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Horatio Gates Esqr., major general of the American forces, British Car...

Print shows Horatio Gates, three-quarter length portrait, facing left, wearing uniform, standing at table in tent, with tents and a flag with horizontal stripes in the background. Catalogue of prints and drawi... More

Iohn Paul Iones, commander of a squadron in the service of the thirtee...

Print shows John Paul Jones, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, standing, wearing uniform, holding telescope cradled in right arm, left hand on anchor, with naval battle scene in the background.

[Lady MacBeth] [Act, 5th--'One, two; why then 'tis time to do't / / pa...

Lady MacBeth walking in her sleep, full-length view, carrying candle; a man and a woman observe from a bench on the right in the background.

Napoleon I, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing long ...

Trimmed to within plate marks. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cat caught by the claw of a lobster while trying to steal a fish lying...

Inscribed in pencil on verso: "Caught" after Landseer by Warner. Proof before letters. (DLC/PP-2000:095) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Daniel Webster / painted by Chester Harding ; engraved by J. Andrews &...

Print showing Daniel Webster, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left. 73 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851 by Chester Harding in the Clerk's Office of t... More

Edmund Burke, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in medallion S...

From a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. 1st state, proof before letters. Goodwin, 69 Smith, 20

Reverend George Duffield D.D. / engraved by John Sartain ; the origina...

Rev. George Duffield, half-length portrait, seated, facing left. Copyright by A. Bradish.

Major-General Zachary Taylor--President of the United States / from an...

Zachary Taylor, full-length portrait, standing beside horse, facing front. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charing Cross Bridge at night / J. Pennell.

Print shows Charing Cross, London, England, at night, with a bridge across the Thames and street lights illuminating the roadways. Signed in pencil at bottom center, below plate. Edition of 30? Plate destroyed... More

Major general John Sullivan, a distinguish'd officer in the Continenti...

Print shows John Sullivan, three-quarter length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing right, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hip. [Page or plate] 92. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Catal... More

George Washington / painted by G. Stuart ; engraved by H.S. Sadd, N.Y.

George Washington, full-length portrait, standing, facing left.

Cottonus Matherus S. theologiae doctor regia societatis Londonensis .....

Known as the first mezzotint portrait published in America, the portrait shows Cotton Mather, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. Joseph Sabin made the restrike in 1860 using paper with Watermark of "J... More

Cottonus Matherus S. theologiae doctor regia societatis Londonensis .....

Henry Clay / Ino. Neagle, pinxit, 1843 ; engraved by John Sartain from...

A formal campaign portrait of Whig presidential candidate Henry Clay, after the painting by John Neagle done at Ashland, Clay's estate in Kentucky. As this print's legend states, the original was painted "by th... More

The acquittal / painted by A. Solomon ; engraved by W.H. Simmons.

Print shows the parents, wife, and children, as well as the family dog, are jubilantly gathered around a young man who has been acquitted of a crime; a barrister relays the verdict to the father of the young man.

Death of Lincoln / painted and engraved by A.H. Ritchie, N.V.

5662? U.S. Copyright Office. Second impression (E-size); has tear below image. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.

Colonel Arnold - who commanded the provincial troops sent against Queb...

Benedict Arnold, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right, gesturing with right hand, wearing military uniform; view of Quebec, Canada in the background. [Page or plate] 89. Reference copy in LOT ... More

His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late commander in chief of the ar...

Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, in uniform, facing slightly right; in oval. Gift; Jane Bethune Craig Hawkins, great granddaughter of Genl. John Neville 4th Virginia and wife of Genl.... More

His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late commander in chief of the ar...

The wise men of Gotham and their goose, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lord Bute, with sword raised, about to cut the head off the goose "who laid each day an egg of gold" representing British policies toward the American colonies. A corpulant bishop is sitting in the ... More

A side box, British Cartoon Print

Two elegantly-dressed women seated in theater box, with man offering fruit to one woman. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Andrew Jackson. From the original painting in the possession of Col. C...

Print shows Andrew Jackson, full-length portrait, sitting in a chair, facing front, with legs crossed and hands on lap. (DLC/PP-1998:151) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Naval battle with American battleship and sailors in the lower right c...

Signed in pencil on lower right corner: William Warner. Includes unrelated newsprint on paper mount on verso. (DLC/PP-2000:095) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

General Washington (on the battle field at Trenton) / engraved by W. W...

Print showing General George Washington, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing military uniform; he is holding a telescope in his right hand while an aide manages his horse behind him; shown in t... More

Wren's city / J. Pennell del. sc. imp.

Title and other information from Beall. Library has two impressions, no. 504a signed and dated in pencil with note: Trial proof, my first mezzotint / J. Pennell del. sc. imp. to David Keppel June 1909; Wren's c... More

Capt. Paul Jones shooting a sailor who had attempted to strike his col...

Original mezzotint in the collection of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Reference copy in LOT 4412 MA.

Major General James Wolfe, commander in chief of his majesty's forces ...

Print shows James Wolfe, half-length portrait, left porfile, wearing military uniform.

Dr. Dalton, F.R.S. - president of the Literary & Philosophical Society...

Print shows Dr. John Dalton, noted chemist and physicist, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, fingers on right hand tucked into vest. Caption continues: From a picture in the possession of J.... More

[G. Washington] / P.F. Rothermel pinx ; A.H. Ritchie sc.

Print showing George Washington, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, right hand on book, left hand holding sword.

The action between the Serapis and Bon Homme Richard Septr. 23rd 1779 ...

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1879 by Fishel, Adler & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C. Library has two impressions. Copyright statement printed on proof; ti... More

Henry Clay / Ino. Neagle, pinxit, 1843 ; engraved by John Sartain from...

The village festival / Eugene Tily.

Village scene showing people socializing outside tavern. K2700 U.S. Copyright Office. Mezzotint after work by William Shayer. Signed proof. Copyright by Frost & Reed Ltd.

Henry Clay / painted by J.W. Dodge, 1843 ; engd. on steel by H.S. Sadd...

Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting under tree, facing front, with dog at his feet. Includes facsimile signature and a remarque with view of Ashland, home of Henry Clay.

[Puritans going to church] / G.H. Boughton '84.

Print showing a puritan husband and wife walking through snow on their way to church, he carrying a rifle, she a prayer book or bible. 7644 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on plate lower left. Signed in pencil "... More

Death of Lincoln / painted and engraved by A.H. Ritchie, N.V.

5662? U.S. Copyright Office. Second impression (E-size); has tear below image. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.

George Morland - The market cart / Clifford R. James.

Group of people on and around market cart, horses, pigs, and dog in front of inn(?). K7022 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed in pencil: Clifford R. James. Mezzotint by Clifford R. James, after George Morland. Copyr... More

James Knox Polk, President of the United States / engraved by J. Sarta...

James Polk, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Peter the Great, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

Hubbard Collection. No. 2829-1. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The plundering of the King's cellar, Paris, 10th August, 1793 (i.e., ...

Engraving after contemporary history genre painting depicting events in Paris, France, on August 10th 1792 [date as given in title is incorrect], in particular, the aftermath of the storming of the Tuileries Pa... More

A new method of macarony making, as practised at Boston

Print shows two men with a tarred and feathered customs officer, they are forcing him to drink from a large teapot. The man has a short piece of rope around his neck which may have been attached to the piece of... More

Mr. Kean in Richard the Third Act IV Scene 4 / / painted by J.J. Halls...

Edmund Kean, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, as Richard III.

B. Franklin of Philadelphia - L.L.D. F.R.S. / B. Wilson pinxt. ; Js Mc...

Benjamin Franklin, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, he holds a book "Electric Expts", scientific instruments are to his left, and in the background lightning strikes a village. From a paint... More

The Bostonian's paying the excise-man, or tarring & feathering, Britis...

Print shows five men forcing a tarred and feathered customs officer to drink from a teapot, a bucket and a liberty cap are on the ground at his feet. They stand beneath the "Liberty Tree" from which a rope with... More

Christ raising Jairus' daughter / The original picture by Theodore Von...

Jesus Christ raising Jairus's daughter from her deathbed. Copyright by Bradley & Co.

B. Franklin of Philadelphia L.L.D. F.R.S. / M. Chamberlin pinxt. ; E. ...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, three-quarter length portrait, seated at desk, looking to his right at an electrical device, in his left hand are papers upon which he is taking notes, and visible through a windo... More

Daniel Webster - Public domain portrait engraving

Print showing Daniel Webster, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left.

George Washington Esq., President of the United States of America / E....

Print showing George Washington, seated, holding proposed plan for the new capitol city of Washington. Hart, 228 Baker, 118 Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Grant and his family / original picture by W. Sartain, Philadelphia. ;...

Print showing General Ulysses S. Grant and his wife sitting in a room with their four children standing around them. Library has two proof impressions, proof with title, and proof before letters signed by Sart... More

General Washington (on the battle field at Trenton) / engraved by W. W...

Martin Van Buren, president of the United States

Portrait shows Van Buren standing in a full-length view, facing right. Reproduction of 1839 painting by Henry Inman.

Preston S. Brooks. Representative in Congress of the U.S. from South C...

Portrait print of Preston S. Brooks, half-length, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Hon[ora]ble S[i]r William Howe, Knight of the Bath and commander i...

Print shows Sir William Howe, three-quarter length portrait, in uniform. Reference copy in BIOG. FILE. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5405.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, fermier général. Né a Paris le 16 aout 1743...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of French chemist, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Vignette below portrait depicts his arrest and conviction in 1794 for being a member of the Farmer's General, a private company that col... More

Sports of the olden time engraved expressly for Godey's Lady's Book by...

Print shows a young woman sitting side-saddle on a horse, holding a bird on her right wrist; she is riding through countryside with two dogs and a man, possibly a servant, who is running nearby. Includes a ske... More

Friend in adversity painted by E. Prentis ; engd. by H.S. Sadd N.Y

Print shows a man, possibly ill or otherwise in despair, seated in a chair before a fireplace in his bedroom, a woman sitting next to him, comforts him with kind words; a teapot steams in the fireplace and dark... More

A black and white photo of a woman holding a baby The keepsake / Steph...

Print shows Lady Ermengarde, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, holding two letters in her hands on her lap, she has her head tilted slightly forward and to her left as she ponders the content... More

Washington and his family / original painting by C. Schussele, Philade...

Print showing George and Martha Washington sitting at a table with George Washington Parke Custis and Nelly Custis standing to the right and left of George, and a servant entering on the far right. On the table... More

Marcellus Hartley, three quarter length portrait

Marcellus Hartley, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing slightly right. Copyright by Wm. Ten Eyck Hardenbrook.

[Edgar Allan Poe, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / William...

Copyright 1896 by William Sartain, New York. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Christ raising Jairus' daughter / The original picture by Theodore Von...

Jesus Christ raising Jairus's daughter from her deathbed. Copyright by Bradley & Co.

The patriotick barber of New York, or the Captain in the suds, British...

Cartoon shows a New York barber refusing to finish shaving a customer after learning of his British identity. Plate III. Attributed to Philip Dawe, per BMC no. 5284. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the Bri... More

Henry Clay / painted by J.W. Dodge, 1843 ; engd. on steel by H.S. Sadd...

Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting under tree, facing front, with dog at his feet. Includes facsimile signature and a remarque with view of Ashland, home of Henry Clay.

The jolly flat boat men / painted by G.C. Bingham, esq. ; engraved by ...

Group of men on flatboat in river, playing musical instruments, relaxing, and dancing. "From the original painting, distributed by the American Art Union in 1847; published exclusively for the members of that y... More

Death of Lincoln / painted and engraved by A.H. Ritchie, N.V.

5662? U.S. Copyright Office. Second impression (E-size); has tear below image. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.

Sir George Cockburn, G.C.B., rear admiral of the Red & one of his Maje...

Print shows Sir George Cockburn, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, with sword in right hand, with the burning of Washington, D.C. in the background. At head of title: To the Earl St. Vince... More

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, aged 42 / painted by Washington Allston ; eng...

Print shows Samuel Taylor Coleridge, three-quarter-length portrait, seated, facing left, with right hand tucked in coat and left hand holding book on lap. From the original picture in the possession of George ... More

D. Benjamin Franklin, et vita inter Americanos acta, et magnis electri...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing fur cap and spectacles, medallion on pedestal. After portrait by Cochin. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and p... More

Alexandre Boudan imprimeur du roy, pour les tailles douces Claudius le...

Print shows Alexandre Boudan, half-length portrait, facing right, with left hand resting on partially unrolled paper showing an engraving. Ownership stamp on verso for the collection of Frederic Robert Halsey ... More

William Shakespear - from the original picture by Cornelius Jansen / e...

Print shows William Shakespeare, bust portrait with lace collar, facing front. In upper left corner: Æ 46 1610.

The death-bed of Wesley / engraved by John Sartain ; Pub'd. by William...

Print showing deathbed scene of Reverend John Wesley. Those attending Wesley are, from l. to right as listed on the print, Miss Sarah Wesley, a medical assistant, Rev. J. Bradford, Rev. P. Dickinson, Mrs. Charl... More

Henry Clay / painted by J.W. Dodge 1843 ; engd. on steel by H.S. Sadd,...

Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting under tree, facing front, with dog at his feet. Includes facsimile signature and a remarque with view of Ashland, home of Henry Clay. Entered according t... More

The happy family / mezzotint by Sartain expressly for Miss Leslie's Ma...

Print shows a family gathered in a parlor for tea; seated at a table are the father, holding a book and with a young daughter leaning on his knee, and the mother, pouring tea, also present are another daughter ... More

"Have ye beheld the young god of the seas" / Ward ; Sartain.

Print shows a young boy with wings borne across the sea by three female figures. The title is a line from John Keats' poem "Hyperion". (DLC/PP-1998:151.32) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Lib... More

[A Bailiff and an attorney--a match for the Devil], British Cartoon Pr...

A satire on attornies and bailiffs. Lawyer, in his office, holding papers marked, "Middlesex to Wit -- Jno. Doe & Richd. Doe ..."; he converses with a rough man, with a cudgel under his arm, who holds case insc... More

Sr. George Bridges Rodney - [...] admiral of the Blue & [... Maje]sty'...

Print shows Sir George Brydges Rodney, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing ornate uniform. After 1761 painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and pri... More

This portrait of Captn. Isaac Hull, of the United States Navy: ... / G...

Print showing Captain Isaac Hull, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform, and holding hat under left arm. Caption continues: also the representation of the most interesting... More

Immediate emancipation in the West Indies, Aug. 1st, 1838 / painted by...

West Indians rejoicing after being emancipated. "Presented to Mr. F.S. Perkins by Lewis Tappan 6 May 1862" inscription below image. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the National Association for the Advancem... More

Alexander Hamilton, full-length portrait, standing, facing left T. Ham...

K 18362 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Frost & Reed, Ltd. Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011.

William Henry Harrison--Late President of the United States / painted ...

William Henry Harrison, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The iron worker and King Solomon / the original painted by Prof. C. Sc...

Print showing a blacksmith sitting on a stool next to the throne of Solomon, thought to be a usurper, the crowd rushes forward to remove him. The man explains to Solomon that the temple could not have been buil... More

The iron worker and King Solomon / the original painted by Prof. C. Sc...

Benjamin Franklin - born in Boston, Jany. 17th 1706 -- died in Philade...

Print showing Benjamin Franklin, full-length portrait, sitting in chair, facing slightly left, holding compass, with globe at his feet, and electrical storm visible through the window in the background.

The Bostonians in distress, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a re-drawn and reversed image of the famous British political cartoon where Bostonians held captive in a cage are suspended from the "Liberty Tree." Three British sailors standing in a boat feed the... More

Christ rejected / the original by B. West, 1819 ; engraved by John Sar...

Jesus Christ surrounded by large group of people. Engraving by John Sartain, after drawing by Benjamin West. Copyright by John Sartain.

William Shakespeare / Samuel Cousins, A.R.A., engraving, Library of Co...

William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grant and his family / original picture by W. Sartain, Philadelphia. ;...

[The gleaners returned] - Print, Library of Congress collection

Gleaners with grain being welcomed by group of people outside house, with sea in background. K19113 U.S. Copyright Office. After painting by James Ward.

His holiness Pope Pius IX / painted by Joseph Ames ; engraved by H. W....

Print showing Pope Pius IX, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left. Caption continues: This print engraved from the original picture painted at Rome AD 1848 is most respectfully dedicated to the ... More

Gen. Washington (on the battle field at Trenton) / engraved by W. Warn...

Washington delivering his inaugural address April 1789, in the old cit...

Print showing George Washington delivering his inaugural address before members of the Congress. Includes text of speech. Key that identifies people in the image is in LOT 11507. Caption continues: From the ori... More

Herder / drawn by Buri ; engraved by J. Sartain.

Johann Gottfried Herder, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A tarred and feathered man standing on hands and feet with a rope att...

Possibly from series published by Carrington Bowles; see Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5232. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prin... More

Daniel Webster / painted by Chester Harding ; engraved by J. Andrews &...

Print showing Daniel Webster, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851 by Chester Harding in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massa... More

Napoleon's return from the Island of Elba, March 7th 1815 / painted by...

Print showing Napoleon I greeting French soldiers and citizens after his escape from Elba. Trimmed within plate mark.

[Ralph Waldo Emerson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

2735-01 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Henry Harrison--Late President of the United States / painted ...

William Henry Harrison, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description