portrait prints

Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke, Duc de Feltre, Comte d'Hunebourg / pei...

Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke, full-length portrait, standing, facing right. LeBlanc 36; Nagler 18; Heller 12. Hubbard Collection.

Hugh Nelson, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 602 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

Roddey, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile

Title devised by Library staff, other information from Miles. Trimmed to image. Dexter, 566 Published in: Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile portrait in America / Ellen G. Miles. Washington, D.C. : Nation... More

Major Genl. Winfield Scott / Wood pinxt. ; Edwin sc.

Print shows Winfield Scott, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, holding sword at right side, left hand in coat, wearing military uniform. Winfield Scott was stationed in Buffalo during the invasion 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.

Lord Byron / Edwin, sc., Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Engraved for the Analectic magazine. Stauffer II, 723.

Onoe kikugorō no hayano kanpei, Forty Seven Rōnin

Print shows the actor Onoe Kikugorō, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, in the role of Hayano Kampei (Kayano Sanpei), a retainer of Enya Hangan from the Chūshingura. Title and other descripti... More

Lays. Ancien artiste de l'Académie Royale de Musique. Rôle d'aristippe...

Print shows François Laÿs, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, wearing a toga. Signed on stone on lower right: L. Marin.

Jph. Lis. Gay-Lussac (physicien et chimiste), membre de l'Académie roy...

Head-and-shoulders oval portrait of French scientist and balloonist Gay-Lussac who tested several hypotheses on the earth's atmosphere. Tissandier collection.

Fois. Pre. Guilme. Guizot (Historien,) Professeur d'Histoire à la Facu...

Print shows François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Print trimmed from original sheet before being mounted to paper backing. Stamped on verso: J.R. Young purchase W... More

Tamaya uchi Usugumo, Kuniyoshi Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: one panel of vertical Oban Nishikie triptych. Aizuri ; triptych. Forms part of: Japanese pri... More

Andrew Jackson on stone by A. Newsam

Print shows Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Includes facsimile signature. Inscribed in pencil on bottom and on verso: May 30, 1903 - A41860-43. Forms part of: Popular graphic art prin... More

Ben Jonson. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A half-length portrait of the seventeenth century playwright, Ben Jonson. No copyright information found with item. One item from album entitled: Collection of sketches and prints by R. Seymour. Printed on plat... More

William Bainbridge, U.S.N. / painted by J.W. Jarvis ; engd by G. Parke...

Print shows William Bainbridge, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing military uniform. Published in: The national portrait gallery of distinguished Americans, vol. 3 / James Herring and James B. ... More

Edward N. Kirk M.B. Russell pinxt. ; W. Sharp lith. del

Print shows Edward N. Kirk, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding a book on his lap. Includes facsimile signature. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ink on upper... More

Portrait of Franklin, portrait print, Print

Print shows an embroidery pattern sheet showing Benjamin Franklin, full-length portrait, seated in a chair in an office or library, he holds a compass in his right hand and there is a large globe at his feet; w... More

A Winnebago drawn, printed and col'd. at the Lithographic & Print Colo...

Print shows a Winnebago, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing feathers and a plume in his hair, portrait medallions, metal armbands, and with his right hand resting on the hilt of a sword. Entered accor... More

Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Newsam, A.

Pope Pius IX. Born May 13th1792. Elected Pope June 16th1846

Print shows Pope Pius IX, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, with right hand raised to make the sign of the cross. 382 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Ins... More

[Thomas Carlyle, author] - Public domain print

Japanese print shows Carlyle horrified to see his manuscript burn after his dog upsets a lamp. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 181; 47623a (white label); LC2585; 43. Earlier control number: 236.3-... More

[Virginia Louisa Minor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / p...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Battle scene surrounded by portraits of American presidents]

Print shows miniature portraits of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Tayl... More

Henry Bennet Earl of Arlington P. Lely pinx ; J. Houbraken sculps, Ams...

Print shows Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in medallion resting on scroll work on pedestal with a fish, harpoon(?), and sealed envelopes. Printed below ima... More

[Frederick Douglass, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Date and photographer information from: Picturing Frederick Douglass / John Stauffer. New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2015, p. 185.

Harriet Lane Johnston, White House hostess for President Buchanan

Photograph showing Harriet Johnston, head and shoulders portrait, left profile. Photo of engraving by J.C. Buttre. From Laura C. Holloway, The Ladies of the White House, 1881, opp. p. 442.

[Peter Cooper, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

From photograph by M.B. Brady. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

His excellency George Washington Esq'r. captain general of all the Ame...

Print shows George Washington, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing military uniform, gesturing with right hand holding a swagger stick, left hand resting on cannon barrel, military camp in the ... More

Oliver Hazard Perry U.S.N. / engraved by J.B. Forrest from the origina...

Print shows Oliver H. Perry, three-quarter length portrait, standing on board a ship, facing slightly left. Published in: The national portrait gallery of distinguished Americans : with biographical sketches, ... More

Honorable John A. Quitman of Mississippi

Previously identified as John Van Buren of N.Y. based on unverified information on negative sleeve. Current identification based on information from similar negative in the National Archives. Credit line: Brady... More

Skandogh, the old Oneida chief [h/s, (3)]

[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).

James Buchanan / daguerrotype by Brady ; engraved by J.C. Buttre.

James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Engraved for the U.S. Dem. Review.

Captain Page of the Paraguay expedition / From a photograph by Brady.

Captain Thomas J. Page, three-quarater length portrait, standing, facing right. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1859 April 2, p. 217.

[Portrait of Thomas Ustick Walter]

Gift; H.K. Bush-Brown; 1930 (DLC/PP-1930:47566). Public domain scan of 19th-century salted paper print artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[John Hickman, Representative from Pennsylvania, Thirty-fifth Congress...

Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washington: McClees & Beck, [1859], page 92. Each item includes subject's origi... More

[Thomas Ustick Walter, Architect of Capitol, 1851-1865]

In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 65. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.

Maximiliano, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, facing left, after an engraving by Metzmacher. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Peter Cooper, 1791-1883 - Public domain portrait drawing

3/4 length portrait, seated, facing left. Hoxie Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf.

Madame Ida Pfeiffer - Public domain portrait engraving

Madame Ida Pfeiffer, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. Illus. in: The Last travels of Ida Pfeiffer: inclusive of a visit to Madagascar. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1861, frontispiece. R... More

Major General Grant, the hero of Fort Donelson

Ulysses S. Grant, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, in uniform.

Bv't. Maj. General J.F. Miller / engd. by A.H. Ritchie.

John Franklin Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 5155.

[Abraham Lincoln and family looking at a book]

Photograph of a print. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Gift; Jennie A. Rhodes; 1949 Dec. 30.

Major Genl. John A. Logan - Public domain portrait print

Print shows John A. Logan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform.

[Andrew Henshaw Ward, bust portrait, facing right] / H. W. Smith.

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

John H. Rock, colored counselor / photographed by Richards, Philadelph...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1865 Feb. 25, p. 124. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tipy narodnostei turkestanskago kraia. Araby. Turdi-Ali

Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' ėtnograficheskaia, 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 28.

M. Edouard Laboulaye, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1866 Dec. 15, p. 789.

The Lincoln Family / lith. of Currier & Ives.

Abraham Lincoln with his family, Mrs. Lincoln, Robert, and Thaddeus around table.

Titus Salt, three quarter length portrait

Titus Salt, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left. Illustration from Harper's Monthly, vol. 44, 1872.

Our Japanese visitors / from photographs by Bradley & Rulofson, San Fr...

Two group portraits of men and women of the Japanese embassy on diplomatic mission to the United States. Included in picture is C.E. Delong, U.S. minister at Japan, and his wife. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 187... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1) Muslim teacher (hoca) of Skodra (Shkodër); and (2) Christian priest of Skodra (Shkodër). French caption: Skodra: Figure 1: Hodja de Skodra; and Figure 2: Prêtre Chrétien de Skodra. Caption also in Ottoman ... More

Colonel Thomas A. Scott / photographed by F. Gutekunst, Philadelphia. ...

Illustration showing two portraits: Colonel Thomas A. Scott, bust portrait, facing slightly right; and Horace F. Clark, bust portrait, facing left. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 17, no. 863 (1873 July 12), p. 596.

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1) and (2): married Muslim women of Manissa (Manisa); and (3): married Muslim woman of Smyrna (İzmir). French caption from book: Aı̈din: Figure 1 et 2: Dames Musulmanes de Manissa; Figure 3: Dame Musulmane de... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1): Muslim artisan of Angora (Ankara); (2): Christian artisan of Angora (Ankara); and (3): Kurd from the area of Yuzgat (Yozgat). French caption from book: Angora: Figure 1: Artisan Musulman d'Angora; Figure ... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1) and (2): Turkmen man and woman from the vicinity of Brousse (Bursa). French caption from book: Hodavindiguar: Figure 1 et 2: Turcomans des environs de Brousse. Caption also in Ottoman Turkish. Part III, pl... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1) Christian resident of Magossa (Famagusta) ; (2) Christian woman of Magossa (Famagusta); and (3) Greek monk of the Monastery of Tchiko, near Lefke (Lefka). French caption from book: Iles, Chypre: Figure 1: ... More

[Studio portrait of models wearing traditional clothing from the provi...

(1): married Muslim woman of Sa'rit (Sarit) wearing indoor clothing; (2): married Muslim woman of Sa'rit (Sarit) wearing outdoor clothing; and (3): Kurdish woman from Kharpout (Harput). French caption from boo... More

Yours truly A.B. Earle / J.E. Baker ; Armstrong & Co. Lith., Boston.

Print shows A. B. Earle, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. 8929F U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1875, James H. Earle.

Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head and shoulders, facing slightly right. Photoprint by Napoleon Sarony. Saunders no. 63. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Little Maggie Benson the original "Baby Benson."

Created and "copyright Metropolitan Litho. Studio, 29 Warren St., N.Y. 1879." J.E. Jackson, agent. Signed: R. Muller. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Gaston Tissandier / Ch. Dietrich, sculps.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Gaston Tissandier. Library has two versions, mounted together: with text (no. 85a) and proof before letters (no. 85b). Tissandier collection.

Giussepe Ceracchi, sculptor. Nat. 1760-Ob. 1801 / Albert Rosenthal, Ph...

From the original painting in the Trumbull Collection Yale School of Art. Gift; L.M. Rabinowitz; 1948.

Jennie Yeamans "Our Jennie" - Public domain portrait print

S22400 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyright 1887 by Jennie Yeamans." Created by "Forbes Co., Boston & N.Y." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Beecher, captain of Yale foot ball team Old Judge & Gypsy Queen Cigare...

Cigarette card for Goodwin & Co. tobacco manufacturer shows portrait of Henry Ward Beecher, football player for Yale University. Issued by: Goodwin & Co., New York.

W.J. Scanlan, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

V23218 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyrighted by Augustus Pitou, 1890." Created by "The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin., N.Y., Lon." No. 3399. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Ida B. Wells, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

Illus. in: The Afro-American press and its editors, by I. Garland Penn., 1891. Published in: The African-American mosaic, a Library of Congress resource guide for the study of black history and culture / Debra... More

Christopher Columbus. Discoverer of America, engraving, Library of Con...

Christopher Columbus, head-and-shoulders portrait, and crossed flags, composed of 41,819 letters representing the biography of Columbus. 46092 U.S. Copyright Office.

Edwin Rostell as Richelieu - Public domain portrait print

Z62748 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyright 1894, The Gribler Bank Note Company, Chicago, U.S.A." No. 862. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The Sandow Trocadero Vaudevilles

Z40973 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The marvelous Jordan Family and Dunham : astonishing aerial artists in unbelievable feats. Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York." Dire... More

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

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

[Fridtjof Nansen, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

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

Hopkins' Transoceanic Star Specialty Co.

74916 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Robt Fulgora, sole proprietor. Created and "copyrighted 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co, Cin., U.S.A." No. 3413. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collec... More

William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West).

34413 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Carroll Johnson the comedian. Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti & New York." N.Y. no. 8093. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

Selden's funny farce, A spring chicken

"Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Madeline Marshall. Caption: The Dresden doll. Created and "copyright 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin, U.S.A." No. 3229. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library o... More

Yemenite Jew. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph of Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

World, Garnella, and Mack - Public domain portrait print

"Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Alice Loraine, Beatrice Hastings, May Shirk. Created and "copyright 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin, U.S.A." No. 3418. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The High Rollers Extravaganza Co.

35122 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Nettie Barton. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2691. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Eugenie Blair, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

B&w version of poster: POS - TH POR - .B63, no. 1a (C size). Created and "copyright 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cin'ti & New York." Management, Mr. Henri Gressitt. Forms part of: Theatr... More

Otis Skinner, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." Joseph Buckley, manager. No. 2816. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

McIntyre & Heath's Comedians the epitome of vaudeville.

645..? U.S. Copyright Office Caption: McWatters & Tyson in Scenes in a dressing room. Created and "copyright 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cin. & N.Y." John R. Considine, sole proprietor;... More

Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co. direct from Weber & Fields Music Hall, New ...

Caption: Smith & Campbell. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2720. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Jno. A. Himmelein's Enterprises The Imperial Stock Co., The Ideals.

Caption: Jno. A. Himmelein, sole owner. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2761. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee

46523 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Tom Lewis, the great comedian. Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti=New York." N.Y. no. 8543. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

Earl & Jensch's humorous banterers handing the public, Will F. Phillip...

Caption: Trans-Atlantic Quartette: Walter Van Allen, 1st tenor, Mark S. Smith, 1st bass, M.W. Rale, 2nd tenor, Tom Springer, 2nd bass. Created and "copyright, 1899, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Prin... More

Anna Held - Public domain portrait print

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

Gertrude Shipman, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1...

Created and "copyright 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cin. & N.Y." No. 4265. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co. direct from Weber & Fields Music Hall, New ...

Caption: Elizabeth Murray. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2801. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Gorton's Original New Orleans Minstrels

Includes small portraits of Jos. Gorton and Chas. H. Larkin. Caption: Edw. Fox - grotesque dancer & comedian. Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 2817. Forms part of: Minstrel pos... More

[Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly...

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

Helen Herron Taft (Manning), daughter and hostess at White House for P...

Photograph showing Mary Scott Harrison McKee, head and shoulders portrait, facing right. Photo of portrait.

William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee

Caption: Manuel Romain : America's greatest tenor. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti & New York." N.Y. no. 9023. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

The Orpheum Show, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1...

Caption: Johnson, Davenport & Lorella. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." Direction, Martin Beck. No. 4575. Forms part of: Theatrical poster co... More

Scribner's Gay Morning Glories - Public domain portrait print

Caption: Terry McGovern champion bantam and featherweight of the world. Created by "The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y." Management of Sam A. Scribner. No. 78..? Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Libra... More

Marguerita Sylva in Kirke La Shelle's elaborate opera comique producti...

Created by "The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cin. & N.Y." No. 4967. Signed: Marguerita Sylva, May 25, 1941. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee

Caption: Lew Sully, the original comedian presenting ideas of his own. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti & New York." N.Y. no. 9022. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Libra... More

George Dewey Admiral U. SN! W. Schmedtsen from a photo taken May 1899

Print shows Admiral George Dewey, bust portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform with four stars on collar, and a cap. Copyrighted 1899 by C.D. Scott, Chicago. Copyright stamp appears in upper l... More

Eleanor Robson, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 192...

Created and "copyright 1903 by The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 10463. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Rob't B. Mantell assisted by Miss Marie Booth Russell and a company of...

G xxc 8587 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyrighted 1904 by The J. Ottmann Lith. Co., N.Y." No. 4569. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Mazie Trumbull, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 192...

G xxc 14158 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyright 1906 by The Courier Co. of Buffalo." No. 5300. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world

Two pictures: One of a cowboy on bucking horse, other of W. F. Cody and an Indian profile. Copyright by the Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo. Copyright deposit.