Dr. Franklin erhält, als Gesandter des Americanischen FreyStaats, sein...
Print shows Benjamin Franklin at the French court in Versailles, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 121. [Plate] 8. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and ... More
Précis de cette guerre / N. Ponce inv. et sculp.
Print shows the various theaters of war around the world wherein the British were engaged by other countries while also fighting on American soil during the revolutionary war. Includes five illustrations with d... More
1. General Washington 2. General Gates 3. Dr. Franklin 4. Präsid Laure...
Print shows head-and-shoulders portraits of George Washington and Horatio Gates in right profile, Benjamin Franklin facing left, and Henry Laurens and John Paul Jones facing right. Illus. in: Allgemeines histo... 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
Ende der Feindseeligkeiten. Die Engländer räumen den Americanern Neu-Y...
Print shows soldiers, a man and a woman, and a Native family standing in the street during the evacuation of the British in New York, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution.
Die Americaner wiedersetzen sich der Stempel-Acte, und verbrennen das ...
Print shows citizens in Boston burning proclamations from England pertaining to the stamp act of 1765, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 61. [Plate] 1. Published in: The... More
A certain Dutchess kissing old Swelter-in-Grease the butcher for his v...
"The Duchess of Devonshire in riding-dress kisses a butcher, her right hand on his shoulder, a riding-whip in her left hand..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Po... More
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
Lord Hood - from a painting by West in the possession of Sir John Dick...
Print shows Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing uniform, in oval on pedestal with name plate. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Hollan... More
Count de Grasse, the French admiral, resigning his sword to Admiral Ro...
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
Gallant behavior of an English sailor in offering a sword to an unarme...
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
Mr. De Vergennes, ministre des affaires etrangères sous Louis XVI / Bo...
Print shows Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right; in oval.
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
[The goddess of geography surrounded by figures representing the conti...
Illus. in: Atlas, tot opheldering der hedendaagsche historie ... in Engeland / W.A. Bachiene. Amsterdam : M. Schalekamp, 1785, title page. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checkl... More
Major John Andre, late Adjutant General of the British army in North A...
John André, full-length portrait, facing right with left hand on hip, right hand holding sword, wearing military uniform in wilderness setting; in frame with floral banner. Engraved for Raymond's History of En... More
De La Fayette / Angus sculp. - Public domain book illustration, Librar...
Print shows Marquis de Lafayette, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, wearing uniform; medallion on pedestal with nameplate. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holla... More
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
Lord Robert Manners mortally wounded, on board the Resolution, in the ...
Print shows a group of sailors attending to Lord Robert Manners during battle between the British fleet and the French fleet in the West Indies. Engraved for Raymond's history of England. Illus. in: A new, uni... More
[Arms of the United States] / Jas. Trenchard sculp.
Picryl description: Public domain image related to an emblem, symbol, round decor print, seal, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Majr. Genl. Greene / Trenchard sculp.
Print shows General Nathanael Greene, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in oval above various items symbolizing his military career. Engrav'd for the Columbian Magazine. Illus. in: The Columbi... More
The reverse of the great seal of the United States / JT sculp.
Print shows the eye at the top of the pyramid in a medallion inscribed with "Annuit cœptis:" and "Novus ordo seclorum" on a pedestal with olive branch and palm leaf. Engrav'd for the Columbian Magazine. Illus.... More
Admiral Parker / Birrell sculp., Head and Shoulders Portrait
Print shows Sir Peter Parker, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile, wearing naval uniform; medallion on pedestal with name plate. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : ... More
Lord Keppel / Golder sculp., Head and Shoulders Portrait
Print shows Augustus Keppel Viscount Keppel, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, left profile, in oval on pedestal with nameplate.
John Goldar - General Howe / Dodd del. ; Goldar sculp.
Print shows William Howe, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left; medallion on pedestal. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783... More
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
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
A view of the sea & beach, from Mr. James Newbolds plantation, near In...
Print shows building on the waterfront of the Indian River Bay in Delaware. Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trenchard, 1788 Ju... 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
A s.w. view of the Baptist Meeting House, Providence, R.I. / S. Hill s...
Print shows exterior view of Baptist meeting house. Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 178... More
View of the seat of his excellency John Hancock Esqr., Boston / Hill, ...
Print shows view from street, across expanse of lawn, of the Hancock house. Engraved for Massachusetts Magazine July 1789. Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational en... More
Mr. Necker / L.A. Claessens, sculp. ; T.S. Duplessis, pinx.
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
Maria Antoinetta van Oostenryk. Koningin van Frankryk / L.A. Claessens...
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
H.G. de Mirabeau / L.A. Claessens, sculp ; Guezin, pinx.
Head-and-shoulders portrait, in oval, left profile. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jean Paul Marat / L.A. Claessens, sculp.
Print shows Jean Paul Marat, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval above nameplate.
[Cartouche showing cherubs celebrating the founding of the new nation]...
Print shows cherubs unrolling a scroll inscribed "New Map of the States of Georgia South and North Carolina Virginia and Maryland including the Spanish Provinces of West and East Florida from the latest surveys... More
View of the west bank of the Hudson's River 3 miles above Still Water,...
Print shows a panoramic view of three hills along the west bank of the Hudson River in New York.
M. Baillij / L.A. Claessens, sculp. ; Boizot, pinx.
Head-and-shoulders portrait, in oval, right profile. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
De Lallij Tolendal / 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
Mrs. Sage, the first English female aerial traveller, who ascended wit...
Half-length portrait of the first English woman to ride in a balloon.
Vie très croyable des moines / N. Walkcheim inv. & sculp.
Scenes showing monk holding skull and preaching to crowd from pulpit, monks dining at table with three women, and preparing food in kitchen. Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).
Charles aux Thuilleries [i.e., Tuileries] le 1e decembre 1783 / P.G. T...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist J.A.C. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783. Includes banner with caption "Jusq'alors san égal, le monarque des airs, y... More
To the right hon'ble ... trustees of the linen manufacture ... this vi...
Plate III. Incorporated into the title is a cartouche with text "Premia Artium" showing a woman (Abundance) holding a cornucopia and dispensing coins to a cherub. First published 1782.
Mirabeau pere du peuple / Lacaille sculp cit.
Print shows Mirabeau, bust portrait, left profile, in medallion. Purchase; Denenberg Fine Arts; 1984; (DLC/PP-1984:180). Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).
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
View of the new Presbyterian Church in Newark, New Jersey / Anderson d...
Illus. in: New York Magazine, 1792 (September). Reference copy in LOT 4445.
A view of the seat of the Hon. Selah Strong, Esqr., St. George's Manor...
Print shows view of manor house in Sussex County, Long Island, New York. Illus. in: New York Magazine, 1792 (October). Reference copy in LOT 4385-EO.
[Jean Paul Marat, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval] /...
Paper has a watermark on the right side, two lines of indistinct letters or words. B.N., 44
A view of St. Paul's Church, New-York / T. Anderson del. ; Scoles scul...
Illus. in: New York Magazine, 1795 (October). Reference copy in LOT 4445.
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
Le traité de paix avec Rome - baisez ca papa, et faite pate de velour ...
Print shows on the left, a cat, representing Pope Pius VI, and on the right, a rooster, representing Napoleon I, holding a bundle of dried twigs and telling the cat to retract its claws, resulting in the Treaty... More
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
Le meâ culpâ du Pape / S. L'amerique inv. sculp.
Print shows Pope Pius VI on his knees being reprimanded by God, in the form of a bird, after giving up art treasures as a result of the Treaty of Tolentino. de Vinck, 6899 Forms part of: French Political Carto... More
Cries of London / Rd. Newn. del. et sculp., British Cartoon Print
Four town criers peddling "lily white sand," "Scotch crowdy," "roses and lilies," and the last crier announcing the theft of "five hundred guineas." Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library ... More
C.G. Lamoignon de Malesherbes - né a Paris le 6 Décembre 1721 ; mort l...
Print shows the apotheosis of Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, bust portrait, left profile among clouds above allegorical scene with a sarcophagus on which is a reclining female figure holding an... More
[The ruins of Balbec] / Borra Arch delin. ; T. Major sculp.
Print shows a view of the ruins at Baʻlabakk, with two men holding long spears in the foreground among fragments of buildings, (A) on the left and (B) on the right, with the columns of the Temple of Jupiter (D)... More
A view, at Minisink, New-Jersey / drawn on the spot by I. Hoffman ; Sc...
Print shows view of countryside with farm buildings along roadway in New Jersey. Illus. in: New York Magazine, 1794 (June). Reference copy in LOT 4385-C.
The Brasilians & their houses / Maguire sculp.
Brazilian family in foreground with dwellings in background.
Attaque de la convention nationale ; journée mémorable du 13 vendémiai...
Print shows battle scene on Paris street during the attack on the National Convention. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Paris, chez Auber, 1804, no. 129. de ... 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
Partie de raisonnement / Cloquet, sculp.
Illus. in: Traite de mineralogie / Rene Just Hauy. Paris : Chez Louis, 1801, pl. 2. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 212.
Attaque de la Convention Nationale ; journée mémorable du 13 Vendémiai...
Print shows an uprising in Paris on October 5, 1795 on the rue Saint-Honoré, in front of the Church of Saint-Roch, between factions after the vote on the constitution was announced. Plate from: Collection comp... More
Fête de la fondation de la République, 1er Vendémiaire An 5 / Girardet...
Print shows a festival on the occasion of the founding of the Republic, with many spectators on the right watching simultaneous chariot races, horse races, and foot races; the Hôtel des Invalides dominates the ... More
Attaque de Nantes par les Vendéens, le 29 Juin 1793, ou 11 Messidor an...
Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la Révolution Française. Paris : Chez Auber, 1804. Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1955 July 22.
Travaux du Champ de Mars pour la federation du 14 Juillet 1790 / Prieu...
Print shows many people working to transform the Champ de Mars into a place suitable for the fête de la fédération, on the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille, commemorating the establishment of the constit... More
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. Illustration from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Par... More
Fête des victoires, combat des jeunes élèves au Champ de Mars. Le 21 O...
Print shows a victory celebration festival with a reenactment of a battle on the 21st of October 1794 Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la Révolution Française. Paris : Chez Auber, 18... More
Premiere séance de l'institut National ; le 15 Germinal, An 4eme de la...
Print shows a large group of men seated in two u-shaped rows along the sides and back of a large hall with a barrel ceiling and with statuary in alcoves set off by columns, a crowded third row of standing-room-... More
Fédération générale faite à Paris, le 14 Juillet 1790 / Prieur inv. & ...
Print shows the first festival of federation, a celebration organized to commemorate the fall of the Bastille and to express French unity under the revolution; shows a large triumphal arch at left center, a cer... More
Translation de Louis seize et de sa famille au temple le 13 Aoust 1792...
Print shows French soldiers and citizens escorting Louis XVI and the royal family in a carriage to the temple on August 13, 1792.
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
Serment du jeu de paume, à Versailles / Prieur inv. & del. ; Berthault...
Print shows a large group of people taking an oath at the tennis court, Versailles, during the French Revolution. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Paris, che... More
Intérieur d'un comité révolutionnaire sous le régime de la terreur / F...
Print shows the interior of a room used by the Revolutionary committee during the Reign of Terror; citizens enter on the left and submit their appeals, then procede along the table where judgment is pronounced ... 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
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
The ugly club / Van Assen del. et sculp., British Cartoon Print
Two men, one with a very large nose, and the other with no nose at all, standing on stools, facing each other, in front of other disfigured men around table, at Williams's Tavern, Liverpool. Forms part of: Brit... More
[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
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
The Sexual system as represented by modern authors / Edwards, del.; Ma...
Examples of the twenty-four Linnaean classes of plants. Illus. in: New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus / Robert John Thornton. London : 1810. Published in: The tradition of science / L... More
[Ornate fountain in the countryside] / G..., Desmaisons, sculp.
In album: "Principles of Perspective". Album not signed; attribution based on inscription inside cover "Indentified as belonging to Charles Bulfinch, & in his handwriting. Ellen L. Bulfinch, Nov. 13, 1894." Fro... 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.
[William Pitt, head-and-shoulders portrait, in disc superimposed over ...
Public domain scan of portrait print, engraving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The death of General Ross, near Baltimore, as soon as he perceived tha...
Print shows Robert Ross, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, mortally wounded, being assisted by another soldier.
The death of the property tax! Or 37 mortal wounds for ministers & the...
Henry Brougham, John Bull, and the British lion (Leo Britannicus) attacking a hydra representing the property tax. At tail of the monster Mr. Tierney tells Britannia to rise. In the background, Liverpool, the R... More
The death of General Ross, near Baltimore, as soon as he perceived tha...
Print shows Robert Ross, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, mortally wounded, being assisted by another soldier. Briggs Coll. 41499.
A prospect of the Moro Castle taken within the entrance of the harbour...
Numbered within plate, upper right: 90, b. Transfer; Map Division; 1908? DCRM(G) example from GIHC no. 13
Anabaptist ceremony in N. America / J. Milbert del. ; M. Dubourg sculp...
Public domain scan of the book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Abduhl Rahhahman / H. Inman, Esqr, N.A., del. ; T. Illman, sculp.
Portrait of a West African prince known as Ibrahima, Prince of Slaves, and Abdu-l-Rahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori. He was captured as a war prisoner and became a slave in the United States for 40 years. He was freed in... More
Thomas Paine / J. Shury & Son sculp.
Print shows author and philosopher Thomas Paine, half-length portrait, facing left. Probably based on 1792 painting by George Romney.
Theodore Maurisset - Prodige de la chimie / Maurisset, del. et sculp.,...
French cartoon shows a long line of people, with more arriving by stagecoach and railroad, at a medicine show where a quack with a lion's head, the "Prodige de la chimie," is marketing his hair tonic "De pommad... More
[The chief's daughter] / J. G. Chapman, del. ; Rawdon, Wright & Hatch...
Native woman standing in stream, clutching her clothes to her breast. Illus. in: The Evergreen. Philadelphia : Carey and Hart, 1847, title page. Published in: American women : a Library of Congress guide for th... More
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.
George Whitefield, M.A. / Elisha Gallaudet sculp., N. York 1774.
George Whitefield, half-length portrait with hands raised, preaching in a church; portrait framed by oval. Illus. in: Memoirs of the life of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A., late chaplain to the Right Hon... More
King Henry the Vth / E. Lutterell delin. ; P. Vanderbanck sculp.
Bust portrait of King Henry V, right profile, in oval. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
St. Monday / H. Roberts, sculp., British Cartoon Print
"This engraving is the frontispiece to a tract styled, "Low-Life; or One Half of the World, knows not how The Other Half Live." &c., "With an Address to the ingenious and ingenuous Mr. Hogarth..." (Source: Step... More
Mrs. Merry as Alzira / De Wilde pinxt. ; Leney sculp.
Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Behold! a fabric now to freedom rear'd / Trenchard sculp.
Print shows an allegorical scene with Concord standing, Clio sitting, writing in open book, and Cupid standing, holding the "Constitution" in front of a temple labeled "Sacred to Liberty Justice and Peace" with... More