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Baron du Pont Duchambon, elève du roi à l'École royale militaire de Pa...

Half-length portrait of Baron Du Pont Duchambon with balloon in background. Tissandier collection.

[William Benjamin Brice, U.S. Army Paymaster General from 1864 to 1872...

Photograph of drawing shows portrait of Brice in military uniform. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Young girl sitting on pier] - Public domain scenic drawing

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1936:0044). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Nanele Moser, Schiller's jugend Freundin / C. Jaeger, Schw:Gmünd.

Photograph of drawing shows a young girl holding a doll and a flower. Drawing is signed "Pilgram, 1876." Stamped on verso: Gift, Virginia S. Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1946. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

James S. Mitchell. Book illustration from Library of Congress

No publication information. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Half-length portrait of a man, facing left and two men, full-length, ...

Charles H. Fromuth Collection, illustration 240?, 3rd illustration for Oct. 21, 1886. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1983:118.

[Young woman looking to left] - Public domain portrait drawing

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0086). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Miss Beatrice Cameron as Lady Anne]

Title from mat. (DLC/PP-1933:0118). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Shakespeare in New York" by William Winter, Harper's weekly, 34:33 (Jan. 11, 1890).

Edward Penfield - Count Von Moltke

Cf. CAI - Penfield, no. 57 (B size). (DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as cover of: Collier's magazine, Nov. 7, 1914.

The thinker - Public domain portrait drawing

Sketch showing portrait of soldier while stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 2, [p. 29] Victor A. Lundy Archive (Library of Congress).

Sirhan Mesches '68, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Drawing shows Sirhan B. Sirhan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. The drawing is dated [19]68, so may have been done while in captivity or at an arraignment, prior to Sirhan's trial in 1969. ... More

A Continental enemal [sic] mosaic, engraving, Library of Congress

Bust portrait of United States president George Washington as a young man is design for enamel mosaic in Alexandria, Virginia. Gift; Victor Facchina; 1934; (DLC/PP-1934:222).

[Five sketches: one portrait, two marine views, exterior of a house, a...

Signed on lower left of mount: T. Birch. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress. Unprocessed in D 024

John Marshall - Public domain portrait print

Full-length silhouette portrait shows John Marshall, legislator and jurist, facing right.

[Medallion portraits of Washington and Lafayette, on plinth draped wit...

Purchase, 1983, (DLC/PP-1983:147.2). Public domain photograph of chair, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Head of Negro man wearing cap, front and back view

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

White seaman and cold. [e.g. colored] man on board steamboat on Potoma...

Sketch shows side-view portraits of a white seaman and an African American man aboard the steamboat that Wallis took from Washington, DC to Aquia Creek, Virginia. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Fore... More

[Chinese official or gentleman, half-length portrait, facing front, ho...

Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 42. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

Portrait drawing of Arnold Genthe by Robert Leonard

Title devised. Photographic reproduction by Arnold Genthe of a drawing of himself by Robert Leonard. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.

[Theodore Roosevelt, head portrait, facing front]

On verso: "Rockwood, N.Y." Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Templeton. Book illustration from Library of Congress

(DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Great Possessions / David Grayson (Ray Stannard Baker). New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1917.

Gladys Martha Sawyers - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows portrait of young Asian or Asian American woman. Forms part of: Forms part of: Art Wood Collection of Caricature and Cartoon (Library of Congress). Accession box no. PR 13 CN 2001:055-4

Sgt. Major Fox of New Hebrides Defense Force

Full-length side-view of a soldier wearing a uniform with short pants. The islands of the Republic of Vanuatu were formerly known as New Hebrides. Efate (seat of the capital), is one of the more important islan... More

Hernan - Public domain portrait drawing

Sketch showing portrait of soldier stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 3, [p. 35] Victor A. Lundy Archive (Library of Congress).

Joe Zasloff - Public domain portrait drawing

Sketch showing portrait of soldier in profile. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 4, [p. 23] Victor A. Lundy Archive (Library of Congress).

Sgt. Cieniewicz - Public domain portrait drawing

Sketch showing portrait of soldier stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

French farmer, St. Martin d'Audeville

Sketch showing portrait of man in France. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 6, [p. 49] Victor A. Lundy Archive (Library of Congress).

Edward Penfield, Root - Public domain portrait drawing

(DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as cover of: Collier's magazine, Nov. 13, 1915.

[Five sketches: one portrait, two marine views, exterior of a house, a...

Signed on lower left of mount: T. Birch. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress. Unprocessed in D 024

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

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

[French actor, full-length portrait, facing slightly right, right hand...

Inscribed in ink on lower right: Louis[?] Opera 1770. Paper has a portion of a watermark on the right side. No. 44044 2.

Bust portrait of unidentified child (girl?), facing front

Acquisition source unknown. Public domain photograph of 19th-century American painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Self portrait] - Public domain portrait print

Bust portrait of nineteenth-century poet and traveler Bayard Taylor, looking over his shoulder. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (DLC/PP-46411a).

Sargeant Paul Lamberg, 32nd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. With drawing (on front): Major William Schnackenburg. Title on mat (source unverified): Sargt. Lennbay 32nd Regt. Indiana Volunteers, 1861. Code on mat (source unv... More

Mule driver - Public domain portrait drawing

(DLC/PP-1933:0126). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Century magazine.

[Woman with book sitting on desk]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. Watercolor sketch of young woman on verso; not on digital file. Gift; Pearlman's; 1949. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, and full-length portrait of a m...

Charles H. Fromuth Collection, illustration 238?, 1st illustration for Oct. 21, 1886. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1983:118.

[Woman in a furred or feathered hat]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0086). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Portrait drawings. Sketch by L.A. Mollenkoph

The Theodor Horydczak Collection documents the architecture and social life of the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Theodore Rombo - Public domain portrait drawing

Sketch showing portrait of soldier. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 5, [p. 29] Victor A. Lundy Archive (Library of Congress).

[Drummer boy, taking a rest, Culpeper, Virginia] / EF.

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.112) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2013-2014.

Ward McAllister. Book illustration from Library of Congress

No publication information. Sketches of man with dollar sign on verso; not on digital file. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[General Ulysses S. Grant, half-length portrait, standing, facing fron...

Photographic print of a drawing. Exhibited: "150th Anniversary of the Civil War : Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee" at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2014-2015.

Meriwether Lewis - Public domain portrait engraving

Bust-and-shoulders silhouette portrait shows the explorer Meriwether Lewis facing right. Purchase; 1915; (DLC/PP-1915:44874).

Walt Whitman / Percy Ives, Camden, Dec. 21 1887.

Photograph shows Walt Whitman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in Camden, New Jersey. On negative sleeve: "Glass negative of Walt Whitman sketch by Percy Ives, 1887. Not in Saunders, in Feinberg-Whit... More

Charles Heathcock - Public domain portrait drawing

Sketch showing portrait of soldier from side. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 5, [p. 11] Victor A. Lundy Archive (Library of Congress).

Luigi Piana, aereonauta Bolog̀nese / Corso 145.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Italian balloonist Luigi Piana. Includes a map of his various balloon ascents from Rome, with a note that he was killed on his fifth ascent on November 27, 1853. A vignette showin... More

[Head of a girl] - Public domain portrait drawing

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1935:0140). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "The Gibson Girl's America : Drawings by Charles Dan... More

[Theodore Roosevelt, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left...

Hand written in ink at bottom of image: faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt, Oct. 20th, 1904.

Capt. Joe Hilton, 12th NYV, Culpeper, Virginia

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.165) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Hiram Johnson Historic map, Library of Congress

Hiram Johnson, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, in front of map showing California, Oregon, and Washington states. (DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Librar... More

Old Fuss and Feathers - Public domain portrait drawing

(DLC/PP-1934:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Memories of the Mexican War" by Mrs. La Salle Corbell Pickett, Delineator, 89:7 (Sept. 1916).

Dick, the cook, sketched near Culpeper C[ourt] H[ouse]

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.119) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

First bishop of Virginia - Public domain portrait print

Full-length silhouette portrait shows James Madison, the first bishop of Virginia facing right outdoors next to a tree. Purchase; 1915; (DLC/PP-1915:44874).

[Portrait of a man seated] - Public domain portrait painting

Possible self-portrait of John Rubens Smith, half-length, seated, facing slightly right.

Caricature drawing of Arnold Genthe by Conrado Massaguer

Public domain photograph related to Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Photograph of a sketch of C.A. Howell by Henry Treffry Dunn, 1879?]

On drawing: "This is Howell's pre[...] costume. He has been buying and breaking 60 colts for the King of Portugal. He (Howell) has just called and enclosed a [...] in my other letter to you." Forms part of: Jo... More

[Samuel Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait in oval medallion, facing...

Reproduction of drawing. Copyright by J.D. Roberts. Public domain photo of drawing, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Portrait drawing of Arnold Genthe by Robert Leonard

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

Merle Thorpe. Portrait of Merle Thorpe from sketch II

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Everett Binther Oregon (Baker. B-17 radio operator "Carroll Cuties" ra...

Portrait drawing shows the head of a bearded soldier from the side. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

"Kentucky," Finey Towery - Public domain portrait drawing

Sketch showing portrait of soldier in France. Annotation at page bottom: "In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines." In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 8, [p.... More

Epps, D-day - Public domain portrait drawing

Sketch showing portrait of soldier stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 3, [p. 3] Victor A. Lundy Archive (Library of Congress).

Fisher - Public domain portrait drawing

Sketch showing portrait of soldier wearing cap from the side. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 6, [p. 1] Victor A. Lundy Archive (Library of Congress).

Sketch of Jack Collins - Public domain portrait drawing

Photograph shows a profile sketch of Jack Collins, possibly executed in the 1940s or 1950s. Photograph of a portrait drawing. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

A daughter of the south - Public domain portrait print

Drawing shows the head and shoulders of a young woman, facing right. (DLC/PP-1935:0140). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Collier's weekly, 43:6 (July 31, 19... More

Edward Penfield - Lloyd George, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Lloyd George, head-and-shoulders portarit, full face. (DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as cover of: Collier's magazine, Dec. 4, 1915.

Hiram Johnson Historic map, Library of Congress

[George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Schoff...

Based on the unfinished Gilbert Stuart portrait. Public domain scan - bust portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Fuss and Feathers - Public domain drawing

(DLC/PP-1934:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Memories of the Mexican War" by Mrs. La Salle Corbell Pickett, Delineator, 89:7 (Sept. 1916).

[Mr. Graupner - seated and holding music]

Drawing shows a portrait of Gottlieb Graupner, a music publisher in Boston, facing front while holding a sheet of music. (DLC/PP-1995:140.28) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 28. Title from Philadelphia Pr... More

A young nobleman, Iran, watercolors

"Azerbaijan or North Iran" upper right side of mount. Sheet has a blind stamp at center left of fold line. Purchase; Brad Verter, Carpe Librum; 2017; (DLC/PP-2017:006). Forms part of: Qajar paintings commissio... More

[Elderly Chinese man, possibly a scholar, three-quarter length portrai...

Blind stamp in upper left corner: Bristol [Crown] Paper. Reference copy in LOT 5090, no. 148. Purchase; G.V. Yudin; 1906. Forms part of: Yudin Collection (Library of Congress).

A gentleman and a brute - Public domain portrait drawing

Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Alexander Graham Bell and Miss Liberty

"Possibly symbolizes the March 19, 1888 decision of the United States Supreme Court in Dolbear v. American Bell Tel. Co., 126 U.S. 1 (opinion by Mr. Chief Justice Waite) upholding the Bell telephone patents" on... More

[Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lôme, ...

Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Theodore Roosevelt, portrait of head, full face view]

Edward Penfield, [General Joffre]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "An Interview with General Joffre" by Owen Johnson, as cover of Collier's mag... More

A daughter of the south - Public domain portrait print

A daughter of the south - Public domain portrait painting

[John Rubens Smith, self-portrait, three-quarter length, seated, facin...

Drawing has been removed from the frame by Library staff. (DLC/PP-1998:151.26) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress. Former reproduction number LC-USZ6-2180 is no longer availa... More

Edward Penfield, Booth Tarkington

Booth Tarkington, half-length portrait, facing left, holding dog. (DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "An article on Tarkington," Collier's W... More

Joe sketched near Culpeper, Virginia / EF.

"Joe, the driver of the mess wagon" on mount. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.171) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Seymour and Blair - Public domain portrait print

Photograph of drawing shows Horotio Seymour and Francis Preston Blair, 1868 Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates, half-length portrait, Seymour facing front, Blair facing left.

Viscount Wrexham - Public domain portrait drawing

(DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Flash-lights" by Lester Raynor, Century, 48:147 (May 1894).

Portrait drawing of Arnold Genthe by Robert Leonard

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

[Marguerite wearing hat with hand on chin]

Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Dorothy, without hat] - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph of model, woman, photo, fashion advertising, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Day Before San Juan Hill] - Public domain portrait drawing

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, full length portrait drawing, in uniform with left hand at hip. H84616 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright registration. Copyright 1906 by Sigmond Jacobs, Pittsbur... More

Imagettes. Window display of imagettes

The Theodor Horydczak Collection documents the architecture and social life of the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

[Theodore Roosevelt, three-quarter length sketch portrait, standing, h...

J17704 U.S. Copyright Office. Drawing signed "Princess [?], 1918". Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Earl J. Ripstra Lt Col 132d Inf. Nashville Tenn.

Bust portrait of an officer wearing a helmet on Mt. Austen during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Inscribed on accompanying cover sheet: Guadalcanal sketched this in his fox-hole on Mt. [As]tin. Study s... More

The big boss, Sgt. Gardzina - Public domain portrait drawing

Sketch showing portrait of soldier wearing helmet and sunglasses stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. In album: World War II sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive, v. 1, [p. 25] Victor A. Lundy Ar... More

A Continental enemal [sic] mosaic

Bust portrait of United States president George Washington as a young man is design for enamel mosaic in Alexandria, Virginia. Gift; Victor Facchina; 1934; (DLC/PP-1934:222).

Shin-ga-ba-wossin image stone - Public domain portrait engraving

Drawing shows bust portrait of American Indian man wearing feathers and beaded headband, with a small cameo portrait hanging on his neck.

Edward Penfield - Lloyd George, Head and Shoulders Portrait

[Drummer boy, taking a rest, Culpeper, Virginia] / EF.

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.112) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2013-2014.

General Morgan the rader [e.g. raider]

Head-and-shoulders portrait shows General John Hunt Morgan of the Confederate Army around the time of his death in 1864, executed well after the American Civil War. Similar portrait published in Harper's Weekly... More

Ward McAllister. Book illustration from Library of Congress

No publication information. Sketches of man with dollar sign on verso; not on digital file. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Drum]mer boy, Culpeper - Public domain portrait print

Drummer boy, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, holding drum over left shoulder. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.71) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

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