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Representation du feu terrible a Nouvelle Yorck / gravé par François Xav. Habermann.

Representation du feu terrible a Nouvelle Yorck / gravé par François X...

Print shows several buildings along street engulfed in flames during fire on September 19, 1776, citizens being beaten by Redcoats, and looting by African slaves. Includes brief text (five lines) in both German... More

La destruction de la statue royale a Nouvelle Yorck Die zerstorung der koniglichen bild saule zu Neu Yorck.

La destruction de la statue royale a Nouvelle Yorck Die zerstorung der...

Print shows a misguided attempt by the artist to depict the destruction of an equestrian statue of King George III in New York City on July 9, 1776; this view shows what appear to be mostly slaves attempting to... More

L'assembleé des aristocrates - A drawing of a large group of people

L'assembleé des aristocrates - A drawing of a large group of people

Print shows a tightly composed group of caricatured heads, including a few animal heads, of the aristocracy. Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).

Les troupes Française passant le Rhin près Dusseldorff, le 20 Fructidor an 3eme de la République Swebach Desfontaines inv. & del. ; Malapeau sculp

Les troupes Française passant le Rhin près Dusseldorff, le 20 Fructido...

Print shows French troops crossing the Rhine River. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Paris, chez Auber, 1804, no. 119. Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1955 July 22.

[Landscape, with urn in center, three figures to left making offering]

[Landscape, with urn in center, three figures to left making offering]

Marsh Collection. Public domain scan of 17th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The miseries of war (Les misères et les malheurs de la guerre.) no. 7, Soldiers pillaging and burning a village Callot inv. et fec

The miseries of war (Les misères et les malheurs de la guerre.) no. 7,...

Print shows soldiers sacking a village for provisions and loot, and burning some of the buildings and killing citizens; shows a church on a hill in the background. Includes six lines of verse printed below imag... More

Assedio di Nevhevsel fatto da Turchi 1663 preso per accordo il di 22 Settembre G. Bouttats fecit

Assedio di Nevhevsel fatto da Turchi 1663 preso per accordo il di 22 S...

Birds-eye view print shows view of the battlefield around the star shaped fortress of Neuhausel (Nové Zámky, Slovakia) in 1663. Tents identified as belonging to Turkish troops are visible along the lower perime... More

Cartouche showing a French missionary, a trapper, and a naked Native around a large skin with text, above a view of Niagara Falls around which are many beaver

Cartouche showing a French missionary, a trapper, and a naked Native a...

Illus. in: Atlas geographicvs maior ... / per Iohannem Baptistam Homannvm. Norimbergae : Curantibus Homannianis Heredibus, 1753-59 [i.e., 1781 ; v. 1, 1759], no. 139. Published in: The American Revolution in ... More

A political, anatomical, satirical, lecture on heads and no heads; as exhibited at St. J--ms's 1766, British Cartoon Print

A political, anatomical, satirical, lecture on heads and no heads; as ...

Print shows the Earl of Bute holding up a bust of William Pitt as the starting point of his lecture on "Heads and No Heads"; on a table before him and on a shelf to the left are several busts identified by numb... More

Quebec. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Quebec. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows bird's-eye view of the city of Québec. Includes legend at top identifying prominent buildings. Illus. in: Atlante dell' America, contenente le migliori carte geografiche, e topografiche delle princ... More

La folie des deux partis, où vue politique de l'etat et de la nation Anglaise, avec les senateurs en personnes

La folie des deux partis, où vue politique de l'etat et de la nation A...

Print shows a wagon, driven by Lord Bute, mired in the mud, and several men, including an Anglican bishop, pushing the cart which is drawn by five mules labeled Weymouth, Richmond, Senechal, Germain, and North,... More

Carte du théatre dela guerre actuel entre les Anglais et les Trieze Colonies Unies de l'Amerique Septentrionale / dressée par J. B. Eliot, aide de camp du Général Washington ...

Carte du théatre dela guerre actuel entre les Anglais et les Trieze Co...

Print shows title cartouche and ornament; flags and ordnance frame title as troops engage in battle before burning town. Illus. in: Carte du théatre de la guerre actuel entre les Anglais et les Trieze Colonies... More

[Allegorical cartouche showing a Native man with European men]

[Allegorical cartouche showing a Native man with European men]

Illus. in: De nieuwe groote lichtende zee-fakkel ... / Claes Janszoon Vooght. Amsterdam : G.H. van Keulen, 1782, no. 42. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 g... More

[Allegorical cartouche showing America as the land of plenty]

[Allegorical cartouche showing America as the land of plenty]

Illus. in: De nieuwe groote lichtende zee-fakkel ... / Claes Janszoon Vooght. Amsterdam : G.H. van Keulen, 1782, no. 28. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 g... More

The hon'le. B. Lincoln, Esq., major general in the American Army / J. Norman sc.

The hon'le. B. Lincoln, Esq., major general in the American Army / J. ...

Print shows Benjamin Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform; in oval. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and the United S... More

Ende der Feindseeligkeiten. Die Engländer räumen den Americanern Neu-Yorck ein 1783 / D. Chodowiecki del. et sculp.

Ende der Feindseeligkeiten. Die Engländer räumen den Americanern Neu-Y...

Print shows soldiers, a man and a woman, and a Native family standing in the street during the evacuation of the British in New York, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution.

Coalition arms / JN: 1784., British Cartoon Print

Coalition arms / JN: 1784., British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lord North and Charles James Fox standing with a large escutcheon between them which rests on the back of George III. North is holding a flag in his right hand inscribed "Coalition" with two demons ... More

Rival balloons, Tissandier Collection, France, Political Cartoon

Rival balloons, Tissandier Collection, France, Political Cartoon

British cartoon shows how on a windy day a woman's hat is blown off and takes flight like the balloon shown floating in the distance. Tissandier collection.

School for boxing, British Cartoon Print

School for boxing, British Cartoon Print

Print shows two men engaged in a boxing match, several men stand nearby; one man seated on a stool seems to be suffering a loss of breath, another man is receiving false black eyes. Attributed to William Dent.... More

Nom de MM les deputes de la ville de Paris, a l'Assemblée National

Nom de MM les deputes de la ville de Paris, a l'Assemblée National

Print shows the deputies from Paris to the National Assembly aboard a large, ornate carriage being drawn by a bull, lion, sheep, and a snake; ahead of them, leading the procession, are three female figures, one... More

Wearing the breeches Drawn and etch'd by R. Newton, British Cartoon Print

Wearing the breeches Drawn and etch'd by R. Newton, British Cartoon Pr...

This record contains unverified, old data from an unpublished P&P checklist, "British Political and Social Caricatures, 1655-1832 ... not in the published catalogs of the British Museum," compiled in 1968 (NC 1... More

The nuptial-bower; - with the evil-one, peeping at the charms of Eden, from Milton / Js. Gy. inv. & fect.

The nuptial-bower; - with the evil-one, peeping at the charms of Eden,...

Cartoon shows William Pitt escorting Eleanor Eden to a vine-shaded bower within which are three large sacks with the British pound symbol on them, possibly representing Pitt's debt. Bunches of grapes, crowns, a... More

This plate is respectfully dedicated to all the butchers in the United States by their obt. Sert. Chrr. Wispart. in honour of our Republican Governor Simon Snyder

This plate is respectfully dedicated to all the butchers in the United...

A procession of butchers led by two Negro fiddlers, and featuring a large bull. On the ground before the bull are a cleaver, saw, and other butcher tools. The print is dedicated to Pennsylvania's recently elec... More

The strollers progress plte 1st. A peep at Black Jack's origin previous to his going to Douay [...] / Cruikshank, invt., British Cartoon Print

The strollers progress plte 1st. A peep at Black Jack's origin previou...

Scene in a poverty-stricken room, in which John Philip Kemble's father, Roger, as a barber, dresses a wig, while he (John) talks to his mother; Sarah, Stephen, Charles, and a younger sister are variously occupi... More

The arch dutchess Maria Louisa going to take her NAP, British Cartoon Print

The arch dutchess Maria Louisa going to take her NAP, British Cartoon ...

Print shows the young Archduchess Maria Louisa, second wife of Napoleon, in a bed which is too short for her with Napoleon discussing the accommodations. Teggs Caricatures No. 3. Price one shilling coloured. F... More

[Charleston, S. C. Hibernian Society membership certificate] / G. Thresher delt. & script. ; A. Anderson.

[Charleston, S. C. Hibernian Society membership certificate] / G. Thre...

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

Man standing, waiting for his horse T.C.W

Man standing, waiting for his horse T.C.W

Print shows a man, facing left, standing in front of a building, waiting for the stable-hand to bring his horse.

S. Bautinck T.C.W - Print, Library of Congress collection

S. Bautinck T.C.W - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a man leaning against a building at a window, holding a riding crop, listening to two men speaking in the building.

Our country's hope.  Harrison & reform 4th May 1840

Our country's hope. Harrison & reform 4th May 1840

A Whig campaign ribbon, produced for the Young Men's National Convention held in Baltimore in May. At the top in a corona of stars is a fasces. Below it an eagle holds a streamer with the words "Union for the S... More

Back of the State House, Philadelphia / designed & published by W. Birch enamel painter, 1800.

Back of the State House, Philadelphia / designed & published by W. Bir...

Print showing rear view of Independence Hall and the area behind with pedestrians and group of four Native Americans walking and sitting on the lawn. Inscribed in pencil below plate mark: This is a restrike is... More

Maxime Lalanne - [Landscape with river] / Lalanne.

Maxime Lalanne - [Landscape with river] / Lalanne.

Signed on plate. No. LCF 335. Public domain photograph - historical image of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Embossed card shows balloon labelled "rien d'impossible" ascending with passenger]

[Embossed card shows balloon labelled "rien d'impossible" ascending wi...

Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Valiant men "dat fite mit Sigel"

Valiant men "dat fite mit Sigel"

Portrayal of atrocities committed against civilians by troops of Union General Sigel. A woman is begging Sigel to save children from house, which his men are burning.

La precauzione - Print, Library of Congress collection

La precauzione - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows Beatrice Cenci and her mother dumping her father's body over the balcony. Title from contents on title page. Printed in upper right corner: 3. (DLC/PP-43735)

Rue de la Ville, Mont St. Michel, Brittany

Rue de la Ville, Mont St. Michel, Brittany

Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Trinity Church N.Y. E.F. Faber ; Erwin F. Faber 1892

Trinity Church N.Y. E.F. Faber ; Erwin F. Faber 1892

Print shows an exterior view from the street of Trinity Church in New York City with trees along a fence at the edge of a sidewalk, on which are pedestrians, also shows a carriage on the street. Includes a rema... More

New York Hotel, Broadway, 1867 S.L.S. 07 ; etched by S. L. Smith from a photograph

New York Hotel, Broadway, 1867 S.L.S. 07 ; etched by S. L. Smith from ...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of Broadway Street in New York City, N.Y., showing the New York Hotel among other buildings and pedestrian and carriage traffic. Signed with initials and dated on plate on lower r... More

Kurtzer Bericht wie es mit Bela. vnd Eroberung der Stadt Eger vom 10 (20) Jun. biss 7 (17) Jul. An. 1647 hergangen

Kurtzer Bericht wie es mit Bela. vnd Eroberung der Stadt Eger vom 10 (...

Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortified city of Eger (now Cheb, located in the Czech Republic) during the siege in 1647. Text identifies locations of troops under General Wittenberg and troops gathered... More

Warhaffte Contrafactur der Statt Memmingen sampt der Belegerung vnd Abzug Anno 1647 den 2313 Novem

Warhaffte Contrafactur der Statt Memmingen sampt der Belegerung vnd Ab...

Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortified city of Memmingen on the Iller River in 1647. Print identifies outlying towns, locations of troops and lists a key numbered 1-5 of key landmarks with in the city... More

Vices overlook'd in the new proclamation Enchantments lately seen upon the mountains of Wales, - or - Shon-ap-Morgan's reconcilement to the Fairy Princess Js. Gy. des. et fect, British Cartoon Print

Vices overlook'd in the new proclamation Enchantments lately seen upon...

Print on recto: "A design in four compartments divided by lines intersecting at right angles... [1] Avarice... [2] Next (r.) is Drunkenness... [3] Below (l.) is Gambling... [4] Next (r.) is Debauchery... satire... More

Kurtzer Bericht wie es mit Bela. vnd Eroberung der Stadt Eger vom 10 (20) Jun. biss 7 (17) Jul. An. 1647 hergangen

Kurtzer Bericht wie es mit Bela. vnd Eroberung der Stadt Eger vom 10 (...

Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortified city of Eger (now Cheb, located in the Czech Republic) during the siege in 1647. Text identifies locations of troops under General Wittenberg and troops gathered... More

Park Street Church, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc

Park Street Church, Boston 1870 S.L.S. sc

Print shows a street level view of the Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts, as it appeared in 1870. Includes a 1-page historical note about "the Park Street Church, Boston, Massachusetts." Signed on pl... More

The Old South Church, Boston D.S. ML 1917

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

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, pravilʹnomu i osnovatelʹnomu chistopisanīi︠u︡

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, p...

Cover title. Signed on plate i: Andreĭ i Ivan Reshetnikovy. Dedicated by gentleman-in-waiting Vasiliĭ Petrovich Saltykov to his sons Sergei ̆and Mikhaĭl -- Preliminary leaf [2]. Etched/engraved throughout; p... More

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, pravilʹnomu i osnovatelʹnomu chistopisanīi︠u︡

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, p...

Cover title. Signed on plate i: Andreĭ i Ivan Reshetnikovy. Dedicated by gentleman-in-waiting Vasiliĭ Petrovich Saltykov to his sons Sergei ̆and Mikhaĭl -- Preliminary leaf [2]. Etched/engraved throughout; p... More

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, pravilʹnomu i osnovatelʹnomu chistopisanīi︠u︡

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, p...

Cover title. Signed on plate i: Andreĭ i Ivan Reshetnikovy. Dedicated by gentleman-in-waiting Vasiliĭ Petrovich Saltykov to his sons Sergei ̆and Mikhaĭl -- Preliminary leaf [2]. Etched/engraved throughout; p... More

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

In three acts followed by "Machina che termina il dramma," p. 61-64. "Compositore della musica, Giovanni Costanzi romano maestro di cappella del signor cardinale Otthoboni. Inventore delle scene, il cavalier Ni... More

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

In three acts followed by "Machina che termina il dramma," p. 61-64. "Compositore della musica, Giovanni Costanzi romano maestro di cappella del signor cardinale Otthoboni. Inventore delle scene, il cavalier Ni... More

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, pravilʹnomu i osnovatelʹnomu chistopisanīi︠u︡

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, p...

Cover title. Signed on plate i: Andreĭ i Ivan Reshetnikovy. Dedicated by gentleman-in-waiting Vasiliĭ Petrovich Saltykov to his sons Sergei ̆and Mikhaĭl -- Preliminary leaf [2]. Etched/engraved throughout; p... More

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, pravilʹnomu i osnovatelʹnomu chistopisanīi︠u︡

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, p...

Cover title. Signed on plate i: Andreĭ i Ivan Reshetnikovy. Dedicated by gentleman-in-waiting Vasiliĭ Petrovich Saltykov to his sons Sergei ̆and Mikhaĭl -- Preliminary leaf [2]. Etched/engraved throughout; p... More

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, pravilʹnomu i osnovatelʹnomu chistopisanīi︠u︡

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, p...

Cover title. Signed on plate i: Andreĭ i Ivan Reshetnikovy. Dedicated by gentleman-in-waiting Vasiliĭ Petrovich Saltykov to his sons Sergei ̆and Mikhaĭl -- Preliminary leaf [2]. Etched/engraved throughout; p... More

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

In three acts followed by "Machina che termina il dramma," p. 61-64. "Compositore della musica, Giovanni Costanzi romano maestro di cappella del signor cardinale Otthoboni. Inventore delle scene, il cavalier Ni... More

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

In three acts followed by "Machina che termina il dramma," p. 61-64. "Compositore della musica, Giovanni Costanzi romano maestro di cappella del signor cardinale Otthoboni. Inventore delle scene, il cavalier Ni... More

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, pravilʹnomu i osnovatelʹnomu chistopisanīi︠u︡

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, p...

Cover title. Signed on plate i: Andreĭ i Ivan Reshetnikovy. Dedicated by gentleman-in-waiting Vasiliĭ Petrovich Saltykov to his sons Sergei ̆and Mikhaĭl -- Preliminary leaf [2]. Etched/engraved throughout; p... More

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

In three acts followed by "Machina che termina il dramma," p. 61-64. "Compositore della musica, Giovanni Costanzi romano maestro di cappella del signor cardinale Otthoboni. Inventore delle scene, il cavalier Ni... More

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, pravilʹnomu i osnovatelʹnomu chistopisanīi︠u︡

Rossīĭskīi︠a︡ propisi, sluzhashchīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ nauchenīi︠a︡ di︠e︡teĭ, p...

Cover title. Signed on plate i: Andreĭ i Ivan Reshetnikovy. Dedicated by gentleman-in-waiting Vasiliĭ Petrovich Saltykov to his sons Sergei ̆and Mikhaĭl -- Preliminary leaf [2]. Etched/engraved throughout; p... More

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

Carlo Magno. Libretto. Italian - Public domain book scan / engraving

In three acts followed by "Machina che termina il dramma," p. 61-64. "Compositore della musica, Giovanni Costanzi romano maestro di cappella del signor cardinale Otthoboni. Inventore delle scene, il cavalier Ni... More

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America Vue de la ville de Boston, capitale de la Nouvelle Angleterre, dans l'Amérique Septentrionale / / drawn on the spot by his excellency, Governor Pownal ; painted by Mr. Pugh ; & engraved by P.C. Canot.

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North Amer...

Print shows view of Boston, Massachusetts, from Cambridge looking across the Charles River. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys the corner of S... More

Stowage of the British slave ship "Brookes" under the regulated slave trade act of 1788. [n. p. n. d.].

Stowage of the British slave ship "Brookes" under the regulated slave ...

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prerogatives defeat or liberties triumph, British Cartoon Print

Prerogatives defeat or liberties triumph, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Charles James Fox helping John Dunning walk on the prostrate bodies of the Earl of Bute and Lord North; a Scotsman attacks Dunning from behind, and in the background on the left, an Irishman and Ame... More

Paris gardé par le peuple la nuit du 12 au 13 Juillet 1789 / Prieur inv. & del. ; Berthault sculp.

Paris gardé par le peuple la nuit du 12 au 13 Juillet 1789 / Prieur in...

Print shows a citizens patrol in Paris, trying to restore order in the nights prior to the storming of the Bastille. Illustration from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. ... More

A march to the bank Vide, the Strand, Fleet Street, Cheapside &c. morning & evening., British Cartoon Print

A march to the bank Vide, the Strand, Fleet Street, Cheapside &c. morn...

Cartoon shows heavily armed British troops arrogantly marching double file through the streets of London trampling and stomping pedestrians and street merchants. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British ... More

Veduta dell'Arco fabbricato in onore d'Augusto ...

Veduta dell'Arco fabbricato in onore d'Augusto ...

Print shows a view of the arch built in honor of the emperor Augustus.

The hopes of the party, prior to July 14th "from such wicked crown & anchor-dreams, good Lord deliver us"., British Cartoon Print

The hopes of the party, prior to July 14th "from such wicked crown & a...

Satire on the dinner at the Crown and Anchor tavern and on the radicals who extolled the French Revolution. Charles James Fox raises an axe to strike the neck of George III, whose head is held by Sheridan, and ... More

Vuë de Philadelphie. Philadelphia - die haupt stadt in der Nord-Americanishcen provinz Pensylvanien, sie ist vom William Penn (dem Caroll II König in Engelland, ... Philadelphie - la ville capitale de Pensylvanie, province Nord-Americaine, William Penn, à qui Charles II Roi d'Angleterre ... / / gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizelt.

Vuë de Philadelphie. Philadelphia - die haupt stadt in der Nord-Americ...

Print shows men in boats and ships along the waterfront in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The artist depicts it as a European port city with substantial structures. (as characteristic of optical prints, series ti... More

The general p--s, or peace, British Cartoon Print

The general p--s, or peace, British Cartoon Print

Print shows five men, an Englishman, a Dutchman, a Native representing America, a Spaniard, and a Frenchman urinating into a pot. The Englishman says, "Say what they will, I call this an honourable P--," the Na... More

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Two etchings on verso of each plate, numbered II-XL, accompanied by a leaf with descriptive text on the verso. Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kisl... More

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Two etchings on verso of each plate, numbered II-XL, accompanied by a leaf with descriptive text on the verso. Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kisl... More

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, related to arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, related to arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, related to arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

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Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

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Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

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Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

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Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

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Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North America, in 1827 and 1828.

Forty etchings, from sketches made with the camera lucida, in North Am...

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New York,with the city of Brooklyn in the distance, from the steeple of the St. Paul's church, looking east, south and west

New York,with the city of Brooklyn in the distance, from the steeple o...

Print shows commercial buildings in New York City, including Brady's Daguerrian Miniature Gallery and Barnum's Museum. The harbor and Brooklyn appear in the distance. "Entered according to Act of Congress in th... More

The able doctor, or, America swallowing the bitter draught, British Cartoon Print

The able doctor, or, America swallowing the bitter draught, British Ca...

Cartoon shows Lord North, with the "Boston Port Bill" extending from a pocket, forcing tea (the Intolerable Acts) down the throat of a partially draped Native female figure representing "America" whose arms are... More

Representation du feu terrible a Nouvelle Yorck / gravé par François Xav. Habermann.

Representation du feu terrible a Nouvelle Yorck / gravé par François X...

Print shows several buildings along street engulfed in flames during fire on September 19, 1776, citizens being beaten by Redcoats, and looting by African slaves. Includes brief text (five lines) in both German... More

Country clients / W. Dendy Sadler ; painted by W. Dendy Sadler ; etched by James Dobie.

Country clients / W. Dendy Sadler ; painted by W. Dendy Sadler ; etche...

Print showing a middle-aged couple seated in chairs in a lawyer's office, the lawyer standing, facing them, with his back to a fireplace. Includes a remarque at bottom center showing a rural setting with dwelli... More

Caricature curiosity / Woodward, delt., British Cartoon Print

Caricature curiosity / Woodward, delt., British Cartoon Print

Caricature of a porcine clergyman and a skinny volunteer officer examining caricatures of themselves in what is probably William Holland's printing shop window. Parson Puzzletest is furious, but his companion, ... More

Sudarium held by one angel AD monogram

Sudarium held by one angel AD monogram

Print shows angel waving Veil of Veronica overhead. Trimmed to plate mark. Print no. 27 from Marsh Collection.

The fumbler's clubb, British Cartoon Print

The fumbler's clubb, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a group of men, a nursemaid and a housemaid admiring a "baby" which is actually a cat wrapped in swaddling. Text under image is satire of man, unable to father children, who thinks a cat is his chil... More

[Head of Rembrandt, beggars, etc.]

[Head of Rembrandt, beggars, etc.]

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[America, 1771 - title page ornamentation showing Native wearing skirt made of feathers in tropical scene with alligator and palm trees]

[America, 1771 - title page ornamentation showing Native wearing skirt...

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A map of the inhabited part of Canada ... with the frontiers of New York and New England ... by Claude Joseph Sauthier / engraved by Wm. Faden, 1777.

A map of the inhabited part of Canada ... with the frontiers of New Yo...

Cartouche showing Englishmen trading with Natives in a wilderness setting. Illus. in: The North American atlas, selected from the most authentic maps, charts, plans, &c. hitherto published / by Wm. Faden. Lond... More

Accurata delineatio celeberrimæ regionis Ludovicianæ vel Gallice Louisiane oł. Canadæ et Floridæ adpellatione in Septemtrionali America ... / Gottfri Rogg del. ; M. Rhein sc.

Accurata delineatio celeberrimæ regionis Ludovicianæ vel Gallice Louis...

Print shows in a cartouche a semi-nude female figure standing on a winged orb which rests on a pedestal bearing the title inscription. She holds to her right a cornucopia from which spills coins; on the left si... More

The siege of Rhode Island, taken from Mr. Brindley's house on the 25th of August, 1778

The siege of Rhode Island, taken from Mr. Brindley's house on the 25th...

Print shows General John Sullivan's troops advancing on the British at Newport, Rhode Island; includes identifying letters that may correspond to a key or legend possibly published along with the print in The G... More

Charles Lee Esq'r. - major general of the American forces

Charles Lee Esq'r. - major general of the American forces

Print shows Charles Lee, full-length portrait, standing, facing left and gesturing with right arm, holding baton. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies, ... More

View of Cape Round bearing west distant 3/4 of a mile

View of Cape Round bearing west distant 3/4 of a mile

Print showing a distant view of Cape Round. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777-1781. This record contains u... More

Incendie de New-York / dessiné par le Barbier peintre du Roi ; gravé par L. Halbou sculp.

Incendie de New-York / dessiné par le Barbier peintre du Roi ; gravé p...

Print shows a riot in New York City and several buildings on fire. Illus. in: Essais historiques et politiques sur les Anglo-Américains, ... / par M. Hilliard d'Auberteuil .... Bruxelles : 1782, v. 3 (atlas of... More

La balle a frappé son amante / dessiné par le Barbier peintre du Roi ; gravé par L. Halbou.

La balle a frappé son amante / dessiné par le Barbier peintre du Roi ;...

Print shows the death of Molly, a scene from the fictional "Histoire de Seymour & de Molly." After the wedding ceremony joining Seymour and Molly, and as the wedding feast is about to begin, British troops burs... More

[Allegorical cartouche showing West Indians harvesting cane, a Native woman breast feeding an infant, and cherubs]

[Allegorical cartouche showing West Indians harvesting cane, a Native ...

Illus. in: De nieuwe groote lichtende zee-fakkel ... / Claes Janszoon Vooght. Amsterdam : G.H. van Keulen, 1782, no. 1. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 gr... More

To the right honble. Lord Rodney admiral of the White, vice admiral of Great Britain, Commander in Chief of his majesties fleet in the West Indies, this view of the glorious & signal victory obtain'd over the French fleet ... is most respectfuly offered by his lordships most obedt. & very humble servant Thomas Walker Lieut. 2d Battn. 60th light Infantry / Thos. Walker delin. ; Jno. Wells sculp.

To the right honble. Lord Rodney admiral of the White, vice admiral of...

Print shows the British fleet under Lord Rodney breaking the line of the French fleet under Count de Grasse; the French fleet "thrown into confusion" and attempting "to form a new line" with the British fleet b... More

The [ass]-headed and [cow-heart]-ed ministry making the British [lion] give up the pull, British Cartoon Print

The [ass]-headed and [cow-heart]-ed ministry making the British [lion]...

Print shows the British lion harnessed on one side of "the pit of ruin" and a spanial (for Spain), a cock (for France), a rattlesnake (for America), and a pug dog (for Holland) harnessed on the other side, pull... More

Mrs. General Washington, bestowing thirteen stripes on Britania, British Cartoon Print

Mrs. General Washington, bestowing thirteen stripes on Britania, Briti...

Print shows George Washington wearing a dress about to whip Britannia with 13 lashes as three men representing Spain, France, and Holland urge him on. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Di... More

The platonic lovers / Designed by Fashion ; Execd. by Folly ; W.D. [Dent]., British Cartoon Print

The platonic lovers / Designed by Fashion ; Execd. by Folly ; W.D. [De...

"Lord Derby left and Miss Farren right sit facing each other in profile, their heads close together, both smiling..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political an... More

Major John Andre, late Adjutant General of the British army in North America / Dodd delin. ; Cook sculp.

Major John Andre, late Adjutant General of the British army in North A...

John André, full-length portrait, facing right with left hand on hip, right hand holding sword, wearing military uniform in wilderness setting; in frame with floral banner. Engraved for Raymond's History of En... More

S.E. prospect from an eminence near the common, Boston / del. & engrav'd by S. Hill.

S.E. prospect from an eminence near the common, Boston / del. & engrav...

Print shows bird's-eye view of southeast Boston. Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, vol. I... More

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