The valley of the shadow of death, James Gillray
Napoleon, advancing down a gently sloping causeway of rock which traverses water and flames, is halted by 'Leo Britannicus' who bounds savagely towards him. He drops a short chain attached to the nose of the 'R... More
An old English gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places, James Gi...
George III stands on a low rectangular platform placed upon a boarded floor and is approached from all sides by applicants for office. He is in back view, but turns his head in profile to the left, to inspect a... More
Theatrical mendicants relieved, James Gillray
Kemble, followed by his brother Charles, and his sister, Mrs. Siddons, holds out his hat, bowing, to the Duke of Northumberland who stands at the gate of Northumberland House in the Strand (right). The great do... More
An old English gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places, James Gi...
George III stands on a low rectangular platform placed upon a boarded floor and is approached from all sides by applicants for office. He is in back view, but turns his head in profile to the left, to inspect a... More
An old English gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places, James Gi...
George III stands on a low rectangular platform placed upon a boarded floor and is approached from all sides by applicants for office. He is in back view, but turns his head in profile to the left, to inspect a... More
A glee, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain drawing
Three figures, represented as seated at table, with all the appointments and accessories incidental to the brewing of punch, carry out the spirit of the quotation. The lover, a smart young buck, in top-boots, i... More
The bull and mouth, Thomas Rowlandson
A corpulent gentleman, wearing a dressing-gown and nightcap, is yawning and stretching in his armchair. His huge head and gaping jaws would furnish forth excellently well a sign for the Bull and Mouth. By his s... More
Philip Schuyler Esq'r. maj'r. gen'l. in the American service / Leney s...
Print shows Philip Schuyler, bust portrait, facing left; in oval. After ca. 1792 miniature painted by John Trumbull. Published in Port Folio magazine, 1810 (June). Stauffer, 1848 Published in: The American Rev... More
Dying for love : Or Captain Careless shot flying by a girl of fifteen ...
A gallant officer engaged in amorous dalliance with a tender-hearted fair, who is leaning out of a cottage window to receive the courtesies of the dashing warrior. Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowl... More
A little music - or - the delights of harmony, James Gillray
A young woman plays the piano (right) with painful intentness, and sings, as does the man who holds open her music-book. A middle-aged military officer stands full face playing the flute. A fat elderly 'cit' sl... More
A little music - or - the delights of harmony, James Gillray
A young woman plays the piano (right) with painful intentness, and sings, as does the man who holds open her music-book. A middle-aged military officer stands full face playing the flute. A fat elderly 'cit' sl... More
Love laughs at locksmiths, Thomas Rowlandson
The stronghold in which an old man has confined his treasure has enormous padlocks on the area gate and the door studded with nails. The proprietor has returned with provisions for a merry-making ; a porter bea... More
Modern antiques, Thomas Rowlandson
The cabinet of an antiquarian, richly filled with supposititious relics of the past. The chief features of the collection are a gathering of Egyptian deities and some magnificent sarcophagi. The satire, in some... More
Crib uncorking Blackstrap, Thomas Rowlandson
Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors, a popular artist in the Regency period in England.
Thomas Rowlandson - Modern antiques
The cabinet of an antiquarian, richly filled with supposititious relics of the past. The chief features of the collection are a gathering of Egyptian deities and some magnificent sarcophagi. The satire, in some... More
Pastime in Portugal : Or a visit to the nunnerys
The principal figure in this picture is that of a young officer belonging to the British army opposed to the French legions on the Peninsula; in company with a Portuguese don he has come to visit one of the nun... More
Land stores, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain drawing
A dark beauty, of colossal proportions, is embraced by an officer whose figure is dwarfed in comparison. Companion print to "Sea Stores." Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricatur... More
A Spanish cloak, Thomas Rowlandson
A superior officer, going his midnight rounds of the sentries posted on a line of fortifications, is amused at discovering the phenomenon of two pairs of legs below one cloak. A trooper has taken advantage of h... More
Genl. H. Dearborn / C.W. Peale pinx. ; Edwin sc.
Print shows Henry Dearborn, bust portrait, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James Lawrence Esqr. late of the United States Navy / Stuart pinxt ; R...
Print shows James Lawrence, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform. Published in the Analectic Magazine, 1813 Dec. The Library has two impressions one mounted on wove paper, the oth... More
General Alexander William, British
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Commodore McDonnaugh heroe of Lake Champlain designd & acquatinted by ...
Print showing Commodore Thomas Macdonough, bust portrait, left profile, wearing military uniform. No. 82. "This is a second state; the engraver has been erased." Similar to Stauffer 3051 attributed to William ... More
Admiral. Alexander William, British
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O.H. Perry Esqr. hero of the Lake designd & acquatinted by W. Strickla...
Print showing Oliver H. Perry, bust portrait, left profile, wearing military uniform. Caption in ribbon below laurel branches: "We have met the enemy - and they are ours."
Defrauding the customs : Or shipping of goods not fairly entered
A scene of violence, since a pair of strapping damsels, the pride of their friends, are being carried off bodily, whether they will or no, by two naval officers, whose sailors are waiting by the shore, with a b... More
Captial Murray Maxwell, R.N.
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Puzzled which one to choose!! : Or the king of Timbuctoo offering one ...
An African chief displays to a naval officer (Lieutenant Lyon) three black women, who stand together, offering one to him for marriage. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Mort du General Marceau, 19 Septembre 1796 Martinet del. ; Cazenave sc
Print shows an interior view of a large room crowded with officers of General Marceau who is reclining on a sofa during the waning moments of his life. At head of title: Le Temple de la Gloire. Printed at top ... More
Charles Willson Peale - George Washington, bust portrait, wearing unif...
Printed at top: Tom. 6. Pl. 33g (bis). Stamped on verso: 3909. Attributed by Hart to Charles Willson Peale. Hart, 51 Gift; L.M. Rabinowitz; 1948 Jan. 5. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (... More
Charles de Lameth - Public domain portrait engraving
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Charles de Lameth - Public domain portrait engraving
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Caricature, Le Charenton Ministériel, public domain cartoon image
The Ministerial Madhouse Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1830s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Caricature, La cour du roi petaud, public domain cartoon image
The court of the beggar's king Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Au fait! C'est un bal assez distingué
Actually, it is quite a distinguished ball Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Enfoncé Lafayette! Attrappe mon vieux!
Enfonce Lafayette! Attrappe mon vieux! Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain scan of 1830s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
L'Insurrection est le plus saint des devoirs
Insurrection is the most sacred of duties Courtesy of Boston Public Library
De la Roncière - Public domain portrait engraving
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Major general Philip Schuyler / painted by J. Trumbull ; engraved by T...
Print shows Philip Schuyler, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform. Facsimile of signature below title. After ca. 1792 miniature painted by John Trumbull.
William Bainbridge, U.S.N. / painted by J.W. Jarvis ; engd by G. Parke...
Print shows William Bainbridge, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing military uniform. Published in: The national portrait gallery of distinguished Americans, vol. 3 / James Herring and James B. ... More
B.H.L. Klimkiewicz as a prisoner of state. Dungeon of Kamienice Podols...
Print shows Colonel Klimkiewicz, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform; includes a facsimile signature and a lengthy quote from his prison cell in response to "Policemaster Major Al... More
Bataille de Zurich, 25 Septembre 1799 peint par Bouchot ; gravé par Be...
Print shows Napoleon I, on horseback, conferring with his officers in the hills above Zurich, Switzerland. A group of three officers on the lower left appear wounded and disgruntled, and on the lower right an o... More
A practical joke - Public domain dedication image
Depicting a scene from "Nights at Sea; Or, Sketches of Naval Life during the War" by "The Old Sailor," a.k.a. Matthew Henry Barker. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
[Officer from the First Troop, Philadelphiadelphia, seated by a tent i...
(DLC/PP-1995:140.47) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 47. Title devised by Library staff from inventory. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).
[Officer from the First Troop, Philadelphiadelphia, facing forward, he...
(DLC/PP-1995:140.49) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 49. Title devised by Library staff from inventory. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).
[Calvary officer from rear, mounted cavalry officer receiving message]
"After Horace Vernet II." Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1941:0074). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
General William H. Harrison of Tippecanoe, Fort Meigs and the Thames /...
Print shows presidential candidate William Henry Harrison as a military leader in dress uniform holding his sword. A laurel wreath below his portrait names him as a hero of War of 1812 battles. This portrait wa... More
Chev. Orazio de Attellis Chs. Fenderich 1843
Print shows Orazio de Attellis Santangelo, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, with arms folded over chest, holding sword in right hand, wearing military uniform. Caption continues: Marquis de Sant'-Ang... More
Aga Jan, an officer of the Kohistan rangers; Meer Humzu, trooper of th...
Public domain illustrated book or album page scan, related to architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Unidentified U.S. Army officer, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly...
Scratched on back of plate: 299. Alternative identification: John Joseph Abercrombie. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produc... More
W.J. Worth, Brigr. Genl. U.S. Army from life on stone by Chs. Fenderic...
Print shows Brigadier General William J. Worth, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform; includes a facsimile signature. Signed and dated on stone. Stamped on verso: 43309. ... More
[Unidentified military officer, three-quarter length portrait, facing ...
Title devised by Library staff based on information from National Archives photograph no. 111-B-5731. Alternative identification: Col. Thomas Staniford (cat. 5). Scratched on back of plate: 382. Transfer; U.S. ... More
[Military officer and a woman, the officer in uniform, standing, facin...
Photograph shows portrait of military officer and unidentified woman, probably his wife. Title devised by Library staff based on information from National Archives photograph no. 111-B-5731. Scratched on face o... More
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Commodore Matthew Perry
Print from a book documenting Commodore Perry's landings in Japan. Text next to image translated as: Portrait of Commodore Perry, 60 years old.
The brilliant charge of Capt. May--At the Battle of Resaca de la Palma...
No. 554. Copyright by N. Currier. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 772.
Sheet music cover for Cadwalader's quick step lith. of Wagner & McGuig...
Print shows General George Cadwalader, full-length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing in front of a chair, facing slightly left, his right arm is extended and he is receiving or passing papers, he is ... More
Lieutenant B. Gasciogne HMS Rawson Cartes de visite
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Colonel F.H. Armstrong A.S. Corps, Cabinet photograph
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Mair, Colnl W.G.. Museum of New Zealand collection. New Zealand Wars p...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Buffet, pendant six mois.. - Engraving, Public domain image
Buffet, pendant six mois, du ministère membre, contemplant ses attraits au bord du clair miroir, cherche à savoir d'où vient qu'on tient loin du pouvoir. Le Narcisse du dix Décembre. (Viennet, autre impromptu) ... More
Capt. Bennett, N.Z.F.. Museum of New Zealand collection
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Capt. Hamlin, Waikato Cavalry - Public domain portrait print
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Lt. Col. Gorton. Museum of New Zealand collection. New Zealand Wars pe...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Whitmore, Maj.-Gen.Sir.G.S.. Museum of New Zealand collection
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Lt. J.T. Down V.C. 57th Regt. - Public domain portrait print
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St. George, Capt.J.C.. Museum of New Zealand collection
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Lt. C.A. Hirtzell N.Z.M. - Public domain portrait print
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Major Greaves 70 Reg. - Public domain portrait print
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Dr. O'Carroll. Museum of New Zealand collection. New Zealand Wars peri...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain scan of portrait art p... More
Colonel C. B. Porter, Cabinet photograph. New Zealand Wars period.
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Major Bishop 18th R.J. - Public domain portrait print
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C.O. Cornish, 18th R.I., Cabinet photograph. New Zealand Wars period.
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Genl. Hyde Page. Museum of New Zealand collection. New Zealand Wars pe...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Captain F. Ross. Museum of New Zealand collection. New Zealand Wars pe...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain scan of portrait art p... More
Lt. H.S. Bates, 65th Reg - Public domain portrait photograph
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Lt. W.L. Fleury 50 Reg. - Public domain portrait print
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Samuel, Major. Museum of New Zealand collection. New Zealand Wars peri...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Mair, Capt. H, gelatin silver print. New Zealand Wars period.
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Captain G. Buck, 65th Regt. killed Te Ngutu ote Manu 7.9.68 (when in C...
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McDonnell, Sub-Insprector G - Public domain print
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Lt. V.L.M. Butler 65th Reg. Severely wounded Cameron Town, Sep. 7 1863
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Stack, Capt.. Museum of New Zealand collection. New Zealand Wars perio...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Mairis, Capt, V.T., gelatin silver print. New Zealand Wars period.
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Major Brassy, gelatin silver print
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Col. Haultain. Museum of New Zealand collection. New Zealand Wars peri...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
T. A. Watkins, Midshipman - Public domain portrait print
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Lieutenant T. O. Johnston, 40th Reg. Killed Nukumaru 1865
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Dr James Mouat, V.C. - Public domain portrait print
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Adjt. A.H. Lewis, severely wounded Rangiriri Nov 1863
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Lt. Genl. Fiennes Colville. Late 43rd Regt. C.B Severely wounded near ...
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Ensign Longley, 43rd Regt. - Public domain portrait print
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Captain R. T. F Hamilton, 43rd Reg killed Gate Pa April 30th 1864
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Tylden, C.R.. Museum of New Zealand collection. New Zealand Wars perio...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Lt. Foster 12th Regt. - Public domain portrait print
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R. Simpson, Paymaster 65th - Public domain portrait print
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Lt. Bally 70th Reg. - Public domain portrait photograph. New Zealand W...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Capt. Briggs 18th Reg - Public domain portrait. New Zealand Wars perio...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Captain Mercer. Museum of New Zealand collection. New Zealand Wars per...
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain photo of portrait art ... More
Lieutenant General F. M. Colville CB. New Zealand Wars period.
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. Public domain vintage photo from New... More
Captain Mure, 43rd regiment, killed Gate Pa, April 1864
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Major Hunter, killed Nov 1868 Moturoa. New Zealand Wars period.
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