[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]
Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and cerami...
Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and cerami...
Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]
Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The doctor indulged with his favorite scene, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows cleric Dr. Richard Price, kneeling on a crown with a demon on his back, peering through a peep-hole into the royal bedroom at Versailles, watching ruffians destroy the Queen's bed and bedroom in s... More
[Houses of the Romanesque, Medieval, and Renaissance periods in the Hi...
Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
La physique confond l'ignorance Dedié aux souscripteurs.
French cartoon shows a woman (Physics personified) whipping the bare bottom of one man (possibly Janinet) while another (possibly Abbé Miollan), walks away pulling up his trousers. In the background, men are in... More
The heroic Charlotte la Cordé, upon her trial, at the bar of the revol...
Print shows Charlotte Corday standing before the judges of the Revolutionary Tribunal with the body of Marat which lying between them. She responds to the Tribunal, "Wretches, I did not expect to appear before ... More
Experience de la machine areostatique
Vue d'optique shows the Montgolfier brothers' balloon, "The Globe," ascending from Champ de Mars, Paris, France, August 27, 1783. Caption (French): Experience de la machine aréostatique de Mrs. de Montgolfier d... More
Veüe et perspective de la Ville de Paris du côté de la porte de la Con...
Item in scrapbook: Histoire de l'art Française au XVII. S. par Henri Lemonnier. The architecture of Paris XVII. C. in contemporary prints by Aveline, Perelle, Mariette, Israel, et al., p. 2. J.D. Batchelder Collection.
Hiacinthus indicus tuberosa & bulbosa radice, odoratissimus; anemone m...
Illustrations and descriptions of hyacinth and anemone. Illus. and text in: Historie des plantes / Jean Robin. Paris : G. Mace, 1620, PP. 12-13. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washin... More
Porte de l'entrée du Chasteau du Louvre, du costé de la Riuiere, faict...
Entrance of the mansion of the Louvre, in or near Paris, by the river, built under the direction of Monsieur le Vau. Illus. in: Le Grand Marot / Marot. Paris: 167-?, plate 186. Reference copy available in LOT 4620.
[The plundering of the King's cellar, Paris, 10th August, 1793 (i.e., ...
Engraving after contemporary history genre painting depicting events in Paris, France, on August 10th 1792 [date as given in title is incorrect], in particular, the aftermath of the storming of the Tuileries Pa... More
Machine aérostatique de 70 pieds de hauteur sur 46 de diametre, qui s'...
Illustration shows the ornate balloon used by Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and Girond de Villete in a captive balloon ascent from Paris, October 19, 1783, reaching an altitude of 330 feet for nine minutes. (... More
Experience du globe aerostatique du MM. Charles et Robert au Jardin de...
Print shows Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. (... More
Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783
Vue d'optique shows the balloon launched by the Montgolfier brothers ascending from the Palace of Versailles, France, before the royal family, September 19, 1783. A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the only pa... More
Seconds voyageurs aëriens, ou expérience de MM. Charles et Robert fait...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight; inset map shows locati... More
Seconds voyageurs aëriens, ou expérience de MM. Charles et Robert fait...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight; inset map shows locati... More
Depart de MM. Charles & Robert, du Jardin des Tuilleries dans leur mac...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. "Sic itur ad astra" wr... More
La plaisanterie confondüe ou les intrépides voyageurs
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight; spectators in foregrou... More
L'ignorance prouvée. Ou les evénements de la journée du 11 juillet 178...
French cartoon ridicules the attempt of Abbé Miollan and Janinet to ascend in a hot air balloon by showing the balloon on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens... More
Portrait d'après nature de quatre phisiciens celebres volants sans bal...
French cartoon shows Abbé Miollan as a cat and Janinet with bag of money(?) over his shoulder beating a hasty retreat after the failure of their balloon ascension attempt on July 11, 1784 enraged the crowd of s... More
Expérience du globe aërostatique du MM. les freres Robert au Jardin de...
Print shows Anne-Jean and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, September 19, 1784, accompanied by Colin Hulin. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staf... More
Adieu Bastille - A drawing of a man in a red coat and a lion
Print shows a man playing a bagpipe, behind him lies a lion on a chain which is draped over his right arm, his left foot rests on a gameboard, at the far end of which is a peg with string attached, the string r... More
L'homme au masque de fer - Political cartoon, public domain image
Print shows a prisoner in chains and wearing an iron mask sitting on a bench in a prison cell, and another man with a lantern and a tray of food entering the cell in the Bastille. Possibly purchased by George ... More
Nom de MM les deputes de la ville de Paris, a l'Assemblée National
Print shows the deputies from Paris to the National Assembly aboard a large, ornate carriage being drawn by a bull, lion, sheep, and a snake; ahead of them, leading the procession, are three female figures, one... More
Hell broke loose, or, The murder of Louis, vide, the account of that u...
Print shows the execution of Louis XVI, King of France, January 21, 1793, by guillotine as citizen Louis Capet. Devils stand on the platform as well as fly overhead, suggesting that the beheading of Louis, with... More
The martydom of Louis XVI, King of France - I forgive my enemies, I di...
Print shows Louis XVI standing, with a dramatic pose, next to a guillotine. Includes description of the mechanics of the guillotine.
Vorderseite des Marsfeldes, am 1 Vendemiaire des Jahres VII. Wettrenne...
German print shows an imaginary view of the festivities at the Champ de Mars in Paris, France, on September 22, 1798. Includes a chariot race, captive balloon, and burning wooden castle, with spectators watchi... More
Attaque de la convention nationale ; journée mémorable du 13 vendémiai...
Print shows battle scene on Paris street during the attack on the National Convention. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Paris, chez Auber, 1804, no. 129. de ... More
Vue brillante de l'aniversaire du 14 juillet 1801
Print shows a crowd viewing fireworks at a Bastille Day celebration in Paris, France. A balloon appears in the upper right corner. "du 25 Messidor de l'Ang. Feu d'arlifice tiré á l'etoile des Champs Elyseés, ... More
Vue de la salle de Walse construite au carré de la laiterie (soixante ...
Print shows celebrations for the anniversary of the founding of the French Republic, July 14, 1801 in two images, including a tent for dancing and a balloon ascension from which André Jacques Garnerin descends ... More
Fête du 14 juillet an IX vue du temple eleve dans le grand carré des C...
Print shows a celebration on the Champs Elyseés in Paris, France, on Bastille Day, July 14, 1801. Includes spectators watching a balloon ascension. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)
John Bull in Paris; or, English guineas for French pleasure!
Print shows John Bull standing between two French women offering them a bag of guineas.
German-nonchalence;-or-, the vexation of Little-Boney / Js. Gillray in...
Cartoon showing Count Starhemberg riding past Napoleon, sniffing snuff, failing to pay his respects to him. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Pillage de la Maison de St. Lazare, le lundi 13 Juillet 1789 / Prieur ...
Print shows a mob of French citizens looting the Maison de St. Lazare at the beginning of the Revolution in 1789. Illustration from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Par... More
Fédération générale faite à Paris, le 14 Juillet 1790 / Prieur inv. & ...
Print shows the first festival of federation, a celebration organized to commemorate the fall of the Bastille and to express French unity under the revolution; shows a large triumphal arch at left center, a cer... More
Translation de Louis seize et de sa famille au temple le 13 Aoust 1792...
Print shows French soldiers and citizens escorting Louis XVI and the royal family in a carriage to the temple on August 13, 1792.
Supplice de Louis XVI, Place de la Révolution, le 21 Janvier 1793; ou ...
Print shows French soldiers, some on horseback, and citizens gathered around the platform where Louis XVI stands before the guillotine on the day of his execution. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux ... More
Pillage de la Maison de St. Lazare, le lundi 13 Juillet 1789 / [Prieur...
Print shows a mob of French citizens looting the Maison de St. Lazare at the beginning of the Revolution in 1789. Trimmed to edge of image, to include title, but not artist statements. Illustration from: Colle... More
Pierre Joseph Redoute - Dandelion / par P.J. Redouté.
Illus. in: La Botanique de J.J. Rousseau / Jean Jacques Rousseau. Paris : Delachausee, 1805. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 68.
[Cranial shape of skull of sane man in figure 3 and 4 compared to skul...
Public domain photograph - historical image of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
3ème et dernière expérience de descente en parachute par Melle. Garner...
Broadside announcing the final parachute jump at Champ-de-Mars, Paris, April 21, by Elisa Garnerin, who made many parachute descents between 1815 and 1836. Includes two pictures of parachutes. Tissandier collection.
2e projet de marché aux charbons avec des fermes en Fonte / diessé par...
Forms part of: Kenneth H. Walker Collection of Architectural Drawings and Renderings (Library of Congress)
[Projet de marché aux charbons. Second version. Plan and bird's-eye vi...
Projet de marché aux charbons, deuxieme plan. Vue général du marché aux charbons prise de Chaillot. Sheet 3. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Item conserved and/or rehoused. Gift; Kenneth H. Walker; 1999; (DLC/PP... More
[Projet de marché aux charbons. Pavillon de l'administration. Elevatio...
Sheet 5. Item conserved and/or rehoused. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Gift; Kenneth H. Walker; 1999; (DLC/PP-2000:029). Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2000:029, no. 1. Conservation control number 797.5.2004
Rosa centifolia bullata = rosier a feuilles de laitue / P.J. Redouté, ...
Rose and six buds. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 69. Illus. in: Les roses / Pierre Joseph Redouté. 2 vols. Paris : Impr. de F. Didot... More
[Projet de marché aux charbons. Site plan with landscape rendered] / B...
Sheet 1. Plan du marche provisoire aux charbons, des fondations du Palais des Archives, et des terrains environnants de l'Ile des Cynges. Item conserved and/or rehoused. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Gift; Ken... More
[Projet de marché aux charbons. Plan, elevation, and sections] / Balta...
Sheet 4. Item conserved and/or rehoused. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Gift; Kenneth H. Walker; 1999; (DLC/PP-2000:029). Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2000:029, no. 2. Conservation control number 8.06.797.1.
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
Tivoli. Le dimanche 22 aout, 1824, grand fete extraordinaire a l'occas...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Jean Margat, August 22, 1824, Tivoli, Paris, at a festival on the occasion of St. Louis Day. Text indicates Margat will stand on an oblong platform below a ... More
West front of the Church of Notre Dame / Drawn by A. Pugin ; engraved ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a cathedral or church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Fontaine de Grenelle / J. Romney, sc. ; T.T. Bury, delt. ; A. Pugin, d...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chateau des Tuileries, côté du carrousel Palace of the Tuileries, side...
Print shows a view of the Tuileries Palace with the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and a large plaza with pedestrians and carriages in the foreground. From series: Vues de Paris.
Seconde et dernière ascension du ballon Monstre, construit et dirigé p...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green, in his balloon "Monstre," January 9th, 1837, at the Caserne, rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, Paris. Tissandier collection.
Trente jours de plaisirs. 1000 fr. de plaisirs pour 15 fr. Pour 50 cen...
Advertisement for a monthly subscription to theatrical productions, balls, concerts, the circus, and other entertainments, probably at venues in and around Paris. Text appears within an outline of a balloon asc... More
Vue prise du Pont Neuf à Paris / daguérreotype, Lerebours ; Martens, s...
View near the Pont Neuf, including equestrian statue of Henri IV, Paris, France. Illus. in: Excursions Daguerriennes. Paris: Rittner et Goupil, etc., 1842, plate 20. Print based on daguerreotype by N. P. Lerebours.
Paris. Colonne de la Place Vendôme J. Jacottet del. ; Imp. Lemercier, ...
Print shows a street level view of Vendôme column at the center of a public square, erected during the reign of Napoleon I as a memorial to victory in the battle of Austerlitz. [Plate] 5. Stamped on verso: LC ... More
Paris. Hôtel des Invalides J. Jacottet ; Imp. Lemercier, R de Seine 57...
Print shows a street level view of the north front of the Hôtel des Invalides, with pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground. [Plate] 44. Stamped on verso: LC Division of Prints. Inscribed in i... More
Paris. Bourse et Tribunal de Commerce J. Jacottet fig. par Bayot ; Imp...
Print shows a street level view of a large building with colonnades, labeled "Bourse et Tribunal de Commerce"; also shows pedestrians, street vendors, and carriages or hansom cabs. [Plate] 23. Stamped on verso... More
Philippe Benoist - Paris. La Madeleine Ph. Benoist del. ; Imp. Lemerci...
Print shows a street level view, from an oblique angle, of the neo-classical church La Madeleine in Paris, France, showing the front and left side colonnades, and with a horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians in ... More
Paris. Jardin du Palais Royal Ph. Benoist del. ; Imp. Lemercier, R de ...
Print shows a bird's-eye view of the courtyard, gardens, fountain, and colonnade at the Palais Royal. [Plate] 6. Stamped on verso: LC Division of Prints. Inscribed in ink on verso: 45186. Inscribed in pencil o... More
Fête de la Concorde, arrivée des corporations au Champ-de-Mars / dessi...
Print shows a distant balloon ascending above the Champ de Mars in Paris, France, on May 21, 1848, in a ceremony commemorating the French Republic. A large crowd is assembled in the foreground; monuments, banne... More
Éxperience du globe ae̋rostatique du MM. Charles et Robert, au Jardin ...
Print shows Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. (S... More
[Aristocrats digging the Champ-de-Mars]
Print shows well-dressed aristocratic women, children, some men, and members of the clergy digging and hauling soil in wheelbarrows in a effort to transform the Champ-de-Mars into a suitable place for the festi... More
Cirque Américain - Place du Chateau d'Eau, J.W. Myers, proprietor
Print showing an exterior view of the Place du Chateau d'Eau in Paris, France, with a throng of people in the foreground.
Le diamant de bluze est une nouvelle découverte qui vient de jeter une...
Advertisement for a Paris jewelry store depicting a man sitting in a ring tied to a balloon labeled "Palais des diamants." Tissandier collection.
Paris moderne. Les Tuileries, le Louvre, et la rue de Rivoli, vue pris...
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. No. 5 handwritten at bottom of print Plate from Souvenirs de Paris et de ses environs. Monuments et sites les plus remarquables, dessinés d'après na... More
[View of Paris with church steeple in foreground]
Hallmark: Houssemaine Garanti 40. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)
Kermesse au jardin des plantes (8 septembre) / A. J. Lallemand, sculpt...
Print shows a woman in the basket of an inflated balloon on the ground at right ready for ascent and a crowd in the foreground gathered to celebrate a September fair in the Royal Gardens, Paris, France. Tissan... More
Marie Antoinette condemned by the Revolutionary Tribunal / from the or...
Print shows Marie Antoinette, full-length portrait, facing front, with soldiers during her trial by the Revolutionary Tribunal.
Paris. La Madeleine / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 8. No. 53.
Paris. Panthéon / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 29. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More
Paris. Sainte Clotilde / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 4. No. 83.
Paris. Colonne de Juillet / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 20. No. 32.
Paris. Invalides / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 5. No. 23.
[Facade of Notre-Dame de Paris] / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 23. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More
[Place de la Concorde, Paris, France] / E. Baldus.
Place de la Concorde, showing fountains, obelisk and buildings. In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 7.
[Hôtel de justice and St. Chapelle] / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 22. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More
[Hotel de ville] / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 19. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More
[Saint-Sulpice] / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 27. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More
[Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel] / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 14. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More
[Palais de Luxembourg] / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 28. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More
Paris. Pavillon Denon / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 16. No. 7.
Paris. Arc de Triomphe / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 2. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of... More
Paris. Place du châtelet / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 21. No. 86.
Paris. La Bourse / E. Baldus. - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 10. No. 57.
Paris. Place St. Germain l'Auxerrois / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 17. No. 80.
[Tour St. Jacques] / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 18. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More
[Notre-Dame de Paris] / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 24. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More
Paris. Palais des Thermes / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 26. No. 51.
[Fountain de Saint Michael] / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 25. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture o... More
Paris. Corps législatif / E. Baldus.
In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 6. No. 55.
Place de la Concorde A Paris / / Photographie d'apres nature par Ch. S...
Photograph shows obelisk and fountain in Place de la Concorde with palaces, Rue Royale, and Church of the Madeleine in the background. No. 215. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O. M. Poe.
Panorama de Paris Pris de la Tour St. Jacques (Côte de Notre Dame) / /...
Photograph shows view of Notre-Dame de Paris rising above Ile de la Cité. No. 227. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O. M. Poe.
Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile A Paris / / Photographie d'apres nature pa...
Photograph shows obelisk and fountain in Place de la Concorde with palaces, Rue Royale, and Church of the Madeleine in the background. No. 204. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O. M. Poe.
Paris. Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile Aubrun del. et lith
Print shows a street level view of the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile with horseback riders, pedestrians, and horse-drawn carriages passing on the plaza. Stamped on verso: LC Division of Prints. Inscribed in ink ... More
James McNeill Whistler - [La marchande de moutarde] / Whistler.
Print shows a young woman standing in the doorway of the shop that sells mustard; a woman stands in the interior of the shop, filling an order. Title from Beall. Signed on plate. American prints in the Library ... More
Ballon de cuivre. Ateliers de construction, impasse du Maine, no. 10, ...
Admission ticket to an exhibition of a copper balloon in Paris in the late 1850s. Text continues: "Cette machine aérostatique, de forme sphérique, de 10 mètres de diamètre, complètement en cuivre, offre l'impo... More
New library of St. Geneviève / Thomas.
Illus. in: Memoirs of libraries: including a handbook of library economy / By Edward Edwards. London : Trübner & Co.,1859, p. 674.