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The admiration of the furloughmen

The admiration of the furloughmen

Satirical drawing showing a dandy being admired by a group of cadets. Changes in composition include figures moved or crossed out. Drawn while Whistler was a cadet at West Point. Possibly from the Alexander Web... More

Mr. Grubbs walks in his sleep, and appears for the first and only time at an entertainment in his own home / C. Gibson.

Mr. Grubbs walks in his sleep, and appears for the first and only time...

(DLC/PP-1935:0059). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life, 40:74-75 (July 24, 1902). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

William Berryman - [Negro man carrying plantains on pole]

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

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

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - A drawing of a ship in a harbor

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - A drawing of a ship in a harbor

Marine view showing American fleet, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, engaged in battle with the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congr... More

Studies in expression.  While an old gentleman listens to some of his son's classmates / C. Gibson.

Studies in expression. While an old gentleman listens to some of his ...

(DLC/PP-1935:0140). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life, 42:250-251 (Sept. 10, 1903). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

[Portrait of a youth, half length, facing slightly right]

[Portrait of a youth, half length, facing slightly right]

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Drawing formerly attributed to Jan van Mechelen; Netherlands; 16th century. From Fritz Koreny, Albertina, Nov. 1996: Not by Mechelen. Approximately ... More

William Berryman - At Mullet Hall, Clarendon

William Berryman - At Mullet Hall, Clarendon

Drawing shows a man wading in a river (?) surrounded by tall cliffs. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

William Berryman - Yel[low] Sanders, figs, wild pines

William Berryman - Yel[low] Sanders, figs, wild pines

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

William Berryman - Lodging house, back-front, Miss Coles, Spa[nish] Town

William Berryman - Lodging house, back-front, Miss Coles, Spa[nish] To...

Drawing shows a large house with a person seated within. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

[Horseracing at steeplechase, spectators in background]

[Horseracing at steeplechase, spectators in background]

Sketch shows horses and riders racing across a field, one horse has fallen and the rider is standing next to it; spectators stand among trees in the background on the upper right. No. 29:4. Inscribed in ink on... More

Hai kai kuwa - March-April - Public domain scenic drawing

Hai kai kuwa - March-April - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows stalk with large red blossom and leaves of a flower that looks like a primrose.

Momo (peach) - Public domain print

Momo (peach) - Public domain print

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

[Two crossbow designs] - Public domain  drawing

[Two crossbow designs] - Public domain drawing

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

[Forceps?] - Public domain  drawing, engraving, Library of Congress

[Forceps?] - Public domain drawing, engraving, Library of Congress

Drawing shows each half of obstetrical(?) forceps separately and then fitted together. Japanese text appears on the right, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano '... More

Brushes used in lacquer painting, fig. 5

Brushes used in lacquer painting, fig. 5

Drawing shows six types of brushes on individual strips of paper, cut and pasted on a larger piece of paper in the form of a starburst or asterix. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Lacquer" series. G... More

Metal design for sword guards - Public domain  drawing

Metal design for sword guards - Public domain drawing

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

[Japanese man, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing minister's robe over kimono]

[Japanese man, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing minister's ...

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).

[Religious figure, possibly Buddha, sitting on a lotus, facing front, with blue/green halo behind his head]

[Religious figure, possibly Buddha, sitting on a lotus, facing front, ...

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).

[Man, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing ornate hat]

[Man, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing ornate hat]

Japanese(?) text inscribed to the right 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: Japanes... More

Surgery [scissors and lancet] - Public domain  drawing

Surgery [scissors and lancet] - Public domain drawing

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

Silk worm - Public domain  drawing

Silk worm - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a silkworm moth at various stages of reproduction. Lacks inscription in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano [month] 1878. From "Textile Arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. F... More

[Samurai on horseback, wearing armor and horned helmet, carrying bow and arrows]

[Samurai on horseback, wearing armor and horned helmet, carrying bow a...

Lacks inscription in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano [month] 1878. From the "Military arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japane... More

[Two lacquerware designs] - Public domain dedication image

[Two lacquerware designs] - Public domain dedication image

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

Pack horse - Public domain  drawing

Pack horse - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a man sitting on the ground next to bundles and a packhorse standing next to him. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Oct. 1878. From "Travel and transportation" series.... More

[Man wearing a sokutai, a long ceremonial robe, offering branches to a fire]

[Man wearing a sokutai, a long ceremonial robe, offering branches to a...

Japanese text inscribed on the left, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Nov. '78. From the "Religion" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: Dav... More

Momo (peach) - Public domain scan / drawing

Momo (peach) - Public domain scan / drawing

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

[Metalwork design in a circle showing a woman with wings, possibly a religious figure, holding stick and small drum]

[Metalwork design in a circle showing a woman with wings, possibly a r...

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

Traveling on horseback - Public domain print

Traveling on horseback - Public domain print

Drawing shows a man sitting on a horse. 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" ser... More

Oil press - Public domain  drawing

Oil press - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows two men using rods suspended by ropes to hit and force materials through a large press to extract oil. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Agriculture" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 19... More

The Crown covers a multitude of shortcomings Sir James (G.B.) "No one will miss it now, you know" Th. Nast 1888

The Crown covers a multitude of shortcomings Sir James (G.B.) "No one ...

Cartoon shows former Senator James G. Blaine as a heavy-set man in a loud plaid suit with unkempt hair, a white beard, a monocle, and spats. Next to him can be seen the rear of a lion with a crown labeled "Jim... More

Congress - 14th Amendment 2nd section Kemble

Congress - 14th Amendment 2nd section Kemble

Cartoon shows Congress as a fat man asleep in a hammock labeled "Law Enforcement." A broken blunderbuss, labeled "14th Amendment, 2nd Section," lies at his feet. A small black boy walks by holding a drum, but a... More

Athletics collect a double bill / Dunn.

Athletics collect a double bill / Dunn.

Cartoon drawing shows the Philadelphia Athletics team represented by an elephant in uniform handing "bills," for two games (7-1 and 8-0) to a member of the losing team. Vignettes show caricatures of various pl... More

Christmas 1914 - Public domain scan / drawing

Christmas 1914 - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows Red Cross nurse attending a wounded soldier near ruins of a church beneath an intact statue of Christ. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). P... More

[Buster Brown]. Is it fun to be a Boy Scout? Is it fun to be? It's the greatest thing in the world. I'll say it is / R.F. Outcault.

[Buster Brown]. Is it fun to be a Boy Scout? Is it fun to be? It's the...

Twelve-frame comic strip shows Buster Brown and his dog Tige, inspired by the sight of a group of Boy Scouts drilling with rifles and flags. He and Tige sign up with a recruiter, who gives him a list of laws, ... More

Inflation / Valtman '78. - Public domain print

Inflation / Valtman '78. - Public domain print

Editorial cartoon drawing showing President Jimmy Carter as the biblical David confronting Goliath labeled "Inflation." Inscribed in pencil in upper right corner: Nov. 24.

Constitution and Java, 2nd view

Constitution and Java, 2nd view

Drawing shows the British frigate HMS Java, commanded by Captain Lambert after it lost in the clash with the USS Constitution, commanded by Commodore William Bainbridge, off the coast of Salvador, Brazil. (DLC... More

[View from Beacon Hill] - Public domain scan / drawing

[View from Beacon Hill] - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows view from a British redoubt, with cannon and soldier in the foreground, on Beacon Hill. Includes legend which identifies prominent features, such as the (1) Mystic River, (8) North Boston, and (11... More

[William Bingham House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Plan]

[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).

E. view of the city of New York, or: 41 S. view of the city of New York.

E. view of the city of New York, or: 41 S. view of the city of New Yor...

Drawing shows (recto) distant view of New York City, with the Rutgers House in the foreground and the steeple of Trinity Church visible in the background, and (verso) a distant view of New York City, possibly f... More

Little Nemo in Slumberland. I'm going home and leave you fellows, if you don't go soon! / Winsor McCay.

Little Nemo in Slumberland. I'm going home and leave you fellows, if y...

Four panels from a nine-panel comic strip. The first panel shows Little Nemo and some of his friends, including the dwarf Flip and the cannibal Impy, all lightly clothed, investigating the entrance to an igloo... More

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

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

[U.S. Capitol and Pennsylvania Avenue before 1814]

[U.S. Capitol and Pennsylvania Avenue before 1814]

This modest drawing by an unknown hand depicts the west front of an incomplete U. S. Capitol as it appeared between 1811 and its burning by the British in August 1814. A low temporary structure is shown connec... More

[Four churches. Transverse sections]

[Four churches. Transverse sections]

Inscriptions below each drawing: "Catholic" "New North Church" "South Hampton in England" "Trinity Church-Boston". In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has... More

[Four churches. Transverse sections]

[Four churches. Transverse sections]

Inscriptions below each drawing: "Catholic" "New North Church" "South Hampton in England" "Trinity Church-Boston". In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has... More

William Berryman - Digging corn holes. La Duchesse [woman seated in window]

William Berryman - Digging corn holes. La Duchesse [woman seated in wi...

Drawing shows two women digging corn holes with hoes, and a woman wearing a head scarf seated in a window. Title from finding aid. Exhibited: Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his worl... More

Triumphal arch, at Milan, Italy

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.

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

The mongoose / 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

[Butterfly designs] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[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

[The serenade] / John Wolcott Adams.

[The serenade] / John Wolcott Adams.

Drawing's upper part shows five carolers singing outside a house; lower portion of drawing depicts two small children in snow with sled. Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1934:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of... More

She found it rather trying to her nerves at first, to meet with rabbits as big as horses / Birch.

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

[Theatre Royal, New Street, Birmingham, England. Elevation rendering]

[Theatre Royal, New Street, Birmingham, England. Elevation rendering]

Inscription on recto: "Theatre at Birmingham by Mr. Wyat [sic] arch't". In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has sometimes been credited to him. Reference ... More

[Gilbert Stuart, self-portrait, half-length, right profile, holding pencil or brush, drawing]

[Gilbert Stuart, self-portrait, half-length, right profile, holding pe...

Attributed to Gilbert Stuart. Inscribed on framing material: Portrait of Gilbert Stuart drawn 1783 by himself and given to Thomas Sully about 1817 - from Sully to R. Lambdin 1857. Original frame and framing ma... More

[Pigs in orchard with stone fence] / T. Fogarty.

[Pigs in orchard with stone fence] / T. Fogarty.

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "October Vagabond" by Richard Le Gallienne in Delineator, 74:126 (Aug. 1909).... More

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

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

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

[Two birds perched on grapevines]

[Two birds perched on grapevines]

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

[Warrior archer] - Public domain portrait drawing

[Warrior archer] - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a front view of an archer wearing uniform with padded armor, sword, and carrying an unstrung bow.

Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans annèxes à la demande d'un brevet pour une durée de 15 ans / / apprové à [...] Sourbieu & Pre. Pradel, 1852 septembre 9. Public domain  image

Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans an...

Patent drawing submitted by Sourbieu & Pradel shows two views of an apparatus for steering or controlling the direction of balloons by hand-cranking a series of four rotating sails. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC s... More

[A Japanese woman, with one shoe (geta) off (to operate spinning machine), spinning silk from silkworm cocoons]

[A Japanese woman, with one shoe (geta) off (to operate spinning machi...

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

[Two hand-held fans, one with circular design]

[Two hand-held fans, one with circular design]

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

Itinéraire - de l'ascension de nuit du 7 août 1884, de la Villette à Poisly / H. Hervé.

Itinéraire - de l'ascension de nuit du 7 août 1884, de la Villette à P...

Hand-drawn map shows the route, time, and altitude of a night balloon journey in France from La Villette (Paris) southwest to Poisly, August 7, 1884. "Relevé sur les cartes d'etat major au 1/320.000." "Distance... More

St. Agnes Chapel of the Trinity Church Parish, New York, New York. First floor plan

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

Architectural drawing for competition to design church. On recto: "469." Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collectio... More

St. Stephen's Church, Walbrook, London, Eng. Section

St. Stephen's Church, Walbrook, London, Eng. Section

Inscription on recto: "St. Stephen's Walbrook". In: The Bulfinch sketchbook. Drawing has not been definitively attributed to Bulfinch, but has sometimes been credited to him. Reference print (copy photo) also ... More

[Black children] / Steele, '07.

[Black children] / Steele, '07.

"Hyeah are naid an' is doing?" under boy at top left. Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1933:0080). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Sketches for: "The Entrance of Ezekie... More

[Letter with eleven humorous sketches, from Whistler to Paul, headed "Baltimore, Sunday night -- am (Down -- derry down)"]

[Letter with eleven humorous sketches, from Whistler to Paul, headed "...

Autograph letter to a person identified only as Paul; interspersed with humorous sketches of men, including self-portraits. Title and sketch captions devised by Library staff. Letter signed: J. Whistler. Tan wo... More

A resolve. Cousin Kate--now that you are well off, Charles, you mustn't let them say of you, a fool and his money are soon parted. Charles--no, you bet I won't; I'll show them that I'm an exception to the rule

A resolve. Cousin Kate--now that you are well off, Charles, you mustn'...

(DLC/PP-1935:0140). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life, 43:609 (June 23, 1904). BAR updated record 1989-1994.

[Landscape with a castle on a hill and three figures and horse]

[Landscape with a castle on a hill and three figures and horse]

It is tempting to suggest that the subject is the Flight into Egypt. The figure to the left of the donkey appears to have wings. Perhaps Mary is standing with the child, and Joseph, on the donkey, is pointing ... More

A most charming picture--Admirable figures

A most charming picture--Admirable figures

People socializing outdoors.

William Berryman - Ashley's grass[?] piece wagon on this side of tree

William Berryman - Ashley's grass[?] piece wagon on this side of tree

Drawing shows two wagons on a road. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.

John Randolph of Roanoke on his embarkation for Russia onboard ship "Concord"

John Randolph of Roanoke on his embarkation for Russia onboard ship "C...

Full-length silhouette portrait shows the Virginia politician John Randolph facing left. He is dressed in a coat with tails, boots with spurs and carries a thin cane. He served as U.S. Minister to Russia in 183... More

Brutal police force from London in the bull ring, Birmingham See the morning papers

Brutal police force from London in the bull ring, Birmingham See the m...

Drawing shows peaceful Chartist supporters at a rally in Birmingham, England, being brutally attacked by London police. Drawing mounted on top left of page 27 in Doyle's scrapbook. Sketch on verso. Forms part ... More

Voiles mobile. Systém Ate. Lanteigne menuisier / [...]  Mo[...], '58.

Voiles mobile. Systém Ate. Lanteigne menuisier / [...] Mo[...], '58.

Design drawings for a system of airship navigation proposed by Aug. Lanteigne, utilizing a series of 16 balloons on a single keel. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, Library staff, 1981-82). Tissandier collection.

First Lieutenant Max Sachs and a Texas ranger on horseback

First Lieutenant Max Sachs and a Texas ranger on horseback

Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress. Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:188). Blood shed in this war: Civil War illustrations by Captain Adolph ... More

Yanagi - willow / by Megata Morikaga., engraving, Library of Congress

Yanagi - willow / by Megata Morikaga., engraving, Library of Congress

Drawing shows a branch of an yanagi, or willow tree, with leaves, flowers or racemes, and bark. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japa... More

[Lotus-like plant with yellow blossom and large leaves, each on separate stalks]

[Lotus-like plant with yellow blossom and large leaves, each on separa...

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).

Mirau[?] - March - Public domain illustration drawing

Mirau[?] - March - Public domain illustration drawing

Drawing shows blossoms and long leaves of a plant identified as mirau or miran. Japanese text appears in upper right corner. From "Flowers" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray co... More

Mikan - Public domain print

Mikan - Public domain print

Drawing shows the unshū mikan, a type of orange, with stem, part of branch, and leaves.

[Japanese woman, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing robes of a noblewoman, such as empress or princess; also shows custom of artificial eyebrows]

[Japanese woman, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing robes of ...

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).

Country residence ("Idle Hour") for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, Oakdale, Long Island, New York. Gate lodge. Elevations

Country residence ("Idle Hour") for William K. and Alva Vanderbilt, Oa...

Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congress) Accession box no. DLC/PP-2010:100 no. 78.348 WV1 dr43

Buster Brown. Mrs. Smith just calls R. F. Outcault

Buster Brown. Mrs. Smith just calls R. F. Outcault

Twelve-frame panel comic strip shows Mrs. Smith visiting Mrs. Brown. Several people interrupt the visit with information for Mrs. Smith. The chatting women are then interrupted by Mrs. Smith's son, Smithy, who ... More

Happy Hooligan. Art is long, but Happy is unlucky! F. Opper

Happy Hooligan. Art is long, but Happy is unlucky! F. Opper

Thirteen-panel comic strip shows Happy Hooligan in Paris, preparing to marry his girlfriend Suzanne. While taking a walk in a happy daze, he agrees to help some Parisian urchins who want to draw a portrait on a... More

Austria, empire of despair, obstacle to permanent peace Valasek 18

Austria, empire of despair, obstacle to permanent peace Valasek 18

Drawing shows characters representing the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Signed in ink. Probably drawn for the Chicago Herald-Examiner, where Valasek worked. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1921:46328 c1

Austria-Hungary - government not a country Behold the Austria-Hungary Valasek 18

Austria-Hungary - government not a country Behold the Austria-Hungary ...

Drawing shows characters representing the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Signed in ink. Probably drawn for the Chicago Herald-Examiner, where Valasek worked. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1921:46328 c1

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

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

Two story, five bay building. Elevation

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

[Perspective representations of three objects drawn using Italian, English, and French methods]

[Perspective representations of three objects drawn using Italian, Eng...

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

[Ionic columns defining ballustraded galleries. Interior sectional elevation]

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

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

Pulitzer / O. Herford. Joseph Pulitzer

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

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