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Le pied de nez de Milord Pit - Public domain dedication image

Cartoon shows Napoleon I, wearing laurel wreath and ermine robe, pushing down one side of scale with his sword, which lifts two frightened monarchs, on the other side, off the ground; in the background stands a... More

Wakamurasaki kyōjo, Shigenobu Yanagawa - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Wakamurasaki, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, holding a fan, as a member of the royal court. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More

Boxer Rebellion. [The Japanese imperial family], China

Print shows a group portrait of Meiji, Emperor of Japan and the imperial family. Title from accompanying material.

Charles I and Henrietta Maria with their children, afterwards Charles ...

Title and date based on Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Photograph of a painting. "050121" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 128. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Athabaliba, ultimus rex Peruanorum

Atahualpa, half-length portrait, facing right, in oval. Illus. in: The Discovery and conquest of the new world. Conquest of Mexico and Peru / by W.W. Robertson. Cincinnati, O[hio] : W.H. Ferguson Company, c1902... More

Caricature, No limit / L.M. Glackens., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a high-stakes poker game with Uncle Sam, William II, the German Emperor, Meiji, the Emperor of Japan, Emile Loubet, of France, and Edward VII, King of Great Britain; the emperor of Japan is r... More

[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), full-...

A man in a military uniform sitting on a bench. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tennis becomes popular in Roumania. The introduction of American spor...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a man on a tennis court and an unidentified building in Romania. No. 1298: No. 1299: Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1298 (top image) a... More

The Prince of Wales and family / photographed by Vernon Heath.

No. 4063. Currier & Ives: a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5348.

The master's choice - Drawing. Public domain image.

Man(?) on throne with three courtiers. (DLC/PP-1933:0185). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published as headpiece for: "The Master's Choice" by Margaret Newcomb, The Schol... More

[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), full-...

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Centennial jubilee, memorial card

97228 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Stauch, Charles J., c... More

Satisfying their curiosity / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows John Bull sitting on a strong fortress representing England, with a telescope in one hand and strings attached to battleships in the other; on the edge of the continent are four figures representing... More

The close of the peace congress / CH [monogram].

Illustration shows representatives from many foreign nations converging on the figure of Peace who is returning weapons to each ruler; Edward VII, King of Great Britain, Emile Loubet, and William II, Emperor of... More

Christmas in the Balkans / Kep., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Santa Claus climbing out a window, leaving behind a large sack of Christmas presents in front of a large fireplace where stockings labeled "Montenegro, Servia, Italy, England, Bulgaria, Germa... More

Lanes' patent capillary grooved rulers. With paper-cutter & scale - co...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Sarony, Major & Knapp. Copyright deposit: May 5, 1862, District Court of New York.

Kada hone o kezurite kan'u yakizu o ryōji suru zu

Ukiyo-e triptych showing the story of Chinese Baron Kan-u playing go while the famous Dr. Kada operates on his arm and the Baron Shujo looks on. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-s... More

The master's choice - Drawing. Public domain image.

Les deux ne font qu'un - A drawing of a goat and a goat in a field

Print shows Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as a two-headed monster pulling in opposite directions; Louis wears the horns of a cuckold and Marie Antoinette has the head of Medusa wearing ostrich feathers. de Vi... More

Himegimi no gozabune, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820

Print shows a princess and two servants on a boat, one holding a parasol and one holding a small box. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. ... More

[Chinese Emperor(?) and Empress(?) seated on raised platform with musi...

Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More

This will be an internal explosion / Keppler.

Print shows the child king Alfonso XIII as a wooden puppet slumped over on the "Throne of Spain" with a clergyman standing next to him, and on the walls to the right are portrait paintings of "Charles V, Ferdin... More

Castro, the cut-up / Keppler with apologies.

Illustration shows Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela, dressed like Napoleon I, on board a ship, with the presidents of "Uruguay, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, [and] Argentina" standi... More

Columbus reception by the King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain a...

Columbus kneeling before the king and queen, Indians, and other people.

William Heath - The royal milling match, British Cartoon Print

Caricature showing Lord Yarmouth hitting the Prince Regent in the eye, as Lady Yarmouth looks from behind screen covered with caricatures. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress... More

The church is master now - Public domain book illustration

(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 539.

Columbus at the court of Barcelona

Christopher Columbus standing before the King and Queen of Spain, with Indians from the New World, Feb. 1493. [4]0794Y U.S. Copyright Office.

Kada hone o kezurite kan'u yakizu o ryōji suru zu

[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), in un...

A black and white photo of fish in baskets. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), full-...

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Isfandiyr, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), three-...

A black and white photo of a bunch of fish. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

France ; England. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British ...

Political cartoon showing "France" with man kneeling and presenting crown to old woman on throne with other women standing, three of them with heads on poles. "England" with man sitting on crate "general excise... More

"And John, he pays the freight" / F.M. Hutchins.

Print shows Queen Victoria holding up an infant labeled "Little New Duke of York. Christening Robe Cost £300." She presents the baby to John Bull who is holding a paper that states "Heavy Expense Account - Roya... More

The European Partingtons / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows John Bull, representing "England", and a line of European rulers with the attributes of the Nicholas II "Russia", William II "Germany", Franz Joseph I "Austria", Emile Loubet "France", Victor... More

Our "Abdul the damned" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon as the cruel, autocratic Sultan of the Turks, Abdülhamid II, sitting on a throne, smoking a hookah labeled "Obstruction", as two men, in the background, dressed as Turks labe... More

"Oh, Teddy, dear Teddy, come home to us now, ... / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt meeting with William II, the emperor of Germany, Armand Fallières, of France, Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, and King Edward VII, of Great Britain, being interrup... More

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate ...

Photograph was taken at the Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016) Title devised by Library staff based on information p... More

[Emir Bukharskii. Bukhara] - Public domain portrait photograph

Alim Khan, Emir of Bukhara, seated holding sword. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Emir Bukharskii. Bukhara] - Public domain portrait print

Alim Khan, Emir of Bukhara, seated holding sword. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The council of the rulers, & the elders against the tribe of ye Americ...

Le Caire. Tombeaux des Califes / Bonfils.

Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo, Egypt. No. 60. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites... More

Okazaki - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a procession of warlords across a bridge after a winter snowfall at the Okazaki station on the Tōkaidō Road.

[Japanese man, full-length, standing, facing right, wearing robes of a...

Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

The "enfant ter[ri]ble" of Europe / J. Keppler.

Print shows several European rulers standing next to signposts labeled "France, Turkey, England, Germany, Italy, Austria, [and] Russia" lining the sides of a dirt road, with "Servia" and "Roumania" in the backg... More

[Wedding of Crown Prince Yoshihito and Princess Kujō Sadako]

Print shows the Crown Prince and the Princess during their wedding ceremony; Meiji, Emperor of Japan, and other members of the imperial family are present. Title from accompanying material.

John Singer Sargent - The children of Israel

Photograph of mural depicting the ancient people of Israel under the yoke of their oppressors, an Egyptian pharoah and an Assyrian king. In album: Boston Public Library Decorations in the Copley Prints, p. 11 (center).

The United States abroad / Hassman̄., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows the American Ambassador standing at the head of a dinner table around which are seated the heads of state of several European countries and China, offering them baked beans and "Ice Water" fo... More

Every hour is lunch hour at the dreadnought club / Keppler.

Illustration shows the Roman god "Mars", eating a battleship, with Uncle Sam and Marianne sitting at a table with rulers of European and Asian countries at the Dreadnought Club, each awaiting their meals of mun... More

Un peuple est sans honneur, et mérite ses chaines Quand il baisse le f...

Print shows a nude woman pulling back the curtain to a tent to reveal a female figure or mermaid on a bed stabbing a king sitting in a chair; a bust of a satyr is at the head of the bed, and two-faced Justice s... More

The monstrous hydra, or virtue invulnerable, British Cartoon Print

Print shows William Pitt holding a paper labeled "Regency limitations & restrictions" encircled by a hydra labeled "Private Views" with eleven heads, among them Charles James Fox, Edmund Burke, and one blindfol... More

Revolution, or Johnny Bull in France

Print shows a large bull labeled "Tiers Etat - Orleans" referring to Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'Orleans, tossing Marie Antoinette into the air as Louis XVI kneels in prayer on the left; standing behind the bu... More

Philippe Duc d'Anjou Pint par de Troye ; gravé par le chevalier Edelin...

Print after François de Troy shows portrait of Philippe, Duc d'Anjou, later King Philip V of Spain, as a young man.

Hawaii album, p. 4, portraits of the Hawaiian royal family and others

Photographs show portraits of members of the Hawaiian royal family from the House of Kamehameha including Kamehame V and his sister Victoria and Pavahi (Bernice Pavahi Bishop). Others depicted include Suku(?) K... More

"Peace" assured / J. Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows William E. Gladstone dressed as an old woman wearing keys labeled "Suez, Gibraltor, [and] Herat", pushing John Bull into a kissing embrace with Tsar Nicholas II who is, likewise, being pushed... More

The European "concert" / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows a crazed man representing the Czar of "Russia" sitting on a throne, manipulating marionettes that represent "France" (Felix Faure), "Austria" (Franz Joseph I), "Italy" (Umberto I), "Germany" (Willia... More

A Thanksgiving toast / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Print shows Puck standing on a chair at the head of a large dinner table, offering a Thanksgiving toast to those seated around the table, including "England, France, Germany, [Japan?], Russia, Austria, Italy, T... More

Caricature, Futility / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a winged female figure labeled "Peace" sitting on one side of a mountain pass and Mars, the Roman god of war, sitting on the opposite side; a man wearing a crown and robe labeled "Czar" is walking d... More

A peace dream of Eastertime / Keppler.

Print shows a female figure labeled "Europe" asleep among boxes of "Munitions and Ammunition", large shells, and a barrel of "Powder" with a candle labeled "Ambition" as a burning fuse; she is dreaming about "T... More

Prosit Neujahr! / I D 1900. - Drawing. Public domain image.

No publication information. Signed (?): I D 1900. (DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

A house of cards / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the Russian Bear with a house of cards, each card labeled a different country, "England, France, Germany, Japan, U.S., Austria, China, Italy, [and] Turkey", the king on each card bears some f... More

Ėmir Bukharskīĭ. Bukhara - Public domain portrait photograph

Alim Khan (1880-1944), Emir of Bukhara. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate ...

Title devised by Library staff based on information provided by Dr. Daniel G. Prior, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of History, Ohio State University. Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Con... More

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate ...

Title devised by Library staff based on information provided by Dr. Daniel G. Prior, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of History, Ohio State Univeristy. Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Con... More

William Heath - The royal milling match, British Cartoon Print

Geschichte von der schöenen Magelone und dem Ritter Peter Der Bater sp...

Illustration for a story showing a king and queen with their son kneeling before them asking permission to go out into the world in search of adventure and to gain experience that would make him better equiped ... More

Supreme head of the Church and some other heads

Our international thanksgiving dinner / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam standing at a table with 7 seated, dour-looking figures showing the attributes of the rulers of "Japan" (Meiji, Emperor of Japan), "Italy" (Victor Emmanuel III), "France" (Emile Lou... More

[Emir Bukharskii. Bukhara] - Public domain portrait photograph

Alim Khan, Emir of Bukhara, seated holding sword. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ėmir Bukharskīĭ. Bukhara - Public domain scan of photograph

Alim Khan, Emir of Bukhara, seated holding sword. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

When? / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Meiji, the Emperor of Japan, peering over the top of a large globe from the east toward Europe where the rulers of several nations stand with Nicholas II, the wounded and crippled emperor of ... More

Ėmir Bukharskīĭ. Bukhara - Public domain portrait

Alim Khan, Emir of Bukhara, seated holding sword. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Queen Alexandra, portrait print

F38727 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Haynes, E. Leslie, p... More

How the peace congress receives its first practical suggestion / Keppl...

Illustration shows the rulers of European and Asian countries gathered around a table for peace negotiations during the conflict on the Balkan Peninsula; Winston Churchill proposes multilateral disarmament, whi... More

Secret service by William Gillette. during American Civil War

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kada hone o kezurite kan'u yakizu o ryōji suru zu

The whim of the moment, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a royal coach drawn by two horses "Faith" and "Hope" passing through a crowd to shouts of "Huzza"; three figures are seated in the coach, one wearing a crown labeled "German"; a coachman riding on t... More

Sir Ewan Cameron of Lochiel, I will stay with you

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Printed above the image: Sir Ewan of Cameron of Lo... More

[Wedding reception of Crown Prince Yoshihito and Princess Kujō Sadako]

Print shows the Crown Prince and the Princess at their wedding reception; Meiji, Emperor of Japan, other members of the imperial family, and guests are present.

The latest Chinese wall / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows the Russian bear wearing a military uniform and with sword drawn, standing on one side of a ditch; facing the bear on the other side of the ditch are various rulers, including "Japan," "Germa... More

Figuring it out / Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows a classroom scene with the rulers of several countries as the students, most are identified by country and showing the attributes of their leaders, such as, in the back row, "Russia" (Nichola... More

[Isfandiyr, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), three-...

A man in a suit and hat sitting on a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mad dog? / Keppler. - Public domain scenic drawing

Illustration shows a dog wearing a sombrero labeled "Mexican Revolution" jumping and barking, stirring up a cloud of dust; Uncle Sam approaches from the left drawing a gun from its holster labeled "Intervention... More

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate ...

Christopher Columbus at the royal court of Spain / VBrožik 1884.

Print showing Christopher Columbus presenting his request to Queen Isabella I and Ferdinand V and a gathering of courtiers. 13506 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, Springfield, Ohio.

[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), full-...

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A Russian general, shaking with fear, telephones the Czar(?) who is a...

The poor blacks going to their settlement, British Cartoon Print

Print shows the Prince of Wales and several British ministers (Burke, Fox, North, George Hanger, and possibly Sheridan) portrayed as poor Blacks, shabbily dressed and being driven toward debtor's prison depicte... More

Cairo. Abd-el-Kadir - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 164. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of ... More

[Studio portraits of "Stots-Bashi" (Yoshinobu Tokugawa, last shogun of...

Captions on front of item: "Stots-Bashi, Tycoon of Japan, in full court costume, photographed by F.W. Sutton, C." (upper left);"Prince of Satsuma" (upper right); "An officer and his attendant" (lower left); an... More

The quarrelsome European nursery / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a large group of children in a nursery fighting amongst themselves, they are labeled "England" and "Russia", "Austria" and "Italy", "Greece" and "Turkey", "France" and "Germany" fighting over a chil... More

The survival of the fittest / Keppler.

Print shows a scene at dueling grounds in a wooded area where a duel has taken place between a tattered buccaneer labeled "Spain" and "Medievalism" and Uncle Sam who is holding a sword labeled "19th century Enl... More

Ready for business / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows a scene in a courtroom with a Chinese man labeled "Chinese Question" sitting in a chair in front of three men identified as "France", "Germany" (William II), and "Russia". "Judge" John Bull is stand... More

King Arthur - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Date based on Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Photograph of sculpture by Peter Vischer at Art Institute of Chicago. Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 479. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Puck's valentines / J.S. Pughe., Puck magazine cover

Illustration shows at center a valentine card featuring President Theodore Roosevelt as cupid surrounded by other valentines featuring two European leaders (William II of Germany and Nicholas II of Russia), a p... More

"After you, Teddy!" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt on his way to the "Hall of Fame" is passing between two rows of kings, emperors, military leaders, statesmen, and others, including on the left, possibly Ramses I, King of ... More