prints

Kiso kaidō ono no bakufu - Public domain scan of drawing

Print shows travelers looking at the Ono Falls on the Kiso Road, with two buildings set to the sides of the falls. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Seki, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers outside a men's clothing shop selling hats and short kimonos, also standing at the entrance to a gated area, some shops closed with painted designs on fabric at the Seki station on the Tōk... More

Hara, Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji

Print shows two travelers and a porter next to a rice paddy with two herons and a view of Mount Fuji at the Hara station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spon... More

Kusatsu, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows porters carrying large containers and sedan chairs on street passing in front of a teahouse at the Kusatsu station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunke... More

Washington: first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of h...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 7037

Washington: first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of h...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 7038

[Benjamin Tallmadge, 1754-1835, half length portrait, facing right] / ...

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Artists, Publ. Index; BI; Shelf.

High places in government like steep rocks only accessible to eagles a...

Campaign satire predicting Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison's ascendancy over Democrat Martin Van Buren. In the center of the print is a mountain with a statue of George Washington, "Pater Pat... More

Murasame no fuji, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers walking in the rain, two are using shoulder poles to carry parcels. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the s... More

McIntosh. A Creek chief - Public domain portrait engraving

Head and shoulders, facing right. Lithograph by McKenney & Hall. Illus. in: History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Philadelphia, 1838. Reference copy may be in Biog File. This record contains unverified... More

Leeds - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a man, possibly the Earl of Leeds, standing in the street, holding an umbrella, with a man wearing a cape walking in front of a classical style building in the background. Also shows a secondary ima... More

Yokkaichi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows travelers at, and passing on horseback, a rest stop near a small shrine and a torii at the Yokkaichi station on the Tōkaidō Road.

Die Weintraube und der Wein - Public domain book illustration, Library...

Print shows two men working a screw press for crushing grapes and a man pouring liquid through a mesh(?) into a barrel. In album: Oertels Lesebuch, 32 Bilder, 2te Abtg.

Robert Carter Nicholas, senator from Louisiana from life on stone by C...

Print shows Robert Carter Nicholas, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left; includes a facsimile signature. 64 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed... More

Honorable Cadwallader D. Colden Esqr. / Painted by Waldo & Jewett ; En...

Cadwallader D. Colden, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. After a painting by Samuel Waldo and William Jewett.

Hamamatsu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows travelers on foot and horseback, some in sedan chairs, with porters, on street, passing row of inns or tearooms, departing from the Hamamatsu station on the Tōkaidō Road.

The little magician's sleight of hand performance. An absquabulating s...

Again the theme of corruption in the Van Buren administration, here centering on the President's "Sub-Treasury" or independent treasury program, passed by Congress in July 1840. A large frigate "United States,... More

Admiral David Porter, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows Admiral David Porter, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform.

North Bend game cock - Political cartoon, public domain image

A Whig campaign print glorifying presidential candidate William Henry Harrison. The title derives from the candidate's farm on the North Bend of the Ohio River. The game cock has a dual significance: as an all... More

[Walt Whitman, Sr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval...

Feinberg-Whitman Collection (Library of Congress).

Hanauri - Public domain drawing - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man watering flowers on a shelf suspended from a shoulder-pole. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: trimmed Nishik... More

Portrait frame - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a design for an oval portrait frame with an elaborate border. Stamped in lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection... More

The death of locofocoism - Political cartoon, public domain image

In his satire Johnston celebrates the defeat of "Loco Foco," i.e., radical Democratic interests, in the presidential election of 1840. The "Loco Focos" were the largely working-class constituency who supported... More

General William H. Harrison of Tippecanoe, Fort Meigs and the Thames /...

Print shows presidential candidate William Henry Harrison as a military leader in dress uniform holding his sword. A laurel wreath below his portrait names him as a hero of War of 1812 battles. This portrait wa... More

The death of the Revd. John Wesley A.M. / A. Biggerman del. ; MaGee's ...

Print showing deathbed scene of Reverend John Wesley. Those attending Wesley are, from l. to right, Miss Sarah Wesley, a medical assistant, Rev. J. Bradford, Rev. P. Dickinson, Mrs. Charles Wesley, Rev. T. Rank... More

David Roberts - Louis Haghe - Crypt of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem

[Shows the Chapel of St. Helena] Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-18... More

The evil tree or hieroglyphics of the natural man

Public domain photo of art print, 17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Louis Haghe - Entrance to the tombs of the kings, Jerusalem

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 1, pts. 1-2, p. 7. Surroga... More

Patent Drawing of Engine - [Design drawings for paddle wheel steamer] ...

Design of side wheel steamer showing wheel mechanism, side view and cross-section in 10 figures. Inscribed on recto: E.F. Horicks, New York City. Inscribed on verso: with E.F. Aldricks letter 30 March 1942.

Lower pool of Siloam Valley of Jehosophat

Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Louis Haghe - Sarda, ancient Sidon April 28th 1839 / David Roberts, R....

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 9-10, p. 14. Surro... More

Kiichi hōgen no musume minatsuru hime

Print shows Princess Minatsuru, full-length, standing, facing right, holding a scroll. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertica... More

Christian Church of St George at Lud ancient Lydda March 29 1839 / Dav...

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 9-10, p. 1. Surrog... More

Shichifukujin takarabune, Kuniyoshi Utagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows the seven Japanese gods of good fortune (Ebisu, Daikokuten, Bishamonten, Benzaiten, Fukurokuju, Hotei, and Jurōjin) in a treasure boat. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunke... More

David Roberts - Louis Haghe - Bethlehem April 6th 1839

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 11-13, p. 12. Surr... More

Teishinkō, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman carrying a child on her back; a portrait and a partially unrolled scroll, and a tablet with a poem on it are in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunke... More

David Roberts - Louis Haghe - Baalbec May 7th 1839 / David Roberts, R....

The doorway. Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 11-13... More

David Roberts - Louis Haghe - Jericho April 3rd 1839

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 7-8, p. 5. Surroga... More

Narcotic poisons / G.E. Madeley, lithog., Wellington St[ree]t, Strand.

Illustration shows plants classified as narcotic poisons, including Deadly Nightshade, Birthwort, White Poppy, Woody Nightshare, Tobacco, Thorn Apple, Water Hemlock, Foxglove, Strong Scented Lettuce, Hemlock, H... More

Matty meeting the Texas question, Political Cartoon

A satire on the Democrats' approach to the delicate question of the annexation of Texas. In marked contrast to his portrayal of the issue as a beautiful woman in "Virtuous Harry" (no. 1844-27), the artist here ... More

A Kalapuya man - a native of Oregon / drawn by A.T. Agate ; W.H. Douga...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a Kalapuya man. Illus. in: Narrative of the United States exploring expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 / By Charles Wilkes... In five volumes, with thirteen... More

Conference of Arabs at Wady Moosa, Petra March 6th 1839 / David Robert...

Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 3, pts. 16-18, p. 1. Surro... More

Great conflagration at Pittsburgh. View of the ruins of the city of Pi...

Print shows a panoramic view from across the Monongahela River of the ruins of Pittsburgh after a fire destroyed a large portion of the city on April 10th, 1845. Caption continues: City of Pittsburgh after the... More

The Massachusetts hoar, outwitted, or hopping-John, and Johnny-cake, f...

An imaginative but puzzling commentary on sectional tensions over slavery between New England abolitionists and southern agrarian slaveholders. In his sweeping satire the artist also portrays a considerable hos... More

Louis Haghe - Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo / David Roberts, R.A.

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 3, p. 8.

General view of the island of Philae Nubia Nov 18th 1838 / David Rober...

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt. 26.

Capitol of the United States, Washington

Print shows a view of the United States Capitol building from the west, with trees, pedestrians, and a carriage in an area that now forms the National Mall.

The hypaethral Temple at Philae called the bed of Pharoah / David Robe...

Public domain reproduction related to Ancient Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Interior of the Temple of Aboo-Simbel Novr 9th 1838 Nubia / David Robe...

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt. 14.

Modern mansion, showing the arabesque architecture of Cairo / David Ro...

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 3, p. 32.

Cassius M. Clay - Public domain portrait engraving

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

One of two colossal statues of Rameses II entrance to the Temple of Lu...

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt. 33.

Island of Philoe [sic], on the Nile--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.

Sunset. Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 2, pt. 11.

Funeral obsequies of free-trade, Political Cartoon

A gloomy view of the effects of the Polk administration's Tariff of 1846. The artist echoes Whig condemnation of the measure as adverse to American trade. A funeral cortege, composed of administration supporter... More

The citadel of Cairo, residence of Mehemit Ali / David Roberts, R.A.

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 3, p. 34.

Pickpocket on the Battery. 19th century, Library of Congress collectio...

Print shows a man picking the pocket of another man in New York City. Also shows page of text. Illus. in: National Police Gazette, New York, 1846 April 4, front page. No ref. copy. This record contains unverifi... More

Excavated temples of Aboosimble--Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.

Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Louis Haghe - Temple at Wady Dabod, Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 2, pt 31.

Front elevation of the Great Temple of Aboosimble Nubia / David Robert...

Text on verso of last leaf; frontispiece. Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 2, pt. 1.

General view of the ruins of Luxor from the Nile 1838 / David Roberts,...

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

The gallant Capt. Walker of the Texan Rangers who fell at the Battle o...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: McDougal.

His royal highness Prince Albert, K.G. &c. &c. &c. / painted by John L...

Print showing Prince Albert, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding scepter and hat. Published at the Albion Office, New York.

The Diadem 1847 / Reverend W.H. Furness ; John Sartain.

Print shows a young boy walking between tall flowers in a grassy field and stopping to look at a butterfly on a flower blossom. Includes verse from "Song of the Flowers" by "Leigh Hunt": "The dear lumpish baby ... More

Pursuit of the Mexicans by the U.S. Dragoons: under the intrepid Col. ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of armed forces, cavalry, infantry, 18th-19th century war, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Philadelphia State-house / / drawn from nature by Aug. Köllner; lith. ...

(DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Fujisawa, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows travelers on a street at the Fujisawa station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Tōkaid... More

Kagamiiwa Hamanosuke, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Kagamiiwa Hamanosuke, sumo wrestler, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: ... More

Levi Woodbury / Rowse ; from a daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes ; J...

Print shows Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing right. Inscribed in ink at bottom right: Briggs Coll. 41499. Sheet cropped and appears to have been removed from a bound volume.

Yokkaichi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows travelers around the torii at the entrance to a shrine at the Yokkaichi station on the Tōkaidō Road.

The Village Blacksmith - Engraving, Public domain image

Music cover. LOT subdivision subject: Daily Life. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Copyright by A & J.P. Ordway; lithograph by E.W. Bouvé.

Worrying the bull - Political cartoon, public domain image

In a ring a large bull, wearing a ribbon marked "The Rough & Ready" between its horns, faces five matadors. The bull represents Zachary Taylor, nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready." The matadors are prominent Whigs,... More

Ejiri, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain drawing

Print shows travelers crossing a bridge during a rain storm at the Ejiri station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. ... More

Narumi, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows travelers, including a group with a palanquin, in the commercial district of the Narumi station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo pri... More

Zachary Taylor, the people's choice for 12th president

Print shows a Whig campaign banner for the 1848 presidential election. In the center of a facsimile cloth banner is an oval bust portrait of candidate Zachary Taylor in military uniform. Surrounding the oval, o... More

Shiba sinmeisha nai no zu Andō Hiroshige

Print shows people, including many women and children, and roosters at the Shiba Sinmei shrine. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From t... More

The game cock / el gallo de pelea: in full feather

Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Shankland's American fashions, 1849]

Print shows in two horizontal panels, at top, eight men, a woman, and four children standing outdoors along a dirt roadway, two of the men are dressed for hunting and carry rifles, and at bottom, eight men and ... More

[John Heathcoat, inventor of the knitting machine]

Japanese print showing Heathcoat displaying the first successful result from his knitting machine to his wife. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 163; 47623a (white label); LC2585; 42; typescript cap... More

Le tiers état confesseur La constitution Française.

Print shows on the left, a member of the Third Estate sitting in a confessional listening to the confession of the clergy from a clergyman reading a long list of sins, a nobleman is departing, carrying a long l... More

Her most excellent majesty Charlotte Queen of Great Britain / Frye ad ...

Charlotte, Queen of Great Britain, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Bryan, 2 Smith, 2 Duplessis, 9194:15 Dated on plate. Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection.

Gekka momo ni tsubakura - Public domain drawing

Print shows two swallows with peach blossoms and a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Otanzaku-ban Nishikie. Adachi mo... More

Jean Honoré Fragonard - La bonne mere / Fragonard Pinxt. ; Audebert Sc...

Mother attending to three children. Title translated: The good mother. Public domain photograph of mother and child portrait, young woman, infant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Philanthropic Consolations, after the loss of the Slave-Bill

William Wilberforce and Samuel Horsley, Bishop of Rochester, cavort with two black women in a well-furnished room. Wilberforce and a woman, wearing a print dress with her breasts exposed, sit on a couch smoking... More

Scene in Uncle Sam's Senate. 17th April 1850

A somewhat tongue-in-cheek dramatization of the moment during the heated debate in the Senate over the admission of California as a free state when Mississippi senator Henry S. Foote drew a pistol on Thomas Har... More

[Thomas Corwin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

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

A pariquadrata superficie humai corporis perdistincta eo naturali cent...

Print shows a male human body on a grid within a circle. Illus. in: De architectura / Vitruvius Pollio ; tr. & ed. by Cesare Cesariano. [Como : Impressa p G. de Pōte, a la spese e instantia del magnifico d. A.... More

[Louise-Marie-Thérèse de Bourbon, Princesse de France] / Luigi Rossi d...

Print showing Louise-Marie-Thérèse de Bourbon, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, with right hand resting on a table, in front of a picture of a man with two children. Inscribed in pencil on ... More

Public domain art prints - Public domain portrait print

Public domain art prints - Public domain portrait print

Public domain art prints - Public domain scenic drawing

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

[Two women conversing, one seated on window sill stitching cloth, the ...

Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A view of the town & harbour of Halifax, from Dartmouth shore

Print shows ships in harbor at Halifax, Nova Scotia, with view of town in the distance. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, ...... More

[Print speciman of botanical illustrations for Aethusa Cynapium, an he...

Illus. in: Lithography, engraving and printing establishment of Augs. Kollner : designer, engraver & lithographer, copperplate & lithographic printer, [p. 6]

Kermesse au jardin des plantes (8 septembre) / A. J. Lallemand, sculpt...

Print shows a woman in the basket of an inflated balloon on the ground at right ready for ascent and a crowd in the foreground gathered to celebrate a September fair in the Royal Gardens, Paris, France. Tissan... More

Der Market platz La place du marché X. Sandmann fec. ; artist Anst. v....

Print shows a street-level view of market square with pedestrians and men and women on horseback, carriages at the far end of the street, and buildings on the hillside of the mountain of three crosses (Dreikreu... More

Public domain art prints - Public domain scenic print

Allegory of arts and sciences - A drawing of a group of people sitting...

Print shows a tribute to the arts and sciences with women instructing young boys and girls, showing symbols relating to music, geometry, chemistry, geography, navigation, painting, industry, and astronomy. Sta... More

[Print speciman of anatomical illustrations of human pelvis and hip bo...

Illus. in: Lithography, engraving and printing establishment of Augs. Kollner : designer, engraver & lithographer, copperplate & lithographic printer, [p. 7]

Oxygenated bitters. A sovereign remedy for fever & ague, dyspepsia, as...

Print shows a female figure sitting on a large ball with two cornucopia-like vases of flowers as part of a scroll design around the margins. Printed at bottom: Reed, Bates & Austin, Wholesale Druggists, Boston... More

Clay monument, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on stone by...

Print shows a statue of Henry Clay standing atop a pillar with "H. Clay" on the base forming the "Clay Monument" in Pottsville, Pennsylvania; sightseers approach the monument as others inspect the base. (DLC/P... More