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Francis Seymour Haden - [Battersea Bridge] / S. Haden.

Print shows view of the Battersea Bridge and Old Chelsea from across the Thames River. Title from: The engraved work of Sir Francis Seymour Haden, P.R.E. ; an illustrated and descriptive catalogue / by H. Nazeb... More

Il parricidio - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows Beatrice Cenci and her mother with two men who are murdering her father by driving a spike into his head while he sleeps. Title from contents on title page. Printed in upper right corner: 2. (DLC/PP-43735)

Travestimento e fuga di un complice

Print shows Beatrice Cenci's accomplice in the murder of her father, standing among a group of men with pack horses as he attempts to flee prosecution. Title from contents on title page. Printed in upper right ... More

Via Garibaldi / Otto., Italy. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...

Print showing a canal in Venice. Signed in pencil with artist's stamp. Artist stamp on note attached to mount. Venetian series, no. 32. Exhibited: "Whistler and his circle in Venice" at the Corcoran Gallery, Wa... More

Joseph Pennell - Robert's Mill - Engraving, Public domain image

Prints shows grist mill with waterwheel along old Germantown Road in Pennsylvania. Library has two impressions. No. 15: [In Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1882, and His Views on the old Germant... More

The old market, Florence, [Italy]

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street market, food vendors, downtown shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence - Drawing. Public domain image.

Three people on bridge in front of another bridge and buildings.

Giussepe Ceracchi, sculptor. Nat. 1760-Ob. 1801 / Albert Rosenthal, Ph...

From the original painting in the Trumbull Collection Yale School of Art. Gift; L.M. Rabinowitz; 1948.

[Cattle fording a river]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a boy herding cattle across a ford in a river. Signed on plate and in pencil.

James McNeill Whistler - [Salvation Army, Sandwich]

Print shows crowd of people with flags in Cattle Market, Sandwich, England. Title and some other information from the Whistler Etching Project website: http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. Alternate title and some o... More

MCC / I.M. Gaugengigl. - Public domain portrait print

Print shows a man, full-length portrait, wearing 13th century clothing with bow and arrows and carrying a long staff. U30256 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on plate in lower right corner. Printed below image: "... More

James McNeill Whistler - [Nocturne, dance house]

Print showing light from a street light and windows at night. Title from Beall. Signed with butterfly in pencil. Kennedy, 408 (trial before first state) American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of... More

Le revue 1810 / François Flameng.

Print showing Napoleon I, on horseback, reviewing cavalry troops passing behind the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris, France. F2208 U.S. Copyright Office. From attached label: Painted by Francois Flameng.... More

Rising to the natural fly / Louis Rhead.

Brook trout going after a fly. Signed on plate. Copyright by Louis Rhead.

[Whitehall Court] / J. Pennell imp.

Public domain scan of 19th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Joseph Pennell - [Railway station, Pittsburgh]

Bird's-eye view of railway station, boats on river, and skyline, Pittsburgh, Pa. Forms part of: Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection.

[The jaws, Chicago] / Pennell.

Drawbridge, raised. Title from American prints in the Library of Congress ... compiled by Karen F. Beall.... Signed in pencil. Wuerth, no. 589 American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the colle... More

Building of the Victor Emmanuel Monument, Rome, 1911

Picryl description: Public domain image of Rome, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[The Bridge at Hell Gate] / J. Pennell.

Title from Beall. Signed in pencil. Library has 5 impressions. Plate in LC. Wuerth, 670 (first state) American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall.... Ba... More

Joseph Pennell - Second Street market

Print shows Philadelphia's Second Street Market. Library has two impressions. No. 748-1: Wuerth, 748. Edition of 50? Plate in LC. Gift; Pennell Collection. Published in: American prints in the Library of Congr... More

Joseph Pennell - [Polo grounds, New York]

Library has two impressions. No. 768a: Wuerth, 768. Edition of 30? Inscription on plate: Joseph Pennell drew this August 1921. Plate destroyed. No. 768b: Signed and dated on plate; signed in pencil. Ex. coll.: ... More

The patriot - dedicated to the freeholders of Middlesex, British Carto...

One of several prints depicting John Wilkes and Henry Luttrell and the election for the seat in Middlesex. This print shows a statue of John Wilkes on a pedestal, holding a staff topped with a liberty cap; the ... More

[Scenes from events and battles leading up to and during the American ...

The prints in this set have been cut apart and subsequently arranged in their original order and mounted on two sheets with a single backing. Numbers printed at top left and top right, representing page and pl... More

Eden vale, in Waltham / J. Edes del. ; S. Hill sculp.

Print shows a bucolic farm setting in Waltham, Massachusetts. Illus. from: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. ... More

St. Eustache une des Isles d'Antilles dans l'Amerique du Nord la quell...

Print shows British naval assault on Saint Eustatius. (as characteristic of optical prints, title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á Augsbourg au Negoce com̄un. de l'Academie Imperiale... More

Count de Rochambeau - French general of the land forces in America rev...

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5706 Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The Ame... More

The matrons in hanging-sleeves: or, The enquirer into nature - a satyr...

Print shows women and children of all ages viewing exhibits at the "Wax-works" and "see a Womb, to hear fine Lectures, read on Generation, and all the Arts explain'd of Procreation ..."; in a large display case... More

Washington (Georges), Président de la République des Etats-unis d'Amér...

Print shows George Washington, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, holding hat in right hand, with left hand resting on the barrel of cannon, an aide keeps his horse ready in the background. ... More

A colonial wedding, the marriage of Dr. Francis Le Baron and Mary Wild...

Print shows Francis LeBaron and Mary Wilder during their wedding ceremony, with many guests, in a room, possibly in the magistrate's residence, officiated by a clergyman; includes two remarques, at bottom cente... More

[Sunset from Williamsburg bridge. 1915], engraving, Library of Congres...

Title and date from Wuerth, 674. 2nd state; addition work in sky and on water. Stamp on verso JP/ER (Lugt no. L874a). Exhibited: Pennell Legacy, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1983.

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

Royalty in a rage or family quarrels / I.R.C. fecit., British Cartoon ...

Print showing George IV in a rage against family members (Frederick and William) who are unwilling to lend their support for the Bill of Pains and Penalties and his divorce from Caroline; he smashes a bottle of... More

[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 parricide A sketch of modern patriotism.

Print shows a woman wearing a feathered headdress, representing "America", stepping on Britannia's broken spear and shield, she lunges from the left, at the direction of John Wilkes, toward "Britannia" who is b... More

The parricide A sketch of modern patriotism.

The political cartoon for the year 1775, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows George III and Lord Mansfield, seated on an open chaise drawn by two horses labeled "Obstinacy" and "Pride," about to lead Britain into an abyss represented by the war with the American colonies. ... More

Rufus King, Nat.1755- Ob.1827 / etched by Albert Rosenthal Philadelphi...

Etching by Albert Rosenthal. From the original painting in the Trumbull Collection. Yale School of Art. Exhibited: "Creating the United States," the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011-2012.

Johnny Bull and the Alexandrians / Wm Charles, Ssc.

The citizens of Alexandria, Virginia, are ridiculed in this scene for their lack of serious resistance against the British seizure of the city in 1814. At left two frightened gentlemen kneel with hands folded,... More

London to York / painted by W. Dendy Sadler ; etching by James Dobie.

Travelers at a way stop; some around table, one man being shaved, and the coachman by the door.

Le revue [1810] / François Flameng.

Print showing Napoleon I, on horseback, reviewing cavalry troops passing behind the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris, France. Includes a remarque showing Empress Josephine standing on a balcony, signed F (... More

The contrast / R. Dighton, delin., British Cartoon Print

Political cartoon showing two men representing England and France seated and looking angrily at each other. The Frenchman is holding container (of snuff?) and the Englishman is smoking pipe and holding newspape... More

Congressional pugilists. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A crude portrayal of a fight on the floor of Congress between Vermont Representative Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold of Connecticut. The row was originally prompted by an insulting reference to Lyon on Griswold... More

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. Exhibited: A Perfect Fit : The Garment Ind... More

John Bull making a new batch of ships to send to the lakes / Charles, ...

A satire on British efforts to recover after major naval losses on the Great Lakes in 1813 and 1814. According to Lanmon, it is based on Thomas Rowlandson's 1798 satire "High Fun for John Bull or the Republica... More

A privy council, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a meeting of the George III, portrayed as an ass wearing an ermnie robe, and his council of ministers, portrayed as various animals; whispering into the king's ear is Lord Bute represented by a bird... More

The Yankey torpedo / E-s del & sc., British Cartoon Print

Print shows a sea-monster discharging flames and missiles against a British ship. British satire reflecting indignation against American's use of torpedoes and other explosive machinery in the Summer of 1813 ag... More

Coblenz / Elsner; A. Carse., Landscape view print

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

The prairie dog sickened at the sting of the hornet or a diplomatic pu...

James Akin's earliest-known signed cartoon, "The Prairie Dog" is an anti-Jefferson satire, relating to Jefferson's covert negotiations for the purchase of West Florida from Spain in 1804. Jefferson, as a scraw... More

City election race for the court plate, British Cartoon Print

Print shows on the left P--t [Pitt], labeled "Bank Directorship", banging his head on the Temple Bar before even getting started, the center is filled with N--n [?], labeled "Motion for paying the Prince's Debt... More

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

The tree of liberty,-with, the devil tempting John Bull / Js. Gy. inv....

Round a bare and decayed oak tree is twined a serpent with the head of Fox; he holds a damaged apple inscribed "reform" to John Bull, who is fat and his pockets bulge with golden apples. The trunk of the tree i... More

The postman. ('Twixt hope and fear) / painted by W. Dendy Sadler ; etc...

Woman in doorway and a postman delivering mail.

Miss Carolina Sulivan - one of the obstinate daughters of America, 177...

Cartoon shows Sullivan's Island, portrayed as a head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman who looks like William Pitt, right profile, with large hairdo meant to conceal fortifications, cannons, and several battle ... More

Going into action / W.H. Shelton.

Print shows cavalry and horse artillery troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3, 1863. Includes men riding on a caisson towing a small cannon, a building on fire, and additional cavalry headed... More

The comforts of a Rumford stove Vide Dr. G-rn-ts lectures / / Js Gillr...

Cartoon shows full-length view of Count Rumford (Benjamin Thompson), inventor of the Rumford stove, standing with his back to the fire, his coat-tails spread to permit enjoyment from the warmth. Forms part of :... More

Loo in the kitchin [sic] or, High life below stairs / Wooddward del. ;...

A group of servants gathered in a comfortably furnished kitchen, ape the manners, language, and vices of their employers.

Veduta del Castello dell' Acqua Paola sul Monte Aureo

Print shows a view of the Castle Acqua Peola, with numbered key. Hind, no. 21 Focillon, no. 736 Exhibited: "From La Serenissima to the Eternal City : The Grand Tour in 18th Century Venice and Rome" at The Mitc... More

The grand coronation procession of Napoleone the 1st, Emperor of Franc...

Caricature showing procession, with Napoleon and Josephine in center, headed by members of the Imperial family, followed by Talleyrand and his wife, and a dejected Pope Pius VII. Napoleon's train is supported b... More

Veduta del Tempio di Antonino e Faustina in Campo Vaccino

Print show a view of the temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Le Blanc, no. 17 Nagler, no. 17 Béraldi, no. 14 Smith College (Mass.) Art Museum Cat., no. 134 Forms part of: Gardiner Greene Hubbard collection (Libr... More

The belligerent plenipo's / T. Colley, fect.

Cartoon shows America, on the right, represented by an Indian, celebrating her new acquisition, half of the English king's crown, while her allies, the King of France, a Dutchman, and a Spaniard complain at hav... More

The general out-generalled, or, first come, first served, British Cart...

Wellington demands attention outside a house, while Duke of Argyll, inside with Harriette Wilson, pretends not to recognize him. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Native Californians lassoing a bear / F.O.C. Darley, fecit ; Francis H...

Print shows three men on horseback lassoing a bear. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1873 by D. Appleton & Co., in the clerk's office of the district court of the Southern district of New York.

Uncorking old sherry / Js. Gillrlay, inv. & fecit., British Cartoon Pr...

William Pitt stands in the House of Commons, facing the opposition which is represented by bottles containing the heads of the most well-known opposition leaders including Fox, Tierney, Windham and Grey. At Pit... More

Uncorking old sherry / Js. Gillrlay, inv. & fecit., British Cartoon Pr...

The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, award this diploma ...

Diploma depicting a classical scene with figures. Library has original design drawing for this print (DRWG/US - Billings, no. 2)

A republican belle - a picture of Paris for 1794 / IC., British Cartoo...

Print shows an old woman, a sansculotte, in ragged dress, her arms folded across her chest, holding a pistol in one hand, which she fires at a man lying on the ground, and a dagger in the other. There is a skul... More

Panorama of Constantinople, and environs ... / drawn on the spot by He...

Prints show a 360° view, from an elevated vantage point, of Constantinople and the Bosphorus Strait, with many rooftops, minarets, mosques, and other buildings, passageways, and boats and ships.

Philadelphie - la ville capitale de Pensylvanie province Nord-Americai...

Print shows men in boats and ships along the waterfront in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Caption continues: entre deux fleuves navigables et l'apella Philadelphie, parceque les habitans y vivoient dans une harmo... More

Vuë de Boston. Prospect von Boston gegen der Bucht am Hasen Vuë de Bos...

Print shows the harbor in Boston, Massachusetts, two ships at anchor, British soldiers and men working, merchandise on shore; an idealized view depicting Boston as a typical European city. (as characteristic o... More

The r--l cock and chickens - or the father of his people!!!, British C...

Print showing George IV, horned and with wings which are spread to provide a protective, umbrella-like shell for his supporters, a gouty foot well wrapped, a ribbon around the other labeled "Infidelity - Honi S... More

Sublime and beautiful reflections on the French revolution, or the man...

Print shows Edmund Burke sitting at a desk on a crescent moon, holding a quill pen, an open "pamphlet" and an inkwell are on the desk, broken chains hang from his wrists; a scene on the front of the desk, label... More

The OP spectacles / Cruikshank del., British Cartoon Print

Satire showing head of Clifford with two circles representing huge spectacles, "Old house old prices & no private boxes" and "Old house old prices & no pigeon holes," over his eyes. Each circle contains a symme... More

[Fracischina with tamborine dancing with Gian Farina who is holding sw...

Public domain reproduction of art print, 17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Dies, 16th century - Engraving, Public domain image

Print portrays the mythological story of Icarus showing him falling from the sky over a large river. Includes four lines of verse.

Monsieur Perrukesmore a French cavalier, & Sir Penitent Pig-back a Cat...

Two Lilliputian figures, a French landholder, and a Catalonian pilgrim headed for the Holy Land confront each other. Includes explanatory verse and ornamental and pictorial border.

Small talk for the benefit of the Wells / designed by Shortskirts ; ex...

Print shows a man wearing a mortar board and gown standing on the left expressing concern, "Oh dear - damnation! - what will become of my poor NEDDY." Another man, possibly Edmund Burke, labeled "Fop", is strik... More

Assemblée des Capucins l'Assemblée des aristocrates, ou l'harmonica de...

Print shows a Capucin monk standing on a platform covered with money bags, ringing a bell, with a bird perched on his head, amid a collection of various jugs, jars, vases, pots (aristocratic dolts or blockheads... More

[Rembrandt with plumed cap and lowered sabre] / Rembrandt, 1634.

Title from shelflist card. Signed and dated in pencil. Ex. coll.: J.A. Boerner. Rovinski, 23. Bjorkland, 34-B (3rd state). Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection.

[Abraham entertaining the three angels]

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

M. Pilatre de Rozier, navigateur ae̋rien / dessiné p. Goulet ; gravé p...

Bust-length profile portrait of French balloonist Pilatre de Rozier. Tissandier collection.

The twelve months represented by Lilliputian figures, British Cartoon ...

Scene in January, showing couple keeping warm in winter clothing; and scene in February, showing couple, in masquerades, holding hands. Each scene framed by elaborate ornamental and pictorial borders. Forms par... More

A view of Louisburg in North America, taken near the light house when ...

Print shows view from the headlands above the lighthouse, with ships in the harbor, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, center, and distant view of the harbor. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer ... More

A new invented machine, cleansing docks, or deepning [sic] rivers

Print shows a man manipulating a large floating device with pulleys and a scoop attached, driven by horse-power, for dredging around docks and in rivers. Title from related article in The Pennsylvania Magazine.... More

[A scene in the West Indies showing Natives on the beach with a Britis...

Illus. in: The West-India atlas; or, A compendious description of the West-Indies: illustrated with 40 correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys.... / Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King. London :... More

Israel Putnam, Esq'r. - general-major der Americaners

Print shows Israel Putnam, half-length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing slightly right, leaning on unseen object. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich ... More

The old sow in Distress, or the country parsons return from tithing, B...

Cartoon showing an obese parson on horseback, holding a pig and a chicken. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collection (Library of Congress).

Etienne et Joseph Montgolfier, freres. Nés à Annonay en Vivaraes [i.e....

Bust-length double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French ballonists; after the gold medal designed by Houdon. Two images below portrait show "Projet d'un Monument a elever a Mr. Charles" in Paris... More

B. Franklin, L.L.D. F.R.S. - ambassador from the Congress of America t...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in oval. After the medal by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres in 1778. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between... More

Prince Stadhold--r resuming his deliberation, British Cartoon Print, T...

Print shows a caricature of Prince William V of Holland as a slightly obese man, of deficient intellect, with empty ("MT") trouser pockets, and holding a sword by the blade against his breast, while notes and v... More

Anticipation; or, the contrast to the royal hunt / Britons fact., Brit...

Print shows the restoration of England under the new ministry; the pillars that supported the Temple of Fame are being righted and put back in place; a soldier with sword in hand protects a Native, representing... More

In the background is Admiral Rodney's engagement with Count de Grasse ...

Caption continues: Washington & Rochambeau's advantage over the English army, shews the injustice, fate & uncertainty of war. The glorious rays from providence over Rodney's fleet bring peace and plenty to Bri... More

The Rolle complimented by the wonders of the age, British Cartoon Prin...

Print shows John Rolle addressing a "Learned Pig, Surprising Monkey, Wonderful Hare, Dancing Dogs, [and] Conjuring Horse", the "wonders of the age." Includes six lines of verse: "Illustrious Rolle! O may thy ho... More

Quand ce ra la Poule au Pot - A drawing of a man holding a bird in his...

Print shows a poor old man sliding a chicken onto a long spit. Trimmed within plate mark. de Vinck, 2890 Blum, 27 Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).

[A Native warrior on the cartouche for "Map for the Interior Travels t...

Print shows a Native warrior sitting on the ground with a rifle resting on his right shoulder. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of letters / Thomas Anburey. London : Print... More

Monsr. Garnerin, the intrepid aeronaut, engraving, Library of Congress

Oval head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist and parchutist A.J. Garnerin. Tissandier collection.

L'Attaque de la constitution - A painting of a group of people on a be...

Cartoon showing clergy, nobility, and fugitive counterrevolutionaries, carrying flags labeled "Vive la noblesse et le Clerge", "Lettre Pastorale", and "Voincre ou Courir", attacking a rock, identified as the "C... More

The abolition of the slave trade Or the inhumanity of dealers in human...

Print shows sailor on a slave ship suspending an African girl by her ankle from a rope over a pulley. Captain John Kimber stands on the left with a whip in his hand. Attributed to I. Cruikshank in BM CPPS. Cat... More

Frederick William - L'enjambee imperiale

Print shows Catherine II, Empress of Russia, bare-breasted, holding a scepter and sphere, taking a large step from a piece of land on the right labeled "Russie" to a crescent moon atop a steeple or minaret labe... More

Hell broke loose, or, The murder of Louis, vide, the account of that u...

Print shows the execution of Louis XVI, King of France, January 21, 1793, by guillotine as citizen Louis Capet. Devils stand on the platform as well as fly overhead, suggesting that the beheading of Louis, with... More