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Domestic dog - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a dog, full-length, lying on the ground, possibly on his master's grave (shows a memorial or grave marker in the background). Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Social life" series. Gift... More

[Ox-drawn two-wheeled cart] - Public domain drawing

Includes Japanese text on the right, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Oct. 1878. From "Travel and transportation" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Form... More

[Two mythological Buddhist or Hindu figures, one holding a captive and...

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).

[Nude woman playing lyre] / H.P.

Illustration shows a nude young woman, strategically covered by her long dark hair, standing on a rock, holding a lyre. Two skulls lie on the rocks behind her. Below her, a drowning man in the waves clutches at... More

Two campaign hustlers from way back, Booze & Boodle

Anthropomorphized liquor bottle and money bag. Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Cures d'air dans la montagne] / A. Robida.

Drawing shows an airship "Cures d'air" supporting the "Pension Bellevue" for individuals requiring medical care and floating above a mountainous region. One of the artist's conceptions for his book on life in t... More

Joseph Pennell - Inner Gateway, Alhambra

Spain, Granada. View down walled, cobblestone walkway to solitary figure in front of arched doorway, greenery above. Inscribed on verso: 10989; 10987. Published in: Irving, Washington, with an introduction by E... More

[George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in silho...

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

[His Christmas wish] / F. E. Nosworthy.

Drawing shows idealized woman adorned with holly. Title from published version in Associated Sunday Magazine, December 18, 1904. Also published in The Blacksmiths journal, vol. VI, no. 12 (December 1905), p. 6,... More

Here comes the captain / Winsor Mc.

Cartoon poking fun at the vanity of policemen. McCay self-caricature as the painter.

Artist shows new work to mixed reaction Orson Lowell

Illustration shows smiling artist showing his painting on an easel to well-dressed women and men who appear to be shocked and angry. Published in: Life Magazine, 1913. Forms part of: Forms part of: Art Wood Co... More

Gasoline Alley. Gee old gobbler / King.

Thirteen panel comic strip shows Walt Wallet feeding, then chasing the turkey that he and baby Skeezix have raised for Thanksgiving dinner. Once Walt catches the turkey, Skeezix wails as Walt prepares to chop o... More

Arabian nights Ed Valtman '61 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Editorial cartoon shows Egyptian President Gamal Nasser trying to prevent a beautiful Arab girl in traditional harem dress, labeled "Syria," from escaping from his tent (labeled "U.A.R."). In 1958, in the inte... 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).

[Study for "Entry into the forest" mural, Hispanic Division, Library o...

Drawing shows several men, one drinking from a stream, in a forest with a small deer. Gift; Cândido Portinari; 1942 April 6. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress.

Coming Lloyd George, [in] spite of hell and politics / W.A. Rogers.

U.S. soldier resembling Uncle Sam confronting Lloyd George, during war. Public domain scan of a cartoon, military forces, war and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ionic columns defining ballustraded galleries. Interior sectional ele...

Ionic columns defining ballustraded galleries framing draped Venetian window with Corinthian colonettes.

[Man with cigar ice skating] / A.B.F.

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

[Perspective representations of three stairways]

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

The witch and the fat school boy / R.E. Sherwood.

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1937:0027). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Von Nipkin's Defeat" by Boudinot Cole, Harper's young people, 9:761 (Aug. 28, 1888). BAR... More

Pulitzer / O. Herford. Joseph Pulitzer

Caricature of Joseph Pulitzer, full-length, standing, facing left. No publication information. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congre... More

William Berryman - Driver, cold morning

Rear view of driver standing, full length, Jamaica. Exhibited: Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his worlds, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT and British Empire and Commonwea... More

William Berryman - Driver, cold morning

Rear view of driver standing, full length, Jamaica. Exhibited: Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his worlds, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT and British Empire and Commonwea... More

The limit / W.A. Rogers. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Uncle Sam and "Enemy Alien" sitting on bench with snake and snail in "Liberty Park." Copyright by New York Herald Company. Pencil sketch of man on verso; not on digital file. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: ... More

Happy as a king / PPW. - Public domain print

Monogram "PPW" on drawing. (DLC/PP-1933:0175). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's young people, 8:292 (March 1, 1887). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

[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.

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

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

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

[Kyōgen play with three characters, two with swords, the third lying d...

Signature or inscription in upper right corner. Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Kyōgen play with four characters, two wear hats, one possibly portray...

Drawing shows an actor on the left, wearing a hat, approaching three actors, one also wearing a hat, sitting on the right.

William Berryman - Maroon. Buckra reading their pass

Drawing shows a white man (Buckra) reading the pass of Maroons (runaway slaves) on a road. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

William Berryman - At Oliphant's, Vere, Jamaica, Carpenter Mountains i...

Drawing shows a bridge leading to a village. Notation on recto: "Look at the back of this." Light pencil sketching on verso. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Pr... More

William Berryman - La Duchesse / W5(?).

Jamaican woman seated in doorway, kerchief over hair. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Table and wheels] - Architectural drawing, public domain image

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

[English and French methods] - Public domain dedication image

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

George Cruikshank - Ax my eye - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cartoon shows a man, with a donkey carrying baskets of produce, tickling a women (who is offering him a drink) under her chin. The man is jauntily dressed in knee britches and a striped vest. The woman wears ... More

[Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including ...

Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of decorative drawing, decor elements, art design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Matsu pine / Megata. - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a branch of the matsu pine with pinecone and needles.

Hime kuwanso [possibly heme kwanso] - March

Drawing shows large orange blossom and long leaves of a day lily identified as a Hemerocallis fulva var. no-kanzou or a Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso (See: Wild Flowers of Japan : A field guide / Ran Levy, no.... More

Flower drawing - Nadeshiko - May

Drawing shows the yamato nadeshiko flower, a pink and white blossom on stem with leaves. Japanese text appears in upper right corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David ... More

Kashi - Public domain print

Drawing shows a branch of a kashi, or evergreen oak tree, with leaves and acorns. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints an... More

Fine lacquer painting, fig. 4 - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a hand holding a small paint brush. Japanese text appears on the right, outside the image box. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Lacquer" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms pa... More

Photo of Designs now on textile fabrics - Public domain dedication

Public domain photograph of textile 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Clocks [i.e., metronomes] - Drawing. Public domain image.

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

[Religious figure sitting on a lotus, facing front, with blue/green ha...

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 (top): silkworm moth; (bottom): larval stages of the silkwo...

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

Dom. animals / drawn by Watanabe.

Drawing shows a domestic chicken. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Drawn by Watanabe Dec. 1878. From the "Agriculture" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray... More

[Incense pot and burner] - Public domain drawing

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From figure in "Kuwacho [?] Dzushi Ki." From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collectio... More

[Japanese man, full-length, standing, facing right, wearing robes of a...

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).

[Man in eighteenth-century dress with tri-corner hat sitting in corner...

Drawing shows a handsome young gentleman in eighteenth-century dress, sitting in a corner with a dog at his feet. Another man enters, carrying a pitcher. Abbey was a cartoonist and illustrator, who depicted sce... More

Hark the herald angels sing - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows silhouetted Salvation Army bellringer dressed as Santa Claus asking for donations as street vendors sell Christmas holiday items.

Is it really getting on his nerves? / C. D. Gibson.

Drawing shows Uncle Sam standing and watching as a German soldier harasses a grieving woman with a baby in a graveyard. Caption label from exhibit "World War I ...": Charles Dana Gibson Advocates for Interventi... More

"I want to make it perfectly clear that national defense requires 18-c...

Cartoon shows President Nixon giving a speech, backed by two smiling men in Western hats. The speech is being given from a podium under an array of pipes and derricks labeled "Domestic Oil Co." Liquid, shown ... More

Haha to ko - Public domain portrait drawing

A woman, holding an infant, and a young boy, both seated. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Alternate title from exhibit caption for ite... More

Planting corn. Old driver. Planting corn. House Negro digging corn hol...

Title transcribed from finding aid. Purchase; e(DLC/PP-1982:145). Exhibited: Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his worlds, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT and British Empire... More

William Berryman - [Negro man carrying plantains on pole]

Title from finding aid. Exhibited: Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his worlds, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT and British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol, England... More

William Berryman - Maverly works and part of Liguanea Mountains

Drawing shows women on a road carrying bundles (of sugar cane?) on their heads with town and mountains in background. Notations on recto: young canes, banks bare of grass, old leaves and cane junks above. Unpu... More

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

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

The face at the window - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows Europeans suffering as Americans thrive before their entrance into World War I, represented by a desperate person labeled "Europe" looking in the window at two men in tailcoats toasting to happine... More

William Berryman - [Woman beating cassava, Jamaica]

Rear view of black woman in yard, chickens and thatched roof structure nearby. "Jamaica scenery". Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Libra... More

Le ballon de Mr. Godard! - Public domain drawing

Humorous drawing shows a woman pointing up in surprise at a cow and person apparently falling from a balloon associated with Godard's experiments with lighter-than-air flight. Another cow stands nearby. "Dièu d... 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

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

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

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

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

Bunker's Hill on N. York Island

Drawing shows distant view of wooded landscape with a few buildings. Inscriptions on front are difficult to decipher. Inscribed in ink on the back: Montresor. Possibly owned or drawn by John Montrésor, British... More

[Vignettes of supernatural beings and mythical events possibly related...

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Portrait of a woman] - Public domain portrait print

Drawing shows a woman, princess or empress, full-length portrait, facing front. Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese pri... More

William Berryman - Toll gate at ferry

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

United States & Macedonian - Public domain drawing

Preliminary drawing for an oil painting showing the sea battle between the USS United States, under the command of Stephen Decatur, and HMS Macedonian off the coast of Maderia on October 25, 1812. The original... More

[Horizontal and vertical planes/ room interior]

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

Concours sur le meilleur moyen d'élever un ballon sans perte de gaz de...

Design drawing shows proposal by Louis Panafieu in which the operator in an open car attached to the balloon achieves lift without loss of gas in ballast by manipulating cords on underside of the balloon. Inclu... More

Flower drawing - Hokeso - March

Drawing shows stalk with red blossom and leaves of the hokeso[?] plant. Japanese text appears in upper left corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection.... More

Flower drawing - Kitsune azami - May

Drawing shows stalk with purple blossom and leaves of a Japanese plumed thistle.

Kuchi nashi - cape jasmine / by Megata Morikaga.

Drawing shows a branch of a kuchinashi, or gardenia (cape jasmine) tree, with leaves and flowers. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Ja... More

Flower drawing - Mokŭgì althea / Megata.

Drawing shows a stem with leaves and blossoms of a hibiscus plant. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Lib... More

[Textile design with bird and flower motif]

Inscribed in pencil in lower left corner: Gin[?]. mid. ag[?]. Accompanying text in ink and pencil appears along both sides of the image. Lacks inscription in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano [m... More

[Saddles, bridles, and other equipment for horseback riding]

Includes Japanese text next to each image, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Sep. 1878. From "Travel and transportation" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909... More

Bowl in my collection Japan - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a porcelain bowl with floral designs painted on it. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From the "Ceramic" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part o... More

[An elderly man, seated, smoking]

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. '78. From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and ... More

[Profile view of a cannon] - Drawing. Public domain image.

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

[A man fishing from the bank of a river]

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

Silk worm - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a silkworm on a leaf. Lacks inscription in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano [month] 1878. From "Textile Arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray co... More

Cymbals - drum - Public domain scan / drawing

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

Signs - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a sign with Japanese text hanging from a beam with dragon's head beneath a small replica of a traditional roof attached to a post. Includes Japanese text on the left, outside the image box. Unsig... More

[Astrological device showing signs of the Chinese calendar, with case]

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

[Medical practitioner with patient]

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

[Design drawings for rectangular seals or stamps]

Inscribed in pencil beneath each sheet on paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanes... More

St. Agnes Chapel of the Trinity Church Parish, New York, New York. Fro...

Architectural drawing for competition to design church. On recto: "471." Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collectio... More

The last blow / C. D. Gibson. - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows female symbol of Democracy punching German soldiers labeled "Militarism," who are lying upon a pile of skulls as a house burns in the background.

Graphic Arts Center (project), New York City. Multi-use building compl...

Architectural drawing shows section of multi-use building complex including industrial space for printers and lithographers, offices, apartments, an elementary school, recreational facilities, and parking. For... More

Two story, five bay building. Elevation

Inscription on recto: from Crunden's Designs. Bulfinch's rendering of plate 35 in John Crunden's Convenient and ornamental architecture..., London, 1767. In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been defin... More

The U.S. sanitary fair, Logan Square, Philadelphia. 1864 Frank H. Tayl...

Drawing shows a bird's-eye view at the corner of Logan Street and Vine Street of the facilities of the Great Central Sanitary Fair on the fairgrounds at Logan Square with the Catherdral of Saint Peter and Saint... More

Agnew - Drawing. Public domain image.

Caricature of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, standing before a microphone, holding an axe behind his back. Agnew was well known for his controversial speeches attacking liberals and anti-war demonstrators. He... More

[Meeting house (Hollis Street, Boston, Massachusetts.). Plan and persp...

Architectural drawings for Hollis Street Church showing the floor plan and east view as perspective projection. Inscription on page eight of Bulfinch Sketch Book: "Ground plat & East view of the Meeting house i... 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

Here lie "the facts" / W.A. Rogers.

Uncle Sam standing behind bodies of children, killed on the Lusitania, covered with U.S. flag. He faces William II, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American... More

Haha to ko - Public domain drawing

A woman, holding an infant, and a young boy, both seated. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Alternate title from exhibit caption for ite... More

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