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The procuress - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a woman presenting a young woman to an elderly man in his bedchamber. Stamped on verso: Deposit received from Joseph Verner Reed 1949. Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1949. Forms part of: Popular graphic... More

[Trompe-l'oeil of French revolutionary assignats with a portrait of a ...

Print shows a trompe-l'oeil presentation of many French revolutionary assignats in various demoninations, issued between 1789 and 1795, with a full-length portrait of an old man, possibly a beggar, facing left,... More

Le petit déjeuner - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a young woman sitting at a table, reading a letter(?), and having tea or coffee. Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Le petit dejéuner. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series... More

1755 the Pennsylvania Hospital R. Scot del. & sc

Print shows a southeast view of the east wing of the Pennsylvania Hospital prior to the beginning of the construction for the central and west wings in 1793. Construction began on the hospital in 1755, the east... More

An high wind in St. Paul's Church yard, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a street scene outside a print shop on a windy day as pedestrians struggle against the force of the wind. Handwritten title from item. Alternate title from: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the B... More

The death of General Wolfe N. Merchant invt. ; L. Schiavonetti V.A. in...

Print shows an idealized version of the death of General James Wolfe, with two officers and a Native warrior in attendance. Title from online source. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Libr... More

[Du pain et la constitution de LXXXXIII] / dessiné par C. Monnet ; gra...

Print shows the Assemblée nationale législative meeting in a large room crowded with French citizens, many of them armed with swords and pikes, one holding aloft a victim's head on a pike, another firing a rifl... More

Bust portrait of unidentified woman, facing right

Irregular edges on two sides as print was torn from a sheet. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Lib... More

James Northcote - James Northcote, R.A. S.W. Reynolds 1802

Print shows James Northcote, half-length portrait, facing slightly right; possibly same as published by John Jeffryes, Clapham Road. After a self-portrait painting by James Northcote. Trimmed to within plate m... More

Album lithographique Vauzelle del, engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows gothic architecture, possibly of a church with an opening at center that frames a landscape scene with a large stone slab labeled "Album Lithographique" that may have formed the side of the building... More

Mr. Denon unrolling a mummy - Public domain drawing

Print shows Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon unwrapping a mummy on a table with several guests observing and a woman seated on the left sketching the scene, in a parlor presumably at Mr. Denon's residence. Two men ... More

Adolphe Franconi standing on one leg on a saddle on the back of a hors...

Signed on stone with initials on lower right. Inscribed in ink on lower right: Hubbard Fund 2276H 2/2/66. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Adolphe Franconi standing on the back of a horse, facing right, legs s...

Signed on stone with initials on lower left. Inscribed in ink on lower right: Hubbard Fund 2276H 2/2/66. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Settling accounts D. Wilkie, R.A. pinxt. ; Edwd. Smith, sculpt

Print shows a scene in a parlor with a man sitting at a table, a coal scuttle, fireplace, and a dog asleep on the floor on the left; three men are around the table, one appears to be taking notes, another stand... More

Adolphe Franconi standing on the back of a horse, facing leftt, legs s...

Signed on stone with initials on lower right. Inscribed in ink on lower right: Hubbard Fund 2276H 2/2/66. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Adolphe Franconi standing on a saddle on the back of a horse, facing r...

Inscribed in ink on lower right: Hubbard Fund 2276H 2/2/66. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Paul of Franconi's circus, standing on one leg on the bare back of a h...

Inscribed in ink on lower right: Hubbard Fund 2276H 2/2/66. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Paul of Franconi's circus, front side

Print shows "Paul of Franconi's circus" standing on one leg on the bare back of a horse, facing right, bent at the waist with right leg extended to the rear, right hand raised upward, and left hand holding ridi... More

Paul of Franconi's circus, back side

Print shows "Paul of Franconi's circus" standing on one leg on the bare back of a horse, facing right with back toward viewer, bent at the waist with left leg extended to the rear, leftt hand holding riding cro... More

Gilbert Stuart - John Adams, second president of the United States

Title from another impression. From another impression "From the original series painted by Stuart for the Messrs. Doggett of Boston." Publication information from the American Antiquarian Society. Inscribed in... More

Lagrange (eastn. view), Landscape view print

Print shows an eastern view of Lagrange, the home of Marquis de Lafayette. Title taken from another impression. Proof before letters.

Gilbert Stuart - James Madison, fourth President of the United States

Print shows James Madison, half-length portrait, seated, facing right, with documents in hand. Title from another impression. From another impression From the original series painted by Stuart for the Messrs. D... More

Two acrobats - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a male bareback rider, with arms folded, standing on the backs of two horses while balancing on his right leg his male partner who is bending over backwards. Forms part of: Popular graphic art prin... More

Scroll design with branches and blue flowers

(DLC/PP-2001:068). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Cupid seated on an airborne chariot pulled by two doves

Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Louis Philippe 1r. Roi des Français, né le 6 8bre. 1773 Ch. Fenderich ...

Print shows Louis Philippe, King of the French, and his family as individual bust portraits organized within a frame. Title from another impression. Signed and dated on stone on lower left. Inscribed in pencil ... More

Siberian town from across a river

Print shows a distant view from across a river of a town in Siberia with a large church or monastery at center, in the background. Stamped in lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC... More

Siberian village, Landscape view print

Print shows a view of a town or village in Siberia surrounded by a wooden wall, with a buddhist temple in the background. Stamped in lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:... More

Cat caught by the claw of a lobster while trying to steal a fish lying...

Inscribed in pencil on verso: "Caught" after Landseer by Warner. Proof before letters. (DLC/PP-2000:095) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Siberia, Landscape view print - Public domain scan / print

Print shows a distant view from an elevated vantage point of a town in Siberia with a large church or monastery in the background. Inscribed in pencil at bottom center: "Siberia." Stamped in lower left: From t... More

Naval battle with American battleship and sailors in the lower right c...

Signed in pencil on lower right corner: William Warner. Includes unrelated newsprint on paper mount on verso. (DLC/PP-2000:095) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Clash of cavalry near the bank of a river Wouwermans pinx. ; P. Ayres ...

Print shows a battle involving men on horseback and some on foot, alongside a river; most men are armed with rifles, others are using handguns, and one man is using a sword. Some men on horseback flee into the ... More

Revd. John Chambers R. Street - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows Reverend John Chambers, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly right, holding Bible with left hand. Signed on stone at right center. Inscribed in ink at bottom: Revd. John Chambers.... More

[Napoleon at the battle of the pyramids, July 21, 1798] / peint par Gr...

Print shows Napoleon I on horseback during the Battle of the Pyramids, gesturing toward the pyramids in the distance while speaking to his officers and soldiers; in the lower right foreground are defeated Mamlu... More

Battle of Turin, 1706 Hugtenburch pinx. ; P. Ayres del. ; Sonne sc. To...

Print shows a view of the battle of Turin, with a cavalry engagement in the foreground and infantry fighting throughout the city in the background. Title from Il Museo Lombardi. Printed at top left: Vol. II. Pr... More

The arm chair W. Warner - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congr...

Print shows a young girl, Anna Warner, reclining in an arm chair fitted with casters in a parlor or her father's studio, with a coat pulled over her shoulders. (inscribed in pencil). Signed in pencil on lower ... More

[The battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17th 1775] / [painted by J. Trumbul...

Print shows British and American soldiers in hand-to-hand combat during the Battle of Bunker Hill; among the soldiers depicted are Major General Joseph Warren, Captain Thomas Gardner, Major Andrew McClary, Colo... More

Landscape with natural bridge - Public domain book illustration

Print shows travelers resting in the foreground with a low natural bridge formation over what was once a riverbed, in the background. Stamped in lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. T... More

Family scene, group portrait with adults, child, and a dog, in a parlo...

(DLC/PP-2001:068). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Paul Gavarni - [Etude, self portrait]

Dated on stone in reverse. Pennell Fund, 65-16. Imp. Bertauts, ... Gavarni. Title from shelflist card.

Life of Jesus Huddy - Engraving, Public domain image

Print shows four scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. Inscribed in pencil on lower right: Huddy's proofs. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Hamilton Fish, ... of New York Chs. Fenderich 1844

Print shows Hamilton Fish, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Signature and title inscribed in lithographic crayon at bottom. Signed and dated on stone. Printed at bottom: Sold at Wm. Colman's Broadway... More

Left side view of two fish with details of their scales

Stamped in lower left: 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: Popular graphic art print fili... More

Seascape with three pinnacles - Public domain graphic arts, Library of...

Print shows three tall columns of rock rising from the sea just off shore, with large cliffs dominating the coastline. Stamped in lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105... More

Three fashionable men Wagner & McGuigan lithrs. 100, Chesnut St. Phila...

Print shows an advertisement for men's clothing showing three fashionably dressed men with top hats and walking sticks, standing on a plaza near the entrance to a building. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Mar... More

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

Girl praying - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a young girl spying on another young girl who is praying in a grove of trees with a church in the background. Inscribed in lithographic crayon at bottom: M[?] should like to have the [?] by tomorro... More

Life of religious reformer Martin Luther A. Kollner des. & eng

Prints show a portrait of Martin Luther and scenes from his life, as a young boy in a family setting, as a young man speaking before Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, at the Diet of Worms, also shows a scene that ... More

Allegory of arts and sciences - A drawing of a group of people sitting...

Print shows a tribute to the arts and sciences with women instructing young boys and girls, showing symbols relating to music, geometry, chemistry, geography, navigation, painting, industry, and astronomy. Sta... More

Refugees overtaken - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a young couple, intent on eloping, overtaken in a tavern by the woman's parents; the young man stands on the left with the young woman who is seated at a table, leaning on her right elbow with right... More

[Interior view of the Crystal Palace during the Great Industrial Exhib...

Inscribed in ink on lower right margin : "420063". Transfer; Smithsonian Institution; (DLC/PP-1942:063) Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

The crystal palace - Print, Library of Congress collection

Inscribed in pencil on bottom: Crystal Palace 42nd Street & 5th Ave. 1853. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Man seated at desk, full-length portrait, facing left, right elbow res...

Signed on stone on lower right. (DLC/PP-2001:068). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

[Philadelphia] - Engraving, Public domain image, engraving, Library of...

Print shows vignette views of prominent buildings in Philadelphia, such as, the Custom House and the Penitentiary, the Alms House and the U.S. Mint, also the Exchange, the Hospital, Independence Hall, Insane As... More

Watson-Gordon celebrated portrait painter, engraving, Library of Congr...

Print shows Sir John Watson Gordon, half-length portrait, standing, facing front. Stamped on verso: Deposit received from Joseph Verner Reed 1949. Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1949. Forms part of: Popular graphic... More

Rio San Pedro - second crossing of Devil's Rivers J.D.S

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the Devil's River valley with a military camp in the middle ground on the left, with the river visible in the background, and with mountains on the right and beyond the river. A... More

Angels playing music in heaven, harpies playing music in Hell

Stamped in lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Cochran, 626 (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Popular graphic a... More

[Diploma of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, awarde...

Print shows two young men leading an ox team pulling a wagon loaded with hay on which a woman and children are riding; also shows farm animals and two female figures possibly representing Demeter, the goddess o... More

[Explosion of the Alfred Thomas at Easton Pennsylvania March 6th 1860]

Print shows an explosion on the steamboat Alfred Thomas at Easton, Pennsylvania; a few people are standing on the shore of the river and Easton is visible to the left, in the background. Title from another impr... More

Livery card - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a blank "Livery Card" showing horses, male and female horseback and sidesaddle riders and types of horsedrawn carriages. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ink at t... More

The jeweler's card - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a blank "Jewelers Card" showing a large variety of clocks and pocket watches, silver tea service and silver trays, rings, necklaces and earrings, and samovars. Publication date based on copyright s... More

View of Cumberland Gap, from the south

Print shows abandoned tents scattered across the landscape, as the army passes through the Gap; long columns of troops and wagon trains are departing, some building are being burned. Possibly represents the sud... More

Union soldiers at Point Lookout, Tennessee

Print shows soldier holding American flag at tip of Point Lookout as some soldiers aim their rifles below and others rest. Proof before lettering; registration marks in margins. Stamped: From the file of James... More

Lookout Mountain, Tenn. J. Queen

Print shows a group of Union soldiers perched on the tip of Point Lookout on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, one soldier is holding an American flag as two soldiers aim their rifles at the enemy below, another two... More

Apothecary card - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a blank apothecary card with "Aesculapius" on the left and "Hebe" on the right flanking a large blank space, at top center is a mortar and pestle surrounded by flower blossoms, with various types of... More

General Ulysses S. Grant, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly...

Includes print-registration marks and color bar indicating that as many as 14 stones were used. Stamped on lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian... More

Robert E. Lee, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in o...

Includes print-registration marks and color bar indicating that as many as 12 stones were used. Stamped on lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian... More

The future, portrait print - Public domain portrait print

Print shows a bust portrait of a young woman facing left. Inscribed in pencil on bottom center: The Future. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ink and pencil on verso: LC 863. ... More

Peerless - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows an advertisement possibly for William S. Kimball & Co. "Peerless" Tobacco Works, showing a large tobacco leaf. Stamped on lower right: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Includes pr... More

The bright little teacher, after D.R. Knight J. Queen after D.R. Knigh...

Print shows a little girl sitting in a chair, holding a stick in her right hand and an open book on her lap, a small dog is sitting up next to her; the book is open to a picture of a dog and the little girl is ... More

Eastman Johnson - Our women warriors / E. Johnson 1867.

Print showing a woman writing a letter for an invalid soldier resting on a bed placed beneath trees with tents in the background. 2566A U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1... More

Stonewall Jackson A. B. Walter, eng

Print shows portrait of Stonewall Jackson. C2788Bp2s Copyright Office. Below image: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1871 by Bradley & Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washingto... More

Flaw in the title / painted by W.H. Beard ; engraved by Saml. Holyer [...

Print shows a scene in a lawyer's office with a group of monkeys dressed as humans pondering the legal affairs of an elderly couple. Entered according to act of Congress by L.R. Menger, in the year 1871, in th... More

[La Crosse, Wisc. 1873] - Public domain vintage map

Print showing La Crosse, Wisconsin from vantage point on the Mississippi River with the "Belle of La Crosse" steamboat at dock and a steam "Transfer Boat" the "Alex. McGregor" with two barges on the river, also... More

William T. Sherman, bust portrait, facing right

H11819 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyright stamp on item. Copyright stamp, date, and number appear on verso. Inscribed in pencil on verso: 11819Hp2s. Stamped a... More

Old post office. New York - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Con...

Print shows a single-story addition to the Nassau Street side of the former Middle Dutch Church, now functioning as a post office; shows an oblique bird's-eye view from above Nassau Street at the rear of the ch... More

Ewing & Rice C. Adéle Fassett - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows bust portraits of Thomas Ewing on the left and Americus Vespucius Rice on the right. K10101 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright register. Signed and dated on stone on lower left. Publication... More

Henry Farrer - Sunset on East River H. Farrer

Title and other information from Beall. Signed and dated in image. Proof before all letters. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall... Baltimore : ... More

[Self-portrait] / S.J. Ferris Philadelphia. Soc. Etching Oct. 1880.

Print shows Stephen J. Ferris, head-and-shoulders length portrait, left profile, drawing on a plate. Title and other information from Beall. Signed and dated on plate in lower left corner: "S.J. Ferris Phila. S... More

The White House / photo. by G.D. Wakely ; eng'd by J.C. Buttre N.Y.

Print shows a view of the north portico of the White House from the northeast, Washington, D.C. Title and statements of responsibility are inscribed in pencil. Stamped in lower right corner: Map Division APR 2... More

Various designs of student kerosene and oil lamps C.F.A.H

Print shows 14 designs of C.A. Kleemann's St. Germain Student and other kerosene and oil lamps. M3267 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyright stamp on item. "Copyr... More

Madame Mole-Reymond Jasinski - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows a young woman, three-quarter length portrait, her body turned to the left, facing front, with her hands in a large muff. Includes a remarque on the lower left that appears to be a self-portrait of t... More

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slight...

Q20231 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed in pencil on lower right corner: H.B. Hall Jr. Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyright stamp on item. Copyright stamp and number appear at bottom cen... More

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slight...

Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Signed in pencil on lower right corner: H.B. Hall Jr. Stamped on verso: L.C. Hubbard Collection. Hubbard, p. 152 Forms part of: Gardiner Greene Hubbard co... More

Dominic's daughter - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a young woman with a dog on a foot path through a field, with a dwelling in the background. S23998 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright deposit file. Printed at top left: "Copyrighted by Hami... More

Bottling card Richmond & Co. Buffalo, N.Y

Print shows a woman reclining in a chair on the veranda of a resort with a distant view of a mountain lake; an African American man, on the waitstaff, is delivering a drink to her. S6585 U.S. Copyright Office. ... More

Parting hour has come - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congres...

Print shows a young couple walking on a wooded path along side a river; they seem hesitant, as the time to part is upon them. Includes a remarque on lower left of plate showing a blossom on a branch. T9767 U.S.... More

Day's work done - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows two women and a young girl in the foreground and three women in the background finishing a day's work of harvesting in a field; one woman gathers cuttings and places them in a sack held by the other... More

Betsy the milkmaid - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a young woman, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right, carrying a pail of milk, with left hand on hip, in a pasture of flowers, with farmhouse in the background. Includes a remarque o... More

Ed. Bellamy / W.H.W. Bicknell sc.

Print shows Edward Bellamy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Signed on plate "W.H.W. Bicknell." Publication date based on copyright statement. Printed at top right: "Copyright 1890 by A.J. Philpott a... More

William Makepeace Thackeray, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing sligh...

V19504 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed in pencil "T. Johnson" on lower right. Copyright 1890 by Dodd Mead & Co.

The grape vine swing - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

Print shows two young women, one sitting, the other standing, on a swing fashioned from a grapevine that hangs over the water of a river or pond; a young man is sitting in a canoe-like boat, in the foreground, ... More

[Shoe-shine boy] / J.G. Brown N.A.

Print showing a young boy as a bootblack, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, with kit over right shoulder and holding brush in right hand. Signed on plate in lower right: Copyright J.G. Brown N.A.

A breezy sunset R Lovewell - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Co...

Print shows sailboats under sail on the ocean at sunset, with a sailing ship in the background; includes a remarque on the lower left of plate showing a sailboat anchored offshore. V41490 U.S. Copyright Office.... More

In pensive thought / E. Percy Moran.

Print shows a woman standing on a rocky shore, looking out to sea; a hat hangs from her right arm. Includes remarque on lower right showing three seagulls. W26102 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on plate in lowe... More

Washington's farewell to officers H.A. Ogden

Print shows George Washington shaking hands with an officer, among other officers of the Continental Army, as he bids them farewell in 1783, at the end of the American Revolution. Y51997 U.S. Copyright Office. ... More

In remembrance of our dear departed

Print showing a large decorative sheet with angels, crosses, flowers, and urns, with space for a commemorative portrait or inscription. Z16585 U.S. Copyright Office. Proof before letters submitted for copyrigh... More

Mount Vernon, Landscape view print, engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows a view of the north end and rear of Mount Vernon with trees in the foreground and the Potomac River to the left and in the background. AA58064 U.S. Copyright Office. (inscribed in pencil at bottom ... More

The attack - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows several wolves attacking a horse-drawn sled; the person in the sled attempts to drive them off with a stick, but one wolf has already bitten the horse. Includes a remarque on lower left corner showi... More

Ave Maria - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a young woman shepherd from behind, full-length, standing in a field, holding a long staff, watching the sheep graze under a crescent moon. Includes a remarque on lower left showing a sheep grazing.... More

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