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Le calculateur patriote - A drawing of a man sitting at a table

Le calculateur patriote - A drawing of a man sitting at a table

Print shows an accountant sitting at a desk on which are six severed heads, recording a tally of the heads taken and the number that remain due. Henderson, pl. 27 de Vinck, 1615/1616 Blum, 566 Forms part of: F... More

A view of the tryal of Warren Hastings Esqr. before the Court of Peers in Westminster Hall on an impeachment delivered at the Bar of the House of Lords by the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled February 13, 1788 / drawn by E. Dayes ; engraved by R. Pollard, aqt. by F. Jukes.

A view of the tryal of Warren Hastings Esqr. before the Court of Peers...

Print showing interior view of the Court of Peers at Westminster Hall with Edmund Burke speaking to ministers before a large audience. Library has two impressions, one with printed title, and one proof before letters.

The tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American revolution, British Cartoon Print

The tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American revolution, British Cartoon...

Print shows a satire expressing a Continental European view of the American Revolution, showing Father Time using a magic lantern to project the image of a teapot exploding among frightened British troops as Am... More

The horrors of war a vision or a scene in the tragedy of K:Rich:3, British Cartoon Print

The horrors of war a vision or a scene in the tragedy of K:Rich:3, Bri...

Print shows Lord North and another minister having a vision of the atrocities committed against America; they see an image of corruption holding a cup of poison from which Britannia, reclining with sheild and s... More

L'entrée au port de Boston - dans l'Amérique / Vernet pinxit ; F.A. Annert sc.

L'entrée au port de Boston - dans l'Amérique / Vernet pinxit ; F.A. An...

Print of an idealized, European view of Boston Harbor showing a fort, possibly Castle William on Castle Island, and men on shore, and two men in a boat in the foreground. Stamped on lower right corner: Map Div... More

Edgar Degas - [Au Louvre: la peinture (Mary Cassatt)]

Edgar Degas - [Au Louvre: la peinture (Mary Cassatt)]

Print shows two women viewing paintings at the Louvre, as seen through a doorway. Delteil, 29 (20th state) Exhibited: "Pennell Legacy : Two Centuries of Printmaking" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.... More

What may be doing abroad - what is doing at home, British Cartoon Print

What may be doing abroad - what is doing at home, British Cartoon Prin...

Print shows two simultaneous scenes, on the top, the Kings of Spain, France, and Prussia, and Queen Maria Theresa carve out portions of the British empire for themselves, while on the bottom, members of the Duk... More

[Lydia reading, turned toward right]

[Lydia reading, turned toward right]

Print shows Lydia, a young woman, facing right, seated in a chair, reading a book. Title from Beall. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Paper has watermark: Vanderley. Breeskin, 63 American prints in... More

Mother's kiss. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Mother's kiss. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Print shows a woman holding and kissing a nude child. Title from Beall. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Signed with artist's monogram stamp on bottom center of plate. Inscribed in pencil on lower ... More

A view of the city of the Havana, taken from the road near Colonel Howe's battery Vue de la ville de la Havane prise du chemin pres de la batterie du Colonel Howe = Vista de la Ciudad de la Havana desde el camino de la bateria del Coronel Howe / / drawn by Elias Durnford Engineer ; etch'd by Paul Sandby ; engraved by Edw'd Rooker.

A view of the city of the Havana, taken from the road near Colonel How...

Print showing a group of people resting or having a picnic, with distant view of the harbor and city of Havana. Trimmed within plate mark.

Wide o'er the ocean while Britannia reigns / Bonnor, del. et sculp.

Wide o'er the ocean while Britannia reigns / Bonnor, del. et sculp.

Print shows a Roman soldier guiding Britannia, with key in hand, to a temple, the crests of France and Spain lie on the ground before her, and at her side a cherub carries her shield and lance. Illus. in: The ... More

[Liberty triumphs over Tyranny] / Isaac Taylor del et sculp.

[Liberty triumphs over Tyranny] / Isaac Taylor del et sculp.

Print shows a female figure holding staff topped with liberty cap, representing Liberty, standing over Tyranny in a pastoral setting.

The blessed effects of venality, British Cartoon Print

The blessed effects of venality, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a man, possibly George III, chopping a leg "Commons" of a three-legged stool, "Lords" and "Privy Council" being the other two legs, which may represent the Parliament and its openness to corruption,... More

Freedom, peace, plenty, all in vain advance ...

Freedom, peace, plenty, all in vain advance ...

Print shows Britannia carrying a staff topped with a liberty cap and followed by attendants from a temple in the background on the right, advancing over weapons and a shield decorated with fleur-de-lis and a pa... More

Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenemens de la guerre qui a procure l'Indépendance aux Etats unis de l'Amérique Précis de cette guerre N. Ponce, inv. et sculp

Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenemens de la guerre ...

Print shows the title page with vignettes of various naval battles in which the British were engaged during the American Revolution; also shows the capture of Mobile by the Spanish under by Bernardo de Gálvez, ... More

Précis du traité de paix, signé à Versailles le 3 Septembre 1783 N. Ponce, inv. et sculpsit

Précis du traité de paix, signé à Versailles le 3 Septembre 1783 N. Po...

Print shows eight battle scenes from the American Revolutionary War on oval medallions with ribbons identifying and dating the battles and two additional scenes as panels on the base supporting the medals and d... More

Don Quixote unter der Hirten--Der koelnische Kunst Verein f"ur die Jahre 1845 & 1846 / gemalt von A. Schroedter ; gestochen von Jazet in Paris.

Don Quixote unter der Hirten--Der koelnische Kunst Verein f"ur die Jah...

Don Quixote and shepherds with one of them playing string instrument and one cooking.

A Grand Jamaica ball! or the Creolean hop a la muftee; as exhibeted in Spanish Town, British Cartoon Print

A Grand Jamaica ball! or the Creolean hop a la muftee; as exhibeted in...

Print shows British transplants dancing and being served by Jamaicans at a ball in Spanish Town, Jamaica. Includes six lines of verse warning women against loose living. "Graciously dedicated to the Honble. Mr... More

Commemoration de la prise de la Bastille, le 14 Juillet 1792 / Prieur inv. & del. ; Berthault sculp.

Commemoration de la prise de la Bastille, le 14 Juillet 1792 / Prieur ...

Print shows a large bonfire of items related to the nobility as part of the celebration commemorating the fall of the Bastille. Illustration from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution ... More

Josiah the first / Wm. Charles, Sc.

Josiah the first / Wm. Charles, Sc.

Caricature of wealthy American politician and civic reformer Josiah Quincy, an outspoken apologist for Great Britain and an opponent of the War of 1812. Quincy stands stiffly on a rocky shore while fish frolic... More

The brave old Hendrick the great sachem or chief of the Mohawk Indians, ...

The brave old Hendrick the great sachem or chief of the Mohawk Indians...

Print shows Henderick Peters Theyanoogin (King Hendrick), the great Mohawk sachem, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing European style military uniform and holding hatchet in his right hand and a wampum b... More

The north point of Grandmanan Island in the Bay Fundy bearing E.N.E. distant two leagues

The north point of Grandmanan Island in the Bay Fundy bearing E.N.E. d...

Print shows ships passing cliffs at the north point of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... More

[View of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from across the Piscataqua River]

[View of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from across the Piscataqua River]

Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777-1781. This record contains unverified, old data from Cresswell, 1975. Pu... More

New peers of Lilliput!!, British Cartoon Print

New peers of Lilliput!!, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon showing two British men wearing crowns talking to each other; a spoof on British peerage. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Samuel Prout - Prague Saml. Prout ; J. Le Keux

Samuel Prout - Prague Saml. Prout ; J. Le Keux

Print shows a view of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, with towers at the far end on the right, the statue of Lutgardis on the left, and pedestrians on the bridge, with cityscape of Prague in the b... More

[Print speciman of bank checks for Kensington Bank] / Lithy. of A. Kollner, Philadelphia.

[Print speciman of bank checks for Kensington Bank] / Lithy. of A. Kol...

Print shows two bank checks, one decorated with vignettes of ships, a woman, and a train and the other decorated with a view of R. Garsed & Bro. Wingohocking Mills in Philadelphia. Illus. in: Lithography, engr... More

The bath (the tub). 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

The bath (the tub). 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Print shows a woman holding a naked child while checking the temperature of water in a small bathing tub. Title from mount. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Signed with artist's monogram stamp on b... More

Michaeli de Ruyter, batavorum, architalasso, invincibili, incomparabili ... / Romano de Hooghe auctore.

Michaeli de Ruyter, batavorum, architalasso, invincibili, incomparabil...

Print shows the body of Michiel de Ruyter lying on a bier in front of a memorial structure with two columns depicting scenes of naval victories. He is wearing a breastplate and is holding a sword and baton. Sev... More

Cartes particulieres des concessions faites par l'Angleterre à la France et à l'Espagne par le Traité de 1783 Ponce délinéavit ; Dupuis scul

Cartes particulieres des concessions faites par l'Angleterre à la Fran...

Print shows four maps of territories captured by the French and Spanish during their wars with England at the time of the American Revolutionary War. Shown are "Floride Occidentale" and "Floride Orientale" and ... More

Mort du General Marceau, 19 Septembre 1796 Martinet del. ; Cazenave sc

Mort du General Marceau, 19 Septembre 1796 Martinet del. ; Cazenave sc

Print shows an interior view of a large room crowded with officers of General Marceau who is reclining on a sofa during the waning moments of his life. At head of title: Le Temple de la Gloire. Printed at top ... More

Samuel Prout - Como Saml. Prout ; Thomas Barber

Samuel Prout - Como Saml. Prout ; Thomas Barber

Print shows a view of the port on Lake Como, with boats and buildings, and with men standing on the shore in the foreground, at Como, Italy. Published title: Port and lake of Como. Stamped on verso: L.C. Divis... More

Roman column at Igel near Treves drawn by S. Prout ; ornament by F.W. Topham ; engraved by S. Fisher

Roman column at Igel near Treves drawn by S. Prout ; ornament by F.W. ...

Print shows the Roman column at Igel, Germany. At head of title: Continental annual by Prout 1832. Stamped on verso: L.C. Division of Prints. Stamped on verso: 43734. Print has six thread-holes where sheet was... More

Samuel Prout - Padua Saml. Prout ; E.J. Roberts

Samuel Prout - Padua Saml. Prout ; E.J. Roberts

Print shows a plaza with pedestrians, possibly nuns, and street vendors, and a monument, with a church in the background. Published title: Place of St. Antonio, Padua. Stamped on verso: L.C. Division of Prints... More

Schuylkill water works (Philadelphia) W.H. Bartlett ; Dick, sc

Schuylkill water works (Philadelphia) W.H. Bartlett ; Dick, sc

Print shows a view of the waterworks on the Schuylkill River with the Wernwag River on the right and a canal lock with a boat in the lower right corner. The Library has two impressions; 2nd impression forms pa... More

The Rock River (near Janesville, Wis.) drawn by Momberger ; engd. by H.B. Hall

The Rock River (near Janesville, Wis.) drawn by Momberger ; engd. by H...

Print shows a scene on the Rock River, with four men with fishing poles in a rowboat setting off from shore, family(?) members and a dog standing at the edge of the river, cows standing in a shallow part of the... More

Political electricity; or, an historical & prophetical print in the year 1770 / Bute and Wilkes invent. ; Veridicus & Junius fect., British Cartoon Print

Political electricity; or, an historical & prophetical print in the ye...

Print shows a variety of scenes relating to the politics and government of England and how their actions at home and abroad may result in the loss of the American colonies; scene numbered 24 depicts Boston, Mas... More

[Quietude]. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

[Quietude]. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Print shows a woman seated, holding a nude child against her chest. Title from mount. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Signed with artist's monogram stamp on lower right corner of plate. Paper has ... More

This perspective view of the grand attack of that city and punto castle, between the hours of 5 and 10 in the morning of Augt. 13th 1762 ... / Serres pinxit ; Mason sculpsit.

This perspective view of the grand attack of that city and punto castl...

Print showing bombardment of fort, warships in the harbor, and the masts of Spanish ships sunk during the naval battle. At head of title: To the Rt. Honble. George Keppel, Earl of Albemarle, &c. &c. Commander ... More

The colossus of the North; or the striding Boreas, British Cartoon Print

The colossus of the North; or the striding Boreas, British Cartoon Pri...

Print shows Lord North, astride a stream flowing from Westminster Hall, standing on two blocks labeled "Tyranny" and "Venality"; flowing down stream are members of Parliament, at the head of the stream stands J... More

[Views from offshore of islands, cliffs, and capes in the Bay of Fundy]

[Views from offshore of islands, cliffs, and capes in the Bay of Fundy...

Prints show distant views of Isle Haute and cliffs at the Chignecto Isthmus, the Minas Basin, Cape Blowmedown, and Cape Split, Nova Scotia, with ships passing in the foreground. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune... More

Le port de Fredericsbourg dans l'Amérique gravée d'aprés le tableau de Vernet

Le port de Fredericsbourg dans l'Amérique gravée d'aprés le tableau de...

Print of an idealized, European view of the port at Fredericksburg, Virginia, with ships in the harbor and a fort at the entrance to the port. Stamped on lower right corner: Map Division Library of Congress Oc... More

"Oh fly," cries peace, the soul of social life,... / Stothard del. ; Cook sculp.

"Oh fly," cries peace, the soul of social life,... / Stothard del. ; C...

Print shows an allegorical scene where a youth, guided by a dark featured figure with wild hair, stands before a pyramid inscribed with the names of battles in the American Revolution. The goddess Peace interce... More

Journée de Lexington dessiné et gravé par F. Godefroy de l'Academie Imple. et Rle. de Vienne &c

Journée de Lexington dessiné et gravé par F. Godefroy de l'Academie Im...

Print shows an orderly maneuver of British forces during their engagements with American minutemen militias in and around the towns of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Illus. from: Recueil d'estampes re... More

Samuel Prout - Treves Saml. Prout ; E.J. Roberts

Samuel Prout - Treves Saml. Prout ; E.J. Roberts

Print shows a street-level view of the Porta Nigra in Trier, Germany, with several women coming and going, each with a large bundle on her back. Published title: The Porta Nigra, or Roman ruin, at Treves. Stam... More

Siberia, Landscape view print - Public domain scan / print

Siberia, Landscape view print - Public domain scan / print

Print shows a distant view from an elevated vantage point of a town in Siberia with a large church or monastery in the background. Inscribed in pencil at bottom center: "Siberia." Stamped in lower left: From t... More

Bataille de Zurich, 25 Septembre 1799 peint par Bouchot ; gravé par Bein ; dessiné par Sandoz ; diagraphe et pantographe-Gavard

Bataille de Zurich, 25 Septembre 1799 peint par Bouchot ; gravé par Be...

Print shows Napoleon I, on horseback, conferring with his officers in the hills above Zurich, Switzerland. A group of three officers on the lower left appear wounded and disgruntled, and on the lower right an o... More

Combat naval dans la Baie d'Algésiras, 5 Juillet 1801 peint par Roux ; gravé par Chavane

Combat naval dans la Baie d'Algésiras, 5 Juillet 1801 peint par Roux ;...

Print shows a naval battle in the Bay of Algeciras between British battleships and a smaller contingent of French battleships and Spanish gunboats. Printed at top left: Galrie. histque. de Versailles. Printed ... More

Scalptanz der Mönnitarris Danse du scalp des indiens Meunitarris / / dessiné d'après nature par Ch. Bodmer ; gravé par Ch. Vogel.

Scalptanz der Mönnitarris Danse du scalp des indiens Meunitarris / / d...

Print shows large group of Hidatsa Indians engaged in a ceremonial dance. Tab. 27. Blind stamp: C Bodmer. Karl Bodmer traveled the American west between 1832 and 1834 as an artist accompanying Prince Maximilia... More

The Indians delivering up the English captives to Colonel Bouquet near his camp at the forks of Muskingum in North America in Novr. 1764 / B. West invt. ; Canot sculp.

The Indians delivering up the English captives to Colonel Bouquet near...

Print shows Natives returning captive British children to Colonel Henry Bouquet Printed on plate at top right: p. 28. Printed on plate at bottom left: 204. Illus. from: An historical account of the expedition ... More

Speke Hall / Whistler. - Victorian era public domain image

Speke Hall / Whistler. - Victorian era public domain image

Woman standing in foreground, Speke Hall in background. No. 1. Signed & dated on plate. Kennedy, 96. Exhibited: "Whistler's England" at the Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, 2003.

A view of the Plaister Cliffs, on the west shore of Georges Bay
A view of Campo Bello at the entrance of Passamaquady Bay

A view of Campo Bello at the entrance of Passamaquady Bay

Print shows Campobello as seen from an inland vantage point looking out toward Passamaquoddy Bay. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des B... More

Prise de la Dominique gravé par Godefroy de l'Academie Imple. et Royale de Vienne &c

Prise de la Dominique gravé par Godefroy de l'Academie Imple. et Royal...

Print shows a French invasion force capturing a battery at Cachacrou on the island of Dominica in the West Indies, defeating a small British force and achieving the surrender of the island from the British. Pa... More

[L'Ordre et la marche des puissances coalisees contre la France] / composé et gravé par J.B. Louvion.

[L'Ordre et la marche des puissances coalisees contre la France] / com...

Print shows an allegorical female figure riding in a chariot drawn by mules with the crowned heads of kings of various European countries; it is following three hags leading the way to the temple of folly in th... More

Gilbert Stuart - Portrait of [General Washington], portrait print, Print

Gilbert Stuart - Portrait of [General Washington], portrait print, Pri...

Proof print showing a partially filled-in outline of George Washington, full-length portrait, facing front, standing in front of a chair, right arm extended toward a table on the left, and holding a sword in le... More

George Washington lived respected and fear'd - died lamented and rever'd

George Washington lived respected and fear'd - died lamented and rever...

George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, atop a funeral urn which stands on pedestal before an obelisk, the pedestal is inscribed "Born Febr. 11th 1732 U.S. Died Decemr. 14th 1799"; Columbi... More

The letter Mary Cassett ; MC monogram

The letter Mary Cassett ; MC monogram

Print shows a woman seated at a drop leaf desk licking an envelope for a letter. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Signed with artist's monogram stamp on bottom center of plate. Inscribed in pencil... More

Josiah the first / Wm. Charles, Sc.

Josiah the first / Wm. Charles, Sc.

Caricature of wealthy American politician and civic reformer Josiah Quincy, an outspoken apologist for Great Britain and an opponent of the War of 1812. Quincy stands stiffly on a rocky shore while fish frolic... More

Mother's kiss - Drawing. Public domain image.

Mother's kiss - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a woman holding and kissing a nude child. Title from Beall. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Signed with artist's monogram stamp on bottom center of plate. Inscribed in pencil on lower ... More

A view of the harbour and city of the Havana, taken from Jesu del Monte Vue du Port et ville de la Havane prise de Jesu del Monte = Vista del Puerto y Ciudad de la Havana desde Jesus del Monte / / drawn by Elias Durnford, Engineer ; engraved by T. Morris.

A view of the harbour and city of the Havana, taken from Jesu del Mont...

Print showing a two-wheeled coach without horse, a saddled horse grazing nearby, two men sitting on the ground resting, and a woman approaching them; distant view over many palm trees of the harbor and city of ... More

The north star. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

The north star. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Ca...

Print shows Lord Bute seated on clouds from behind which project rays of the sun, he holds a cat-o'-nine-tails in one hand, a purse in the other, his feet rest on an open volume of "the Laws of England". To his... More

A view of Louisbourg from the north east

A view of Louisbourg from the north east

Print shows a distant view of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777-1781. This record... More

An extraordinary, gazette, or the, disappointed politicians, British Cartoon Print

An extraordinary, gazette, or the, disappointed politicians, British C...

Print shows a group of British politicians sitting and standing around a table in a public house or club reading the latest news of a dispatch from General Henry Clinton possibly referring to his evacuation of ... More

A view from the camp at the east end of the naked sand hills, on the south east shore of the Isle of Sable

A view from the camp at the east end of the naked sand hills, on the s...

Print shows tents at the campsite on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, with large naked sand hills to the right, and view of the harbor in the background.

Époques de l'établissement des Européens dans les États unis R. Marys servant de Limite Méridionale aux Côtes Maritimes des Etats Unis

Époques de l'établissement des Européens dans les États unis R. Marys ...

Print shows a map of North America at the time of the American Revolution showing the extent of the original thirteen states (identified by letter and corresponding key) from the Atlantic seaboard to the Missis... More

Attaque de Nantes par les Vendéens, le 29 Juin 1793, ou 11 Messidor an 1er de la République / Swebach Desfontaines, inv. & del. ; Bertault, sculp.

Attaque de Nantes par les Vendéens, le 29 Juin 1793, ou 11 Messidor an...

Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la Révolution Française. Paris : Chez Auber, 1804. Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1955 July 22.

Holland's leaguer, or manor house of Paris Garden Part of the parish of Christ Church, Surrey antiently the manor of Paris Garden. With the site of Hollands Leaguer in the year 1746 W monogram

Holland's leaguer, or manor house of Paris Garden Part of the parish o...

Print shows, at top, a bird's-eye view of the former Manor House of Paris Garden, now known as Holland's Leaguer, a brothel, with view of the gardens and surrounding moat, also shows a guard at the entrance; an... More

Samuel Prout - Caen Saml. Prout ; Jas. Carter

Samuel Prout - Caen Saml. Prout ; Jas. Carter

Print shows a canal with women washing clothing on a small quay and a view of the rear of the Church of Saint Pierre in Caen, France, with bird-shaped gargoyles at top. Published title: Church of St. Pierre at... More

[Repose]. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

[Repose]. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Print shows a woman seated, facing front, holding a child seated on her lap. Title from mount. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Inscribed beneath signature: State. Inscribed in ink at top right: qu... More

The letter Mary Cassett ; MC monogram

The letter Mary Cassett ; MC monogram

Print shows a woman seated at a drop leaf desk licking an envelope for a letter. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Signed with artist's monogram stamp on bottom center of plate. Inscribed in pencil... More

L'entrée au port de Boston - dans l'Amérique / Vernet pinxit ; F.A. Annert sc.

L'entrée au port de Boston - dans l'Amérique / Vernet pinxit ; F.A. An...

Print of an idealized, European view of Boston Harbor showing a fort, possibly Castle William on Castle Island, and men on shore, and two men in a boat in the foreground. Stamped on lower right corner: Map Div... More

Mal lui veut mal lui tourne dit le Bon Homme Richard - sujet mémorable des révolutions de l'univers, British Cartoon Print

Mal lui veut mal lui tourne dit le Bon Homme Richard - sujet mémorable...

Cartoon shows a man with feathered cap labeled "Ameriquain" (representing America) cutting the horns off a cow labeled "Commerce d'Angleterre" (representing British commerce) which is being milked by a Dutchman... More

The Chevalier D'--n producing his evidence against certain persons, British Cartoon Print

The Chevalier D'--n producing his evidence against certain persons, Br...

Print shows opposing groups of government officials; Chevalier D'Eon, portrayed as an ape, vomits on Lord Bute who stands before other members of the Duke of Grafton's ministry and astride the Earl of Hillsboro... More

Samuel Prout - Dresden Saml. Prout ; J.T. Willmore

Samuel Prout - Dresden Saml. Prout ; J.T. Willmore

Print shows a view from the right bank of the Elbe River showing the "Augustus Bridge", "Dresden Cathedral", and the "Frauenkirche". Published title: City and bridge of Dresden. Stamped on verso: L.C. Division... More

Funérailles de lʾEmpereur Napoleon (15 décembre 1840) gravé par G. Chavane

Funérailles de lʾEmpereur Napoleon (15 décembre 1840) gravé par G. Cha...

Print shows the funeral procession for the remains of Napoleon I as they pass through the streets to his final resting place in Paris, France, in 1840. Printed at top left: Galrie. histque. de Versailles. Prin... More

Lafayette / peint par Court ; gravé par Aug. Blanchard.

Lafayette / peint par Court ; gravé par Aug. Blanchard.

Print shows Lafayette, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing military uniform. Caption: Lafayette (Marie-Paul-Joseph-Yves-Gilbert Mottier [sic], Marquis de) Général en chef des Gardes nationale... More

The letter Mary Cassett ; MC monogram

The letter Mary Cassett ; MC monogram

Print shows a woman seated at a drop leaf desk licking an envelope for a letter. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Signed with artist's monogram stamp on bottom center of plate. Inscribed in pencil... More

George Washington lived respected and fear'd - died lamented and rever'd

George Washington lived respected and fear'd - died lamented and rever...

George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, atop a funeral urn which stands on pedestal before an obelisk, the pedestal is inscribed "Born Febr. 11th 1732 U.S. Died Decemr. 14th 1799"; Columbi... More

The tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American revolution, British Cartoon Print

The tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American revolution, British Cartoon...

Print shows a satire expressing a Continental European view of the American Revolution, showing Father Time using a magic lantern to project the image of a teapot exploding among frightened British troops as Am... More

This perspective view of the grand attack of that city and punto castle, between the hours of 5 and 10 in the morning of Augt. 13th 1762 ... / Serres pinxit ; Mason sculpsit.

This perspective view of the grand attack of that city and punto castl...

Print showing bombardment of fort, warships in the harbor, and the masts of Spanish ships sunk during the naval battle. At head of title: To the Rt. Honble. George Keppel, Earl of Albemarle, &c. &c. Commander ... More

Johann Martin Will - Die wage der mache ... La balance de la puissance.

Johann Martin Will - Die wage der mache ... La balance de la puissance...

Print shows Justice holding a scale on which Britannia outweighs a Spaniard, a Frenchman, America (represented by a Native wearing a feathered headdress), and a Dutchman. Includes legend corresponding to number... More

War of posts / T. Colley, fect., British Cartoon Print

War of posts / T. Colley, fect., British Cartoon Print

Print shows the new ministers, Pitt, Keppel, Conway, Burke, Fox, and Richmond riding on wooden posts and cannon drive, with the aid of a devil, the old ministers, Nick, Sandwich, Amherst, North, and Mansfield i... More

Suprise de St. Eustache dessiné par P.C. Marillier ; gravé par N. Ponce, Graveur de Mgr. le Comte d'Artois

Suprise de St. Eustache dessiné par P.C. Marillier ; gravé par N. Ponc...

Print shows a surprise attack by the French Army, under the command of the Marquis de Bouillé, against the British on Sint Eustatius, an island part of the Netherlands Antilles. Printed on bottom center: A.P.D... More

Attaque de Brimstomhill dessiné par le Paon peintre de S. a S. Mgr. le Prince de Condé ; gravé par N. Ponce Graveur de Mgr. Comte d'Artois

Attaque de Brimstomhill dessiné par le Paon peintre de S. a S. Mgr. le...

Print shows the siege and preparations for an assault on a British fort on Brimstone Hill on St. Kitts by the French, as soldiers and native troops move mortars and cannons into position; includes description. ... More

[Two female figures celebrating the birth of America among the family of nations] / G. Gallager, del. ; engrav'd by S. Hill.

[Two female figures celebrating the birth of America among the family ...

Print shows two female figures radiating light are standing next to a globe set on a pedestal, one holds a staff topped with a liberty cap. At their feet is a book open to "The Rights of Man" as well as keys, s... More

The desperate action between the Terrible and Vengeance, Dec. 1757 Smirke & Cleveley del. ; Slann sc

The desperate action between the Terrible and Vengeance, Dec. 1757 Smi...

Print shows a framed painting of the naval battle between the French privateer Vengeance and the British privateer Terrible; flags are draped over the frame at top and two sailors sit on the base of the pedesta... More

Combat naval d'une division française contre une escadre anglaise, 18 Décembre 1779 / peint par de Rosset ; gravé par Chavane.

Combat naval d'une division française contre une escadre anglaise, 18 ...

Print shows French and British battleships during a naval battle on the 18th of December 1779 near Martinique in the West Indies.

Travaux du Champ de Mars pour la federation du 14 Juillet 1790 / Prieur inv. & del. ; Berthault sculp.

Travaux du Champ de Mars pour la federation du 14 Juillet 1790 / Prieu...

Print shows many people working to transform the Champ de Mars into a place suitable for the fête de la fédération, on the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille, commemorating the establishment of the constit... More

This perspective view of the landing and marching the troops along the shore towards the Fort Cojimar, between the hours of one and three, in the afternoon of June 7th 1762: ... / Dom'ic. Serres pinxit ; Jas. Mason sculpsit.

This perspective view of the landing and marching the troops along the...

Print showing soldiers disembarking from the British fleet of warships and marching along the shore toward Fort Cojimar in Cuba. At head of title: To the Rt. Honble. George Keppel, Earl of Albemarle, &c. &c. C... More

The Phoenix and the Rose engaged by the enemy's fire ships and galleys on the 16 Augst. 1776 / engrav'd from the original picture by S. Serres from a sketch of Sir James Wallace's.

The Phoenix and the Rose engaged by the enemy's fire ships and galleys...

Print shows American ships attacking the British warships Phoenix and Rose on the Hudson River in New York. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph ... More

Reddition de l'armée du Lord Cornwalis dessiné par le Barbier Peintre du Roi ; gravé par Godefroy de l'Academie Imple. et Royale de Vienne &c

Reddition de l'armée du Lord Cornwalis dessiné par le Barbier Peintre ...

Print shows the surrender of the British Army at Yorktown on October 19th 1781, with Comte de Rochambeau directing British General Charles O'Hara to present Cornwallis's sword to General George Washington; incl... More

L'Intérieur du comité révolutionnaire. Scène derniere

L'Intérieur du comité révolutionnaire. Scène derniere

Print shows two men pointing out others among a group of revolutionaries to be arrested, perhaps as a backlash to the reign of terror instigated by Robespierre and his followers. Overlooking the scene from a sh... More

Bataille de Watignies, 16 Octobre 1793 peint par Eug. Lami ; gravé par Aubert

Bataille de Watignies, 16 Octobre 1793 peint par Eug. Lami ; gravé par...

Print shows French, Austrian, and Dutch armies clashing on a battlefield with village buildings on the left and right, and the evacuation of wounded taking place in the foreground. Printed at top left: Galrie.... More

Facing the enemy / painted by F.W. Edmonds ; engraved by T. Doney.

Facing the enemy / painted by F.W. Edmonds ; engraved by T. Doney.

Print showing a man in a woodworking shop sitting in front of a bottle of alcohol resting on a shelf in a window. 178 U.S. Copyright Office. Caption continues: From the original painting in the possession of C... More

[Standing nude with towel]. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

[Standing nude with towel]. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Title from Beall. Signed in pencil on lower right, below plate. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: épr de'essai. Inscribed in pencil on bottom center: Vernis mon. Breeskin, 9 American prints in the Library of C... More

The Capitol at Washington M. Franke ; M. Franke

The Capitol at Washington M. Franke ; M. Franke

Print shows a perspective, street-level view from the northeast of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., with pedestrians and horsedrawn carriages on the plaza in front. U39624 U.S. Copyright Office. ... More

Henri IV. délibére sur son futur mariage / Rubens, pinxit ; I.M. Nattier, delineavit ; I. Audran, scupsit.

Henri IV. délibére sur son futur mariage / Rubens, pinxit ; I.M. Natti...

Allegorical scene showing Henry IV, King of France (1533-1610), looking at portrait of his bride-to-be, surrounded by mythological characters.

[Views from offshore of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, with ships passing near shore]

[Views from offshore of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, with ships passing ...

Prints show distant views of Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777-1781. This recor... More

[Views from offshore of islands, cliffs, and capes in the Bay of Fundy]

[Views from offshore of islands, cliffs, and capes in the Bay of Fundy...

Prints show distant views of Isle Haute and cliffs at the Chignecto Isthmus, Cape Dore, Cape Baptist and the Minas Basin, Cape Blowmedown, and Cape Split, Nova Scotia, with ships passing in the foreground. Ill... More

Entrée au port de Quebec dans l'Amérique Vernet pinxit ; F.A. Annert sc

Entrée au port de Quebec dans l'Amérique Vernet pinxit ; F.A. Annert s...

Print of an idealized, European view of the entrance to the port at Quebec, with a large stone fort, small boats, and men walking along the docks. Stamped on lower right corner: Map Division Library of Congres... More

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