engravings

[Christ praying on the Mount of Olives] / M.S.

Martin Schongauer, also known as Martin Schön or Hübsch Martin by his contemporaries, was an Alsatian engraver and painter. He was the most important printmaker north of the Alps before Albrecht Dürer, a younge... More

Nemesis (the Great Fortune)., Albrecht Durer, German, Nuremberg.

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engraving after Albrecht Dürer from "The Temple ... With engravings af...

This image has been taken from scan 000063 from "The Temple ... With engravings after Albert Dürer". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Lib... More

The sacrifice of a ram. From: Ancient bas-reliefs

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Heinrich Aldegrever - Sophonisba drinking poison.

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Portraict de l'amas des os humains, mis en comparaison de l'anatomie d...

Human skeleton with bones lettered for comparison with a bird skeleton. Illus. in: L'histoire de la nature des oyseaux / Pierre Belon. Paris: G. Cauellat, 1555, p. 40. Published in: The tradition of science / L... More

Theodor de Bry - [The dances at their great feasts]

Native men and women dancing around a circle defined by posts with carved faces, three Native women stand together in the center of circle. Illus. in: Admiranda narratio, fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ri... More

A rake's progress. Plate 3. The tavern scene.

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Jusepe de Ribera - Socrates Looking in a Mirror

Bernard Vaillant (Dutch, Lille 1632–1698 Leyden) Public domain photograph of 17th century Dutch drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

S. Giovanni in Laterano, main façade, with Palace and Scala Santa on t...

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Santa Maria Maggiore te Rome

Gezicht op de achterzijde van de Santa Maria Maggiore aan het Piazza dell'Esquilino te Rome. Op het plein staat een obelisk. Titel en lijst met verklarende nummers in ondermarge.

Enthusiasm display'd: or, the Moor Fields congregation, British Cartoo...

The print shows evangelical Methodist minister George Whitefield preaching at Moorsfield, London.. He is supported by two females, one holding a mask and labeled "Hypocrisy", the other a Janus-faced "Deceit". O... More

Sculptura in æs / Ioan Stradanus invent. ; Phls Galle excud.

Print shows an interior view of a workshop with several men and boys engaged in the various activities involved in the etching, engraving, and printing of illustrations. Caption continues: Sculptor noua arte, ... More

Man shooting rifle resting on support

Illus. in: Maniement d'armes, d'arqvebuses, mousqvetz, et piqves. En conformite de l'ordre de monseigneur le prince Maurice, prince d'Orange ... / Jacob de Gheyn. Amsterdam : Imprimé chez R. de Baudous, on les... More

Siegreiche und fast nie erhörte herzliche Victoria so Ihro Hochfl. Dur...

Birds-eye view print shows scene of battle between forces on horseback in battle on a large plain with view of hills, troop formations, wagons and encampments in the background. The Battle of Slankamen was foug... More

Veduta dell' arco di Costantino, e dell' anfiteatro Flavio detto il co...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of ruins with the Arch of Constantine in the foreground and the Flavian Amphitheater or Colosseum in the background, with numbered key. Some of the men appear to be examining the r... More

[Various surgical instruments and apparatuses] / Jones sculp.

Plate CCCCXCI. Public domain scan of 18th-century scientific book, illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General view of Covent Garden looking north, circa 1720, from an engra...

Illus. in: The Architectural review, v. 16, no. 245, April, 1917. London : [s.n.], 1917, plate 1.

[Slave factories, or compounds, maintained by traders from four Europe...

Illus. in: A New and general collection of voyages / Thomas Astley. London, 1746, vol. 3, p. 64.

Bibliotheek in de Villa Adriana te Tivoli

Gezicht op de resten van de bibliotheek in de Villa Adriana te Tivoli, ook Huis der Filosofen genoemd. Titel in vlak midden onder.

Vue de la prise des forts et ville de Havane par les Anglois en 1762

Print shows a perspective rendering of the bombardment of Havana by British ships and the landing of English troops where the fortress wall has been breeched to capture the city. Caption continues: Vista presp... More

To face azimuth - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows an "assay oven", "athanor", and "azimuth compass", with "attraction" diagrams. Printed at head of title: Engraved for the New Royal & Universal Dictionary of Arts & Sciences. Printed at top right: ... More

Rocher volcanique de Saint-Michel au Puy en Velay / Veyrene, del. ; C....

Volcanic hill with church of Saint-Michel in Velay, France. Illus. in: Recherches sur les volcans eteints du Vivarais et du Velay / Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond. Grenoble : J. Cuchet, 1778, pl. 15. Published... More

The Weird Sisters (Shakespeare, MacBeth, Act 1, Scene 3)

William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain scan of Italian 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The London docks - Public domain portrait engraving

Barrel-covered dock area with masts in background. Public domain photograph - engraving of a sailing ship, sea battle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

portrait from "Scottish Scenery: or, Sketches in verse, descriptive of...

This image has been taken from scan 000177 from "Scottish Scenery: or, Sketches in verse, descriptive of scenes chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland: accompanied with notes and illustrations; and ornamented wit... More

A perspective view of the loss of the U.S. frigate Philadelphia in whi...

Photograph shows Tripolitan gun boats firing on the U.S.S. Philadelphia and during the Tripolitan Wars, 1803. Original engraving by Charles Denoon not in LC collection, which has only a black-and-white reproduction.

portrait from "[An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales .....

This image has been taken from scan 000435 from "[An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales ... To which are added, some particulars of New Zealand; compiled ... from the MSS. of Lieutenant-Governor K... More

Ulysses at the Table of Circe (The Odyssey of Homer)

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Coast of Yorkshire, Near Whitby (Liber Studiorum, part V, plate 24)

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Dance of the Indians of the Mission of St. Joseph in New California / ...

Six Native Americans with elaborate body markings and hairstyles, dancing. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Andrew Jackson / drawn from life and engraved by J.B. Longacre.

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Sellers & Pennock 231 High Street Philadelphia

Print shows an advertisement for Sellers & Pennock showing several men operating a firehose water-pumping machine. Caption continues: Patent rivet hose, fire bucket and hydraulion manufacturers. Another impres... More

Richard Henry Lee / engr. by P. Maverick & J.B. Longacre, from a drawi...

Gift; Florence P. Spofford; (DLC/PP-1933:003) Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

Steam engine - Mr. Watt's double steam engine from his specification o...

Print shows gears and pump mechanism for a steam engine. Illus. in: A system of mechanical philosophy. Edinburgh : J. Murray, 1822. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology .... More

Clerkenwell from "History and Description of the Parish of Clerkenwell...

This image has been taken from scan 000527 from "History and Description of the Parish of Clerkenwell ... With numerous engravings, by J. & H. S. Storer. The historical department by T. Cromwell". The title and... More

Portrait from "Cutch; or, Random Sketches, taken during a residence in...

This image has been taken from scan 000168 from "Cutch; or, Random Sketches, taken during a residence in one of the Northern Provinces of Western India: interspersed with legends and traditions ... Illustrated ... More

Elbridge Gerry / engraved by J.B. Longacre.

Elbridge Gerry, half-length portrait, seated, facing left. From a drawing by Vanderlyn.

Chinook lodge / drawn by A.T. Agate ; R.W. Dawson sc.

Interior view of Chinook lodge. Illus. in: Narrative of the United States exploring expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 / By Charles Wilkes... In five volumes, with thirteen maps... Philad... More

Sœur de la bonne femme de Normandie d'apres le desein de son fils Pier...

Print shows Print shows an elderly woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, holding a tulip in her right hand at her left shoulder, wearing a bonnet and scarf. Caption continues: Dédié àe Mons... More

[Johannes Hevelius and assistant using six-foot sextant to measure ang...

Illus. in: Machinae coelestis / Johannes Hevelius. Gedani : Auctoris typis, & sumtibus, impremebat S. Reiniger, 1673-1679. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library o... More

Emigrant party on the road to California

Wagon train of women, men, and children, moving through the mountains. Illus. in: California: its past history; its present position; its future prospects. London : The proprietors, 1850, frontispiece. Publishe... More

Jean Duvet - [Apocalypse], Jean Duvet, 16th century

Title from shelflist card. Verso: stamps of Boston, MFA and HFS. On shelflist card: "2 plates."

[Interior view of large, spacious kitchen with cooks preparing a meal]

Illus. in: Opera di m. Bartolomeo Scappi. Con il discorso funerale che fu fatto nelle essequie di papa Paulo III. [Venetia : M. Tramezzino, 1574?]. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of West... More

Belager- und Eroberung der Kön. Ungarischen Haupt-Stattt Ofen durch di...

Print shows birds-eye view of the city of Ofen [Buda] on the banks of the Danube under siege in 1686. Includes views of troops in battle, explosions and smoke rising from the city with its numerous towers. In t... More

portrait from "Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States...

This image has been taken from scan 000008 from volume 02 of "Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America. By B. J. Lossing. Illustrated by many hundred engravings on wood, by Lossing and... More

[Halberdier on horseback], 16th century, engraving, Library of Congres...

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[Images of Hinduism and Buddhism] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles scu...

Includes images of Vishnu, Buddha, and Hindu ascetics. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, division 8, vol. 2, pl. 3.

idol from "[Incidents of travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucat...

This image has been taken from scan 000146 from "[Incidents of travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan ... Illustrated by numerous engravings ... Twelfth edition.]". The title and subject terms of this ... More

Bloodhounds tearing an Indian to pieces / J.W. Orr.

Spanish soldiers, under command of Don Pedro De Avila, using bloodhounds to kill an Indian. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer. P... More

Young America denims - Public domain portrait engraving

Advertising label showing boy on rigging of ship. Engraving by Everdell & Son.

El Alabama fabrica de tabacos de las mejores vegas de la vuelta abajo

Tobacco label showing bales of tobacco carried by several laborers from tobacco plantation to a sailboat moored below the plantation.

[Patent medicine labels for Perry Davis & Son, showing view of Provide...

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Bacon's chart of the Atlantic Telegraph : containing a history of tele...

Includes text, diagrams, and an ancillary map of "Map Showing the Proposed Ocean Telegraphs and Overland Route Round the World." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Stampe... More

"Christ stilling the tempest" painted by James Hamilton ; engraved by ...

Print showing Jesus standing in a boat with the Apostles on a stormy sea. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1867 by Samuel Sartain in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, of the United Stat... More

Fabrica de Tabacos ... manufactured expressly for John L. Denham, Hava...

Tobacco label showing William Marcy Tweed with face looking like a dog. Copyright by John L. Denham.

[Reproduction of composite of 7 bust engravings of D.L. Moody, Mrs. P....

Copyright by the North-Western Copying and Portrait Painting Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Whittle, David W., 1840-1901; Stebbins, George Coles, 1846-19... More

Latin and English High School buildings, Boston, Mass.

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James McNeill Whistler - La Salute: Dawn

James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London) Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frances Wright / J. Gorbitz ; J.C. Buttre.

Frances Wright, half-length portrait, seated, facing front with left elbow resting on table. Illus. from: History of woman suffrage / Elizabeth Cady Stanton. New York : Fowler & Wells, 1881-1922, v. 1, frontispiece.

[Medieval scribe Jean Miélot, sitting at a desk, making a copy of anot...

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Oxfordshire from "The Thames from its Source to the Sea ... Illustrate...

This image has been taken from scan 000078 from volume 01 of "The Thames from its Source to the Sea ... Illustrated with ... engravings ... and ... etchings, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have... More

"Father, I cannot tell a lie: I cut the tree" / painted by G.G. White ...

Print showing George Washington as a young boy telling his father that he cut the tree. 17150 U.S. Copyright Office. From the original painting by George G. White. Copyright 1889 by Joseph Laing.

Peasant Mother and Child - Drawing. Public domain image.

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bank note from "Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto. A collection of hist...

This image has been taken from scan 000370 from volume 01 of "Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto. A collection of historical sketches of the old town of York from 1792 until 1833 (till 1837) and of Toronto from 1... More

[Alterations to the Executive Mansion, for Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Pen...

Floor plan of the main floor of the White House showing original floor plan with additions made in 1823, 1826, and 1829. Forms part of: Mrs. H.S. Owen Collection, 1891-1925 (Library of Congress).

Jacques Casanova de Seingalt a l'âge de 63 ans

Head-and-shoulders portrait, in oval, right profile. Illus. in: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seinhalt, the prince of adventurers. London : Chapman and Hall, limited, 1902, vol. 1, frontispiece. Ref. copy ... More

[Shakespeare Tavern, 1820] / S. Hollyer., engraving, Library of Congre...

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Ernest Haskell - Castro House - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan...

General Castro's old adobe house in San Juan Baptista, California. Ernest Haskell (American, Woodstock, Connecticut 1876–1925 West Point, Maine)

Book illustration - Interior of gateway at Labna. Book by John Lloyd S...

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Henry Bryan Hall - Chris Gadsden.

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Plan of the city of New York, in North America. Surveyed in the years ...

The surrender of Earl Cornwallis (Lieutenant-General of the British Ar...

Print shows General Charles O'Hara, representing General Cornwallis, handing sword to George comte de Rochambeau who is standing with George Washington. Engraved for Barnard's New complete & authentic history ... More

Major General Andrew Jackson, President of the United States / painted...

Andrew Jackson, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, leaning on horse. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Jackson, Andrew In Uniform Bust. Published in: Presidential Pets / Niall Kelly (1992), p. 18.

Athanasius Kircher - Mausolæum Simendÿ prisci regis Ægipti.

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Military Uniforms: Belgium, Cuirassier

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[Dartmouth Shore in the Harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia.]

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Athanasius Kircher - Colossus Solis apud Rhodios.

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James Barton Longacre - Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

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Henry Bryan Hall - Gov. Isaac Shelby.

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Battle of Long Island. - Public domain dedication image

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Francis Lister Hawks, D.D., L.L.D.

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Fox hunting. [George Washington and Lord Fairfax.]

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Washington and Gist visit Queen Aliquippa.

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The Hundred Guilder Print, Rembrandt van Rijn

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Samuel Cousins - William Shakespeare, 19th century

William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain reproduction of artwork in Metropolitan Museum of Art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Anatomie du gladiateur combattant applicable aux beaux arts, ou Traité...

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Illustration from Alchemy Book - An old book with a picture of a man a...

Alchemy was "chemistry" before the periodic table. It was believed that combining the four basic properties (earth, fire, air, and water) in certain ratios could produce iron, gold, booze, and even life itself.... More

Illustration from Alchemy Book - An old book with a picture of a man h...

Alchemy was "chemistry" before the periodic table. It was believed that combining the four basic properties (earth, fire, air, and water) in certain ratios could produce iron, gold, booze, and even life itself.... More

Book cover. Illustration from Alchemy Book

Alchemy was "chemistry" before the periodic table. It was believed that combining the four basic properties (earth, fire, air, and water) in certain ratios could produce iron, gold, booze, and even life itself.... More

Bishop and alchemists. Illustration from Alchemy Book

Alchemy was "chemistry" before the periodic table. It was believed that combining the four basic properties (earth, fire, air, and water) in certain ratios could produce iron, gold, booze, and even life itself.... More

Enigme joyeuse pour les bons esprits, 1615 - Illustration - 009

Français : Illustrations pour Enigme joyeuse pour les bons esprits Public domain photograph of 17th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caelestinus IV. Celestino IV - Public domain portrait engraving

Italiano: Calcografia in Giovanni Battista Cavalieri, Pontificum Romanorum effigies, Roma, Basa Domenico\Zanetti Francesco, 1580.

Nicolaus III. Niccolò III - Public domain portrait engraving

Italiano: Calcografia in Giovanni Battista Cavalieri, Pontificum Romanorum effigies, Roma, Basa Domenico\Zanetti Francesco, 1580.

Vitellius Aulus - Public domain portrait engraving

Italiano: Calcografia in Giovanni Battista Cavalieri & Thomas Treterus, Romanorum imperatorum effigies, Roma, Vincenzo Accolti, 1583.

PPN663957931 Bildnis von Johannes Glüsing

Deutsch: Bildnis von Johannes Glüsing Public domain scan of 16th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry Fletcher - Twelve Months of Flowers- December - 1942.254 - Cleve...

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Martin Schongauer - The Virgin of the Annunciation - 1953.264 - Clevel...

This engraving is half of a two-print scene depicting the Annunciation to the Virgin, when the angel Gabriel told Mary she would miraculously give birth to the Son of God. Presumably buyers could purchase the p... More

Claude Louis Desrais - Demoiselle en caracot de taffetas

Plate 72 from Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français. 12e. Cahier des Costumes Français, 6e Suite d'Habillemens à la mode en 1778.

Samuel Weishun - Arolsen Klebeband 02 077

Grafik aus dem Klebeband Nr. 2 der Fürstlich Waldeckschen Hofbibliothek Arolsen Motiv: Kurfürst Johann Georg I. von Sachsen zu Pferde