[Benjamin Johnson, English actor, head-and-shoulders portrait facing s...
Signed and dated on plate. Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Philip Earl of Chesterfield / Chambars sculp.
Print shows Philip D. Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval medallion. Trimmed to edge of plate on right and left sides. Gift; Estate of J.H. Corning; 1940 June 20.
A sceene of sceenes. Elizabeth Cannings dream for ye good of her nativ...
Print shows Elizabeth Canning, transported to America, seated in a room. She looks alarmingly at an old crone pointing to a soldier's uniform. Through the open window can be seen British soldiers marching up a ... More
A Human sacrifice in a Morai in Otaheite [i.e. Tahiti] / Webber, J. de...
Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.
The congress / P.E.D. inv. & delin. ; R. Aitkin sculp.
Print shows title page illustration of a female figure, representing America, sitting amidst implements of war. Illus. in: The Pennsylvania magazine: or, American monthly museum. Philadelphia : Printed and sol... More
Landung einer Französischen Hülfs-Armee in America, zu Rhode Island, a...
Print shows the disembarkation of French troops, under the command of Comte de Rochambeau, at Newport, Rhode Island, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 136. [Plate] 9. Pu... More
The discomfited duellists / Collings, del. ; Blake, sculp.
"The interior of a coffee-house. Two young men in regimentals stand near the fireplace (left); one, whose broken sword lies on the ground, is being threatened with a hot poker held to his nose by a man in ridin... More
General Eliott / G. Fredk. Koehler delt. ; W. Angus sculp.
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, wearing uniform with hat; in framed medallion. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : ... More
View of the new Presbyterian Church in Newark, New Jersey / Anderson d...
Illus. in: New York Magazine, 1792 (September). Reference copy in LOT 4445.
La chose impossible, ou la commission des finances telle quil la faudr...
Print shows four bare-bottomed men, the ministers of finances, sitting around a table restoring their good health on the produce of other nations; as they consume the "Eau de la Plata" and "Eau du Sénégal," the... More
George III, King of Great Britain &c / Pollard sculp.
Print shows King George III, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right wearing ermine robe and powdered wig, in oval topped with crown. After a Reynolds coronation portrait. Illus. in: An impartial hi... More
A view of the Capitol after the conflagration of the 24th August 1814 ...
Print shows a view from southeast of fire-damaged U.S. Capitol building, a result of the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, British general Robert Ross led his troops into Washington with strict orders to burn on... More
A view of the Presidents house in the city of Washington after the con...
Print shows a view from northeast of the fire-damaged White House, a result of the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, British general Robert Ross led his troops into Washington with strict orders to burn only pub... More
Du porte-feuille de Mr. Néra / Boucher del. ; Demarteau sculp.
Mother with child in play chair. After a drawing by François Boucher. No. 495. Béraldi, p. 720. Wittert, 495.
To the right hon'able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representin...
Print shows an interior view of a mill where three men are engaged in winding, warping, and weaving yarn. Plate VII. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms "Fide Et Amore" with "Honi soit qui mal y pens... More
A view of Fort George with the City of New York from the SW / I. Carwi...
Exhibit loan 4106-L. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Various surgical instruments and apparatuses] / Jones sculp.
Plate CCCCXCI. Public domain scan of 18th-century scientific book, illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Slave factories, or compounds, maintained by traders from four Europe...
Illus. in: A New and general collection of voyages / Thomas Astley. London, 1746, vol. 3, p. 64.
A prospect of the Moro [i.e. Morro] Castle and city of Havana from sea...
Earliest date corresponds to year that Boydell opened shop at Cheapside; latest date corresponds to year that Canot died. Sheet trimmed at or within plate mark on right and left. Pencilled on recto: 210307 14.... More
A Man of Mangea and a woman of Eaoo / Webber del. ; Cook sculp.
Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.
Silas Deane, Esq. / drawn from the life by Dusimitiere, at Philadelphi...
Silas Deane, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in medallion. Illus. in: The European magazine, and London review. [London : Philological Society of London] 1783 October, p. 243. After a drawing by Pier... More
Globe aërostatique. Dédié à Monsieur Charles. Cette machine est repres...
Jacques Alexandre César Charles departs Nesle, France after the landing of the first hydrogen balloon flight from Paris on December 1, 1783. Marie-Nöel Robert (on the ground at left), who accompanied Charles o... More
An east view of Gray's Ferry, on the river Schuylkill / C.W. Peale del...
Print shows footbridge, towline, and landings of Gray's Ferry across the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania. Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswoo... More
Portman - Me. Jn. Ae. Ns. Condorcet / L. Portman, sculp.
Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fouquier-Thinville jugé par le tribunal révolutionnaire, le 12 Floréal...
Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville on trial before the Revolutionary Tribunal in the third year of the Republic. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Paris, chez A... More
Les dames de la Halle partant pour aller chercher le Roi a Versailles,...
Print shows a large procession of women and some members of the National Guard, with a carriage and a covered wagon, marching to Versailles. Illustration from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de l... More
[Images of Hinduism and Buddhism] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles scu...
Includes images of Vishnu, Buddha, and Hindu ascetics. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, division 8, vol. 2, pl. 3.
The surrender of Earl Cornwallis (Lieutenant-General of the British Ar...
Print shows General Charles O'Hara, representing General Cornwallis, handing sword to George comte de Rochambeau who is standing with George Washington. Engraved for Barnard's New complete & authentic history ... More
A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the "humane" British and thei...
Charles denounces British and Indian depredations on the American frontier during the War of 1812, alluding specifically to the practice of offering bounties for American scalps. The cartoon may have been prom... More
A view of the Presidents house in the city of Washington after the con...
Print shows a view from northeast of the fire-damaged White House, a result of the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, British general Robert Ross led his troops into Washington with strict orders to burn only pub... More
Conspicilla Inuenta conspicilla sunt, quæ luminum, obscuriores detegun...
Print shows a marketplace with a spectacle maker, a shoemaker, and a scribe at their stands as people shop. Fifteenth plate from a series of prints entitled Nova Reperta, engraved by Jan Collaert I after Jan v... More
John Bull making a new batch of ships to send to the lakes / Charles, ...
A satire on British efforts to recover after major naval losses on the Great Lakes in 1813 and 1814. According to Lanmon, it is based on Thomas Rowlandson's 1798 satire "High Fun for John Bull or the Republica... More
The plan of a farm yard - venerate the plow / J.T. sculp.
Print shows a plan for a farm yard with sections labeled by letter, legend not included, and a vignette, "Venerate the plough", showing a man plowing a field with an ox-team, followed by a goddess(?) representi... More
Cloture de la salle des Jacobins, dans la nuit du 27 au 28 Juillet 179...
Title translated: Closing of the hall of the Jacobins, in the night of the 27th or 28th July 1794 or 9 or 10th Thermidor year 2 of the Republic. Illustration from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques ... More
A new drop scene for D. L. T. / Thaumaso Scrutiny, Esqr., delt. & scul...
"A fantastic scene on the stage of Drury Lane Theatre. Tradegy and Comedy are being done to death by the management, while dogs and imitation animals are made ready to perform ..." (Source: George) This record ... More
[Plan of layout of Russian fort in Alaska, 1803-1806] / Capt'n. Lisian...
Reference copy in LOT 4390-P. Illus. in: Lisiansky. A voyage round the world, ..., London, 1814, pl. II.
A view of the Capitol after the conflagration of the 24th August 1814 ...
Print shows a view from southeast of fire-damaged U.S. Capitol building, a result of the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, British general Robert Ross led his troops into Washington with strict orders to burn on... More
To the right hon'able Lord Viscount Kingsborough, ... this plate repre...
Print shows an interior view of a room in a mill or factory where several men are engaged in measuring, folding, and binding cloth into lengths. Plate XI. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms "Spes Tu... More
Benyamin [sic] Franklin gebohren 1706 / D. Berger sculp., 1783.
Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in oval with ribbon at top. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Libr... More
Mirabeau arrive aux Champs Élisées / J.M. Moreau le Jne. inv. ; F.J. M...
Print shows Mirabeau at center arriving at the Champs Élisées where he hands a copy of the French Constitution to J.J. Rousseau as Benjamin Franklin reaches to place a wreath on his head; in the left background... More
Les frères Montgolfier / Pigeot, del. et sculp.
Bust-length double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French ballonists. After the gold medal designed by Houdon. "Aux frères Tissandier" inscribed below portrait. Tissandier collection.
A view of Savanah [sic] as it stood the 29th of March, 1734 / P. Gordo...
View with key to prominent features. Engraving by Pierre Fourdrinier after a drawing by Peter Gordon. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the... More
To the right honorable Randal William McDonnell, ... this plate repres...
Print shows an interior view of a room where a man and several women are engaged in beetling, scutching, and hackling flax. Plate IV. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms "Tout Jours Pret" with "Tria ... More
A view of the obelisk erected under Liberty-tree in Boston on the rejo...
A schematic rendering of the illuminated obelisk erected on Boston Common in celebration of the repeal of the Stamp Act. On each of its four sides is a painted transparency which portrays in allegorical terms o... More
William Baillie - Franciscus Hals pictor / W. Baillie sculp. ; Seipse,...
Print shows Frans Hals, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, after Seipse.
Mr. Fitzherbert the British minister plenipotentiary, with Gravier de ...
Engraved for Raymond's history of England. Illus. in: A new, universal and impartial history of England ... to the spring of the year 1784 ... / by George Frederick Raymond, Esq.... London : Printed for J. Coo... More
De Hertog Van Orléans / L.A. Claessens, sculp.
Head-and-shoulders portrait, in oval, facing right. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Sculpture of Homer, bust portrait, facing front] / Leney sculp.
Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mr. Doughty beheaded by order of Sir Francis Drake, at Port St. Julian...
Print shows the 1578 beheading of Thomas Doughty in Port St. Julian, Patagonia, during Drake's circumnavigation voyage.
A view of Quebec the capital of Canada, in North America / Roberts scu...
Print shows ship in the foreground with the city of Québec in the distance. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compile... More
The Polish plumb-cake / J. Lodge sculp., British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows Joseph II and Frederick II with swords drawn, Catherine II holding a cleaver, and Louis XV with a knife, seated around a table on which rests a partitioned cake, representing Poland, each monarch ... More
The Polish plumb-cake / J. Lodge sculp., British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows Joseph II and Frederick II with swords drawn, Catherine II holding a cleaver, and Louis XV with a knife, seated around a table on which rests a partitioned cake, representing Poland, each monarch ... More
To the right hon'able Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough, this plate rep...
Print shows an interior view of a "scutch" mill where rollers and blades are used to break and beat flax in order to remove the woody fiber. Plate V. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms "Perdeum et F... More
Columbia teaching John Bull his new lesson / S[amuel] Kennedy, del. ; ...
A War of 1812 satire on Anglo-American and Franco-American relations. England's "lesson" is about the seriousness of American determination to maintain freedom on the high seas, while France is warned of Yanke... More
American methodists proceeding to their camp meeting / J. Milbert del....
Public domain scan - 18th-century landscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A south east view of the great town of Boston in New England in Americ...
Print shows view of Boston from the harbor, with ships in the foreground. Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. No. 34. Published in: The American Revolut... More
The plan of a farm yard - venerate the plow / J.T. sculp.
Print shows a plan for a farm yard with sections labeled by letter, legend not included, and a vignette, "Venerate the plough", showing a man plowing a field with an ox-team, followed by a goddess(?) representi... More
[Title page for The complete gentleman, by Henry Peacham, with elabora...
Illus. in: The complete gentleman / Henry Peacham. London : Francis Constable, 1622, title page. Reference copy in LOT 7007.
[Frontispiece portrait of Mico Chlucco, the Long Warrior, or King of t...
Frontispiece and title page in: Travels through North & South Carolina / William Bartram. Philadelphia : James & Johnson, 1791. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Libr... More
Prince Ferdinand / Sherlock, sculp., Head and Shoulders Portrait
Prince Ferdinand, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in a cameo.
Afiatooka, or Morai in Tongataboo [i.e. Tongatabu] / Webber del. ; Coo...
Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.
George the III / Reynolds del. ; Angus sculp.
Print shows King George III, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing ermine robe and powdered wig, left hand resting on shelf with orb, crown, and scepter. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France... More
Lodewyk XVI. Koning van Frankryk en Navarre / L.A. Claessens, sculp. ;...
Head-and-shoulders portrait, in oval, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Robespierre amené blessé, dans l'anti-salle du comité de Salut public ...
Maximilien Robespierre, laying wounded on a table in the anteroom of the Committee of Public Safety. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Paris, chez Auber, 1804, no. 107.
Pillage de la Maison de St. Lazare, le lundi 13 Juillet 1789 / [Prieur...
Print shows a mob of French citizens looting the Maison de St. Lazare at the beginning of the Revolution in 1789. Trimmed to edge of image, to include title, but not artist statements. Illustration from: Colle... More
Le Duc d. Albe / Henri. Causé, sculp.
Portrait print showing half-length portrait of the Duke of Alba, wearing armour. Tom. I., pag. 445. Possibly from edition of Don Quixote.
An Offering before Captain Cook in the Sandwich Islands / Webber del. ...
Captain James Cook and four of his men with natives. Public domain photograph - historical image of Hawaii, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the "humane" British and thei...
Charles denounces British and Indian depredations on the American frontier during the War of 1812, alluding specifically to the practice of offering bounties for American scalps. The cartoon may have been prom... More
The battle of Gettysburg / P.F. Rothermel 1870 ; P.F. Rothermel pinx. ...
Print showing artist's rendition of clash between Union and Confederate troops, possibly during Pickett's charge, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Caption continues: From the original picture painted for the State... More
Du porte-feuille de Mr. Néra / Boucher del. ; Demarteau sculp.
Mother with child in play chair. After a drawing by François Boucher. No. 495. Béraldi, p. 720. Wittert, 495.
America. To those, who wish to sheathe the desolating sword of war. An...
Print shows an allegory of the restoration of peace and prosperity to America following the Revolution. The print is based on a 1778 painting by British artist Robert Edge Pine, which was destroyed by fire in 1... More
[Denis Diderot, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in ...
Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
To the right hon'able the Earl of Moira, this plate, taken on the spot...
Print shows an interior view of a dwelling where four women are engaged in spinning, reeling, and boiling yarn. Plate VI. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms "Nisi Dominus Frustra." First published 1782.
American methodists proceeding to their camp meeting / J. Milbert del....
Public domain scan of 19th-19th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
D. Benjamin Franklin, et vita inter Americanos acta, et magnis electri...
Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing fur cap and spectacles, medallion on pedestal. After portrait by Cochin. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and p... More
A view of Fort George with the City of New York from the SW / I. Carwi...
Exhibit loan 4106-L. Public domain photograph - New York City, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Benjamin Franklin / J. Pelicier sculp. 1782.
Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing fur collar, in oval draped with foliage on pedestal with books, map, eagles, storm clouds and lightning, and with "VIR" ... More
The Highland visitors / Van Guzzel delin. ; Van Duivel Kind, sculp., B...
An open space in a country town where "The Post House" is at the sign of "The Old Crown, kept by George King with ye best of Usage". Highlanders are plundering and abusing the inhabitants in all directions. A d... More
Wide o'er the ocean while Britannia reigns / Bonnor, del. et sculp.
Print shows a Roman soldier guiding Britannia, with key in hand, to a temple, the crests of France and Spain lie on the ground before her, and at her side a cherub carries her shield and lance. Illus. in: The ... More
The Tschuktschi, and their habitations / Webber, J. del. ; W. & J.(?) ...
Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.
[Liberty triumphs over Tyranny] / Isaac Taylor del et sculp.
Print shows a female figure holding staff topped with liberty cap, representing Liberty, standing over Tyranny in a pastoral setting.
J. Hancock / J. Pelicier sculp. 1782.
Print shows John Hancock, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in oval medallion with ribbon at the top, on pedestal, with cannon in foreground.
Chalbeate Spring near Saratoga / J.T. sculp.
Print shows view of chalybeate springs near Saratoga, New York. Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trenchard, 1789 March. Stauffe... More
To the right hon'ble Lord Bangor, this plate representing a complete p...
Print shows an interior view of a mill where three men and a woman are engaged in washing, rubbing, glazing and boiling fabric. Plate IX. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms. First published 1782. DC... More
[The ruins of Balbec] / [Bo]rra Arch del. ; T. [Major sculp].
Print shows a panoramic view of the ruins of Baʻlabakk, with columns of the Temple of Jupiter (D), the Temple of Bacchus (E), and a river on the left, post-Roman Muslim Arab buildings on the right, and mountain... More
Gessler's tod - nach dem Wandgemälde in der Tellskapelle am Vierwaldst...
Print showing Hermann Gessler falling off his horse after being shot in the chest by William Tell, standing among trees in the upper right, holding a crossbow. A cleric, soldiers, and supporters come to Gessler... More
Valeur des assignats et autres papiers monnoies / J. Benizy dit Dubuis...
Print shows a trompe-l'oeil presentation of many French revolutionary "assignats", or paper money, in various demoninations, issued between 1789 and 1795. Caption continues: Depuis l'époque de leur emission en... More
America. To perpetuate to posterity the memory of those patriotic hero...
Amos Doolittle's print after Robert Edge Pine's design appears to be an enlarged copy of Strutt's engraving (1781-1). It follows the original in most details, except for the figure in the medallion on the pyram... More
A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the "humane" British and thei...
Charles denounces British and Indian depredations on the American frontier during the War of 1812, alluding specifically to the practice of offering bounties for American scalps. The cartoon may have been prom... More
America. To those, who wish to sheathe the desolating sword of war. An...
Print shows an allegory of the restoration of peace and prosperity to America following the Revolution. The print is based on a 1778 painting by British artist Robert Edge Pine, which was destroyed by fire in 1... More
[Denis Diderot, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in ...
Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Commemoration de la prise de la Bastille, le 14 Juillet 1792 / Prieur ...
Print shows a large bonfire of items related to the nobility as part of the celebration commemorating the fall of the Bastille. Illustration from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution ... More
Mr. le maris. dʹArlande, premier navigateur aërien / A. Pujos, del. ad...
Half-length portrait of French balloonist Marquis François Laurent d'Arlande in uniform. "Se trouve à Paris chez Mme. Pujos la 2me Maison après le Corps de Garde Place de lʹEestrapade" below image. Tissandier c... More
To the right honorable Randal William McDonnell, ... this plate repres...
Print shows an interior view of a room where a man and several women are engaged in beetling, scutching, and hackling flax. Plate IV. Incorporated into the title is a coat-of-arms "Tout Jours Pret" with "Tria ... More
British resentment, or The French fairly coopt at Louisbourg / L. Boit...
"Britannia, seated on a throne inscribed,---"Nemo me impune lacessit", attends to the complaints of injured Americans, and affords them protection..." (Source: Stephens)
Decoration du Bal Masqué donné par le roy ... / C.N. Cochin filius del...
Decorations at the masked ball given by King Louis XV of France in February 1745, on the occasion of the marriage of his son, the Dauphin, to Marie Therese of Spain; also visible, ballroom interior and numerous... More
A View of Christmas Harbour, in Kerguelen's Land / Webber del. ; Cook ...
Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General Gage / R. Pollard sculp., engraving, Library of Congress
General Thomas Gage, half-length portrait, wearing uniform, facing slightly left; in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America; from its firs... More
St. Lucia in the West Indies taken possession of by Admiral Barrington...
Print shows six ships in line flying the French flag, however, appears to be disembarking British troops who are about to take possession of the island after the French have withdrawn. Engraved for Barnard's N... More
Die Einwohner von Boston wersen den englisch-ostindischen Thee ins Mee...
Print shows citizens of Boston, disguised as Indians, boarding ships in Boston Harbor and throwing chests of tea overboard, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 74. [Plate]... More