[Madonna and child]. Book illustration from Library of Congress
This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Title from drawings list in P&P Bradley Collection accession file. Alternate title from P&P Bradley Collection inventory card. Signed, lower left: "C. Mariette... More
[One-point perspective sketches of structure, road, and trees, with sh...
Four sketches. Church interior elevation and section with galleries and vaulted ceiling on verso. M.I.T. no. A-d-12. Drawing not signed; attribution based on handwriting and drawing style. From the Massachusett... More
[J.A.C. Charles, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders oval profile po...
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Church interior with galleries and vaulted ceiling. Perspective sketc...
M.I.T. no. A-d-12. Drawing not signed; attribution based on drawing style. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Planning deposit.
[Structure with pedimented wings. Perspective sketch]
Manuscript notations on drawing. M.I.T. no. A-d-13. Drawing not signed; attribution based on handwriting and drawing style. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Planning dep... More
William Berryman - Cotton spinning, Salt Ponds
Drawing shows people working under a porch roof. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.
[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
St. Michaels Church, Charleston, S.C., engraving, Library of Congress
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
[Detail view of cupola, pediment, and frieze of a large public buildin...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
[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).
[Plaza] - Architectural drawing, public domain image
In album: "Principles of Perspective". Album not signed; attribution based on inscription inside cover "Indentified as belonging to Charles Bulfinch, & in his handwriting. Ellen L. Bulfinch, Nov. 13, 1894." Fro... More
[Tree-lines lanes] - Public domain architectural drawing
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions drawing image.
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
[Windmill on the hill of Montmartre]
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions drawing image.
Springing them up to meet the train
Sketch shows a horsedrawn stagecoach full of passengers moving left to right with a train in the background. Inscribed in ink at top center: Engraved. No. 34:6.
City street scene with "Brewhouse" in "Spittle Fields"
Drawing shows a horse team harnessed to a low cart or wagon at the side of a street with buildings along each side, possibly in Spitalfields. Details show lamps along the side of the street, a man leaning again... More
[Two men in the woods aiming rifles during hunt]
Inscribed in ink at lower right: Engraved by J.P. No. 7.3.
Winlock baths Sheperton Fields - Public domain architectural engraving
Sketch shows an interior scene of men at the baths; some swimming, some dressed in suits and top hats. Inscribed in pencil at bottom center: Engraved. Inscriptions on front are difficult to decipher. No. 56:2.
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
Whitingtons [i.e. Whittington] College, Highgate
Drawing shows an exterior view of the building, with chapel and courtyard, Whittington College.
[Two hunters holding guns, three dogs, and man carrying game and wipin...
Inscribed in ink at top right: Engraved and pubs. by R.B. Holloway. No. 8:1.
[Design drawing for system to raise and lower a captive balloon, contr...
(Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Steeplechase, some riders and horses have fallen after jumping fence]
Sketch shows riders and horses during a steeplechase, jumping a fence, some horses have fallen and riders are scrambling to get out of the way; spectators are standing in the background on the upper right. No.... 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
[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
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).
[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).
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
Fête donner à la grande duchesse Hélène de russie par W.R. Chateaubria...
Drawing shows a crowd gathered around a balloon on the ground at the festivities prepared by Ambassador W.R. Chateaubriant in honor of the Grand Duchess of Russia in Rome, 1830. A second balloon is in sky at up... More
Théodore Rousseau - [River landscape, the Seine at Chateau-Gaillard] /...
Title, attribution, date, subject, and physical description by Diane de Grazia, 2014. Inscriptions: Lower right in graphite: "T.H.R." Verso: all in graphite: "Rousseau. River Landscape/ 33-4/ Th.R (4)"; LC B st... 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).
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 houses along a river, one up on a rocky embankment, the other clos...
Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Unrelated mathematical computations inscribed on the verso. (DLC/PP-1997:... 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
Bridge overlooking cluster of buildings
Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. 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 Libra... More
Sketch from a cabinet picture by Gibert taken in 1843 by A.J.S.
Drawing shows an unidentified man, seated, holding a glass as if for a toast. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, Library of Congress, 2005-2006.
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
[Algerian horsemen firing off guns] / Paul Delamain.
This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Title from P&P Bradley collection inventory card. Red stamp below image: Vente Paul Delamain. Sketch of horses head on verso. No. 74. George Lothrop Bradley Co... 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
Waterfront scene with boats and buildings on embankment
Drawing shows buildings, one from which the American flag flies, above embankment on river, train passing lower left?, rowboat on river, steamboat vertical to image on the right. Drawing undated. Supplied date... More
Man sitting in a chair among a cluster of trees, others nearby
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
Study sketches of two ships - a sailing ship and a steamship, possibly...
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
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
Interior of clothier, with rolls of fabric, dummies, and two men
Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. 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 Libra... More
Man, "Wissler?", sketching on rock, perhaps Queen, monument and circul...
Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. 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 Libra... More
Man with rifle leaning against fence near house with outbuildings
Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. 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 Libra... More
Prof. Morse reading a newspaper / A.J.S.
Drawing shows Samuel F.B. Morse, head-and-shoulders portrait, with a newspaper in one hand. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, Library of Congress, 2005-2006.
Ship in dry dock, probably Navy Yard
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
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
Sketch of houses on embankment near river cascade with notations about...
Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. 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 Libra... More
Trolley terminus, seen from across an expanse, three buildings in a ro...
Drawing undated. Supplied date based on Queen's years of activity. 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 Libra... 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...
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
Sketch of a house near a bridge
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
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).
[Two young Algerians] - Public domain drawing
Public domain photograph of 19th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wooden bridge on the Mohawk River, Schenectady U.S. July 20th 1846
Drawing shows a wooden covered bridge spanning the Hudson River at Schenectady, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Accession box no. DLC/PP-2000:086
Niagara River leaving Lewiston, U.S. July 22nd 1846
Drawing shows a lighthouse on a bluff above a narrow opening on the Niagara River near Lewiston, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Accession box no. DLC/PP-2000:086
Stony Point, near Gibraltar, on the Hudson River, U.S. July 24th 1846
Drawing shows a steamship on the Hudson River, with a view of the lighthouse at Stony Point, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Accession box no. DLC/PP-2000:086
The Capitol from the railway station, Washington, U.S., July 29, 1846
Drawing shows a view of small structures in a forested area at the bottom and the Capitol building under construction at the top of a hill. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Exhibited: ... More
Approaching Boston U.S. July 17th 1846
Drawing showing two panoramic views of Boston, Massachusetts, from a vantage point in the harbor; top, "WNW 5 miles" with ship under sail on the left, at "1st sight of Boston U.S. Friday July 17th 1846, Cambria... More
Approaching the Port of Oswego, U.S. Lake Ontario, July 23rd 1846
Drawing showing a view of the landscape from a vantage point in the harbor of Oswego, New York, on Lake Ontario. Alternate title inscribed in pencil on lower center. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC... More
Approaching Boston U.S. July 17th 1846
Drawing showing two panoramic views of Boston, Massachusetts, from a vantage point in the harbor; top, "WNW 5 miles" with ship under sail on the left, at "1st sight of Boston U.S. Friday July 17th 1846, Cambria... More
The Hudson River at Albany, U.S. Saturday July 18th 1846
Drawing shows several ships at dock on the waterfront of the Hudson River, and a view of the landscape across the river of buildings in Hudson, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086)... More
Maxime Lalanne - [Landscape with house] / Lalanne.
This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Stamp on back: ERP. Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection. Bequest; Pennell Estate; 1926; (DLC/PP-1926:R01) Conserved, 8.86.848.58.
Maxime Lalanne - Chateau a Liège
This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Signed, lower left, below image: Lalanne. Stamped on back: LCF 220. "Collection Lalanne" stamp on back.
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
L'arriveé, Tissandier Collection, France
Drawing shows the descent of a balloon with a parachutist below and balloonist in basket controlling descent. Tissandier collection.
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).
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).
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
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
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
Lighthouse with outbuildings - Public domain scan / drawing
Drawing shows a lighthouse towering above two buildings, possibly dwellings. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing s... More
Moravian Church, Bethlehem, from the Lehigh, 1850
Drawing shows the Central Moravian Church on Church Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; the spire on the belfry rises above the trees, in a park-like setting, with fences in the foreground. Inscribed in pencil ... More
Several firefighters around a hose carriage
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
Entrance of Delaware Water Gap, 1850
Drawing shows a house, on the left, at the base of a mountain near the bank of the Delaware River, which fills the center of the image; there appears to be a person standing on a rock on the edge of the river a... More
Trees near a precipice - Public domain scan / drawing
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
Philipsburg Rock, N.J. from "Mount Ida" Easton, Pennsylvania, 1850
Inscribed in pencil on lower right corner: Philipsburg Rock, N.J. from "Mount Ida" Easton, Pa., 1850. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. Cochran, 3 (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms par... More
Firefighter standing next to a ladder carriage
Inscribed in pencil at top: track maroon, ladders white. Sketch on verso shows two figures seated together, one gesturing with right arm raised. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at ... More
Gap in Big Mountain, Zerby's Run, no. 1 vein, 1851
Drawing shows the entrance to the Zerby's Run, no. 1 vein coal mine on Little Lick Mountain, in Pennsylvania, with a roadway or creek bed along the gap between the Big and the Little Lick Mountains, also shows ... More
Shamokin from Mount Carmel road 1851
Drawing shows houses and other buildings at Shamokin, Pennsylvania, a coal mining community, with mountains to the right and in the background, and a heavily forested area on the left; shows many buildings on b... More