bartram. Philadelphia : James & Johnson, 1791. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Libr... More

An escape a la Francois! - Public domain dedication image

"A burlesque representation of the flight to Varennes; the royal family in a two-wheeled carriage drawn (left to right) by four galloping horses with two postilions..." (Source: George)

Mutus liber, in quo tamen ..., engraving, Library of Congress

Angels descending Jacob's ladder blowing trumpets with sleeping Jacob below. Part of a series supposedly depicting the preparation of the alchemist's philosopher's stone. Frontispiece in: Biblioteca chemica cur... More

[Alchemical scene showing two putti holding philosopher's stone contai...

Illus. in: Mutus liber / Altus. 1702, pl. 11. Public domain photograph of 17th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eigentlicher Abbildung der denckwürdiger Action so bey forcirung der f...

Birds-eye view print shows a battle with many infantry and cavalry. In the foreground are fallen soldiers and horses. Allegorical elements in the print include an angel carrying a flaming sword, a cherub blowin... More

New river water. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Man carrying 2 buckets of water on yoke. Engraving by Mauron. Illus. in: Marcellus Laroon's The Cryes of the city of London drawne after the life, London, 1711, plate 61. Ref. copy may be in SSF (Gr). This reco... More

Lycopersicon, apples of love - Public domain botanical illustration

Tomato in bud, full fruit, and section. Illus. in: The compleat herbal / Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. 2 vols. London : Printed for R. Bonwicke, 1719-30. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno... More

Pierre Imbert Drevet - Jacobus Benignus Bossuet, Episcopus / Hyacinthu...

Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Meaux, pulpit orator, full-length portrait, standing holding book on table. Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection. Didot, 12 (4th state). LeBlanc, ... More

Prince Ferdinand / Sherlock, sculp., Head and Shoulders Portrait

Prince Ferdinand, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in a cameo.

This print representing part of the town and harbour of Halifax in Nov...

Print shows a broad view of the town and harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with meadow in the foreground, buildings of the town along the waterfront, and ships in the harbor, also two islands and a distant view o... More

An Inland view in Atooi / Webber del.

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Public domain reproduction of illuminated book or manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Afiatooka, or Morai in Tongataboo [i.e. Tongatabu] / Webber del. ; Coo...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

Charles Henri Comte Destaing, né le 24 Novembre 1729

Charles Henri comte d'Estaing, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing slightly right; in framed medallion. Illus. in: Extrait du journal d'un officier de la marine de l'escadre de M. le comte d'Es... More

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