Man and child, lantern slide - An old photo of a man holding a child
SFFf-1992078.0005..Description: The girl is probably Anna Øye, later married Nordang (1906-1997). The man holding her is Elling J. Øyehol (born 1841) from Heimste-Holen...Photographer: S. J. Beckett...http://ww... More
[Captain Augustus C. Thompson of Co. G, 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment...
Photo shows soldier believed to be identified as Augustus C. Thompson. Case: Berg, no. 3-22. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: B.G. "Chip" Newman, Broker of Fine Antiquities, Mad... More
Buonaparte at Rome giving audience in state / I.Ck., British Cartoon P...
Cartoon shows Napoleon, wearing tattered clothing, seated on a low throne; kneeling before him is a pope placing the keys of St. Peter at his feet as he kicks the crown off the popes head, saying "I say remembe... 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.
Le Triomphe de la religion - Public domain dedication image
Cartoon shows Pope Pius VII, Cardinal Caprara, and other members of the clergy seeking to receive the spirit of light from the beneficial rays emanating from a dove at top center, parting the dark clouds of ign... More
Advantages of wearing muslin dresses! / Js. Gillray,inv: & ft., Britis...
A fat lady, sitting with a man and woman at a tea table, reacts in horror as a hot poker from the fire falls on her dress and sets it on fire. The man sits helplessly while the second woman upsets the table in ... More
Tales of wonder! / Js. Gillray, inv. & ft., British Cartoon Print
Print shows three women sitting at a round table listening intently to a fourth who reads from The Monk by M. G. Lewis, one volume of which lies beside her on the table. (Source: George) Catalogue of Political... More
Consular coachmanship!!, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Josephine standing in a carriage on the left which is drawn by four "unruly" horses, two are labeled "A Jacobin" and "A Royalist"; Napoleon, having been tossed onto the back of a bull, probably repr... More
General Monkey and General Wolfe!!, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Napoleon I, wearing a large hat, carrying a long sword, and having a body where his shoulders rest on his waist, cowering before the large ogre-like figure of John Bull. Forms part of: British Cart... More
Bambridge on trial for murder by a committee of the House of Commons /...
Print shows several members of the House of Commons, including James Oglethorpe and Archibald Grant, gathered in a room at the Fleet Prison for an investigation of Thomas Bambridge, warden of the prison, for th... More
A return from an invasion, or, Napoleon at a nonplus / JN., British Ca...
Print shows Napoleon I coming ashore at Calais, France, defeated at every turn, without men and ships, to face the ridicule of fisherwomen, the governor, a French soldier, and an English sailor who says, "Take ... More
St. James's volunteers firing at a target at Kilburn Wells, British Ca...
Print shows British soldiers shooting at a target with Napoleon's picture on it; he wears an oversized hat and carries a large sword. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
The washing-tub expedition, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Napoleon I wearing an oversized hat and holding a large sword leading a French fleet of washing tubs filled with French soldiers in an invasion of England. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Co... More
Buonaparté pie / Woodward delin., British Cartoon Print
Caricature of British person holding small figure of Napoleon on fork toward mouth. Form part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
The rival gardeners, Charles Williams
King George III of England and Napoleon I tend to their respective plants on opposite sides of a stream labeled "The Channel." A cudgel marked "British Oak" floats down it. Napoleon bends over his drooping po... More
Mr. Spéroni, nonce apostolique, porte-croix de Notre St. Père Le Pape
Print shows a papal nuncio, Mr. Speroni, on horseback being led by a guard, carrying the cross of the Pope to the coronation of Napoleon I at Notre Dame cathedral. He is following the papal carriage carrying th... More
Mr. Speroni nce. apostolique, porte croix du Pape, précédant sa sainte...
Print shows a papal nuncio, Mr. Speroni, on horseback passing between two guards, carrying the cross of the Pope to the coronation of Napoleon I at Notre Dame cathedral. Forms part of: French Political Cartoon... More
Consular games - the game of brag - the game of hazard / Woodward del....
Print with two scenes, "Brag" shows Napoleon I wearing an oversized hat and holding a large sword exhorting his troops to follow him in an invasion of England; "Hazard" shows the French fleet destroyed and Napo... More
Le pied de nez de Milord Pit - Public domain dedication image
Cartoon shows Napoleon I, wearing laurel wreath and ermine robe, pushing down one side of scale with his sword, which lifts two frightened monarchs, on the other side, off the ground; in the background stands a... More
Comfort of a Bed of Roses, British Cartoon Print, James Gillray
Charles Fox, in bed with his wife, having a nightmare. To the right, Napoleon jumps to the bed from a cannon with the words "Pour subjugeur le Monde" inscribed on the muzzle; behind him are seen pikes and a ban... More
[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
National contrasts / Woodward delt. ; W.S. scpt., British Cartoon Prin...
Print shows a ragged member of Napoleon's army boasting about the success of "de grand Empereur" to a robust Englishman labeled "Rule Britannia" who blows a puff of smoke in the soldiers face. Forms part of: B... 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
An exact representation of the principal banners and triumphal car, wh...
Print shows three men with banners leading a four-horse team drawing a carriage with a statue of Britannia holding a staff topped with a liberty cap, two fasces on a low platform, and Sir Frances Burdett sittin... 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
[The dead hog] / Williamson & Howitt ; J. Clark etched.
Public domain photograph related to Great Britain, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Is this a rattle which I see before me / Cruikshank., British Cartoon ...
John Philip Kemble, caricatured, plays the dagger scene in Macbeth. In front of him is magically suspended a large watchman's rattle, labelled "a word to the wise". Text refers to the personal attack made on th... More
[Practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends, and costumes of the l...
Print shows two scenes of practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends and two scenes showing the costume of the locals of Hogs Norton. Filed in: Caricature magazine of London (286-310), no. 303. Catalogue o... More
The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat / E. Delaney del. ; Crui...
Cartoon shows Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke, wearing the Duke of York's military cloak, extending it to cover a crowd of miniature soldiers, civilians and clergymen clustering around her with outstretched arms; Mr. Wad... More
A parody on Macbeth's soliloquy at Covent Garden Theatre, British Cart...
Kemble as Macbeth, in Highland dress, declaims before the footlights; holding out a coin in his left hand, he staggers back, left leg forward. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Con... More
"A little music"--or--The delights of harmony / Js. Gillray., British ...
Print shows at center in a parlor a man playing a flute, he steps on a small dog's tail causing it to yelp, on the right a young woman is playing a pianoforte with some intent as a man holds her music book open... More
The arch dutchess Maria Louisa going to take her NAP, British Cartoon ...
Print shows the young Archduchess Maria Louisa, second wife of Napoleon, in a bed which is too short for her with Napoleon discussing the accommodations. Teggs Caricatures No. 3. Price one shilling coloured. F... More
Lumps of pudding / H. W. Bunbury, Esqr., delin. ; etch'd by W. Heath.,...
Print shows 36 people at a country dance, wearing typical dress, though some women have elaborate head pieces. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in ... More
Pidgeon hole. A Convent [sic] Garden contrivance to coop up the gods /...
"A close-up view of one of the 'pigeon holes' which flanked the upper gallery at Covent Garden..." (Source: George)
Love and beauty--Sartjee the Hottentot Venus, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Sarah Baartman, a South African woman known as the Hottentot Venus, mostly naked, holding a long pole and smoking a pipe. A cupid sits on her exaggerated derriere saying "Take care of your hearts." ... More
The rehearsal or the baron and the elephant / G. Cruikshank, fect.
A satire on the Covent Garden pantomime of 1812-13, which caused a sensation by the performance of an elephant. The elephant crushes under a fore-foot a bust of Shakespeare and a number of open books. Baron Ger... More
The cowpox tragedy - scene the last / G. Cruikshank, sculpt., British ...
Funeral procession showing coffin labeled "Vaccina aged 12 years" on which stands a golden calf; four vignettes, two on each side, present realistic scenes related to cow pox. Caption: Dedicated to the Associat... More
The chamber of genius / Rowlandson, inv., 1812.
British cartoon shows an artist wearing nightshirt and painting a picture at his home/studio while his wife, children, and a cat are neglected. Among the pictures on the wall in the background is a balloon "Ara... More
Merry making on the regents birth day, 1812 / G. Cruikshank., British ...
Print shows George, the Prince Regent, dancing and drinking at a lavish party with the wife of a man who sits with a dejected look on his face and holding a sheet of paper "Order of the day" which lists "Breakf... More
The father of the family takeing [sic] his eldest boy from school, Bri...
Print shows Napoleon being taken away "from school" by the devil ascending into the sky. No. "365" printed in upper right corner of plate. Tegg reproduction. Probably 1813-1815, after Leipzig but before Waterl... More
The spirit of the book - or anticipation of the year 1813, British Car...
A satire on the pending publication of "The Book" part of a campaign to attack the Regent through his wife, showing a figure, draped in white, supporting on outstretched arms the open pages of a huge book. He s... More
The journey of a modern hero, to the island of Elba, British Cartoon P...
Print shows Napoleon I seated backwards on a donkey on the road "to Elba" from Fontainebleau; he holds a broken sword in one hand and the donkey's tail in the other while two drummers follow him playing a farew... More
An altercation concerning r-l wives, &c / Lewis Marks del., British Ca...
Print shows Napoleon I standing on a slip of land labeled "Elba" yelling at George, Prince of Wales, who is standing on a patch of land labeled "England." Napoleon complains that the British have deprived him o... More
The theatrical atlas / G. Cruikshank fect., British Cartoon Print
Edmund Kean, as the humpbacked Richard III, standing on a large book labeled Shakespear, with a model of Drury Lane Theatre, a massive block labeled Whitbreads Intire, on his head. Forms part of : British Carto... More
Le Carnaval de 1814, ou Le marcaroni Impérial
Cartoon shows Napoleon and Cambacérès as a harlequin and punch, respectively; between them is a table on which is a map of Europe. Cambacérès ladles out a macaroni soup comprised of the unpopular actions and ev... More
Le tigre enchainé - A group of men in uniforms standing next to each o...
Cartoon showing Napoleon I as a tiger in chains held by a British officer holding a whip; two men representing Russia and Austria play musical instruments nearby. DeVinck, 9800 Forms part of: French Political C... More
Le Cesar de 1815 - je suis venu, j'ai vu, ... j'ai fui
Print shows Napoleon I carrying a broken standard with a dead eagle on top and a piece of paper that states "Vite à Paris"; he is fleeing from a battlefield strewn with dead French soldiers; above, the figure o... More
Et l'on revient toujours A ses premiers amours.
Cartoon showing Napoleon I stepping down from throne into a marsh filled with frogs; in his left hand he holds a long pike with a liberty cap on top at which he is looking. DeVinck, 9541 Purchase; S. Emmering; ... More
John Bull's three stages or, from good to bad & from bad to worse / G....
Three section print showing John Bull and his family eating a large meal before the war, eating less during the war, and with bones on plates during peace time. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collectio... More
State physicians bleeding John Bull to death!! / G. Cruikshank fect. ;...
Vansittart and Castlereagh, as surgeons, bleeding coins from the arms of John Bull. The coins are collected by Prince Leopold, Princess Charlotte, a tiny McMahon, a Chinese mandarin, and the gouty Regent. Broug... More
The modern Job! or John Bull and his comforts! / Marks del et sc., Bri...
John Bull, in tattered clothes, seated on a stool, gazing gloomily at a book on the ground: "The Extraordina[ry] Red Book". He is surrounded by the Regent with two gouty legs supported on crutches, Liverpool, M... More
George Cruikshank - Economy, British Cartoon Print
Brougham, in the guise of John Bull, appears to the Regent, holding up a broom which points towards a small scene surrounded by clouds. The Regent, who has been revelling over a large bowl of punch, falls back ... More
A German mountebank blowing his own trumpet at a Dutch concert of 500 ...
"Logier, the music-master, is delivering one of his musical lectures with demonstrations by his pupils..." (Source: George); with integral text leaf. The title continues: or A natural [followed by A natural in ... More
Monstrosities of 1818 / G. Cruikshank fect., British Cartoon Print
Print shows unusual clothing styles in men's and women's fashions, particularly dresses and hats. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
The Logierian system, or unveiling the new light to ye musical world!!...
"Logier, with two supporters, stands on a platform, drawing aside a curtain from irradiated woman's head, with classical features and a laurel wreath..." (Source: George)
Dandies dressing / I. R. Cruikshank fect., British Cartoon Print
Six men dressing in grotesque attire. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress)
Proverbes no. 5 -- Naissance de la renommée ou d'un sac à charbon il n...
Print shows Minerva vomiting in a bed after giving birth to Fame who lies crying into a trumpet in a cradle next to her. (DLC/PP-1921:R2.108). Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).
The blessing of new taxes!!! / Marks fect., British Cartoon Print
John Bull, holding a pipe and a frothing tankard, is beset by the Regent and Ministers. Sidmouth furtively takes the pipe from his hand, looking over John's head at the Regent who extends his hand to seize the ... More
A high wind in the park! / J. Baker fect., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a strong wind blowing down men, women, and children, catching up dresses, hats, and umbrellas, and tearing limbs from trees. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
The spirit moving the Quakers upon worldly vanities!! / Yedis, invt., ...
"Many quakers ride velocipedes, see No. 13399, towards a plain building, with Society of Friends Meeting House over the door..." (Source: George) Library of Congress copy is hand-colored. British Museum record... More
Raree - show on the banks of the Mississippi, or The gentle European a...
Print shows a Native man wearing European clothing and a native headdress, standing between a group of Natives sitting on the ground on the right and a platform or stage, on the left, on which three Europeans, ... More
[Balloon with open frame wood or metal basket and attached propellers]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Kremlin in commotion - or - the Grand Lama sick of the horn cholic...
Print shows King George IV fallen to the floor, he clutches his stomach, near him are a "Plan for Divorce," a decanter and cup, cards and dice. In the background sits his estranged wife Caroline about to be cro... More
The cunning and happy family / J.L. Marks, fect., British Cartoon Prin...
Print shows Lady Conyngham sitting on a sofa with George IV sitting on her lap, kissing her, they are flanked by Conyngham's daughters, Lady Elizabeth, on the right, and Lady Maria, behind the sofa, on the left... More
Napoleon defeating the Mamelukes, at the battle of the pyramids, near ...
Print shows a battle scene from behind the Mameluke lines, with the French advancing from the left.
Coronation procession of his majesty George the Fourth, 19th July, 182...
Print shows a street procession with King George IV at his coronation festivities on July 19, 1821, in St. James' Park, London. Balloon flying at upper right represents balloonist Charles Green's first ascensi... More
Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officina Sculptoris, Forn...
Astronomical chart showing a whale, a harp, chemical apparatus, a mechanical device, and a table on which is a bust and sculpting tools forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 28.
Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing a lynx and a telescope forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 8.
Hercules and Corona Borealis / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing Hercules about to beat Cerberus with a club, and a crown forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 11.
Draco and Ursa Minor / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing a dragon and bear forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 1. Exhibited: World Treasures of the Library of Congress.
Cassiopeia / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing Cassiopeia seated in a chair forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 3.
Monoceros, Canis Minor, and Atelier Typographique / Sidy. Hall, sculpt...
Astronomical chart showing a unicorn, a dog, and printing apparatus forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 31.
Le prince de Ligne / H. Grevedon, 1825.
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Prince de Ligne, who was on board the balloon "La Fresselle," Jan. 19, 1784, with Joseph Montgolfier and Pilâtre de Rozier. "D'aprés [...]aley inscribed below image. Tissandier ... More
Canis Major, Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris / Sidy. Hall, scu...
Astronomical chart showing a dog, a rabbit, Noah's dove, and sculpting tools forming the constellations.
Wolves triumphant or A fig for public opinion / R C [Cruikshank]., Bri...
"A corner of the stage (right) at Drury Lane, with a section of the pit in the foreground (left). Kean, as Richard III, postures before his tent, frantically flourishing his sword, and exclaiming Richard is not... More
Perseus and Caput Medusæ / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing Perseus holding bloody sword and the severed head of Medusa forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 6.
Camelopardalis, Tarandus and Custos Messium / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing a camel, shepherd, and reindeer formimg the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 2.
Ursa Major / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing a bear forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 9.
Cepheus / Sidy. Hall, sculpt. - Public domain book illustration
Astronomical chart showing a man in seated posture forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 4.
Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus...
Astronomical chart showing an owl, raven, ornate bowl, sextant, snake, cat, wolf, centaur, air pump, and a ship forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 32.
Taurus Poniatowski, Serpentarius, Scutum Sobiesky, and Serpens / Sidy....
Astronomical chart showing a man grappling with a serpent, at the tail end of which is a bull and a shield bearing a cross forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 12.
Gloria Frederici, Andromeda, and Triangula / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing Andromeda in chains, two triangles, and a scepter with eagle's head and palm frond forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 5.
Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing a swan, a lyre, a lizard, and a fox killing a goose forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 14.
Delphinus, Sagitta, Aquila, and Antinous / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
Astronomical chart showing Antinous with bow and arrows, an eagle, and a dolphin forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 13.
View near Bordenton, from the gardens of the Count De Survilliers / en...
Print shows a distant view of the harbor at Bordentown, New Jersey from the gardens of Joseph "Count de Survilliers" Bonaparte, with deer, statues, and a large tree in the foreground, with ships and waterfront ... More
Elevazione aereobatica eseguita da Francezco Orlandi in Bologna nei pu...
Print shows the balloon of Francesco Orlandi ascending over the public gardens of Bologna, Italy, November 6, 1828. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection.
Life in Philadelphia. Plate 13 / Clay fecit 1829.
Print shows an African American couple walking on the street; the woman asks the man whether he likes the waltz. Exchange; (DLC/PP-1973:253). Caption: "How you like de waltz, Mr. Lorenzo?" "'Pon de honour of... More
The Colonel electioneering. How to get a vote, or going fixed for the ...
Print shows a man at center, assumed to be Davy Crockett, standing on a busy commercial street, offering one man a drink and another man tobacco, while campaigning for political office. Two dogs have stopped to... More
Les quatre éléments. Louis était un enfant léger qui n'apportait aucum...
French comic strip shows a young boy, "Louis," who decides to apply himself at school after unfortunate experiences with the four elements. Louis learns about fire by getting burned while working for a baker; a... More
United States Bank, Philadelphia / drawn by C. Burton, N.Y. ; engraved...
Print shows pedestrians on a broad sidewalk in front of the Second Bank of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a Greek revival style building designed by William Strickland. Printed at top right: ... More
La paix sera desormais une verite (comme le charte) / J.J. Grandville ...
Print shows a procession with "Porteurs du dais" (the man on the left looks like Jean-Charles Persil), "Le Président" (Casimer Périer), "Porteurs du dais," "Porte Cierge" (Le Maréchal Soult), "Reliques..." (Cha... More
Te deum à l'autel de la paix (suite) / Lith. de Delaporte.
Print shows a procession with "Aspergeur" (Le maréchal Mouton), "Diacre" (Jean-Francois Jacqueminot), "Un president a cheval sur le reglement" (Louis-Gaspard-Amédée Girod de l'Ain) sitting in a chair being carr... More
[Optical illusion disc with man and frog]
The disc is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a ball passing between a frog in a circle at the center of the disc and a man in a circle at the outer edge of the disc. Published in: McLean's optical illu... More
The desert - Public domain dedication image
Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Optical illusion disc with birds, butterflies, and a man jumping]
The disc is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a man jumping from a pole in a circle at the center of the disc and of a birds and butterflies in flight in a circle at the outer edge of the disc. Publishe... More
[Optical illusion disc with somersaults and horseback riding]
The disc is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a figure doing somersaults in a circle at the center of the disc and a man horseback riding in a circle at the outer edge of the disc. Published in: McLean'... More
Political Quixotism shewing the consequences of sleeping in patent mag...
Print shows President Jackson, sword in hand, during a nightmare, fighting a hydra with many fierce heads labeled "U.S. Bank", "Deposits", "Bribery", "Pensions", "[...] of the People", and "Corruption of the [.... More
[Optical illusion disc with a face catching a ball and a man with blac...
The disc is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a face catching a ball in a circle at the center of the disc and a man with blackface taking a bow in a circle at the outer edge of the disc. Published in: ... More