The late auction at St. Eustatia - by R-- & V--
Print shows the interior of an auction house where Admiral Rodney and General John Vaughan are disposing property seized from citizens on the island of Saint Eustatius which the British captured from the Dutch.
Hoover with Sons of American Revolution, 10/25/29
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The bull roasted: or the political cooks serving their customers, Brit...
Print shows George III, the Earl of Bute, Lord North, and the Earl of Sandwich roasting a bull which Lord North is serving to a Frenchman, a Native (representing America), and a Spaniard who are seated at a lon... More
The allies - par nobile fratrum! / Indignatio fecit., British Cartoon ...
Print shows George III sharing a bone with a Native, he is using the top of a skull as a bowl, two Natives on the left drain blood into a skull from the torso of a white infant; on the right are a corpulent bis... More
Acts passed at a General Assembly : begun and held in the town of Rich...
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What may be doing abroad - what is doing at home, British Cartoon Prin...
Print shows two simultaneous scenes, on the top, the Kings of Spain, France, and Prussia, and Queen Maria Theresa carve out portions of the British empire for themselves, while on the bottom, members of the Duk... More
Matthew Darly - The commissioner's interview with congress, British Ca...
Print shows three members of "congress" standing beneath palm trees outlining their demands for peace to three members of the peace commission, the Earl of Carlisle, Baron Auckland, and George Johnstone. Lord B... More
Il faut donc mourir puis qu'il n'i a plus de son
Print shows a pig sitting upright on the ground, dressed in ecclesiastical vestiments, on the right is a member of the Third Estate holding a long staff and a bell-like device on a string which he holds up befo... More
The botching taylor cutting his cloth to cover a button / John Simpson...
Print shows George III sitting on a table with the Earl of Bute preparing to cut a piece of cloth labeled "Ireland Great Britain Hanover." Lord North is standing to the left holding a piece of cloth already cut... More
By his majestys royal letters patent - the new invented method of puni...
Print shows Britannia drawn and quartered at a crossroad by ropes attached to three horses, one labeled "Tyranny" racing down the road "to America", another labeled "Venality" racing down the road "to Spain", a... More
Le peuple sous l'ancien Regime - A drawing of a man being carried by a...
Cartoon shows Louis XVI, a bishop, and a member of the aristocracy riding on the back of a man, representing the people, who's blindfolded and in chains and crawling on his hands and knees. de Vinck, 10309 Pur... More
China well represented at Soviet Embassy. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Ar...
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Wife of CIO leader attends Soviet Reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7....
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[Washington and his generals] / drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie.
Print showing General George Washington and other Revolutionary War generals meeting in a large room. LC-USZ62-3977 is a key to identifying the men in the print. Title from related item. Reference copy in Presi... More
The council of the rulers, & the elders against the tribe of ye Americ...
Print shows a group of men in the Hall of Commons, several seated around a table, on the wall is a map labeled "North America" which has burst into flames, in the foreground stands Lord North passing banknotes ... More
The machine to go without asses, British Cartoon Print
Print shows George III and Liberty riding in a carriage labeled "Magna Charta" as it passes over the Duke of Grafton, the Earl of Bute, Lord Holland, and Lord Mansfield. Design'd & engrav'd for the Political R... More
The thistle reel. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British ...
Print shows Lords Bute, North, and Mansfield dancing around a large thistle entwined with a garter ribbon bearing the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense"; Mansfield is holding the "Quebec Bill" in his left hand. ... More
The royal hunt, or a prospect of the year 1782 / South Briton fecit ; ...
Print shows Lord Sandwich playing a fiddle, sitting between two courtesans, to the left, Lord North yawns while sitting on a sack, behind them are Rigby, Amherst, and Germain. To the right of this party is stan... More
The surrender of government castle, in March 1782, to the late besiegi...
Print shows members of the old ministry walking out of the "Government Castle" closely followed by a devil, and members of the new ministry marching in. Caption continues: N.B. The old garrison and placemen ar... More
The bull over-drove, or, The drivers in danger, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a bull trampling the prostrate body of Lord Sandwich, lead driver, and kicking toward Lord North and George Germain, the "drivers in danger." The bull is charging toward three men, representing Fran... More
Five receive Polish decoration. Acting in behalf of the Polish governm...
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The Declaration committee - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows members of the Declaration Committee (left to right: Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and John Adams) working at a table. G744 U.S. Copyright Office. Public... More
The Bostonians in distress, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a re-drawn and reversed image of the famous British political cartoon where Bostonians held captive in a cage are suspended from the "Liberty Tree." Three British sailors standing in a boat feed the... More
What may be doing abroad - what is doing at home, British Cartoon Prin...
Print shows two simultaneous scenes, on the top, the Kings of Spain, France, and Prussia, and Queen Maria Theresa carve out portions of the British empire for themselves, while on the bottom, members of the Duk... More
State cooks, or the downfall of the fish kettle, British Cartoon Print
Print shows George III and Lord North standing in a kitchen, both wear aprons, George III has his back to the fireplace, between them, on the floor, is an overturned kettle of fish, each labeled with the name o... More
[Association meeting at York] - A drawing of a large group of people s...
Print shows an allegorical representation of a meeting of the Association of York during which all disputes were amicably settled.
The Bostonians in distress, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Bostonians held captive in a cage suspended from the "Liberty Tree." Three British sailors standing in a boat feed them fish from a basket labeled "To -- from the Committee of --" in return for a b... More
The blessings of peace, British Cartoon Print
Print shows George III receiving advice from a large group of ministers and politicans, all are identified by number and corresponding legend, following ratification of peace treaty by the U.S. Congress on Apri... More
The council of the rulers, & the elders against the tribe of ye Americ...
Print shows a group of men in the Hall of Commons, several seated around a table, on the wall is a map labeled "North America" which has burst into flames, in the foreground stands Lord North passing banknotes ... More
The ever-memorable peace-makers settling their accounts, British Carto...
Print shows the Duke of Bedford, the Earl of Bute, and Lord Holland portrayed as a fox, with the Devil behind him, seated at a table. Lord Holland writes in a ledger labeled "Unacd Millions". Catalogue of prin... More
The Whitehall pump. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Britis...
Print shows Lord North pumping water from a water fountain topped with the head of George III onto the prostrate bodies of Britannia and a Native figure representing America. Several ministers and judges look o... More
The only booth in the fair - Portland & Co., late Shelburne / I. Boyne...
Print shows a country fair amusement with Charles James Fox, on a raised platform, wearing a dunce or liberty cap labeled "Vox Populi" receiving bribes from Lord North, to the right, on the platform, Lord Shelb... More
The Hibernian attempt. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows George III sitting on a throne with Edward Thurlow and William Pitt standing next to him; he is wearing half a crown on his head, on the left, an African wearing a feathered headdress and holding a ... More
Nouvelle place de la Bastille - A drawing of a man holding a baby in f...
Cartoon shows Louis XVI standing on a pedestal with one foot on the hydra of despotism(?) from which five of seven heads have been severed; on the left, a clergyman offers him a gold coin, and on the right, a S... More
Il faut faire 3 choses - A drawing of three men standing next to each ...
Print shows figures of the estates general; a member of the clergy and a nobleman each place a hand on short pillar labeled "Je tien mon pied de bœuf"; a peasant, representing the third estate, places both of h... More
The tomb-stone. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Ca...
Print shows several men, George Grenville, Lord Bute, the Duke of Bedford, and, as a small dog wearing clerical robes, Dr. W. Scott, labeled "AntiSejanus", dancing on a sarcophagus with bas-reliefs of "Britanni... More
The patriot - dedicated to the freeholders of Middlesex, British Carto...
One of several prints depicting John Wilkes and Henry Luttrell and the election for the seat in Middlesex. This print shows a statue of John Wilkes on a pedestal, holding a staff topped with a liberty cap; the ... More
The bull roasted: or the political cooks serving their customers, Brit...
Print shows George III, the Earl of Bute, Lord North, and the Earl of Sandwich roasting a bull which Lord North is serving to a Frenchman, a Native (representing America), and a Spaniard who are seated at a lon... More
The Bostonians in distress, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a re-drawn and reversed image of the famous British political cartoon where Bostonians held captive in a cage are suspended from the "Liberty Tree." Three British sailors standing in a boat feed the... More
The hour of humiliation - how shall we repass the Rubicon?
Drawing shows several British ministers with their heads bowed in shame over the loss of the colonies in America; Lord North can be seen in the background on the right, separating himself from the group. Publi... More
The hour of humiliation - how shall we repass the Rubicon?
Drawing shows several British ministers with their heads bowed in shame over the loss of the colonies in America; Lord North can be seen in the background on the right, separating himself from the group. Publi... More
The congress or the necessary politicians, British Cartoon Print
Print shows two men sitting in a privy, one uses pieces of the "Resolution[s] of the [C]ongress" to clean himself, while the other intently reads "P[amphlet En]titled Taxation [No] Tir[anny]", suggesting that w... More
The wise men of Gotham and their goose, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lord Bute, with sword raised, about to cut the head off the goose "who laid each day an egg of gold" representing British policies toward the American colonies. A corpulant bishop is sitting in the ... More
The state blacksmiths forging fetters for the Americans
Print shows the interior of a blacksmith's shop with Lord Mansfield forging the links to a chain, Lord North standing to the left holding lorgnette and, in his right hand, a paper "An act for prohibiting all tr... More
Matthew Darly - Prattle / MD., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a full-length portrait of a man, right profile, holding hat in right hand. Includes inscription below which expresses the opinion of the character depicted regarding the progress of the war in Ameri... More
The political raree-show: or a picture of parties and politics, during...
Print shows a man directing a boy to view a peepshow of events and actions of the British government, as well as international affairs involving England. The peepshow presents 12 views in three columns; number ... More
Provisional executive committee of the State Duma
Photograph shows the nine members of the provisional executive committee, among them are, seated on the right at the desk is Mikhail Rodzianko, seated next to him is Alexander Guchkov, standing in the back row,... More
Political electricity; or, an historical & prophetical print in the ye...
Print shows a variety of scenes relating to the politics and government of England and how their actions at home and abroad may result in the loss of the American colonies; scene numbered 24 depicts Boston, Mas... More
Washington, appointed Commander in Chief
Print shows George Washington standing on a platform surrounded by members of the Continental Congress. In the background, women wave their handkerchiefs. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gal... More
The blessings of peace, British Cartoon Print
Print shows George III receiving advice from a large group of ministers and politicans, all are identified by number and corresponding legend, following ratification of peace treaty by the U.S. Congress on Apri... More
Common-wealth - the colossus, British Cartoon Print
Print shows William Pitt walking on stilts; the right stilt, labeled "Sedition", points to New York, the left, labeled "Popularity", is firmly planted in London. He uses one crutch, labeled "Pension", for suppo... More
The Parlmt. dissolved, or, the Devil turn'd fortune teller / design'd ...
Print shows Lord North and another minister with the Devil who has conjured a Native male figure, representing America, standing on a prostrate soldier and holding a building, representing Parliament, from whic... More
Mr. Trade & family or the state of ye nation / St--t, B--rn--d, & Co. ...
Print shows a ragged family driven to poverty probably through the policies and actions of the Earl of Bute, George Germain, and Lord North, with some able assistence by former Massachusetts governor Francis Be... More
The late bombardment of government castle / C. Goodnight sculp.
Print shows members of the new ministry besieging a fortress where members of the old ministry, including George III, have taken refuge; the ministries are bombarding each other.
Der Congress erklärt die 13 vereinigten Stăaten von Nord-America für i...
Print shows a meeting of the Continental Congress, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 99. [Plate] 5. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a check... More
An analysis of modern patriotism performed by public opinion & display...
Print shows two views of Charles James Fox, on the left, as a member of parliament supporting the policies of Lord North, and on the right, when out of office, on a platform before a crowd arguing against the p... More
Finland Minister arrives for Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. ...
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The blessings of peace, British Cartoon Print
Print shows George III receiving advice from a large group of ministers and politicans, all are identified by number and corresponding legend, following ratification of peace treaty by the U.S. Congress on Apri... More
The hour of insolence - we'll bring them at our feet!
Drawing shows Lord North, two clergymen, and several British ministers gloating while looking at a map of North America. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 g... More
Henry Laurens Esq'r. president of the American Congress 1778 / painted...
Print shows Henry Laurens, full-length portrait, seated at table, facing slightly left. Includes remarque showing a Native American man holding a shield with three birds on it. Published in: The American Revol... More
Matthew Darly - The commissioner's interview with congress, British Ca...
Print shows three members of "congress" standing beneath palm trees outlining their demands for peace to three members of the peace commission, the Earl of Carlisle, Baron Auckland, and George Johnstone. Lord B... More
Il faut rendre à César ce qui est à César et a la nation ce qui est à ...
Print shows a man sitting at a table rendering accounts, standing before the table is a cleric holding a bag of money which he apparently refuses to add to the bags on the table, standing behind the table with ... More
The dissolution of P[arliamen]t
Print shows members of Parliament riding in a large carriage past a building commemorating "John Wilkes Esqr."
The sick prince. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British C...
Print shows the Prince of Wales on a deathbed with members of the opposition on one side, Thurlow among them with raised dagger, wishing him a speedy death, and supporters on the other side wishing him a speedy... More
The patriot - dedicated to the freeholders of Middlesex, British Carto...
One of several prints depicting John Wilkes and Henry Luttrell and the election for the seat in Middlesex. This print shows a statue of John Wilkes on a pedestal, holding a staff topped with a liberty cap; the ... More
A privy council, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a meeting of the George III, portrayed as an ass wearing an ermnie robe, and his council of ministers, portrayed as various animals; whispering into the king's ear is Lord Bute represented by a bird... More
The times - taken from an original character which appear'd at the mas...
Print shows the figure of a man draped with ribbons labeled with the issues of the times.
An old fox tarr'd and feather'd
Print shows title page illustration of caricature of John Wesley as a fox in clerical robes. Illus. in: An old fox tarr'd and feather'd / Augustus Montague Toplady. London : Printed for M. Lewis [etc.], 1775, ... More
Common sense; addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the followin...
Title page from Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Caption continues: I. Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of monarchy and hereditary succession... More
The blessed effects of venality, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a man, possibly George III, chopping a leg "Commons" of a three-legged stool, "Lords" and "Privy Council" being the other two legs, which may represent the Parliament and its openness to corruption,... More
Trois tetes sous l'meme bonnet - A painting of a man sitting in front ...
Print shows a neatly dressed man sitting on a bundle surrounded by implements of the Third Estate and holding a large triangle topped with a liberty cap, within the triangle are images of a cleric, an aristocra... More
Declaration of Independence: July 4th 1776
Print shows members of the Declaration Committee (left to right: John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin) presenting the Declaration of Independence to John Hanc... More
Acts passed at a General Assembly : begun and held in the town of Rich...
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Henry Laurens Esq'r. president of the American Congress 1778 / painted...
Print shows Henry Laurens, full-length portrait, seated at table, facing slightly left. Includes remarque showing a Native American man holding a shield with three birds on it. Published in: The American Revol... More
Virtual representation, 1775. Book illustration from Library of Congre...
Print shows Lord Bute aiming a blunderbuss at a man representing colonial America; a member of Parliament, pointing at the American, tells Bute "I give you that man's money for my use", to which the American re... More
Anticipation; or, the contrast to the royal hunt / Britons fact., Brit...
Print shows the restoration of England under the new ministry; the pillars that supported the Temple of Fame are being righted and put back in place; a soldier with sword in hand protects a Native, representing... More
At Soviet reception. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. Henrik De Kauffmann, le...
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The closet / Bute invt. ; Germaine ext. ; Mansfield sculpt., British C...
Print shows in vignette, top right, George III in his secret chamber, "the closet", with Lord Bute, to whom the Devil whispers, Lord Germain, and Lord Mansfield; on the bottom right, a man holds a pistol to his... More
Poor old England endeavoring to reclaim his wicked American children, ...
Print shows England as an old man with wooden leg and crutch tugging on strings hooked onto the noses of five American men across a divide labeled "The Atlantic Ocean"; the men resist, shoot pellets at, and tau... More
Excise inquisition erecting by English slaves under the scourge of the...
A British satire on an attempt by William Pitt and George Rose to transfer to excise law certain import duties; standing in opposition is Edward Thurlow. The central image shows Britannia, wrapped in a blanket ... More
The new country dance, as danced at C****, July the 30th 1766, British...
Print shows a number of prominent figures in a line dancing, above the dancers is John Wilkes riding behind a witch on a broom, he is defecating on Lord Bute; other dancers include the Prince of Wales, William ... More
Plain truth; addressed to the inhabitants of America, containing, rema...
Title page from published response to Thomas Paine's Common Sense.
The political mirror or an exhibition of ministers for April 1782 / Ra...
Print shows Lords Sandwich, Rigby, North, Mansfield, an unidentified man, and Germain in the clutches of a devil, fall into an abyss, driven there by the opposition, or new ministers, Thurlow, Conway, Camden, B... More
Tarring and feathering - the reward of the enemies of Ireland / Americ...
Print shows three Irish(?) men and a woman (possibly representing Ireland) are about to tar and feather a man for refusing "to enter into a non-importation and non-consumption agreement." In the background are ... More
A convention of the not-ables, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lord North, Edmund Burke, Charles Fox, the Prince of Wales, and others attempting to break into the royal treasury. The Library has two impressions one colored and one b&w. Catalogue of prints and ... More
[Bank note vignettes showing surrender of General Burgoyne, George Was...
In album: Engravings of the American Banknote Company ... p. 57. Public domain photograph of an official portrait, meeting, ceremony, group of people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Mexican Peace Commissioners José María Pino Suárez, Dr. Vazquez Gomez...
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