[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]
Photographer unidentified. Case: front made by LC conservation office; back variant of Rinhart 131. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
[Emlen Cresson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
Printed on yellow paper label pasted to the paper seal: Daguerreotype miniatures, by R. Cornelius, Eighth Street, above Chesnut [sic], Philadelphia. Written on paper seal: E. Cresson, May 30th, 1840. In cast b... More
Un parchemin, un sabre, une blague - La noblesse d'avant-hier, celle d...
Man in shirtsleeves, facing front, smilingly pointing out with one hand the three objects hanging on the wall, which represent to him our three nobilities. At right, a round table on which is placed a pipe from... More
[Mr. Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [illegible]. Case: Krainik 277. Accompanying note: Father and mother of Watts Todd Miller, husband of Olive Thorne Miller (Harriet Mann Miller). Housed with DAG no. 1228. Tr... More
[Group portrait of an unidentified boy and girl, three-quarter length,...
Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Case: metal case with leather insert, variant of Rinhart 90, Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
..Moi qui vous parle! - Hein? - moi qui vous parle!! j'ai été plus sou...
In a street, a man at right seen facing front, makes an ear "trumpet" with his hand in order to hear what a second person cries in his ear, he is in profile to the right, both hands in his trousers pockets. At ... More
[Clark sisters, five women, three-quarter length portraits, all facing...
Grandmother and aunts of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston. Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: 40. Case: Rinhart 63. Accompanying note in case on stationery of the Arts Club of Washington, in handwriting... More
[Full-length statue of Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, standing faci...
Public domain photo of Italian sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seat...
Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [asterisk]. Case: back only, Rinhart 163. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
[Unidentified man, possibly John Bannister Gibson, head-and-shoulders ...
Case: front - Berg 44-55G; back - bouquet of mixed flowers. Label on case: 37. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.13). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part o... More
[Lucy Stone, half-length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front]
Photographer unidentified. Case: bouquet of flowers. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Blackwell family papers. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Transfer; LC Manuscript Divi... More
[R. McGill, full-length portrait, seated in chair, facing front, with ...
Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Case: similar to Rinhart 123. Accompanying hand-written note: R... McGill born in Baltimore, died at Cape Palmas. One of the original trustees of Hall Free Scho... More
Fanny Elssler music sheet cover
Print shows ballerina Fanny Elssler, full length portrait, facing front, as the character Sarah Campbell in the ballet "La Gypsy" where she danced the cracovienne (krakowiak). Inscribed in pencil across top: I... More
[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in unifo...
Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: [illegible]. Case: back only, four petal flower surrounded by scroll. Gift; W.G. Hoes; 1954. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Un parchemin, un sabre, une blague - La noblesse d'avant-hier, celle d...
Man in shirtsleeves, facing front, smilingly pointing out with one hand the three objects hanging on the wall, which represent to him our three nobilities. At right, a round table on which is placed a pipe from... More
Dites donc l'ancien, c'est aujourd'hui dimanche. - Qu'est-ce que ça te...
Two prisoners, almost facing front, walk together in sheltered courtyard of the prison. The older at right in a Greek hat and slippers, his eyes lowered, his hands in the back pockets of his dressing gown. The ... More
Ça ne te regarde pas, de quoi te mêles-tu? est-ce que son homme - n'es...
At the door of a public ball, a longshoreman almost facing front, places himself in front of another longshoreman in order to prevent him from chastising a young lady, seen from the back in the background at le... More
Caricature, Le petit lever, public domain cartoon image
A young lady lying down on her bed talking with a young man seen facing front at left on a chair and leaning his elbow on the bed. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
[Group portrait of two unidentified girls, three-quarter length, seate...
Possibly Frances Benjamin Johnston's mother, right, and aunt, left. Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, plain leather with a central metal lozenge. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston. Forms part of: France... More
Un parchemin, un sabre, une blague. - La noblesse d'avant-hier, cette ...
Man in shirtsleeves, facing front, smilingly pointing out with one hand the three objects hanging on the wall, which represent to him our three nobilities. At right, a round table on which is placed a pipe from... More
Carabinero J.D - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows an Argentine police officer, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing uniform with sword and hat; there is a row of huts behind, each with the flag of Argentina, and a man and a woman c... More
En voulez-vous de la crevette?..pas cher
A longshoreman seen facing front in a theatre box, wearing battered hat, arms extended to left and right, one foot on box railings, between two girls, longshoremen, laying down on some chairs. The one at right ... More
[Alfred Jones, three-quarter length portrait, standing]
Photograph shows engraver Alfred Jones in studio portrait, standing with right hand resting on the back of a chair, left elbow akimbo, facing front; he is wearing a suit with bow tie and pants with a checker pa... More
[Anne Dudley Roberts, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, as ...
Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 7060. Case: front: Rinhart 118; back: central circle surrounded by scrolls. Accompanying note: Annie L. Dudley (Roberts). Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1955. Forms pa... More
Le Cri de Charité - Engraving, Public domain image
An angel facing front, hair falling on his shoulders, wings spread out, dressed in long white robe, carried in the air by a fantastic creature, winged with a human form. The angel holds in his hand, a bag from ... More
..Moi qui vous parle! - Hein? - moi qui vous parle!! j'ai été plus sou...
In a street, a man at right seen facing front, makes an ear "trumpet" with his hand in order to hear what a second person cries in his ear, he is in profile to the right, both hands in his trousers pockets. At ... More
Le Cri de Charité - Engraving, Public domain image
An angel facing front, hair falling on his shoulders, wings spread out, dressed in long white robe, carried in the air by a fantastic creature, winged with a human form. The angel holds in his hand, a bag from ... More
Enfin, à la fin je l'ai tant mijoté, je l'ai tant mijoté, qu'il a dit,...
Giving his arm to his mistress, a prisoner walks in the prison court yard. The latter, at right in shirt sleeves. The young woman wearing a small hat, holds a rose in her hand. Both are facing front. Courtesy o... More
[Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a daguerreotype portrait, early photography, 19th century, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing front]
Case: front - Rinhart 257; back - Rinhart 131 variant. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
[Mrs. Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, facing front]
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Caricature, Paul Gavarni - Le petit lever, public domain cartoon image
A young lady lying down on her bed talking with a young man seen facing front at left on a chair and leaning his elbow on the bed. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
[Joannette Clark Benjamin, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, f...
Possibly maternal grandmother of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston. Photographer unidentified. Case: Rinhart 133. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston collection (Libra... More
[John McAllister, Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
Printed on yellow paper label pasted to the paper seal: Daguerreotype miniatures, by R. Cornelius, Eighth Street, above Chesnut [sic], Philadelphia. Written on paper seal: J. McAllister, Jr., May 6th, 1840. In... More
"L'Intolérance, cette fille des faux dieux!" - O municipaux de malheur...
Two men arriving as longshoremen at the ball. One almost facing front, his head turned left, one hand on his comrade's shoulder; who is seen from the back, one foot on the stairway at right. Courtesy of Boston ... More
En voulez-vous de la crevette?..pas cher
A longshoreman seen facing front in a theatre box, wearing battered hat, arms extended to left and right, one foot on box railings, between two girls, longshoremen, laying down on some chairs. The one at right ... More
Ça ne te regarde pas, de quoi te mêles-tu? est-ce que son homme - n'es...
At the door of a public ball, a longshoreman almost facing front, places himself in front of another longshoreman in order to prevent him from chastising a young lady, seen from the back in the background at le... More
[Unidentified man wearing spectacles, half-length portrait, seated, fa...
Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 46. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Henry Blackwell, head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, facing front
Photographer unidentified. Case: scroll and medallion motif. Forms part of: Visual materials from the Blackwell family papers. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Transfer; Manuscript... More
[Unidentified man and woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front...
Photographer unidentified. Case: central floral motif. Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; 1985; (DLC/PP-1985:575). Forms part of: Harvey Washington Wiley Papers, ca. 1854-1944 (Library of Congress). Forms part o... More
[Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seate...
Photographer unidentified. In passe partout mat. Gift; Charles W. Millard; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:096). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Henry Clay / painted by G. Linen ; engraved by J. Sartain. Philada.
Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting with legs crossed, facing front, with right arm resting on a table, and holding papers in lap with left hand. Entered according to Act of Congress, in th... More
Portrait of an unidentified woman, seated, facing front, wearing earri...
Case: Rinhart 198. Gift; G. Harris Jordan; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:121). Forms part of: George W. Harris collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, with...
Photographer unidentified. Case: variant of Rinhart 123. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seat...
Photographer unidentified. May be copy daguerreotype. Hallmark: possibly Rinhart 46. Case: front, mixed flowers; back, quadrafoil. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Qu'est-ce que fas mon vieux Auguste? - Rien! j'ai que si on fait des -...
Two longshoremen, man and woman, the first facing front, eyes lowered, back resting against a column, both hands in trousers pockets. The woman, masked, is seen from the back, at right, her hands also in the po... More
[William Young McAllister, three quarter length portrait, facing front
In paper mat. Written on back: Portrait of W. Y. McAllister taken in the garden of a convent in Nuremburg, Germany. Sep. 13, 1841. The wall of the garden forms the background of the picture. Etched on plate: He... More
Sans le mur, cette boule-là irait loin. - Et ton camarade aussi
Two prisoners playing with balls in the courtyard, standing still. They are both facing front and looking at the balls on the ground at left. The one at the left has his hands in his trousers' pockets which he ... More
Tu seras merraime.. - Comment! encore un?..quelle enceinte continue!
A young woman at left, seated on a divan, seen from the back and turned to the right, one cheek on a cushion, a cane in her hands. Another woman standing before her, facing front, her eyes lowered and both hand... More
The ox "Pennsylvania" / T. McClelland pinxt. ; lith. of T. Sinclair, P...
Print showing a large ox, standing, right profile, and lying, facing front. 1285 U.S. Copyright Office. Caption continues: Purchased & slaughtered at Philada. Feb. 2nd 1841 by John Drum, Michael D. Wartman, Da... More
Tu seras merraime.. - Comment! encore un?..quelle enceinte continue!
A young woman at left, seated on a divan, seen from the back and turned to the right, one cheek on a cushion, a cane in her hands. Another woman standing before her, facing front, her eyes lowered and both hand... More
Tais-toi, moutard, faut laisser jaser l'autorité! Je trouve que - mosi...
A stevedore facing front between a police constable at left and another stevedore, separating them with his hand. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
"L'intolérance est fille des faux Dieux!" - O municipaux de malheur! l...
Two men arriving as longshoremen at the ball. One almost facing front, his head turned left, one hand on his comrade's shoulders who is seen from the back, one foot on the stairway at right. Courtesy of Boston ... More
Quand nous voulons danser, Tivoli est là, mon cher, entre Tivoli et no...
A prisoner in a prison courtyard, facing front, one hand in the pocket of his dressing gown, the other placed on the wall at left, chats with a friend who has come to visit him. The one on the right, wearing ha... More
Sans le mur, cette boule-là irait loin. - Et ton camarade aussi
Two prisoners playing with balls in the courtyard, standing still. They are both facing front and looking at the balls on the ground at left. The one at the left has his hands in his trousers' pockets which he ... More
[William Young McAllister, three quarter length portrait, facing front
In paper mat. Etched on plate: Heller. Written on back: W. Y. McAllister taken at Nuremburg, Germany. Sep. 13, 1841 in the garden of a convent. Label adhered to cover glass: "102." Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1... More
Mais comment as-tu pu te laisser prendre comme ça? - Demande aux canar...
In a closed prison yard, 2 men, the visitor having his arms crossed on the chest. The prisoner at left, near a column, facing front, eyes raised to the ceiling, hands in the dressing gown pockets. Other promena... More
John Henry Frederick Sachse, half-length portrait, facing front, seate...
Brass mat stamped: R. Cornelius, Philada. Case: back only, plain leather. Robert Cornelius: Portraits from the dawn of photography / Stapp. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983, p. 96. Purchase; Marian S. Carson... More
Quand nous voulons danser, Tivoli est là, mon cher, entre Tivoli et no...
A prisoner in a prison courtyard, facing front, one hand in the pocket of his dressing gown, the other placed on the wall at left, chats with a friend who has come to visit him. The one on the right, wearing ha... More
Madame Charmant, vous avez dit votre scène du pavillon comme un ange, ...
At the right in the wings of a theatre, a young actress facing front, in village costume, listens, her head and eyes lowered, hands in her apron pockets, to the advice of the author of the play in which she act... More
Edward N. Kirk M.B. Russell pinxt. ; W. Sharp lith. del
Print shows Edward N. Kirk, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding a book on his lap. Includes facsimile signature. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ink on upper... More
Tu seras merraime.. - Comment! encore un?..quelle enceinte continue!
A young woman at left, seated on a divan, seen from the back and turned to the right, one cheek on a cushion, a cane in her hands. Another woman standing before her, facing front, her eyes lowered and both hand... More
Sans le mur, cette boule-là irait loin. - Et ton camarade aussi
Two prisoners playing with balls in the courtyard, standing still. They are both facing front and looking at the balls on the ground at left. The one at the left has his hands in his trousers' pockets which he ... More
Tais-toi, moutard, faut laisser jaser l'autorité! Je trouve que - mosi...
A stevedore facing front between a police constable at left and another stevedore, separating them with his hand. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Carabinero - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows an Argentine police officer, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing uniform with hat; there is a thatched-roof shelter in the background. Reference copies (stats) filed in LOT 4313. ... More
Qu'est-ce que fas mon vieux Auguste? - Rien! j'ai que si on fait des -...
Two longshoremen, man and woman, the first facing front, eyes lowered, back resting against a column, both hands in trousers pockets. The woman, masked, is seen from the back, at right, her hands also in the po... More
Tu seras merraime.. - Comment! encore un?..quelle enceinte continue!
A young woman at left, seated on a divan, seen from the back and turned to the right, one cheek on a cushion, a cane in her hands. Another woman standing before her, facing front, her eyes lowered and both hand... More
Quand nous voulons danser, Tivoli est là, mon cher, entre Tivoli et no...
A prisoner in a prison courtyard, facing front, one hand in the pocket of his dressing gown, the other placed on the wall at left, chats with a friend who has come to visit him. The one on the right, wearing ha... More
Il ne m'ôterait seulement pas mon chapeau!
In the street, a hatter seen facing front; holding his hat in one hand, and two hats in their cover in the other. A young man on the sidewalk at right, cigar in his mouth, turned to the left. Courtesy of Boston... More
[Copy of a painting of an unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders portr...
Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 13a. Case: front, variant of Rinhart 140; plain back. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Caricature, Les Enfants Terribles, public domain cartoon image
A man facing front, seated on a couch as far as the knees, hands gloved, one held against the other, at chest level. His glasses are in the hands of a child seated on his knees. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
The presidents of the United States designed by C.H.H. Billings ; engr...
Print showing vignette portraits of presidents John Adams thru John Tyler arranged around a central figure portrait of George Washington, full-length, standing, facing front, with right hand on table; the portr... More
L'Albanaise - Public domain print
Woman to the waist. 3/4 to the left, almost facing front, head in profile to the right. She leans one hand on a Yataghan. Rich oriental costume. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
[Eunice Fiske Durfee, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, facing...
Case: variant of Rinhart 131. Accompanying note: Eunice Fisk Durfee, mother of Jane Maria, the mother of Harrison Grey Fiske (Harry's grandmother). Stamped on brass mat: Cooley, Springfield. Transfer; Manuscrip... More
Caricature, L'Albanaise, public domain cartoon image
Woman to the waist. 3/4 to the left, almost facing front, head in profile to the right. She leans one hand on a Yataghan. Rich oriental costume. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Quand on dit qu'on a une femme, ça veut dire qu'une femme vous a
A young man seen facing front and sitting in a large armchair, his head bowed forward, sews. A young woman seated behind him on one of the arms of the armchair at right, leans on the back of the young man and s... More
Depuis cinq mois que je sius avec mademoiselle j'ai fait bien des pair...
An old charwoman in a corridor, facing front, kerchief, around her head, white apron and one hand inserted into a boot. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Paul Gavarni - Les Enfants Terribles
A man facing front, seated on a couch as far as the knees, hands gloved, one held against the other, at chest level. His glasses are in the hands of a child seated on his knees. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Depuis cinq mois que je sius avec mademoiselle j'ai fait bien des pair...
An old charwoman in a corridor, facing front, kerchief, around her head, white apron and one hand inserted into a boot. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Yaha-Hajo. A Seminole chief drawn, printed and coloured at J.T. Bowen'...
Print shows Yaha-Hajo, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing a striped garment and a portrait medallion, with a piece of cloth over his head with a band and a feather in the band. Entered according to ac... More
[Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seate...
Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 13a. Case: variant of Rinhart 44. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
L'Albanaise - Public domain dedication image
Woman to the waist. 3/4 to the left, almost facing front, head in profile to the right. She leans one hand on a Yataghan. Rich oriental costume. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
[Unidentified man, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated...
Photographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 13a. Case: variant of Rinhart 219. Source unknown. Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
Payes-tu cher à ton hôtel? - Affreusement cher, je ne paye pas
Two men, one facing front and lighting his cigar with that of his friend. The latter at right places his hands on his hips, a wooden fence behind them. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Une de ces mines pudibondes, calamiteuses et résignées, qu'une honne...
On the sidewalk of one of the wharfs of Paris, the wind raises the dress and veil of a woman, seen from the back, wrapped in a cloak, at right a man facing front, one foot on the sidewalk, stops to look at her.... More
Henry Clay / painted by J.W. Dodge 1843 ; engd. on steel by H.S. Sadd,...
Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting under tree, facing front, with dog at his feet. Includes facsimile signature and a remarque with view of Ashland, home of Henry Clay. Entered according t... More
Une de ces mines pudibondes, calamiteuses et résignées, qu'une honne...
On the sidewalk of one of the wharfs of Paris, the wind raises the dress and veil of a woman, seen from the back, wrapped in a cloak, at right a man facing front, one foot on the sidewalk, stops to look at her.... More
Et dire qu'on a eu cinq mille francs de loyer, calèche orange et loge ...
Two women on a staircase landing, before an open door; the one on the left in chemise and petticoat, one hand on her hip, the other on a broom. The other woman is facing front, a kerchief around her head, her h... More
Francis Scott Key, 1780-1843 - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait, bust, facing front. Exchange 399 March 20, 1946, Free Library of Philadelphia. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: PI; Shelf.
John Quincy Adams / taken from a daguerreotype by P. Haas ; lith. & pu...
Print shows John Quincy Adams, full-length portrait, seated in a chair, facing front, with hands on a book in his lap and legs crossed, and with large book on the floor next to the chair.
Dindonne, va!..et quel homme est-ce? - Un petit brun. - Je vous demand...
A lorette in dressing gown, facing front, her hands crossed, one arm above her head; on the left, turned towards her, her maid seen half from the back, in chemise and petticoat, both hands on her broom. Courtes... More
Dindonne, va!..et quel homme est-ce? - Un petit brun. - Je vous demand...
A lorette in dressing gown, facing front, her hands crossed, one arm above her head; on the left, turned towards her, her maid seen half from the back, in chemise and petticoat, both hands on her broom. Courtes... More
Reverend Thomas H. Stockton Pastor of the First Methodist Protestant C...
Print shows Thomas H. Stockton, half-length portrait, facing front, with small book in right hand, resting on larger, open book. 53 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1843,... More
Et dire qu'on a eu cinq mille francs de loyer, calèche orange et loge ...
Two women on a staircase landing, before an open door; the one on the left in chemise and petticoat, one hand on her hip, the other on a broom. The other woman is facing front, a kerchief around her head, her h... More
Caricature, C'est lui, public domain cartoon image
Young woman facing front, clothed in a elaborately designed dressing gown, her elbow on the buttress of a wall against which she rests her head. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
[Rufus Blakeman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, fa...
Doctor and president of Fairfield County Medical Association, Greenfield, Connecticut. Identification from reproduction of photograph in New England Medical Monthly, May 1892, opposite page 374. Scratched on fa... More
[Unidentified man and woman, both about 30 years of age, with a child ...
Scratched on back of plate: 178; 196. Two edges trimmed. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
The Rev'd James Milnor D.D. rector of St. George's Church / drawn on s...
Print shows the Reverend James Milnor, D.D., half-length portrait, sitting, facing front, holding book in right hand.
[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, half-length portrait, nearly...
Scratched on back of plate: 311. Corners trimmed. Hallmark: Lerebour. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Bra... More