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Correggio - The marriage of St. Catherine

Print shows St. Catherine kneeling next to the infant Jesus seated on his mother's lap. Jesus gives Catherine a ring. Anonymous artist after Correggio. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, ... More

Prudence, Parmigianino. Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian.

Allegorical print shows a woman as Prudence, one of the cardinal virtues, seated with left elbow resting on left knee, looking to the left into a mirror which she is holding in her right hand; with a large urn ... More

Pallas, Parmigianino. Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian.

Print showing Pallas, one of the Greek titans, holding a shield. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints and Photographs Division. Washington : Library of Congress, 1979, pp. 24-28. Attr... More

[Triumph(us) Caesaris (The triumph of Julius Caesar), plate 8]

Plate 8 from series showing people in triumphal procession of Julius Caesar. After the painting by Andrea Mantegna. Bartsch, v. XII, p. 101.11. Gift; Ian Woodner; (DLC/PP-1984:513).

[Triumph(us) Caesaris (The triumph of Julius Caesar), plate 9]

Plate 9 from series showing people in triumphal procession of Julius Caesar. After the painting by Andrea Mantegna. Bartsch, v. XII, p. 101.11. Gift; Ian Woodner; (DLC/PP-1984:513).

[The captain], Jacques Callot - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Capitano, a stock character in the Commedia dell'arte, with theatrical stage set and spectators in background. Title from shelflist card. From: Balli di Sfessania. Lieure, 289.

Parmigianino - Temperance / AA [monogram of Andrea Andreani].

Allegorical print showing a woman as Temperance, one of the cardinal virtues, seated, facing right, pouring liquid from a chalice, possibly diluting wine with water. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Ren... More

[Christ preaching]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Bible, NT; Aritsts Works; Shelf.

[The Holy Family at table] / Jac. Callot, in. et fec., Nancey.

Title from shelflist card. Signed in plate. Lieure, 595 (4th state)

Parlamentum Londinese. Abbildung Session des Parlaments zu Londen ...

London House of Parliament, 1630, with a key showing arrangement of court officials, attendants, etc. Engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Rembrandt van Rijn - Crucifixion between two theives

Christ on the cross between 2 other men on crosses. Drypoint in oval by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. 2nd State. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Christ; Executio... More

[Voicy la representation d'un sculpteur dans son atelier]

Title from shelflist card. Fait a l'eau forte par A. Bosse, a Paris en Lisle du palais, l'an 1642, avec priv. Inscription: Les choses dont il forme ... grandeur. LeBlanc, 742 Duplessis, 1386. Coll. mark of Hubb... More

Rembrandt van Rijn - [Flight into Egypt: crossing a brook]

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Bible, NT; Artists works; Shelf.

Mary's Chappel / Five at Night - Public domain engraving

after a design by William Hogarth, painter, etcher, and engraver, 1697-1764 (artist notes) British (artist nationality) miniaturist and engraver (artist role) Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 (original artist) Recto... More

Une faiseuse de flutte / Eine Pfeiffenmacherin (A Female Wind Instrum...

published by Martin Engelbrecht, engraver, 1684-1756 (artist notes) German (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Recto: l. l.: C.P.S.C. Maj.; l. r.: Mart. Engelbrecht excud. A.V.; u. r. :170.; l. c.: (tit... More

La Tentation de St. Antoine (The Temptation of St. Anthony)

after a painting by David Teniers, the younger, painter and engraver, 1610-1690 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) draughtsman, etcher, and engraver (artist role) Teniers, David, the younger, 1610-1690 ... More

Vue de l'intérieur d'une Maison dans l'Isle d'Uliétea. Representation ...

Unknown (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Recto: u. r.: (within plate impression) Tome III . Pl. 6 . ; l. l.: (just beneath image) Palas Sculp : ; bottom center: (in French) Vue de l'intérieur d'une M... More

Louis Quinze--Roy de France et de Navarre

After a painting by Gobert. Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection. LeBlanc, no. 362.

Cabinet d'un peintre / gravé par D. Chodowiecki à Berlin.

Image of an artist working at a small table while looking at a woman and group of children at another table in the room. Dedié à Madame Marie Henriette Ayrer, veuve de ... Daniel Chodowiecki. Dated on plate. L... More

Benjamin West - [The calling of Isaiah]

Etched study for wing of altarpiece made for Royal Chapel, Windsor. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall.... More

[Two men carrying banners and two boys, one blowing into a shell, the ...

Gift; Crosby Stuart Noyes; 1906. Forms part of: Crosby Stuart Noyes collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Canaletto - Al Dolo / A. Canal. f.

Print shows gondolas on a canal with pedestrians walking alongside, and buildings on both sides. On plate in lower right corner: FF3. Constable, no. 4 Forms part of: George Lothrop Bradley collection (Library ... More

James McNeill Whistler - [The desk]

Kennedy, 133 (first state). Col. marks: Howard Mansfield (Lugt 1342) and H. G. Whittemore (Lugt suppl. 1384a). Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of t... More

James McNeill Whistler - [Gipsy baby (greedy baby)]

Kennedy, 339. Signed with butterfly on plate and in pencil. Coll. mark: H. G. Whittemore (Lugt suppl. 1384a). Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of th... More

Veduta dell' anfiteatro flavio oggidl Colosseo osservato dal celio

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

James McNeill Whistler - [Market-women, Loches]

Kennedy, 386. Signed with butterfly on plate and in pencil. Pencil note on verso: 1st proof. Coll. marks: H. G. Whittemore (Lugt suppl. 1384a); Howard Mansfield (Lugt 1342). Title and other information from Bea... More

Veduta della loggia, che fu di pubblica commissione eretta in venezia

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

James McNeill Whistler - [Nut-shop, St. James Place]

Kennedy, 291 (first state). Signed with butterfly on plate and in pencil. Coll. marks: Howard Mansfield (Lugt 1342) and H. G. Whittemore (Lugt suppl. 1384a). Title and other information from Beall. American pri... More

James McNeill Whistler - [Black eagle]

Kennedy, 312. Signed with buterfly on plate and in pencil. Coll. marks: H. G. Whittemore (Lugt suppl. 1384a); Howard Mansfield (Lugt 1342). Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library... More

Guizott / lith. de Delpech. - Public domain portrait engraving

Half-length portrait, facing left. No. 46. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Veduta di Ross stabilimento Russo vicino alla Bodega

Fort Ross, Calif., a Russian fur-trading post est. 1812. Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camille Corot - [Le songeur] / Corot.

Print shows "the dreamer" seated near trees and water. Title from shelflist card. Signed on plate. Delteil, 43. Pennell Fund, 64-53.

Young Girl and Death - Engraving, Public domain image

Cliché verre by Corot. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Cliché verre; youth; Death; Artists works; Shelf.

Bords de la Meuse (van Goyen) / Lalanne sc.

Print shows several men in a boat in the foreground, with buildings on the banks of the Meuse River and boats in the background. Title from Beraldi: Graveurs du XIXe siècle, 8-9. Signed on plate. LCF 333. Beral... More

Maxime Lalanne - Animaux au pâturage (Berchem) / Lalanne.

Print shows cows, goats, and other farm animals grazing along the edge of a pond or river, a boat and buildings are in the background. Title from Beraldi: Graveurs du XIXe siècle, 8-9. Signed on plate. Print af... More

[In the fields]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Signed on plate. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall... Baltimore : John Hopkins Press, 1970, p. 106.

James McNeill Whistler - [Steamboats off the Tower]

Print shows view of the Thames River with the Tower of London on the opposite side. Title and some other information from the Whistler Etching Project website: http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. Signed with butter... More

James McNeill Whistler - [Reading, 1879]

Signed in pencil with butterfly. Way, 13. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Sylvester Rosa Koehler] / W.S., Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows Sylvester R. Koehler, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Signed with initials on plate. Title and other information from Beall. Pencil note: drawn on the plate by Shirlaw and bitten by Koehl... More

James McNeill Whistler - [The mast] / [butterfly monogram].

Print showing flagpole in town square, women in lower left foreground sewing or mending nets. Title from Kennedy. Signed on plate and in pencil on tab with butterfly. Kennedy, no. 195 (fifth state) Purchase (Pe... More

James McNeill Whistler - [The Venetian mast]

[His First Venice series] Kennedy, 195 (fifth state). Signed with butterfly on plate and in pencil. Coll. mark: Brooklyn Museum (Lugt suppl. 307b). Duplicate stamp: Brooklyn Museum. Title and other information ... More

Joseph Pennell - Bridge at Harrisburg, [Pennsylvania]

Etching by Joseph Pennell, 1857-1926. Library has two impressions No. 40a: Wuerth, 40. Signed in pencil. Plate in LC; Ex. coll.: Ballard. Pennell Fund. This record contains unverified data from caption card. ... More

Inner port, Touville - Drawing. Public domain image.

Moored(?) ship in foreground. Public domain photograph, 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Winslow Homer - [Eight bells] - Drawing. Public domain image.

Library has two impressions. No 5a signed and dated on plate. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall... Bal... More

Winslow Homer - [Flyfishing] / Winslow Homer.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Winslow Homer - Improve the present hour

2 women seated on shore and repairing fish net. Library has two impressions. Etching by Winslow Homer. Ref. copy may be in SSF (Gr.) - WOMEN PORTRAITS [18 ]. This record contains unverified data from caption ca... More

James McNeill Whistler - [Square house, Amsterdam]

Kennedy, 404 (first state). Signed with butterfly on plate and in pencil. Coll. marks: Howard Mansfield (Lugt 1342) and H. G. Whittemore (Lugt suppl. 1384a). Title and other information from Beall. American pri... More

Ed. Bellamy / W.H.W. Bicknell sc.

Print shows Edward Bellamy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Signed on plate "W.H.W. Bicknell." Publication date based on copyright statement. Printed at top right: "Copyright 1890 by A.J. Philpott a... More

[On the Champs elysées] / Jo. Pennell.

Print shows people seated on chairs beneath a tree on the Champs-Elysées, Paris, France. Title from Wuerth. Signed on plate. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled b... More

New Oxford Street, [London] / Jo. Pennell.

Signed on plate. Signed in graphite on lower center. Edition of 10? Plate destroyed. Ownership stamp on verso: "JPER" [in a circle, monogram of Joseph Pennell and Elizabeth Robins]. Wuerth, 165 American prints... More

[Portrait of Auguste Delâtre, father of Eugène Delâtre] / Eugène Delât...

In printing shop. Etching by Auguste Delâtre, 1822-1907. No. 90. Signed and dated on plate; signed in pencil. Pennell Fund, 460129-5. Caption card tracings: B.I.; A.W.; Artist's studies.

Paul Gauguin - Manao Tupapau, IV

Nude woman lying on stomach on bed with spirits in backgrd. Lithograph by Paul Gauguin. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Joseph Pennell - White Mills, Holland

Four windmills and other buildings along canal. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

O-Yuki / Bertha Lum. - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Japanese woman. Signed on block with monogram. Signed in pencil. Copyright stamp visible through paper.

[London, night, whiskey and tea]

Wuerth, 505. Edition of 75? Signed in pencil. Ex coll.: E. A. Ballard. Old ink notes on sheet. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / ... More

The sentinel from the river

Lithograph by Joseph Pennell. Pennell's Yosemite Valley series. Wuerth, 252. Edition of 25. Signed and dated on plate, signed in crayon. Pennell Collection. This record contains unverified, old data from captio... More

Joseph Pennell - [Temple of Jupiter, Athens]

Wuerth, 657. Edition of 40? Signed in pencil. Plate in LC. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall... Baltim... More

Joseph Pennell - [Munitions river]

Print shows workers in the foreground with ships in the river and factories on the other side, in England; also smokestacks with billowing smoke. [His English war work series] Wuerth, 440. Edition of 50. Signed... More

Joseph Pennell - [Within the furnaces]

Print shows furnaces melting pig iron for munitions in England. Library has two impressions. No. 422a: [His English war work series] Wuerth, 422. Edition of 50. Signed on stone and in pencil. Source: Beall) Tit... More

Tonhalle ... Ausstellung von Arbeiten der in der Schweiz internierten ...

Poster shows a pensive German soldier resting his head on his fist. Text announces an exhibition of artwork by German prisoners of war held in Switzerland. Location, times, and entrance fee included. Forms part... More

Joseph Pennell - [The terminal, Weehawken]

Prints shows bird's-eye view of Weehawken, New Jersey, railyard with the Hudson River and New York City in the background. Library has two impressions. No. 696-1: [His Railroad series] Wuerth, 696. Edition of ... More

The hall of iron, Pennsylvania Station, New York

Prints shows passengers in the steel-and-glass concourse of Pennsylvania Station. [His Railroad series] Wuerth, 703. Edition of 50? Inscription on plate in reverse: The Hall of Iron P R R. Signed and dated on p... More

[The Lackawanna viaduct] / J. Pennell.

Pennell Collection. Plate destroyed. Signed on plate in reverse. Wuerth, 733.

Wind and wave / Bertha Lum

Abstract showing fish and 3 people in whirlwind and wave. Color woodcut by Bertha Lum, copyrighted by Bertha Lum. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

A song of the brook / Bertha Lum.

Print shows a Japanese woman standing atop a waterfall, playing a flute, with birds flying around her feet. Signed at bottom "Bertha Lum 1920." Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyright st... More

Joseph Pennell - [Hotel Margaret, Brooklyn]

Wuerth, 830. Edition of 20? Plate in LC. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall... Baltimore : John Hopkins... More

Public domain art prints - Public domain scenic drawing

Ilka Kolsky's drawing. 1 of 8 consecutive works. (General) Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Le Concert (The Concert) - Public domain portrait engraving

after an engraving by Antoine-Jean Duclos, 1742-1795, based on a drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, engraver and illustrator, 1736-1807 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Saint-A... More

Jeannette Landphair sells her artwork at the historic Eastern Market i...

Housed in a 19th century brick building, the market is located on 7th St., SE, a few blocks east of the U.S. Capitol between North Carolina Ave. and C St. Badly damaged by an early-morning fire on April 30, 200... More

Photographer Carol M. Highsmith joins Sharon Tyson and visiting childr...

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

Artwork by Do-Ho Suh at the Food and Drug Administration building, Sil...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive,... More

Sunday mass on the Campagna, Italy

Print shows people seated around a priest in a wagon for a religious service in rural Italy. Date based on period when Chapman lived in Italy. Pencil note: "Unfinished plate." American prints in the Library of... More

[Woman seated in a loge, facing right]

Print shows a woman seated in a loge, three-quarter length portrait, right profile, holding a fan in left hand. Signed with artist's monogram stamp on lower left and lower right corners. Inscribed in pencil at... More

Joseph Pennell - Shenandoah - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Co...

Prints shows a windmill with factories billowing smoke from their smokestacks in the distance in Valenciennes, France. Wuerth, 602. Edition of 50? Signed and dated on plate. Plate in LC. (Source: Beall) Title f... More

Niet hoe veel, maer hoe eel. (Not how many, but how well.), recto / Ru...

Dutch (artist nationality) draughtsman, etcher, cartographer and publisher (artist role) Recto: top center: (printed text, in Dutch) VAN DE SINNEPOPPEN. ; u. r.: (page number) 21 ; left half of page: XXI / Niet... More

La Lutte Artistique / Quadrille (The Artistic Struggle / Quadrille)

printed by Guillet, Paris, lithographer (artist notes) French (artist nationality) genre painter, illustrator and etcher (artist role) Recto: l. l. (signed) J Worms ; u. c.: La Lutte Artistique / Quadrille; l. ... More

The marriage of St. Catherine - Engraving, Public domain image

Print shows St. Catherine kneeling next to the infant Jesus seated on his mother's lap. Jesus gives Catherine a ring. Anonymous artist. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints and Photog... More

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

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

[The annunciation] - Public domain dedication image

Print showing Mary visited by an angel. Schreiber, 26 Hubbard, 365 Hubbard, 226-1. Exhibited: "Origins of European Print Making" at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2005. The Annunciation is a b... More

Hawaiian fisherman / CWB.

Man on shore with net. K142461 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed with monogram: CWB; and titled on block.

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

[Adam and Eve], Albrecht Durer, German, Nuremberg.

Title from Bartsch. Signed with monogram and dated on block. State 2. Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection. Bartsch, 1. Meder, 1. Heller, 116. Panofsky, 108. Dodgson, 39. Tietze, 258. Strauss, 42. Exhibited: Worl... More

Nocturne. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Marine view showing ship at night. Signed in pencil with butterfly. From: First Venice set. Kennedy, no. 184 (fourth state) Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congres... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Holy Orders and Matrimon...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Holy Orders and Matrimon...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward Savage - General George Washington / painted & engraved by E. S...

Bust of George Washington when commander of the American revolutionary forces, later 1st president of the United States. In: Washington's monuments of patriotism ..., Francis & Robert Bailey, Philadelphia, 180... More

Edward Savage - General George Washington / painted & engraved by E. S...

[Lydia reading, turned toward right]

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

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

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

Unus Americanus ex Virginia. Aetat 23 / W. Hollar ad vivum delin. et f...

Twenty-three-year old Virginia Algonquian man, half-length portrait, wearing necklace and head ornaments, and with facial markings, facing slightly left. Parthey, 2009 Published in: Many nations: A Library of C... More

Georg Pencz - [The Triumph of Time]

Allegorical representation of Time, winged man, on chariot pulled by two deer. Signed with monogram on plate. Inscription: Tempus edax...aut fuerint. Part of series: Six triumphs described by Petrarch. Bartsch,... More

Giulio Romano - Ceiling with three angels / IV.R.,IVE.

Print shows three angels in flight just below a ceiling, surrounded by columns. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints and Photographs Division. Washington : Library of Congress, 1979, ... More

[St. Christopher with infant Christ], engraving, Library of Congress

Title from shelflist card. Stains. Altdorfer, 85. Hubbard Collection. Public domain scan of German 16th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Albrecht Durer - Saint Christopher facing left AD monogram

Print shows Saint Christopher crossing a river carrying infant Jesus on his shoulders. Trimmed to plate mark. Print no. 53 from Marsh Collection.

Albrecht Durer - [St. Christopher, facing right] / AD [monogram].

Saint Christopher walking across river with child on his back, hermit in background. Signed with monogram and dated on plate. Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection (Library of Congress). Hollstein, 52. Meder, 52. ... More

Heinrich Aldegrever - [Jan van Leyden], 16th century

Title from shelflist card. Bartsch, 182. Hubbard Collection. Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The entombment, Parmigianino. Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italia...

Print shows Jesus Christ being supported by Joseph of Arimethia as Mary Magdalene gives comfort to the grieving Virgin Mary. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints and Photographs Divis... More

The Flute Player 17th century - Public domain portrait engraving

after a painting by Otto Vorsterman, painter, 17th century (artist notes) Flemish (artist nationality) draughtsman and engraver (artist role) Vorsterman, Otto, 17th century (original artist) Recto: u. l.: (engr... More

The Virgin and Child / Bart. Coriolanus Fecit. Bononiae anno 1630.

Print shows Mary and infant Jesus. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints and Photographs Division. Washington : Library of Congress, 1979, p. 28. Print originally part of Pembroke albu... More

Christ at the table of Simon the Pharisee / Raphel VRB in Ven, In Mant...

Print shows Jesus sitting at one end of a table at which others are seated. He talks to Simon while another person washes his feet. Earlier attributed to Raphael. Monograpm of Andreani. Title from Graphic samp... More

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