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William Berryman - The old ford, Spa[nish] Town

Drawing shows horses and riders fording a stream. Notation on recto: "Dog wood, b[astard] cedar, cottons, wild cassias." Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints... More

Head of Negro man wearing cap, front and back view

Title transcribed from finding aid. Verso: Unidentified objects. Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Breadfruit at Longville, one of the first planted in Jamaica

Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

[Design drawing for a navigational system for an airship employing six...

Tissandier collection. Public domain image of an airship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jingū kōgō to takenouchi no sukune

Drawing shows the Empress Jingū carrying a large bow followed by Takenouchi Tsukune possibly during conquest of Korea. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print special... More

[Peach tree branches with leaves and blossoms] / Megata.

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

Hasu - lotus / by Megata Morikaga.

Drawing shows the large leaves and pink blossoms of the lotus plant. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (L... More

Flower drawing - Kiku - chrysanthemum / Megata.

Drawing shows the leaves and blossoms of a kiku (chrysanthemum). From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Libra... More

Shimotsuke - May-June - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows the pink clusters of blossoms of the shimotsuke (possibly the Japanese meadowsweet, spiraea japonica) on stem with leaves. Japanese text appears in upper right corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift... More

[Mythological blue Buddhist or Hindu figure, full-length, standing on ...

Japanese(?) text inscribed to the left of the image. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese... More

[Domestic cat] - Public domain print

Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Typical bow used by a samurai]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Sep. 1878. From the "Military arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints a... More

Driving piles - Public domain architectural drawing

Drawing shows a group of workmen standing on a platform on scaffolding driving a post into the ground; also shows device for driving piles. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. '7... More

Vase - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a vase with various designs painted on it. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From piece in my collection. From the "Ceramic" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray... More

Kaki (persimmon) - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a kaki, or Japanese persimmon, with stem, part of branch, and leaves. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Agriculture" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray c... More

Shishi (lion) placed in front of shinto temples

Japanese text appears on the right, outside the image box. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Ja... More

Lattice work - Public domain architectural drawing

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From the "Construction" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints an... More

Chairman: "Now genlmen lettuce all stannup an give three cheers for la...

Cartoon shows five men in various stages of inebriation around a table, preparing to drink a toast. They are clearly in no condition to "stannup." Art Young drew for a wide variety of publications from The Ma... More

Lower Manhattan Expressway, New York City. Perspective rendering inclu...

Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2001:126. Conservation control number: 2.17.4026.012

Bernhard i.e. Bernard Shaw - Drawing. Public domain image.

Caricature of Irish playwright and Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw. Shaw's creativity not only served as a form of entertainment for the public, it also provided him an outlet to express his social and ... More

Merit its own reward, or, The best man leads off the squad

Satirical drawing showing a cadet lining up three men in civilian clothes. Drawn when Whistler was a cadet at West Point. Probably from the Alexander Webb album. Signed: J.W. On front, in pencil, lower right, ... More

The new intensive Kultur / W.A. Rogers.

Uncle Sam near the U.S. Capitol, walking around helmets labeled "bomb maker," "spy," "passport forger," representing the german spy system. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (L... More

Who shall rule--man or beast? / W.A. Rogers.

Allied powers "England," "France" (Joan of Arc), and "America" (Uncle Sam) attacking approaching mammoth (Germany) with spears. Copyright by New York Herald Company. Variant title on verso: The only issue. (DLC... More

[Four churches. Transverse sectional elevations]

Inscriptions below each drawing: "Hollis Street" "Chapel" "Grace Church, N. York" "St. Paul's, New York". In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has sometime... More

[Hollis Street Church, Boston, Massachusetts. Interior sectional eleva...

Rendered interior sectional elevation of Hollis Street Church, Boston, Mass., showing fluted Ionic columns on pedestals and impost blocks supporting coffered ceiling with octagonal dome. Inscription on recto: ... More

[Maison tournante aérienne] / A. Robida.

Drawing shows a dwelling structure elevated above rooftops and designed to revolve and adjust in various directions. An occupant points to an airship with a fish-shaped bag in the sky lower right. One of the ar... More

[Various sketches: four figures and a horse on recto and two partial f...

These drawings were found mostly in the collection of Carlo Prayer (1826-1900), a Milanese collector whose works were dispersed after 1880. Comparison of the Library of Congress sheet with these drawings indic... More

Triumphal arch, at Milan, Italy

Elevation. In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has sometimes been credited to him. Reference print (copy photo) also available in LOT 4249.

[Woman removing jar lid in kitchen] / Edward Penfield.

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Pure Food Campaigns, the Way to Conduct them" by Lewis B. Allyn, Collier's m... More

Yetta / F.D.S. '04. - Public domain portrait drawing

Variant title on verso: Jewish child. (DLC/PP-1933:0080). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "A Passport to Paradise" by Myra Kelly, McClure's magazine, 24:53 (... More

Lawn tennis an exciting moment / / WLS.

Variant title on verso: Lawn tennis in darkyville an exciting moment. (DLC/PP-1933:0118). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as comic in: Harper's young people, 7:5... More

[Official residence ("Executive Mansion") for Mary Newton Foote Hender...

Proposed design for an Executive Mansion to be located on Meridian Hill, designed for Mrs. Mary Newton Foote Henderson. Inscription: "Proposed Executive Mansion." Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Buildin... More

A chameleon / O. Herford. - Public domain book illustration

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A child's primer of natural history / Oliver Herford. New York : Charles Scr... More

William Berryman - Negro wench dancing, Maverly, in white muslin

Drawing shows a woman dancing with sketches of women playing the fiddle above and below her; the top fiddle player's clothing is numbered. On verso are two sketches of a fiddler, at top with a jug on a table, a... More

William Berryman - [Eight small drawings, inclulding portrait, figure ...

Inscribed lower left: Fol. 6 Title transcribed from finding aid. Purchase; (DLC/PP-1982:145). Exhibited: Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his worlds, Yale Center for British Art, New ... More

History of Mons. Lajaunisse or the pic nic / J.B. Sparke.

Drawings depict the experiences of Mr. Lajaunisse just prior to and following the receipt of an invitation to a picnic from his friend L'Embêtant. Gift; J. Arthur Wood, Jr.; 2003; (DLC/PP-2003:120). Several pa... More

[Death of the Virgin] - Public domain drawing

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Title from P&P Bradley collection inventory card. Card filed under anonymous. Inscribed in ink on drawing: 1619, 6/19. Inscribed in ink on back of drawing: La ... More

[Vertumnus and Pomona?]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Title from inscription on mat. Drawing also attributed on mat to Rembrandt. Inscribed in pencil on mat: "V. Roman God married to nymph Pomona." Inscribed in pe... More

William Berryman - Israel's Orange River

Drawing shows a log structure and buildings beside a river with mountains in the background. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

Bread nut [i.e., breadnut] and trumpet tree[s], near top of Colas Hill...

Drawing shows group of trees. On verso: breadnut stem in watercolor with extensive notations. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

William Berryman - Costume of Jamaica / Watchman.

Drawing shows palm trees behind which, near a thatched-roof hut, stands a person in a hooded garment. Written on item: Subscription ticket no. 1; Estate. Title from finding aid. Unpublished finding aid, Drawing... More

Théodore Rousseau - [Landscape with rocks]

Inscriptions: Lower right estate stamp: TH.R (Lugt 2436); Verso: "Th.R (6) in graphite; LC stamp and "8.86.848.60" Bradley Collection, no. LC B 1509. Title, attribution, date, subject, and physical description... More

[Small white flower, possibly a gin-ran, on stem with long green leave...

Japanese text appears in upper right corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Koji kuwa - June-July - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows stalk with red blossom and leaves of a flower that looks like a primrose. Japanese text appears in upper right corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David M... More

Take bamboo / Megata. - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows stalk and leaves of the take bamboo plant. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Ai (Indigo) - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a stem with leaves and flowers of the Japanese Ai (indigo) plant, also known as Polygonum tinctorium. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection.... More

[Branch of a maple tree with leaves and seeds] / Megata.

From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Flower drawing - Haguma nadeshiko - June

Drawing shows two fringed pink nadeshiko flower blossoms on stem with leaves. Japanese text appears in upper right corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray coll... More

Artistic designs - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows two circles, on the left is with a rabbit, possibly churning butter, on the right is a three-legged bird. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Ceramic" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 190... More

[A shamisen] - Public domain drawing

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Nov. 1878. From the "Music" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawi... More

Rock & bamboo in garden - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows bamboo and rocks. Public domain scan of 19th-century botanical illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cha (tea) - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a branch, leaves, and blossoms of a tea tree. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Agriculture" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of... More

[Man wearing ceremonial costume, carrying a long staff (possibly a sma...

Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Two views of a paper lantern, full and with the paper collapsed]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Nov. 1878. From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and... More

[Palanquins with porters] - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows two types of palanquins: a "Kago" or basket attached to a frame, and a "Norimbus"? or the traditional enclosed, box-like palanquin with sliding panels, complete with passenger and porters. Includ... More

Ink, ink stone and water pot - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a tray for mixing ink and water, bar of ink, and a small water pot. Japanese text appears on the left, outside the image box. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Education" series. Gift; ... More

[Dragon-headed bronze pitcher with horse motif]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From Bronze Pitcher figure in [blank]. From the "Metal work" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collecti... More

[Needles or probes and a cautery]

Japanese text appears on the right, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Oct. 1878. From the "Medicine" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: Dav... More

Domestic cat - Public domain portrait painting

Drawing shows a Japanese Bobtail cat, full-length, standing, facing left. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection.... More

[Japanese man, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing robe over k...

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

[Warrior, full-length, facing left, with bow, arrows, and sword]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. Figure in . From the "Military arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japa... More

[Mythological Buddhist or Hindu figure, full-length, standing, facing ...

Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Scissor clamps and hooked probe?]

Japanese text appears in upper right corner. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Medicine" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints ... More

Shotoku Taishi - Public domain portrait painting

Drawing shows Shōtoku Taishi, full-length, standing, facing left. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part... More

[Types of drums] - Drawing. Public domain image.

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

Split bamboo screen with silk binding

Drawing shows a split bamboo screen with patterned silk binding, includes hook with cord and tassel. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. Japanese text appears on the left, outside the image box. From the "Constr... More

[Swords and scabbards, banners and standards]

Includes Japanese text on the top, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Sep. 1878. From the "Military arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of:... More

[Mame - green bean or pea plant showing vine, leaves, pods, and blosso...

From the "Agriculture" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[William Randolph Hearst, full-length portrait, facing front, seated w...

William Randolph Hearst took charge of his father's paper, the San Francisco Examiner in 1886 when he was 23. In 1895, he acquired the New York Morning Journal. Hearst was instrumental in the development of w... More

"Now we're married let's go to keeping house" / G.Y. Coffin.

Cartoon showing Benjamin Harrison walking with bride, Mary Scott (Lord) Dimmock, in front of White House.

Our world makes me sad / Milan Knizak.

Forms part of: Exit Art Gallery Reactions Collection: A Global Response to the 9/11 Attacks. Exhibited: Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress, 2002. Treat as a manuscript?

Perspective representations of three objects drawn using Italian, Engl...

In album: "Principles of Perspective". Album not signed; attribution based on inscription inside cover "Indentified as belonging to Charles Bulfinch, & in his handwriting. Ellen L. Bulfinch, Nov. 13, 1894." Fro... More

Dead, but the remains are still with us E.N. Clark

Print shows the Roman god Mars with a knife through his heart, lying dead upon a spinning planet Earth in outer space. Inscribed in ink on lower right: "To my friend Geo. T. Maxwell from yours 'till the finish... More

[William Bingham House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Plan]

In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has sometimes been credited to him. Reference print (copy photo) also available in LOT 4249 (R).

Camp of 36th Pennsylvania Infantry during American Civil War

Cartoon shows Uncle Sam as a well-dressed stalwart figure wearing striped pants and a waistcoat covered with stars, carrying a tall hat. Behind him stands another Uncle Sam, but this one is emaciated, shabby, ... More

[Self-portrait of Whistler] - Public domain portrait drawing

Study for self-portrait, half-length, facing slightly right, with coat drapped over shoulder.

[Church of St. Stephen, London, England. Plan and elevation]

Plan and rendered longitudinal elevation of Church of St. Stephen, Walbrook, London, England. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has sometimes been credited to him. In: The Bulfinch ... More

[Perspective representations with a spectator viewing an object parall...

In album: "Principles of Perspective". Album not signed; attribution based on inscription inside cover "Identified as belonging to Charles Bulfinch, & in his handwriting. Ellen L. Bulfinch, Nov. 13, 1894." From... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of bicyclist, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Butterfly designs] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Original sketches of Whistler's standing butterfly device, matted by the Library with reproductions of the devices. DRWG/MA, no. 267a (front) shows butterfly, apparently flying, with long tail ending in arrowhe... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

"The earth belongs to the people"

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

The sloth / O. Herford. - Public domain book illustration

[McFadden's Row of flats inauguration of the football season in McFadd...

Cartoon shows the Yellow Kid, holding a football, charging through a group of players leaving bodies flying in all directions. The Kid's pet goat Plato and a biting dog add to the melee. The Kid's girl friend... More

She found it rather trying to her nerves at first, to meet with rabbit...

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1933:0205). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Admiral's Caravan" by Charles E. Carryl, St. Nicholas 19:380 (Mar. 1892). BAR update... More

The troublesomest old sow of the lot / Dan Beard.

Portrait of a pig. (DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. W... More

[Gertie the dinosaur standing on a cliff edge looking at a mastodon]

Cel from "Gertie the dinosaur", one of the earliest animated films, listed on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress. Forms part of: Art Wood Collection of Caricature and Cartoon (Library of Congress)... More

History of Mons. Lajaunisse or the pic nic / J.B. Sparke.

William Berryman - Water hole, Dry River

Drawing shows women with wash tubs, probably doing laundry. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

[Closet with tower, roof] - Public domain dedication image

General rules from Kirby's perspective of architecture

Exterior view of a church R.K. Eastman

Signed in ink on lower right: R.K. Eastman. (DLC/PP-2000:095) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Trip to Epsom - Public domain monumental decor engraving

Drawing shows crowds of people on horseback or in wagons and one stagecoach full of passengers in front of the classic screen at Hyde Park, London. Inscribed in black ink at bottom: Engraved. No. 11:1. Similar... More

[Two long-necked creatures accosting a noodle shop customer]

Ukiyo-e drawing illustration showing Rokurokubi and Mikoshi-nyūdō, demons from Japanese folklore, frightening noodle shop customers to illustrate the proverb that "resistance is futile." Illus. in: Kyōsai hansh... More

Le ballon captif! / Wogel. - Public domain image related to music prfo...

Drawing shows a captive balloon designed by Henri Giffard and exhibited in 1867, displayed in a city plaza, with two men conversing in foreground and a uniformed guard. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82... More

Utsubo sô - May - Public domain illustration drawing

Drawing shows stalk with purple blossom and leaves of a plant identified as a Common Asian Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris asiatica), commonly known as utsugo gusa. Japanese text appears in upper right corner. Fro... More

Ukon so - September - Public domain illustration drawing

Drawing shows stalk with yellow blossom and leaves of a plant identified as a Ukon so. Japanese text appears in upper left corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Mur... More

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