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Philip Dawe - The enraged macaroni / Phil. Dawe invt. et fecit.

Philip Dawe - The enraged macaroni / Phil. Dawe invt. et fecit.

Woman fish vendor holding fish in face of dandy who is pulling knife from sheath, as another woman, in window behind him, cuts his hair. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congerss).... More

Adieu Bastille - A drawing of a man in a red coat and a lion

Adieu Bastille - A drawing of a man in a red coat and a lion

Print shows a man playing a bagpipe, behind him lies a lion on a chain which is draped over his right arm, his left foot rests on a gameboard, at the far end of which is a peg with string attached, the string r... More

L'accord - Public domain historical image, Political Cartoon. A couple of men sitting at a table

L'accord - Public domain historical image, Political Cartoon. A couple...

Print shows a meeting between the clergy, nobility, and the working class, members of the three estates, dining together and drinking a toast to "la santé d'not bon Roi" in a rural setting. Possibly purchased ... More

Allons plus de distinction ce malheur commun nous rend égaux

Allons plus de distinction ce malheur commun nous rend égaux

Print shows a member of the aristocracy and a member of the Third Estate embracing in a courtyard, they both wear the horns of cuckoldry which they consider a common misery among all classes; a woman leaning ov... More

First annual picnic of the "Knights of Labor" - more fun for the spectators than for the performers / J. Keppler.

First annual picnic of the "Knights of Labor" - more fun for the spect...

Print shows Jay Gould, William H. Vanderbilt, Cyrus Field, Russell Sage, and John Roach riding in a carriage past a crowd of laborers labeled "Knights of Labor" and "Pittsburg Free Strikers" who are watching a ... More

The protectors of our industries / Gillam ; Mayer Merkel & Ottmann lith., N.Y.

The protectors of our industries / Gillam ; Mayer Merkel & Ottmann lit...

Cartoon showing Cyrus Field, Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Russell Sage, seated on bags of "millions", on large raft, and being carried by workers of various professions.

The physician of the period / Dalrymple.

The physician of the period / Dalrymple.

Print shows an elderly physician sitting in a chair in an office, hanging on the wall is a fee schedule labeled, on the left, "Ailments for People of Moderate Means. Low Fees" and on the right, "Same Ailments f... More

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Versos de Valentín Mancera traidos del estado de Guanajuato

Versos de Valentín Mancera traidos del estado de Guanajuato

Broadside shows a Mexican guitarist singing in a doorway, as two soldiers escort Valentín Mancera, an outlaw from the state of Guanajuato. Mancera, murdered by the police in 1880, was famous for his hatred of t... More

3331 O Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

3331 O Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This house is a good example of post-Civil War Second Empire-style domestic architecture, as seen in the intact Mansard roof. The house's architectural significance is further enhanced by the twen... More

3331 O Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

3331 O Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This house is a good example of post-Civil War Second Empire-style domestic architecture, as seen in the intact Mansard roof. The house's architectural significance is further enhanced by the twen... More

Starving eh? why don't you grow a nose like mine?

Starving eh? why don't you grow a nose like mine?

(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. 421.

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Sous la gloire des augustes maisons de nos princes, Minerve deésse protectrice de la France, contemple le tiers etat figuré par un laboureur poussant sa charrue dans un sillon

Sous la gloire des augustes maisons de nos princes, Minerve deésse pro...

Print shows Minerva, gazing fondly heavenward, standing on the top level of a tiered checkerboard, holding a pike with banner and a shield with the likeness of Medusa on it; in a pastoral setting is a member of... More

De quoi?...travailler...bon pour des feignas... / Charlet.

De quoi?...travailler...bon pour des feignas... / Charlet.

A vagabond, his hat tipped over his eye, his clothing disheveled, addresses two workers, a soldier & child: "Long live the riots: Long live wine! Long live love and the institutions which assure my future." Gih... More

The summer version of "Pay! Pay!! Pay!!!" / Dalrymple.

The summer version of "Pay! Pay!! Pay!!!" / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows a larger-than-life-sized African American man labeled "Head Waiter," standing at the entrance to the "Dining Room," receiving a tip from a well-to-do man standing at the head of a long line o... More

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

3331 O Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

3331 O Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This house is a good example of post-Civil War Second Empire-style domestic architecture, as seen in the intact Mansard roof. The house's architectural significance is further enhanced by the twen... More

3331 O Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

3331 O Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This house is a good example of post-Civil War Second Empire-style domestic architecture, as seen in the intact Mansard roof. The house's architectural significance is further enhanced by the twen... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Adieu Bastille - A drawing of a man with a lion on a leash

Adieu Bastille - A drawing of a man with a lion on a leash

Print shows a member of the Third Estate playing a bagpipe, standing next to a tame lion, representing the monarchy, and manipulating marionettes, representing the clergy and the nobility, on a string tied to h... More

Pal sangué Mr. l'Prieur v'la l'coup

Pal sangué Mr. l'Prieur v'la l'coup

Print with two scenes, one labeled "Le jeu de hazard" shows a meeting between the clergy, nobility, and the working class; the other labeled "Le goute patriotique" shows members of the three estates dining toge... More

Suitors to the pig faced lady Every man to his taste G. Cruik., fet, British Cartoon Print

Suitors to the pig faced lady Every man to his taste G. Cruik., fet, B...

Print shows a rich woman with a pig's face being courted for her money by unsuitable men including tradesmen and a stereotypical Jewish man. Not found in British Museum Catalogue (BMC). Most images available o... More

A faut esperer q'eu se jeu la finira bentot

A faut esperer q'eu se jeu la finira bentot

Print shows the nobility and the clergy, representing the estates general, riding on the back of a man representing the working class, or third estate; the man is bent under their weight and supports himself by... More

3331 O Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

3331 O Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This house is a good example of post-Civil War Second Empire-style domestic architecture, as seen in the intact Mansard roof. The house's architectural significance is further enhanced by the twen... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Esto si que es leer - A black and white drawing of a man sitting in a chair

Esto si que es leer - A black and white drawing of a man sitting in a ...

Old blind man getting haircut, while another servant removes his shoe. Illus. in: Los caprichos, 1799, pl. 29.

Allegorie dèdiè au tiers etat - A drawing of a group of men standing next to each other

Allegorie dèdiè au tiers etat - A drawing of a group of men standing n...

Print shows an allegorical scene with a member of the nobility and a member of the clergy, representing the estates general, helping to hold aloft a large heart-shaped frame, which rests on the back of a man re... More

Rich and poor / Redding, sc. ; drawn by Sol Eytinge, Jun.

Rich and poor / Redding, sc. ; drawn by Sol Eytinge, Jun.

Poor woman with two small children standing in snow looking at rich woman holding small child and girl with large doll inside their home. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1873 Jan. 11, p. 33.

The fountain of taxation - Political cartoon, public domain image

The fountain of taxation - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a large fountain with four basins, at top, supported by a crown and scepters, is a basin labeled "Millionaire", next resting on a cornucopia is "Well-To-Do", then the "Middle Class" basin sup... More

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Brother! -- to dirt like this!, engraving, Library of Congress

Brother! -- to dirt like this!, engraving, Library of Congress

(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. 363.

Le jeu de quilles - A drawing of a man in a blue coat and a man in a purple coat

Le jeu de quilles - A drawing of a man in a blue coat and a man in a p...

Print shows a member of the nobility complaining to a member of the clergy, representing the estates general, while a member of the working class, or third estate, bowling in the background, appears to be monop... More

Menagerie nationale - A drawing of a group of people standing in front of a building

Menagerie nationale - A drawing of a group of people standing in front...

Print shows a harlequin standing on a makeshift stage with three cages on it containing members of the clergy and the nobility, and flying a banner "Collection d'Animaux Feroces et Traitres". The first cage is ... More

Farmer Giles & his wife shewing off their daughter Betty to their neighbours, on her return from school / Drawn by an amateur - etch'd by Js. Gillray., British Cartoon Print

Farmer Giles & his wife shewing off their daughter Betty to their neig...

Cartoon showing plump girl playing piano. Her parents gloat nearby while others appear less interested. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

New York City - rich and poor; or, the two Christmas dinners - a scene in Washington Market, sketched from real life

New York City - rich and poor; or, the two Christmas dinners - a scene...

Rich family and poor family buying Christmas dinners. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 35, 1873 Jan. 4, p. 265.

Sure to enjoy it / O'Neill. - Public domain engraving

Sure to enjoy it / O'Neill. - Public domain engraving

Illustration shows a Jewish family getting ready to attend the theater. Caption: Mrs. Bernstein (getting ready for the theatre) I see dere vas a real fire-engine in dis blay. / Bernstein (sulkily) Den I von'... More

Keep off the grass / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Keep off the grass / K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a police officer labeled "Graft Tariff" preventing a working class family from having a picnic on the grass while a group of men labeled "Beef Trust, Coal Trust, Steel Trust, Lumber Trust, [a... More

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

[Six vignettes contrasting social classes] / Ch. Fenderich del.

[Six vignettes contrasting social classes] / Ch. Fenderich del.

Print shows three vignettes on the left illustrating scenes of privileged life and three vignettes on the right depicting scenes of rural or country life. Paper reused by publisher showing partial portrait on verso.

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Il faut rendre à César ce qui est à César et a la nation ce qui est à la nation

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 plundering of the King's cellar, Paris, 10th August, 1793 (i.e., 1792)] / J. Zoffany Esqr. pinx. ; R. Earlom sculpt.

[The plundering of the King's cellar, Paris, 10th August, 1793 (i.e., ...

Engraving after contemporary history genre painting depicting events in Paris, France, on August 10th 1792 [date as given in title is incorrect], in particular, the aftermath of the storming of the Tuileries Pa... More

High life at midnight, British Cartoon Print

High life at midnight, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a street scene: five upper class men and women returning home after an evening of entertainment are attacked by a group of lower class men armed with staffs intent on robbery. One of the well dresse... More

La Romaine aristocratique - A drawing of a man in a green outfit

La Romaine aristocratique - A drawing of a man in a green outfit

Print shows a monstrous figure holding a scale weighing a member of the Third Estate; in the background a plump clergyman and a nobleman walk away with a large pig between them. de Vinck, 2749 Blum, 116 Forms ... More

The old colonial dames / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

The old colonial dames / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Print shows a vignette cartoon with scenes of colonial men and women working at domestic and blue collar chores and jobs, leading to a scene with upper class women, each clutching an approved "Family Tree". Il... More

During the investigation / Frank A. Nankivell 1901.

During the investigation / Frank A. Nankivell 1901.

Illustration shows Mr. and Mrs. Newrich and their daughter consulting with a man who is using "Burke's Peerage" to trace the lineage of a prospective son-in-law. Caption: Mrs. Newrich You say Lord Naryared's ... More

"You can fool some of the people all of the time" / Ehrhart.

"You can fool some of the people all of the time" / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with John A. Dowie as a wizard at center offering salvation and other products to gullible customers. The surrounding vignettes show various types of "people", such as "The... More

The gentleman in a frock coat was no better than the fourth ward statesman of to-day

The gentleman in a frock coat was no better than the fourth ward state...

(DLC/PP-1933:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "What's the Matter with America" by William Allen White, Collier's Weekly (Oct. 20, 1906), p. 19.

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Pride and prejudice,

Pride and prejudice,

Bibliography: p. xix. Also available in digital form.

Brother! -- to dirt like this!

Brother! -- to dirt like this!

(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. 363.

Señora, su conejito ya no le gusta el zacate, solo quiere chocolate. Qué animal tan picudito!

Señora, su conejito ya no le gusta el zacate, solo quiere chocolate. Q...

Broadside shows two women looking at a rabbit on a table. The ballad conveys, by means of metaphor, disdain of the upper class for living a life of luxury, represented by their attire and their diet. There is a... More

Loo in the kitchin [sic] or, High life below stairs / Wooddward del. ; Cruckshank[sic]sc.

Loo in the kitchin [sic] or, High life below stairs / Wooddward del. ;...

A group of servants gathered in a comfortably furnished kitchen, ape the manners, language, and vices of their employers.

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

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