john rubens smith

[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

[Mr. Graupner - seated and holding music]

Drawing shows a portrait of Gottlieb Graupner, a music publisher in Boston, facing front while holding a sheet of music. (DLC/PP-1995:140.28) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 28. Title from Philadelphia Pr... More

[Family group - Smith, his wife and six children pointing at examples ...

(DLC/PP-1995:140.27) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 27. Title from Philadelphia Print Shop inventory. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

[Scene with windmill on right, Brooklyn Navy Yard to left]

(DLC/PP-1995:140.256) Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory no. 256. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

Washington, looking up Pennsylvania Avenue from the new Terrace of the...

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 672. (DLC/PP-1996:032.17). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "American Treasures" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.... More

[Home of Lord Timothy Dexter, Newburyport, Massachusetts with wooden s...

(DLC/PP-1996:023.96) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 682. Erroneously inscribed below image: "John Rubens Smith, pinxt" before leaving England some time before 1807.... See also: PGA - Bufford View of ...... More

Packet boat grounded for tarring beside wharf--Men and wagon in foregr...

John Rubens Smith Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain scan - drawing of sailing ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Allan Melville, 19th century - Public domain portrait drawing

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Allan Melville, 19th century - Public domain portrait drawing

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Ipswich. Massachusetts wollen [sic] manufactory & bridge

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 277. (DLC/PP-1995:140.277). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith Collection (Library of Congress).

[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment...

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 102. (DLC/PP-1995:140.102). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, possibly looking north toward Sul...

Drawing shows in lower left the figure of a man walking along the shoreline and a larger preliminary sketch of the man, also to the right of the man is a preliminary sketch of a woman walking to the right carry... More

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps looking southwest, showin...

Preliminary sketches of human figures on verso. Includes a remarque at lower left center of sheet showing the figure of a man in a rowboat. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 92. (DLC/PP-... More

[View of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with homes and outbui...

Preliminary sketch on verso. Trimed to inside the puncture holes that were around the edges where paper was fastened to a board. Watermark: AMIES. Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

A view taken from the S.W. end of Charleston, S.C. Jany 17th 1812

Preliminary sketches of human figures on verso. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 90. (DLC/PP-1995:140.90). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

[Perspective view of Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, with ...

Watermark: AMIES & Co; also a dove with olive branch on the right margin. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 99. (DLC/PP-1995:140.99). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

[Preliminary sketch of a large public building in Charleston, South Ca...

Inscribed in lower left: 6 windows [?], green blinds [?], roof red [?]. Sketch of a face, possibly from a statue, on verso. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 106. (DLC/PP-1995:140.106). Forms part of: Joh... More

[View of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with a large home and...

Preliminary sketch on verso. Includes puncture holes around the edges where paper was fastened to a board. Watermark with a large fleur de lis with W. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 97. (DLC/PP-1995:14... More

View of a street in the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with a chu...

Includes puncture holes along sides and bottom where paper was fastened to a board. Watermark: AMIES & Co; also a dove with olive branch on the left margin. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 95. (DLC/PP-1... More

[View of the city of Charleston, S.C., with a mansion, the Nathaniel R...

Includes puncture holes around edges where paper was fastened to a board. Preliminary perspective sketch on verso. Watermark: AMIES & Co; also a dove with olive branch on the left margin. Philadelphia Print Sh... More

[Preliminary sketch for neoclassic building with "MDCCXIX" on pediment...

Preliminary sketches on verso. Watermark shows a dove holding an olive branch, representing Amies & Co. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 101. (DLC/PP-1995:140.101). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith colle... More

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps coming down the Cooper Ri...

Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 93. (DLC/PP-1995:140.93). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

The Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New Yor...

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New York from Fort Wood - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows a panoramic view of New York from Bedloe's Island. A group of people in a boat row away from the island into the harbor. (DLC/PP-1995:140.269) Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory no. 269. Forms pa... More

Peace - A painting of two women shaking hands in front of a flag

In an allegory of the Treaty of Ghent, signed on Dec. 24, 1814, Britannia and America hold olive branches before an altar. Sailors, holding British and American flags, hold an uninscribed banner; through drapes... More

The Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New Yor...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Gabriel V. Ludlow - Public domain portrait engraving

John Rubens Smith (American, London 1775–1849 New York) Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Guann's near Fort - Swift, Brooklyn / J.R. Smith, fecit., 1817.

Drawing shows the landscape of a rural area in Brooklyn with cattle grazing on a dirt road. Ships travel through what may be Gowanus Canal in the distance. (DLC/PP-1995:140.268) Philadelphia Print Shop Invento... More

The embankment on upper basin, the ladder conducting? to the top of th...

Drawing shows upper basin of the Great Falls of the Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey. Initialed in pencil. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 642 (DLC/PP-1992:217.13). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith C... More

Man Seated at a Table - Public domain portrait drawing

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Cadets' monument at West Point]

Forms part of: John Rubens Smith Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibit loan 4105-L.

Encampment at West Point - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows tents pitched on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. Initialed in pencil. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 590 (DLC/PP-1995:141.590). Forms part of: John Rubens ... More

Paper mill at Hodgskintown near New Haven

Landscape drawing showing small paper mill beside stream with cliffs in the background, near New Haven, Connecticut. Title inscribed from item. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 89. (DLC/PP-1995:140.89) Fo... More

Draw bridge over Potomac at George Town, D.C. / J.R.S.

Drawing shows the Chain Bridge spanning the Potomac River at Georgetown, Washington, D.C., with a covered wagon on the bridge; also shows men loading a boat with barrels from a loading dock at left center, with... More

William Guy Wall - The Hudson River Portfolio

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View Near Jessup's Landing (No. 3 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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William Guy Wall - The Hudson River Portfolio

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Hadley's Falls (No. 5 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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Troy from Mount Ida (No. 11 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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View Near Jessup's Landing (No. 3 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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Troy from Mount Ida / painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by I.R. Smith ; ...

Print shows view looking across the Hudson River with Troy, New York, on the left. No. 11 of the Hudson River Port Folio. Stamped lower right: Map Division, Library of Congress, Nov. 18, 1915. Preliminary draw... More

Hadley's Falls / painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by J.R. Smith ; finis...

Print shows a view of the Hudson River at Hadley's Falls where it passes through forested cliffs, near Jessups Landing in Corinth, New York; also shows two people on the far left enjoying the scenery. No. 5 of... More

From atop the Indian leap towards the imbankment [sic] which forms the...

Drawing shows a bird's-eye view of the reservoir at Deep Gap, North Carolina, with mountains and forest. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 641. (DLC/PP-1992:217.12). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith colle... More

Troy from Mount Ida (No. 11 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

[Preliminary sketch, with grid, of the driveway in front of Mount Vern...

Drawing shows a preliminary sketch, set on a grid, of the circular drive in front of the manor house at Mount Vernon, including outbuildings on the left and tall trees in the background. Philadelphia Print Sho... More

View from Fishkill Looking To West-Point (No. 15 of The Hudson River P...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a landscape with water, mountains, and sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View from Fishkill Looking To West-Point (No. 15 of The Hudson River P...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a landscape with water, mountains, and sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

West front - a duplicated copy from the col[ore]d one Bullfinch's [i.e...

Drawing shows west front of the U.S. Capitol. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 663. (DLC/PP-1996:032.8). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

Georgetown from Lee Hill From Fort Lee at Georgetown, Washington, D.C

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 673. (DLC/PP-1996:032.18). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

[Washington Monument looking north on Washington Place in Baltimore, M...

Drawing shows view of monument beyond First Unitarian Church, originally First Independent Church of Baltimore, designed by Maximilian Godefroy, completed in 1818. Inscribed lower left: Baltimore. Philadelphia... More

Battle Monument as seen from the west door of City Hotel, Baltimore

Inscription upper right possibly inscription on monument. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory no. 430. (DLC/PP-1995:140.430) Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

Belvidere Bridge over Jones's Falls, Baltimore, Aug. 1828

(DLC/PP-1995:140.427) Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory no. 427. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

[Mount Vernon] - Engraving, Public domain image

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 679. (DLC/PP-1996:032.11). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

[Interior wall with architectural ornaments of the U.S. Capitol buildi...

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 668. (DLC/PP-1996:032.13). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

[East front of the United States Capitol]

View of the east front of the U.S. Capitol. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 656. (DLC/PP-1996:032.1). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith Collection (Library of Congress). Temple of Liberty : building the ... More

[Southwest view of the U.S. Capitol building with cast-iron fence. Pre...

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 658. (DLC/PP-1996:032.3). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

North west [i.e., east] view from 3rd story of Mrs. Davis boarding hou...

Drawing shows a bird's-eye view of the eastern façade of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., from the north-east, showing the plaza in front of the building, the Senate wing, the north end terrace, and dome; ... More

[Southwest view of the U.S. Capitol building with the Tripoli Monument...

Date based on the depiction of the Tripoli Monument. (Source: Pam Scott) Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 659. (DLC/PP-1996:032.4). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

View of Philadelphia as seen from top of Great Ship House, Augt. 1829 ...

(DLC/PP-1996:023.12) Notations below, above and within image identify types of ships and places. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory no. 152. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress).

Young's Mill on the Brandywine Creek / J.R. Smith.

One of a series of 4 views of Young's Mill Rockland on the Brandywine Creek about 2 miles above Duponts Powder Mills. Signed on verso: J.R. Smith. Inscribed lower center : North West view. Philadelphia Print S... More

Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen / drawn an...

Print is a certificate of membership in the Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen which depicts a scene of firemen putting out a fire in a burning building and rescuing citizens from anoth... More

View of Mount Carbon Taken from Second Mountain & respectully dedicate...

Print shows an aerial view of the Schuylkill River valley between Mount Carbon on the left and Sharp Mountain on the right. An artist sketches from a ridge on the right and a man sitting in the brush holding a ... More

Scene (from McGuire Scrapbook) - Public domain drawing

John Rubens Smith (American, London 1775–1849 New York) Public domain scan of 19th century British drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan of 19th century... More

Scene (from McGuire Scrapbook) - Public domain drawing

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

A south east view of Merchants Hotel, nth Fourth St. Philadelphiada, J...

Print shows citizens engaged in a number of activities on a busy street. A carriage is dropping off or picking up luggage at the hotel while guests are relaxing on the balcony. (DLC/PP-1993:212.23) Stauffer, 1... More

[Soldier from the First City Troop, Philadelphiadelphia, in uniform an...

(DLC/PP-1995:140.48) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 48. Title devised by Library staff from inventory. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).

[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).

View of the Second Falls on the Sawkill River

Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Southwest view of Sanderson's Franklin House, Chestnut Street, Philad...

Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 628. (DLC/PP-1993:212.34). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "American Treasures" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2000.

A sketching party taking their repast, drawn on the spot byJ.R. Smith ...

Drawing shows a group of people sharing food outdoors under a grove of trees. Their sketchpads rest on a rock on the left. (DLC/PP-1995:140.56) Philadelphia Print Shop inventory no. 56. Forms part of: Marian ... More

Cohoes Falls on Mohawk River, New York

John Rubens Smith (American, London 1775–1849 New York) Public domain scan of 19th century British drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan of 19th century... More

[Allegorical scene of female figures in clouds atop columns]

Unfinished drawing shows three female figures and three cherubs in clouds atop columns, perhaps a design for a certificate. In the center a woman wearing a head scarf holds and touches three cherubs. To her rig... More

Old Boston. Beacon Hill from Mt. Vernon St. from a drawing made on the...

Print shows pedestrians walking along "Mt. Vernon" Street in Boston, Massachusetts, with a view of the Beacon Hill eagle monument, designed by Charles Bulfinch, on Beacon Hill, in the background, at the time (c... More

Old Boston - Beacon Hill from Derne St.

Print shows a view of the Beacon Hill eagle monument in Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Charles Bulfinch, at the top of Beacon Hill, with William Thurston's house on the left, at the time (ca. 1811) when Bea... More

President's house, Washington - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows a street level view of the southern façade of the White House in Washington, D.C., showing the South Portico at an oblique angle from the south-west with the West Wing Colonnade on the left and th... More

The actors monument / painted by Smith ; engraved by G. & C. Hunt.

Print shows the actor Edmund Kean standing with another man, elsewhere identified as "the physician who attended Mr. Cooke in his last illness", next to the monument Kean had erected in honor of George Frederic... More

Allan Melville, 19th century - Public domain portrait drawing

Picryl description: Public domain photo of portrait art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New Yor...

Public domain photo of American art painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

View Near Jessup's Landing (No. 3 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

William Guy Wall - The Hudson River Portfolio

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Troy from Mount Ida (No. 11 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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View from Fishkill Looking To West-Point (No. 15 of The Hudson River P...

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Scene (from McGuire Scrapbook) - Public domain scenic drawing

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The Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New Yor...

Public domain photo of American art painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

William Guy Wall - The Hudson River Portfolio

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New Yor...

Public domain photo of American art painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

William Guy Wall - The Hudson River Portfolio

Public domain illustrated book page scan, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New Yor...

Public domain photo of American art painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

William Guy Wall - The Hudson River Portfolio

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New Yor...

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William Guy Wall - The Hudson River Portfolio

Public domain illustrated book page scan, related to arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New Yor...

Public domain photo of American art painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

William Guy Wall - The Hudson River Portfolio

Public domain illustrated book page scan, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New Yor...

Public domain photo of American art painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

William Guy Wall - The Hudson River Portfolio

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William Guy Wall - The Hudson River Portfolio