Aborigines. (Neuhollander) - Publicd domain, Museum of New Zealand
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Cas du manifeste du Duc de Brunswick
Print shows four figures representing foreign nations responding unfavorably to the manifesto issued by the Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg on July 25 1792. A fifth figure representing Fame (an angel with trumpe... More
View in Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand.
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Tombs of children in the Solomon Islands. (Graber der Kinder auf den S...
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[L'homme aux assignats] - A group of men standing next to each other
Print shows a man, possibly Armand-Gaston Camus, wearing a garment fashioned entirely from "assignats" (French paper money before the livre), several men (identified by number in the caption) are standing aroun... More
A view of the French raft, as seen afloat at St Maloes in February 179...
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Sous la gloire des augustes maisons de nos princes, Minerve deésse pro...
Print shows Minerva, gazing fondly heavenward, standing on the top level of a tiered checkerboard, holding a pike with banner and a shield with the likeness of Medusa on it; in a pastoral setting is a member of... More
Houses on stilts. (Hauser auf pfahlen)
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A man, woman and child of Tasmania. (Ein mann, frau und kind von Vandi...
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Christ in the temple ( Christas als Knabe im Tempel)
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The Wesleyan Chapel, Popham's Broadway, Madras.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Oh qui goose-toe! [O che gusto!], British Cartoon Print
"A companion print to No. 5905. Vestris fils, as in No. 5905, on the same stage, is dancing in a similar pose, poised on his right toe, his back to the audience, looking over his left shoulder smiling ..." (Sou... More
[Dancer on stage], British Cartoon Print
"A young dancer, Vestris fils (Vestr' Allard) in the centre of the stage..." (Source: George) [N. Dance?, del. ; Bartolozzi and Pastorini, sculp.]. This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of... More
Mort de Montcalm / Desfontaines, del; Moret, sculp.
Print shows the death of the Marquis de Montcalm during the siege of Québec.
Manerbawr Castle in Pembrokeshire, from Twelve Views in Aquatinta from...
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The encampment in Hyde Park MDCCLXXX / P. Sandby fecit.
Print shows tents beneath large trees on the right and in the background, with soldiers and citizens clustered in small groups; at the far right is a drinking establishment with a sign that states "Pooles Inti... More
The encampment on the Black-Heath MDCCLXXX / P. Sandby fecit.
Print showing camp followers resting near windmill, with tents of a military encampment on the plains, with fields and trees in the background.
Melpomene, British Cartoon Print, Political Cartoon
"Mrs. Siddons stands on the stage, her head turned in profile to the left, her left hand outstretched to take a heavy purse which hangs on a pitchfork emerging from clouds..." (Source: George) [Gillray]. This r... More
The miser's feast, British Cartoon Print, James Gillray
Cartoon shows a miser seated at a table eating a meager meal; Death stands off to the right as an emaciated and naked manservant holding in his right hand a tray with a bone on it and behind him, in his left ha... More
A view of the city of Quebec, the capital of Canada, taken from the ro...
Print shows ship in the foreground with the city of Québec in the distance.
The Wapping concert, British Cartoon Print
"A concert-room with a boarded floor and low platform on which are the instrumentalists..." (Source: George) [Wigstead?] This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Sat... More
A view of Owhyhee, one of the Sandwich Islands
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
The sweet delights of love / F.G. Byron, Esqr. delt., British Cartoon ...
Print shows a depressed-looking husband seated between a baby in a cradle and a complaining wife, as smoke billows from the fire on the right and a bill collector(?) enters a door on the left. Caption continue... More
Par moy vous êtes tous freres - A black and white drawing of a man hol...
Print shows on the right, a woman, "la réligion" (possibly representing the Virgin Mary), labeled no. 1, standing, holding a cross illuminated by the sun, on the left, a cluster of figures includes an angel-lik... More
Le mea culpa du Prince Lambesc -- sans restitution point de salut
Print shows three men representing the nobility, the clergy, and the third estate meeting beneath a tree against which is sitting Prince de Lambesc, while workmen demolish the Bastille in the background. May sy... More
England. Principal front, Bank of England as designed by Sir Robert Ta...
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: England. Aquatint. Joseph Verner Reed, 1949.
Saloon at the Marine Pavilion, Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, kn... More
Bathing machines, Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More
Saloon at the Marine Pavilion, Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More
Lalli ci-devt. comte de Tolendal, député aux États Généraux de 1789 Le...
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Race ground, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain image related to music ...
Public domain image of a military forces, uniform, officer, military commander, European armies, free to use, no copyright restrictions -Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th ... More
John Bull, baited by the dogs of excise
A British satire on efforts by William Pitt, George Rose, and some members of Parliament to impose new "Excise" duties on tobacco (cf. Tobacco Excise Bill). The additional tax burden on British citizens is impl... More
Chute prochaine de la fille a Target
Print shows a hay wagon driven by a monk behind three horses, "la Guerre, la Bangueroute et un Marie Jacobin," who are harassed by "Jokais" of the constitution, "la Famine, la Rage, le Sacrilége, le Désespoir, ... More
L'amitié, aux mânes du Cher. Thomas Mauduit Colonel du Regiment du Por...
Thomas-Antoine Mauduit-Duplessis, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. Purchase; 1981; (DLC/PP-1981:106.) Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).
Epouventail de la nation - A drawing of a man standing in a field
Print shows an effigy of the marquis de Lafayette as the scarecrow of the nation (upper torso on a post stuck in tall grass on a river bank at the border, wearing military uniform, brandishing a sword) attempti... More
D'Aguesseau sauve la France pendant la famine 1709 / Desfontaines delt...
Henri-François d'Aguesseau authorizing the removal of grain from a storage facility during the famine of 1709. Illus. in: Portraits des grands hommes, femmes illustres, et sujets mémorables de France : gravés e... More
[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
Gradation de la tête de grenouille jusqu'au profil d'Apollon, d'après ...
Print shows the head of a frog transformed (in 24 stages) into the profile of Apollo. Includes commentary on each facial transformation. Possibly purchased from Colnaghi & Co. in 1803. Source: Kate Heard, Roya... More
Pariser poisarden / C. Katz, [s. or f.]c.
Satire on revolutionaries. Possibly by Cornelis Katz. Purchase; Kunsthandel Antiquariaat Sothmann; 1985; (DLC/PP-1985:398).
[Self portrait] / Franco. Goya y Lucientes, pintor.
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Contemplations upon a coronet ; / Js Gy, inv. & ft.
"Miss Farren (left) sits at her dressing-table, contemplating wth rapt admiration an earl's coronet on a wig-block which is a caricature of Lord Derby's head ..." (Source: George)
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
Jérome Pétion, Député aux états généraux de 1789, Maire de Paris en 17...
Print shows Jérôme Pétion, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in medallion above frieze depicting "Pétion porté en triomphe à la fête des Suisses de Chateau-Vieux", showing him riding on a huge... More
The danger of crim con! / Woodward del., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a couple engaged in a "crim[inal] con[versation]"; the woman, seated on a chair, inclined toward a man seated next to her, her hands around his right arm; she says to him, "The good Man is gone a lo... More
Néker ministre d'état et directeur général des finances en 1788, minis...
Print shows Jacques Necker, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in medallion above a frieze depicting a violent confrontation between soldiers and citizens on July 12, 1789. Printed below image: * l'An ... More
[Eh bien, Messieurs! deux millions], Political Cartoon
Print shows Napoleon Bonaparte motioning toward a statue, one of the many treasures he brought back from his first campaign in Italy in 1797, and addresses a group of men, possibly of the Directory. Title from ... More
Loyal souls; or A peep into the mess-room, at St. James's / Js Gy, d. ...
"Fifteen officers sit round a roughly made table on which are decanters of fruit..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires preserved in t... 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
Ah! s'il y voyoit! / Vincent ino. et del. ; Commarieux sculpt.
Print shows two fashionably dressed women walking on a country road, one is carrying a purse on her left hand; they ignore a "blind" beggar with a small dog on a leash and holding a cup and stick in right hand.... More
Michel Le Pelletier de St. Fargeau, président a mortier au parlement d...
Print shows Michel Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile, in medallion above frieze depicting his assassination in a restaurant in the Palais Royal. Printed below image: * l'A... More
Los Caprichos. Plate 23. Aquellos polbos (Those specks of dust).
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Los Caprichos. Plate 32. Por que fue sensible (Because she was suscept...
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Los Caprichos. Plate 76. ¿Esta umd... pues, como digo.. eh! Cuidado! s...
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Represantant d'une grande nation / J. Cooke, sculpt., 40 Howland St.
"A grotesque monster, nude and hairy, representing the Constitution of the Year III, stands against the trunk of L'Arbre de Liberté (right) with upraised hands. The tree, Emblême de l'Arbre de Connoissance, has... More
The inhabitants of Papus Island (Die Bewohner der Papusinsel)
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Sutton, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain scan / drawing
Public domain image, 18th-19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his ... More
Tomb of Abelard and Heloise W.D. Fellowes delt. ; J. Hill sc
Print shows a view of the tomb of Abelard and Héloïse in a fairly wooded section of the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France, with two pilgrims in prayer. (DLC/PP-1998:151) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson c... More
Bonaparte, premier consul de la Republique Française -- revue du quint...
Print shows Napoleon Bonaparte, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in medallion above scene depicting troop review. Déposé à la Bibliotheque Nle. le 29 Thermidor An X. Trimmed to within plate mark. de V... More
The encampment in St. James's Park MDCCLXXX
Print shows soldiers relaxing in tents and talking on horseback, with women and children and dogs in the foreground, and a view of Westminster Abbey in the background.
Cuckfield, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain scan / drawing
Public domain image, 17th-18th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known fo... More
Autumn. No. 4. Gigantic sycamores, [...]
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Crawley, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain scan / drawing
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Ein wilder der Admiralitatsinseln. Mannu Frauen v. der Inseld Aussatzi...
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The encampment in the museum garden MDCCLXXX / N' P. Sandby f.
Print showing men, women, and children on the lawn in the museum garden, building on the left, and the tents of a military encampment, on the right.
Winter. No. 5. Impeded travellers in a pine forest [...]
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The view of Huahine, one of the Society Islands in the South Seas
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Reigate, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain scan / drawing
Public domain image, 18th-19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his ... More
Untitled [Portrait of Captain W Dugdale]
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The Steine, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain scan / drawing
Public domain image, 18th-19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his ... More
Summer. No. 3. A road accident [...]
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Preparing for the grand attack- or- a private rehearsal of "The Ci-dev...
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Anacreontick's in full song / Js. Gillray, invt. & fect., British Cart...
Eight elderly topers with pipes and glasses surround a small oblong table, on which are punch-bowl, wine-glasses, tobacco, &c. All are much caricatured; some sing, a parson sleeps, a dog howls... (George) This ... More
[A Spanish nobleman places the lance]
Print shows a picador about to thrust a lance into the shoulder of a bull charging a bullfighter holding a cape. Title from Viewpoints. The letter "A" is printed in upper right corner of plate. Illus. from: La ... More
Blowing up the Pic Nic's;--or--Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppet...
"Sheridan leads the forces of the professionals against the amateurs of the Pic Nic Society, who are performing on a small, elegant stage, rising (without orchestra) from the boards in the foreground where thes... More
A view of the entrance of St. John's Newfoundland.
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Death of the Corsican fox--Scene the last of the Royal-Hunt / Js. Gill...
King George III as a huntsman, holds up to a pack of hounds a fox with the head of Napoleon. Hounds' collars inscribed with names of naval leaders "Nelson," "Sydney S. Gardner," "Cornwallis." Men on horseback l... More
The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver
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The king of Brobdingnag and Gulliver
King George III in military uniform, holds a tiny Napoleon in the palm of his hand while inspecting him with a spy-glass.
Plan of the attack by Lord Nelson, on the combined fleet, October 21st...
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Panoramic view of St. Petersburg, dedicated by permission to his Imper...
Print showing panoramic view of St. Petersburg, including Academy of Arts, colleges, Cronstad (i.e., Kronshtadt), warehouses, and the Gottorp Globe. Title also in French. Plate 3 of 4. Includes key to building... More
La Tauromaquia (Bullfighting). Plate B (rejected). Horse thrown by a b...
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Vue de la Lendt dans le Pays de Salzbourg Ansicht von der Lendt im Sal...
Print shows a pastoral scene with a boy with two cows on shore of a river in the foreground, and a view of Lendt with mountains in the background. Label mounted on verso.
[Hog-hunters meeting by surprise a tigress and her cubs] / Williamson ...
Print shows four men on horseback, carrying spears, chasing a wild hog and suddenly coming upon a tigress and her cubs in tall grass; in the background, a caravan with camels and elephants passes to the right. ... More
[Beating sugar-canes for a hog] / Williamson & Howitt ; J. Clark etche...
Print shows three men on horseback, carrying spears, waiting, as Natives systematically beat sugarcane with bamboo staffs and, with the aid of two dogs, drive a wild hog from cover past the waiting hunters. Als... More
[The chase after a hog] / Williamson & Howitt ; J. Clark etched.
Print shows men on horseback, carrying spears, chasing a wild hog through tall grasses. In the background, Natives are harvesting the grasses which they pile on a wagon or "hackerie". Also shown is a female hog... More
[The hog at bay] / Williamson & Howitt ; J. Clark etched.
Print shows men on horseback, carrying spears, and two dogs, chasing a wild hog through tall grasses. One of the dogs has caught the hog by the hind legs or rump. One horse has fallen, its rider on the ground, ... More
View of Boston, from the bay - Engraving, Public domain image
Public domain image of a cityscape, city view, streets, 18th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
[The dead hog] / Williamson & Howitt ; J. Clark etched.
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Vue de Berchtolsgaden dans le Pays de Salzbourg Ansicht von Berchtolsg...
Print shows a pastoral scene with a young man or boy on horseback with three farm animals on a dirt road in the foreground, and a view of Berchtesgaden with mountains in the background. Label mounted on verso.
[Couple at fair looking at a clown and a bell ringer]
Illus. from: The Costume of Great Britain / W.H. Pyne. London: William Miller, 1808, no. 10.
Franz Joseph Gall leading a discussion, Thomas Rowlandson
Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of a scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for hi... More
The centaur-ian manager / the caricaturist general fecit., British Car...
A satire on the equestrian performances at Covent Garden, with John Philip Kemble, as a mount for Mrs. Sarah Siddons, as a tragedy queen, with raised dagger. Behind the centaur's kicking hind-legs lies Comedy o... More
View of the Old Brick Meeting House in Boston, 1808 / drawn by I.R. Sm...
Old brick church, dedicated May 3, 1713; torn down 1808. Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl ... More
Los Desastres de la Guerra (The disasters of war). Plate 57. Sanos y e...
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Caffres hunting a lion / Howitt del. ; Clark & Dubourg sculpt.
Print shows Africans with spears surrounding a lion; an injured man lies in the foreground. Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston; 1947 Feb. 12.
Weg met de regie! Amerikansche waar
Print shows Dutch soldiers and Russian cavalry driving away French excise men collecting import taxes on American tobacco in Holland; also shows businessmen around a barrel of tobacco leaves and ships in the ba... More
View of the River Wye [England]
Illus. in: Aqua pictura / John Hassell. London, 1813. Public domain photograph - historical image of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Le Combat naval, gloire Américaine / Garneray,del ; Coquerel,sc.
Print shows the U.S. Constitution and HBM Java, her masts and sails destroyed, after a battle during the War of 1812. Reference copy in LOT 4413A.
Francisco Goya - Bobalicón (Simpleton). Plate 4 from: Disparates (Foll...
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