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German - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows three Germans dancing and three others watching. Gift; Stockton W. Jones; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47678).

Uniform of a lieutenant 3d Artillery

Drawing is half-length drawing of the uniform of a lieutenant in the 3rd Artillery, perhaps a British military officer. Gift; Stockton W. Jones; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47678).

A view of the Cohoes or Great Fall of the Mohawk River taken from abov...

Drawing shows a waterfall on the Mohawk River at Cohoes in New York state. Transfer; Map Division.

View of Fort William - Public domain scan / drawing

Topographical drawing shows Fort William on an island near Boston Neck in Massachusetts in 1770. The fort, Neck, lighthouse and a ship sailing out of the harbor are all identified. Published in: The American Re... More

Lafayette, portrait - Public domain portrait engraving

Bust and shoulders silhouette portrait shows French military officer Lafayette facing right. Purchase; 1915; (DLC/PP-1915:44874).

First bishop of Virginia - Public domain portrait print

Full-length silhouette portrait shows James Madison, the first bishop of Virginia facing right outdoors next to a tree. Purchase; 1915; (DLC/PP-1915:44874).

[Allegorical scene of interior with columns, Minerva, Fame, and other ...

Purchase, 1983, (DLC/PP-1983:147.4). Public domain scan of decorative drawing, decor elements, art design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Design for Columbia in lieu of the original figure in the transparency...

Purchase, 1983, (DLC/PP-1983:147.1). Exhibited in "New for You," 1985, Library of Congress.

[Medallion portraits of Washington and Lafayette, on plinth draped wit...

Purchase, 1983, (DLC/PP-1983:147.2). Public domain photograph of chair, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Th Jefferson - Public domain portrait painting

Full-length silhouette portrait shows president Thomas Jefferson facing right. Purchase; 1915; (DLC/PP-1915:44874). Exhibited: "Creating the United States," the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011-2012.

John Randolph of Roanoke - Public domain portrait print

Full-length silhouette portrait shows the Virginia politician John Randolph facing left. He wears a cape and cap. Purchase; 1915; (DLC/PP-1915:44874).

[Circus sketches: acrobats and circus animals]

Purchase, Hubbard Fund, 1960. Public domain photograph related to Circus, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Meriwether Lewis - Public domain portrait engraving

Bust-and-shoulders silhouette portrait shows the explorer Meriwether Lewis facing right. Purchase; 1915; (DLC/PP-1915:44874).

Design for the frontispiece of a periodical work called "The ordeal" i...

Purchase, 1983, (DLC/PP-1983:147.3). Public domain scan of 18th century artwork depicting a person and landscape background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rose blossoms on stem with leaves

Typed on label attached to verso: This flower study was painted by William W. Thackara 1791-1839 water colors. (DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms par... More

[Butterfly and flowers] - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawings shows a butterfly on a flower. Inscribed in brown ink on verso: Take this little Arthetta dear in token of my love sincere Phebe S. Woodward. Inscribed in graphite on verso: stone cream mat 2147.

Equites Achivi Machaon Swallowtail

Typed on label attached to verso: Painted by William W. Thackara 1791-1839 water colors. (DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary draw... More

Alice - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a seated woman wearing a gown and shawl facing slightly left. Inscribed on verso: original drawing by Attoe in [?] for Dickens book.

Arrangement of a peony with other flowers

(DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

[Cornucopia of flowers] - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows an upright cornucopia filled with flowers. Public domain photograph of painting, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Woman holding jug atop her head]

Drawing shows half-length woman wearing classical robes carrying a jug atop her head. Inscribed, but scored in such a way that does not make it looked signed: Eliz C.P. Price 1820. Gift; Stockton W. Jones; 1930... More

Rose on a stem with leaves and unopened blossoms

Inscribed in ink on verso: Painted by William W. Thackara 1791-1839 water colors. (DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing fil... More

[Study for bank-note vignette: textile industry]

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.1). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Vase] - Public domain drawing

Drawing is a side-view of a vase decorated with a leave and grape pattern and a snake-shaped handle. Inscribed below image: Designed & drawn by J.G. Bruff. Artist anagram lower right. 46143.

[Silhouette of a woman wearing an Empire dress facing left]

Transfer; Manuscript Division, Library of Congress; 1912; (DLC/PP-44431). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Silhouette of a woman wearing an Empire dress facing right]

Transfer; Manuscript Division, Library of Congress; 1912; (DLC/PP-44431). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Landscape] - Public domain city architecture drawing

Drawings shows landscape with trees and, perhaps, figures in the foreground. Exchange; Kennedy Galleries; 1962.

Sketch bust portrait of unidentified woman with an earring

Public domain photograph of portrait print, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Original study in oil by Henry Inman of head of Columbia designed for ...

Inscribed in ink on accompanying board: Original study in oil by Henry Inman of head of Columbia designed for U.S. coins. Also inscribed in ink on accompanying board: The above is in the handwriting of H.L.C. ... More

John Randolph of Roanoke on his embarkation for Russia onboard ship "C...

Full-length silhouette portrait shows the Virginia politician John Randolph facing left. He is dressed in a coat with tails, boots with spurs and carries a thin cane. He served as U.S. Minister to Russia in 183... More

John William Casilear - [Study for bank-note vignette: Minerva with cl...

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.3). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Study for bank-note vignette: three youths]

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.5). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Study for bank-note vignette: Agriculture, Commerce/Navigation, and I...

Purchase, 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.6). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Study for bank-note vignette: Ceres or agriculture]

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.4). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Study for bank-note vignette: Finance or Security]

Purchase; John Carbonell; 1980, (DLC/PP-1981:026.2). Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Monument on the banks of the Delaware River

Drawing shows an obelisk monument to Lieut. Colonel Christopher Greene commemorating the Battle of Red Bank, during the American Revolutionary War, on the banks of the Delaware River, near Red Bank, New Jersey;... More

Waterscape showing the shore of the Delaware River and a sailboat at c...

Paper trimmed on right side through an unidentifiable watermark at upper right. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filin... More

Boy fishing beside a stream while a girl watches over his shoulder, al...

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Exterior view of tram terminal building, with sketch of horses pulling...

Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (L... More

Two views of rowboats at breakers on shore, with a sailing vessel in t...

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress). Irregular edge on the right, with lower right co... More

Two views, one of a shipwrecked vessel on the shore, the other of a li...

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress). Paper creased with fold, with one view appearing... More

[New York Harbor] - Public domain drawing

Landscape drawing shows men fishing off the pier, perhaps on Staten Island, looking across New York Harbor. Sailboats dot the water. Below the image, on the mount, various locations are identified in the drawin... More

Water or holding tank with downspout "in light"

Drawing shows a large tank on a raised platform at the edge of a river, with a stairway leading to a dock, a chute descending to the waters edge, also a wharf extending into the river. Appears to be a fragment... More

Sketch of a tree in winter beside a boulder at water's edge, a man fis...

Paper trimmed on the top through a watermark in the upper left: [J. Rob]eson Phila. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collec... More

Design depicting allegorical representations of "Day", "Night", "Noon"...

Drawing shows an open frame with allegorical scenes on all sides; a quadriga representing "day" at the top, an oval frame on a pedestal with a seated figure at the base representing "Noon" (originally "Morning"... More

Ship at a wharf along the waterfront in Philadelphia, the cityscape vi...

Side view of two fish with notations at to their size

Inscribed in pencil at center: Don't send the ploter till you get this fish. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at... More

Man playing fetch with a dog near a cluster of trees, ship rigging und...

Paper torn across the bottom, irregularly shaped. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. F... More

Chestnut - Public domain scenic drawing, engraving, Library of Congres...

Drawing shows the trunk and foliage of the chestnut tree. Inscribed in pencil on upper right corner: Chestnut. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms par... More

Topographical view of buildings along the far shore of a river, with s...

Paper irregularly shaped. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentar... More

Castle Garden in New York - Public domain architecture drawing

Drawing shows Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, New York, from the water.

[Castle Garden from the water] - Public domain city architecture drawi...

Drawing shows Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, New York, from the water.

Man sitting in a chair among a cluster of trees, others nearby

Sawmill or abandoned mill, side view, with waterwheel

Study sketches of two ships - a sailing ship and a steamship, possibly...

Hoffman - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a large building or cluster of buildings with an observation tower with spiral stairway above a circular building; a railroad train passes in the lower left foreground. Inscribed in pencil on upp... More

Queens night Hamilton - Public domain image related to music prformanc...

Drawing shows a sailboat rocked by waves. Inscribed in pencil on lower right: Hamilton. Stamped on lower left corner: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-2000:095) Forms part of: Marian ... More

Man on horseback talking with a man carrying an oystering shovel on th...

Signed in pencil on lower left. Cochran, 119 (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Wooded scene with bare or dead trees

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Study sketches for entrance to mausoleum, with tree on upper right, an...

Stamped on lower right: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing ser... More

Worker, perhaps a mason or hod carrier, seen from behind holding a sho...

Paper trimmed on right side through a watermark at lower right: J. Robes[on]. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection a... More

Houseboat docked near grassland near shore 1842

Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1842. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part... More

Design for advertisement, Charles Oakford & Sons, furrier and hatter, ...

Drawing shows a street view of the façade of a storefront with entrances, windows with merchandise displays, awning over an entrance, and lightly sketched pedestrians; across top are samples of lettering and de... More

Cows grazing in lowlands near stream, houses in the background, on the...

Sketch of a house near a bridge

Panoramic view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sketch shows a panoramic view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing "Girard College" in the upper left, the "Columbia Railroad", and the "Cathedral" in the background (as identified on the mat by Marian S. Car... More

Factory at edge of river, tucked below rolling hills, train passing be...

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Colored individuals along the road side

Drawing shows an African American slave woman leaning against a split rail fence along with three children. She says, "Oh I so glad you come, 'massa says he wish you were in da bottom of the sea--but you ain't ... More

Clerk, Egypt - Public domain document scan of drawing

Humorous drawing shows a customs house clerk asleep at his desk. Bayard Taylor made extensive travels to Europe and Egypt between 1844 and 1878. Original title: A custom house clerk. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; ... More

Mount Washington. At Easton Pennsylvania south

Landscape drawing shows a hill, Mount Washington from Easton, Pennsylvania on the far side of the Lehigh River. A road winds around the hill in the foreground.

Deputy - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a deputy collector, or civil servant, smoking as he leans on the back two legs of his chair, feet near a fireplace. Taylor traveled extensively in Europe between 1844 and his death in 1879. Origin... More

Curious lava formations - Public domain scan / drawing

Illustration shows seven land formations, many of which resemble coral and sea shells. Inscribed in red ink left margin: draw only this across page AHG. Inscribed in red ink next to most images: omit. Gift; Cha... More

Surveyor of customs - Public domain document scan of drawing

Drawing shows a customs agent, seen from behind, reading a newspaper identified only as "Herald." Bayard Taylor traveled extensively in Europe between 1844 and his death in 1879. Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922... More

Appraiser, Egypt - Public domain portrait drawing

Humorous drawing shows a public documents appraiser, from behind, asleep at his desk, a frowning crowd has gathered on the other side of his window. Bayard Taylor made extensive travels to Europe and Egypt betw... More

Collector - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a public documents civil servant asleep before a fireplace. He leans on the back two legs of his chair. Bayard Taylor made at extensive trips to Europe between 1844 his death in 1879. Inscribed ov... More

[Fish] - Public domain drawing

Calligraphic pen drawing shows a fish. Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Education inclined / / designed & executed by TLB 9th mo 11th 1845 in ...

Elaborate pen calligraphy surrounding a wood-engraving of a raft with a tent and campfire floating on a river, perhaps an image of Huck Finn. Calligraphy reads: Tis education forms the common mind, just as the ... More

[Study of hand] - Public domain portrait drawing

Study drawing for "Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn," which Leutze painted while living in Dusseldorf, Germany between 1845 and 1859, shows a left hand gesturing. Inscribed lower left: Study of a hand for the picture... More

John Sherman, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Drawing is head-and-shoulders portrait of John Sherman (1823-1900), Republican Representative from Ohio, 1855-1861; Senator, 1861-1877, 1881-1897; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-1881. The drawing was crea... More

Nassau - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a portion of the front and right side of a large house with many windows, shutters, dormers, and chimneys, and several trees behind a picket fence, with hitching posts along the roadway, and a hor... More

Man sketching on a wharf with a dog seated next to him, in the backgro...

Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Cochran, 102 (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing fil... More

Northumberland June 4, 1849 - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a the village of Northumberland from an elevated vantage point, at the confluence of the North Branch and the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: Northumberla... More

Easton, Pennsylvania from Philipsburg i.e., Phillipsburg Rock

Study sketch shows a bird's-eye view of Easton, Pennsylvania, from across the Delaware River. Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Easton, Pa. from Philipsburg Rock. Stamped on verso: From the file of Ja... More

Mountain resort near the Delaware Water Gap

Drawing shows a large resort building at center flanked by smaller cabins, men and women walk together on the grounds, which includes a large fountain at center of the foreground, smaller outbuildings, gazebos,... More

Bridge spanning a stream in the woods

Sketch of Niagara Falls, including Terrapin Tower

Study sketches of weeds growing at a door; urn on a bench with a pot a...

Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1850. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Sketch of Niagara Falls from the American side, with notations "wider"...

[Man lecturing native people under a tree]

Drawing shows a man wearing a hat and jacket standing under a large tree while indigenous people sit in a circle around him as well as other men dressed in uniform. The inclusion of palm trees indicates that th... More

Carriage or fire engine - Public domain drawing

(DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress).

Bridges over Wissahickon Creek near Schuylkill

Drawing shows a boating party on "Wissahickon Creek", in a rowboat approaching the opposite shore; downstream, on the left are willow trees, and in the distance are two bridges. A large boulder fills much of th... More

Head quarters of Washington at Newburgh N.Y.

Drawing shows the stone house that General George Washington used for his headquarters in Newburgh, New York during the American Revolution. Inscribed below image: Headquarter Washington at Newburgh from a sket... More

Oakland Hall near Norristown(?)

Drawing shows a large building on a hill, with a large lawn in front descending into the foreground, overlooking a smaller home or gatehouse on the lower right, next to the roadway; also shows a covered wagon o... More

Christ Church Cambridge Massachusetts. - Public domain historic place ...

Cityscape drawing shows Christ Church in Cambridge, MA in the days when dirt roads led across the town. Gift; Ladies Mount Vernon Assoc.; 1935; (DLC/PP-1935:019).

Reflection - Public domain drawing

Crude preliminary sketch, perhaps preparatory or abandoned, possibly of the Delaware Water Gap, showing mountains, trees, and a river. Upper left corner of paper is missing. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Ma... More

Lafayette College, Easton and Delaware Bridge from Philipsburg i.e., P...

Drawing shows a bird's-eye view of Easton from the New Jersey side of the Delaware River with the covered bridge at center and Lafayette College on a hill in the background. Inscribed in pencil on lower right ... More

High fall on the Catskills / from nature by "James Queen" draughtsman ...

Drawing shows water cascading over cliffs at the Kaaterskill Falls in the Catskill Mountains in New York. Stamped in lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part ... More

Schuylkill Arsenal at sunset, from across the Schuylkill River, lookin...

Drawing shows a distant view of the Schuylkill Arsenal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, looking west, across the bend of the Schuylkill River. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the ... More

Stone tavern on a dirt road, smoke coming out of chimney at rear of bu...

Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1850. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part... More

Sailboat loaded with hay - Public domain drawing

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