The doctor indulged with his favorite scene, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows cleric Dr. Richard Price, kneeling on a crown with a demon on his back, peering through a peep-hole into the royal bedroom at Versailles, watching ruffians destroy the Queen's bed and bedroom in s... More
Leonardo da Vinci - Characters & caricaturas / W. Hogarth fecit.
Print shows numerous faces drawn by English painter and cartoonist William Hogarth to illustrate what he considered the difference between "characters" (faces drawn from nature) and "caricaturas" (faces with ex... More
Roast beef & port or Bully Bramble Esqr., Justice of Peace in Wasp Tow...
"Portrait, W.L., of a stout man facing T.Q. to right, looking to left over his right shoulder. His left hand is thrust under his buttoned coat; his right (gloved) rests on a cane..." (Source: George) No. 24. Ca... More
A view of the Franciscan church & convent in the city of Havana, taken...
Illus. probably from: Scenographia Americana. London : J. Bowles, 1768. Public domain scan of 17th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan ... More
Adieu Bastille - A drawing of a man with a lion on a leash
Print shows a member of the Third Estate playing a bagpipe, standing next to a tame lion, representing the monarchy, and manipulating marionettes, representing the clergy and the nobility, on a string tied to h... More
[L'assaut général des Anglois à la citadelle]
Lieure, 658 (3d state, trimmed). Public domain scan of 17th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[St. Jerome beside a pollard willow] / Rembrandt.
Print shows a bearded St. Jerome seated, at work on his books at the foot of a large tree trunk. A lion looks out from behind the tree. Hubbard Fund 440061. Title devised. Second state. Rovinski, 103. Bjorklun... More
Fowls of a feather flock together / K., fecit, 1785.
Scottish cartoon shows a group of men conversing as balloons sail overhead. Possibly Scottish balloonist James Tytler and Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi.
The great financier, or British economy for the years 1763, 1764, 1765
Print shows George Grenville holding a balance with scales "Debts" and "Savings", the debt far outweighs savings; among those in line to contribute their savings is a Native American woman representing America,... More
[America, 1772 - title page ornamentation showing Native wearing skirt...
Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lords Bute and Mansfield conferring, to their right stands Simon Fraser and Lord Wedderburn, "Deputies" to the aforenamed. On the far right are soldiers wearing Highland dress (of the 71st Regiment ... More
The congress / P.E.D. inv. & delin. ; R. Aitkin sculp.
Print shows title page illustration of a female figure, representing America, sitting amidst implements of war. Illus. in: The Pennsylvania magazine: or, American monthly museum. Philadelphia : Printed and sol... More
Protestants, remember the massacre of St. Bartholemews in Paris, & the...
Print shows a British minister handing a copy of the Québec Act to a kneeling bishop, George III is standing to the left, next to him is Lord Bute, with another minister and other clergymen completing the audie... More
A vieu of Plymouth, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lord Amherst, Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, wearing military uniform, looking into a peepshow for a view of the progress of the war in America. As Jeffery looks, the showman says, "There you s... More
Light house S.W.b.S. 1 mile distant
Print is oval insert on a chart of Halifax Harbor showing the lighthouse at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des B... More
Judge Thumb, or - patent sticks for family correction: warranted lawfu...
Judge Buller walking in foreground, carrying bundles of rods; in the background, a man with a rod raised over his head is about to strike a woman who is running away from him. Forms part of : British Cartoon Pr... More
Labour in vain or let them tug & be da--nd
Print shows Neptune, the British lion, Britannia, and a British sailor on a piece of land labeled "England" laughing derisively at a Dutchman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard, and a partly draped Native woman wearing a... More
Modern characters from Shakespeare. Macbeth, British Cartoon Print
William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dominion of the sea, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Britannia in a boat with a fox on the prow at anchor in "Portland Road"; she is holding a staff with the banner of St. George and the British flag, and an olive branch in her right hand, her shield ... More
Landung einer Französischen Hülfs-Armee in America, zu Rhode Island, a...
Print shows the disembarkation of French troops, under the command of Comte de Rochambeau, at Newport, Rhode Island, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 136. [Plate] 9. Pu... More
L'ignorance prouvée. Ou les evénements de la journée du 11 juillet 178...
French cartoon ridicules the attempt of Abbé Miollan and Janinet to ascend in a hot air balloon by showing the balloon on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens... More
Pal sangué Mr. l'Prieur v'la l'coup
Print with two scenes, one labeled "Le jeu de hazard" shows a meeting between the clergy, nobility, and the working class; the other labeled "Le goute patriotique" shows members of the three estates dining toge... More
L'accord parfait - A painting of three men in period clothing
Print shows three men representing the nobility, the clergy, and the third estate playing musical instruments. The nobleman, on the left, is playing a bagpipe, the cleric, on the right, is playing a recorder an... More
"Rosine! Rosine! Ma chère Rosine! Je jure que je t'adore"
Print shows an abbé rushing into the bedroom of "Rosine" professing his love for her, the woman (possibly intended to be a caricature of Marie Antoinette) stands to receive him with open arms, saying "Non, non,... More
Reveil du tiers etat - A drawing of a man being taken to the ground
Print shows a nobleman and a clergyman reacting with horror as a member of the Third Estate awakens, throws off the chains of bondage, and reaches for a rifle. The destruction of the Bastille is taking place in... More
America! With peace and freedom blest
Allegorical figure of America as a young woman surrounded by shield with eagle, globe, and books as Apollo with a lyre points to the Temple of Fame.
Enjambée de la sainte famille des Thuilleries à Montmidy
Print shows Marie Antoinette taking an enormous step from the rooftop of the Tuileries Palace in Paris to Montmédy, she is holding the royal scepter, from which the tip has broken off, in her right hand, Louis ... More
L'entreé-franche - je me suis ruine pour l'en gresser - la fin du comp...
Print shows Louis XVI as a pig with fish on his head forming the horns of cuckoldry, on a hind leg is a tether held by a man of the Third Estate. de Vinck, 3989 Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collecti... More
View of the new Presbyterian Church in Newark, New Jersey / Anderson d...
Illus. in: New York Magazine, 1792 (September). Reference copy in LOT 4445.
The faith of treaties exemplified or John Bull's last effort to oblige...
A satire on the diplomatic situation in 1794, showing French soldiers shooting at raging bull, and saying "Vive la republic, Blood & plunder, no quarter to John Bull!" To the bull's back is strapped a bundle in... More
Isaac Cruikshank - The Irish bull broke loose, British Cartoon Print
Print shows the "Irish Bull" tossing William Pitt into the air and about to do the same to Lord Dundas who runs to the left; on the far right, those opposed to Pitt's "Union Bill" cheer on the bull, "Go it my B... More
Limbs of the law!! Woodward del, British Cartoon Print
Print shows two men, perhaps barristers, discussing a document. Man on left says "Oh! I perceive it at the first glance, we shall carry the cause hollow!! The other man replies: "You'll see the mistake very cl... More
A view of the city of the Havana, taken from the road near Colonel How...
Print shows distant view of Havana, Cuba, with the bay on the left, and a roadway past the battery and a palm tree in the foreground.
Villagers clearing out rubbish!!! / engrav'd by Hixon., British Cartoo...
Print shows three villagers transporting a parson, a doctor, and a lawyer to another parish to cries of "Huzza" from other villagers. "Folios of caricatures lent out for the evening." Forms part of: British Ca... More
[Village on the banks of a river] / A. Canal f.
Print shows a view across a river of many buildings of an unidentified city; a lone scrawny tree and footbridge dominate the foreground. Title from mount. Hubbard collection. Published in: Viewpoints; a selecti... More
General Monkey and General Wolfe!!, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Napoleon I, wearing a large hat, carrying a long sword, and having a body where his shoulders rest on his waist, cowering before the large ogre-like figure of John Bull. Forms part of: British Cart... More
The water works, Centre Square, Philadelphia
Print shows an exterior view of the front entrance and the side facade of the pump house at Centre Square for the Philadelphia waterworks. Possible restrike of plate by George E. Blake.
Devon in Pennsylv'a, the seat of Mr. Dallas / painted by T. Birch ; en...
Public domain image of painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
[Practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends, and costumes of the l...
Print shows two scenes of practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends and two scenes showing the costume of the locals of Hogs Norton. Filed in: Caricature magazine of London (286-310), no. 303. Catalogue o... More
The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat / E. Delaney del. ; Crui...
Cartoon shows Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke, wearing the Duke of York's military cloak, extending it to cover a crowd of miniature soldiers, civilians and clergymen clustering around her with outstretched arms; Mr. Wad... More
The set-too between Old Price and Spangle Jack the Shewman - fought wi...
A pugilistic encounter, over new theater prices, between John Philip Kemble, tall and muscular, and "Old Price," a much smaller and weaker opponent. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library o... More
Captain Lewis & Clark holding a council with the Indians
Illus. in: A journal of the voyages and travels of a corps of discovery : under the command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke of the Army of the United States [...] during the years 1804, 1805 and 1806 [...] by P... More
Suitors to the pig faced lady Every man to his taste G. Cruik., fet, B...
Print shows a rich woman with a pig's face being courted for her money by unsuitable men including tradesmen and a stereotypical Jewish man. Not found in British Museum Catalogue (BMC). Most images available o... More
Rare specimens of comparative craniology: an old maid's skull phrenolo...
Hand-colored(?) etching by F.C. Hunt after drawing by E.F. Lambert. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Plan of the New York state prison at Mount Pleasant
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
Irish march of intellect; or, the happy result of emancipation / A Sha...
Print shows a bare-foot Irish man and his son in the chamber of an English lord. Hoping to get his son placed as an apprentice, he introduces him to the English lord who is sitting in a chair, wearing wig and robe.
Draco and Ursa Minor / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing a dragon and bear forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 1. Exhibited: World Treasures of the Library of Congress.
Aries and Musca Borealis / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing a ram and a fly forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 16.
Cassiopeia / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing Cassiopeia seated in a chair forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 3.
Giovanni in London or Plucking chickens before they are full feathered...
Print shows opera singer, actress, and theater producer Madame Vestris, also known as Lucia Elizabeth Mathews or Lucia Elizabetta Bartolozzi, dressed in breeches, seated between two lascivious young men in a ca... More
Taurus / Sidy. Hall, sculpt. - Public domain book illustration
Astronomical chart showing the bull Taurus forming the constellation, also shows the Pleiades. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 17. Exhibited: World Treasures of the Library of Congress.
Life in Philadelphia. Plate 13 / Clay fecit 1829.
Print shows an African American couple walking on the street; the woman asks the man whether he likes the waltz. Exchange; (DLC/PP-1973:253). Caption: "How you like de waltz, Mr. Lorenzo?" "'Pon de honour of... More
Life in Philadelphia. Plate 11 C
Print shows an African American woman, wearing a very large hat, in a shop trying to purchase a pair of stockings. Plate XI. Caption: "Have you any flesh coloured silk stockings, young man?" "Oui Madame! her... More
Poinsettia pulcherrima Holden delt. ; Smith sc
Illus. in: Paxton's magazine of botany & register of flowering plants / London : W.S. Orr & Co., 1838, v. 4, opp. p. 97. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga ... More
The original silver medal presented by George Washington to Red Jacket
Etching of medallion: on recto: Red Jacket smoking long pipe, George Washington on left with right hand extended, below inscription: George Washington / President / 1792; on verso: presidential seal.
A modern belle going to the rooms at Bath, British Cartoon Print
Print showing two porters carrying an elegantly dressed woman in a sedan chair. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 8895 Forms part of:... More
Vue de la Riviere et l'Isle de Courou dans la Guyane francoise, ou deb...
Print shows activity along a shoreline of a river in Kourou, French Guiana. Printed at head of title in reverse: L'Isle de Courou. Printed at top right: 39. Printed at bottom left: A Paris chez Basset ru[e S.]... More
View from Bushongo Tavern 5 miles from York Town on the Baltimore Road
Public domain scan - 18th-century landscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A faut esperer q'eu se jeu la finira bentot
Print shows the nobility and the clergy, representing the estates general, riding on the back of a man representing the working class, or third estate; the man is bent under their weight and supports himself by... More
Fall of Lieut[enan]t Col[one]l Henry Clay, Jun[io]r / Designed by T.H....
Print shows soldiers carrying a dying Henry Clay, Junior, away from the Battle of Buena Vista, Coahuila, Mexico, February 23, 1847, during the Mexican-American War. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War e... More
[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachut...
"Pl. I" from unidentified publication. Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tecumseh saving prisoners - A black and white drawing of a man on a ho...
Print shows Tecumseh shielding prisoners from another Native American on horseback wielding a tomahawk during the War of 1812; another Native is about to scalp a dead soldier. Entered according to act of Congr... More
Butler's victims of Fort St. Philip
Union General Benjamin F. Butler with Confederate prisoners at Fort St. Philip near New Orleans, Louisiana. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 18... More
[Via Sant'Agata, Siena] / Jo Pennell.
View through arch looking at street down hill, Siena, Italy. Signed and dated on plate; signed in pencil below plate. Wuerth 84.
San Gimignano / Jo Pennell., Italy
Hill with trees and city in background. Signed and dated on plate; signed in pencil below the plate. Wuerth 52.
James McNeill Whistler - [Tilbury]
Print shows view of Tilbury, Thurrock, Essex, England, across the Thames during a naval review for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Title and some other information from the Whistler Etching Project websit... More
[Saved] / Winslow Homer, 1887.. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...
Woman being rescued from stormy sea. Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Under the willows]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Print shows cows wading in a stream as a young woman sews under a tree. T4540 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on plate and in pencil. In the lower left hand corner a palette and brush. Remarque: 4 swallows flying... More
[Mount Holy Cross] / TMoran. - Public domain scenic drawing
25359T U.S. Copyright Office. Remarque: deer. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woodland pool. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Print shows a female cattle herder with dog watching cows stand in and drink from a pool of water. U35166 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on plate. Remarque: men and horse, milking implements, including butter ch... More
Ave Maria - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows a young woman shepherd from behind, full-length, standing in a field, holding a long staff, watching the sheep graze under a crescent moon. Includes a remarque on lower left showing a sheep grazing.... More
Maria Antoinette Dauphine - Public domain portrait engraving
Print shows Marie Antoinette, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing an elaborate necklace; in oval medallion with crown at top, roses on the left and lilies on the right, button with monogram MA a... More
Beethoven / L. Balestrieri pinx Paris 1900 ; W. Leo Arndt sculps.
Print showing five people sitting on the left listening to a man playing the violin and a man playing the piano. Copyright 1901 by Rich. Bong. Berlin.
Edward VII, King of England / Etched by Franz Raubicheck, after a life...
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, half-length portrait, facing left. 10764 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Lea Brothers & Company.
Theodore Roosevelt - Public domain portrait print
Reproduction of lithograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing holding a piece of paper in his right hand, facing slightly right. F21892 U.S. Copyright Office. Artist's name signed on bo... More
Under the bridges, Chicago / J. Pennell.
View under bridge of steamboat coming under another bridge, Chicago. Signed in pencil. Pennell Collection. Wuerth, 593
Le fou André Devambez - Drawing. Public domain image.
Prints shows disturbed man running and waving his hands in a bombed city. Edition of 20. Library has "6/20." Straight no. 874-12. In portfolio: Devambez, André. Douze eaux-fortes. [Paris], [1915]. Forms part o... More
Sweethearts still / W. Dendy Sadler ; Focillon.
Print showing an elderly couple walking arm in arm down a garden path. Includes a remarque below image showing a young couple walking arm in arm. K108201 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed within print: W. Dendy Sa... More
[The choir, Washington Cathedral] / J. Pennell.
Exterior of Washington Cathedral, under construction. Signed & dated on plate in reverse; signed in pencil. Forms part of: Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection.
A view in America in 1778 / MD sc., British Cartoon Print
Print shows an African man lying on the ground, wounded by cannon shot, over him are standing several men, on the left is a congressman clearly suffering from a visual disorder (strabismus or walleye and also, ... More
View of the bridge over Charles River
Print shows view from Atkins Wharf of the bridge across the Charles River, two couples sightseeing in the foreground, and buildings in the background. Engraved for the Massachusetts Magazine, Sept. 1789. Illus... More
James McNeill Whistler - [From Pickle-Herring stairs]
Print shows row boats and sailing ships at a wharf on the Thames River, London. Title, date, and description from James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné, University of Glasgow, 2012. Kennedy... More
Christ Church, Boston, Landscape view print
Print shows an exterior view of Christ Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes a 1-page historical note. Inscribed in pencil on lower right: No. 54. Stamped in ink on lower left, in oval: The Iconographic So... More
The Old South Church, Boston D.S. ML 1917
Print shows a street level view of the Old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts, as it appeared in the 1730s. Includes a 1-page historical note about "the Old South Church." Signed and dated on plate at top r... More
Faneuil Hall, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc
Print shows a bird's-eye view of Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1870, with various carts and wagons in the foreground, also includes a vignette of Faneuil Hall as it looked in 1789. Includes a 1-page... More
Brattle Street Church, Boston 1855
Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Church in Brattle Square in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1773 until 1871, with an omnibus, carriage, and wagon, as well as pedestrians on the street, includes a vignette of t... More
Vuë de Boston. Prospect der Könnig Strasse gegen das land thor zu Bost...
Print shows view of King Street in Boston, Massachusetts. (as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á Augsbourg au Negoce com̄un de l'Academie... More
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
View of Pottsville Taken from Sharp Mountain & respectfully dedicated ...
Bird's-eye view of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, with remarque showing a man standing at the entrance to a coal mine. J.R. Smith, Drawing Academy Philada. Hand-written below image: Colored by W.E. Smith. Forms part... More
Vue de Boston vers le cale du port / gravé par François Xav. Habermann...
Print shows the harbor in Boston, Massachusetts, two ships at anchor, British soldiers and men working, and merchandise on shore; an idealized view depicting Boston as a typical European city. Published in: Th... More
A view of the great Cohoes Falls, on the Mohawk River, the fall about ...
Print shows view of the Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River.
[Longhouse, Dyer's, Amsterdam]. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...
Signed in pencil with butterfly. Public domain scan of Dutch 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The accident in Lombard Street Philada. 1787 / design'd and engraved b...
Print shows Chimney sweeps laughing at girl, who has dropped a pie on the street. The artist's residence and studio appear at left. Includes four line verse: The pye from Bake-house she had brought / But let it... More
Upright Venice, Italy - A black and white drawing of people on a beach
Bird's-eye view of harbor. Public domain photograph - historical image of Venice, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Qualifying for a campain [sic] / Verney delin't., British Cartoon Prin...
Print shows an interior view of a room at a military academy in which British officers, in a child-like manner, demonstrate skills in hopes of securing a command for the war with the American colonies. Forms p... More
America triumphant and Britannia in distress
A crude allegory of American prosperity and victory over England. Below the image an "Explanation" reads: "I America sitting on that quarter of the globe with the Flag of the United States displayed over her he... More
Expérience aërostatique faite à Versailles le 19 septembre 1783 en pré...
Print shows the balloon of Etienne Montgolfier decorated with King Louis XVI's monogram above the Palace of Versailles carry the first passengers in a balloon flight: a rooster, a sheep and a duck. (Source: A.G... More
Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A drawing of a man holding a red flag, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. an... More
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.
[Title page of George Murgatroyd Woodward, The Caricature Magazine or ...
Hand-colored etching by Cruikshanks after drawing by Woodward. "Published by Thomas Tegg. No. 111 Cheapside." cf: P&P - NE55.L7A3 vol. *, no. 10889. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library... More