Freeing of the galley slaves
One of six illustrations for a projected Spanish language edition of Don Quixote that Hogarth and other illustrators were asked to submit by Tonson, the publisher of the work. Don Quixote is freeing convicts in... more
John Wilkes (1727–1797), M.P. for Westminister ("Liberty Wilkes")
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784)
An address to the true-born sons of liberty in the government of the M...
Positive Photostat-- copy 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 36... more
The lord god omnipotent reigneth - let all the earth rejoice! / P. Rev...
Print shows Britannia, wearing crown, seated on a throne and Liberty seated at her feet; behind them, to the left, two ships collide in storm-tossed seas, and on a cloud above them are two angels, the one on th... more
The true sons of liberty and supporters of the non-importation agreeme...
Positive Photostat.; Evans 11097.; Title. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 4 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection;... more
[Britannia, full-length portrait, left profile, seated, holding olive ...
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: Continued corruption, standing armies, and popular contents considered ... / William Bollan. London : Printed by J. Almon, 1768, frontispiece. Published in: The Americ... more
Punch Bowl
This bowl displays portraits copied from a broadside printed in London in June 1768. The portraits depict the Englishmen John Wilkes (left), an outspoken advocate of political reform and American liberty, and L... more
William Jackson, an importer; at the Brazen Head, North side of the To...
Positive Photostat.; Jackson, William.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfo... more
To the sons of liberty in this City. Gentlemen. It's well known, that ...
On verso, Copy 1: S; Feb 3, 1770; N.Y.H.S.; On recto, Copy 2: 1770, Feb 3; 15. This item has been renumbered from Portfolio 104, Folder 8a. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms... more
New York. January 8, [1770]. All the real friends of liberty, and our ...
Imprint 2.; Election by ballot.; On verso: S; Jan 2, 1770. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; ... more
[Arms] The speech of the statute of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl ...
Positive Photostat. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 104, Folder 14.
A card. Number 1. A member of the Church of England, and A Son of Libe...
Positive Photostat. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 104, Folder 16.
Jefferies, in the character of Atropos, cutting the thread of English ...
Print shows King John seated at a small table outside his tent, signing Magna Carta, behind him stand by two bishops. Four men are pulling a rope, the "thread of English Liberty", which is attached to King John... more
A letter to the majority of the General Assembly of Liliput. Before yo...
Imprint 3.; On verso: S; 1768 ?. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 104, Folder 31.
New-York, November 5, 1773. To the friends of liberty, and commerce, G...
Evans 12711.; On verso: S; Nov 5, 1773. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 105, Folder 9e.
To the freeborn citizens of New-York. Gentlemen. As I conclude every i...
Imprint 3.; On verso: S; July 11, 1774. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 106, Folder 15.
Advertisement. The enemies of the liberty of America, being unwearied ...
Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 106, Folder 10.
To the respectable public. Have a good end in view, and pursue it. Eve...
Imprint 3.; On verso: S; July 25, 1774. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 106, Folder 25.
At a meeting of the True Sons of Liberty, in the City of New-York, Jul...
Imprint 2.; True sons of Liberty.; On verso: S; July 27, 1774. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collecti... more
New-York, June 22, 1774. Whereas it is reported, that an effigy or eff...
Friends of Liberty.; Imprint 3.; On verso: S; June 22, 1774. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection... more
Committee-Chamber, New York, May 12, 1775. Whereas the friends of libe...
On verso: S; May 12, 1775. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 108, Folder 20.
The following letter was some nights ago thrown in among the sons of L...
Sons of liberty.; Imprint 3.; On verso: S; Mch 17, 1775. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Po... more
A certain cabinet junto / P. Revere, sc.
Print shows King George III, speechless (his caption balloon is empty), seated on the right in a high-backed chair at a table, with Lord North seated opposite presenting a paper to the King that states "for the... more
New York, April 28, 1775. To the public. At a meeting of a great numbe...
Imprint 2.; Not in Evans.; On verso: S. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 108, Folder 11.
[Liberty triumphs over Tyranny] / Isaac Taylor del et sculp.
Print shows a female figure holding staff topped with liberty cap, representing Liberty, standing over Tyranny in a pastoral setting.
The following persons are nominated by the Sons of liberty, to represe...
Evans 14033.; On verso: S; Apr 28, 1775. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 108, Folder 9a.
To the Free-Holders of New-Town. My friends and fellow-townsmen! We ar...
Imprint 2.; On verso: S; Apr 3, 1775. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 108, Folder 1.
The Provincial Congress at their meeting having unanimously chosen the...
Evans 14416.; On verso: Apr 22, 1775. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 108, Folder 4a.
The following was written with and expectation that I should have the ...
Positive Photostat.; Stamped on verso: 595. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collectio... more
The liberty of the subject
"A press-gang at work in a London street, at the end of which appears the dome of St. Paul's..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires pr... more
The present state of Great Britain / J. Phillips fecit.
Print shows a man representing Great Britain, half-asleep, holding a staff topped with a liberty cap which a Native, representing America, is attempting to remove; a Dutchman on his knees before Great Britain i... more
American Liberty (Libertas Americana)
Medalist: Augustin Dupré (French, Saint-Étienne 1748–1833 Armentières-en-Brie)
American Liberty
Medalist: Augustin Dupré (French, Saint-Étienne 1748–1833 Armentières-en-Brie)
Peace, liberty, and independence. Philadelphia, March 24, 1783. His Mo...
Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 28, Folder 17.
[Allegory: Nature stands ready to strike the lyre, as Liberty presents...
Engraving by John Norman. Illus. in: Boston Magazine, Apr. 1784. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Publ. Ind.; Pres.; Allegory; Liberty; Nature; Fame; Astrea.
[Allegorical scene showing female figure on pedestal, holding staff wi...
Mitchell collection of American book illustrations and portrait prints Formerly found in: PGA - Thackara, no. 4 Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1921:R01, Container 16.
- Once more- for the- liberties of the people of America. The present ...
Positive Photostat.; Imprint 2.; Political campaign.; On verso, Copy 1: Apr 2, 1788.; On verso, Copy 2 and Copy 3: {stamp} Gift Herbert Putnam Sept, 22 1938. {stamp} ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTI... more
Revolution, or Johnny Bull in France
Print shows a large bull labeled "Tiers Etat - Orleans" referring to Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'Orleans, tossing Marie Antoinette into the air as Louis XVI kneels in prayer on the left; standing behind the bu... more
Confederation Nationale du 14 Juillet 1790 Aux deux soutiens de la lib...
Print shows a central scene at the National Federation festivities recognizing the union of the three estates with a display on a tiered stage illuminated by torches and with many figures making salutory gestur... more
Ha je seront ben content quand j'aurons tous ces papiers la - le treso...
Print shows a cleric, an aristocrat, and a member of the Third Estate who is pulling on a rope tied to a bundle of papers including the "Nouvelle Constitution" and "Vœux de la Nation" which are held aloft by a ... more
The Spirit of Liberty Establishes the Empire of Wisdom on Earth
After Pierre Paul Prud'hon (French, Cluny 1758–1823 Paris)
Notes with a studies for the Column of Liberty (Frihedstøtten)
Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (Danish, Copenhangen 1743–1809 Frederiksdal)
French Liberty – British Slavery
James Gillray (British, Chelsea 1756–1815 London)
The Genius of the Ladies Magazine, accompanied by the Genius of Emulat...
Allegorical scene. Engraving by Thackara and Vallance. Illus. in: Lady's Magazine, 1792 Dec., v. 1, no. 1, frontispiece. Reference copy may be in SSF (Gr) - Women Rights of Women. This record contains unverifie... more
To the farmers and traders in the State of New-York. The Corporation o...
Imprint 2.; Not in Evans.; Title.; On verso: 10; B. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfol... more
French liberty
Print shows, on the right "Liberty is torn from her Temple by a hired band of Ruffians bound & going to be Sacrificed to the rage of these Ignorant People; ..." and on the left, artists and artisans, a mother w... more
All able bodied seamen who are willing to engage in the cause of Liber...
Cut of ship at head of page has caption: They steer to Liberty's shores.; Removed from the Papers of E. C. Genet.; On verso: 2-92-27.5; and 315842, 4F65 Available also through the Library of Congress web site ... more
The Zenith of French Glory; - the Pinnacle of Liberty
James Gillray (British, Chelsea 1756–1815 London)
Vue de la montagne elevée au champ de la reunion
Print shows the Festival of the Supreme Being, inspired by Robespierre, planned by Jacques Louis David, to commemorate the second year of the Republic; a female figure, representing France, riding on a cart wit... more
Dr. Benjamin Franklin / engrav'd by P.R. Maverick, 65 Liberty Street.
Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing fur hat and spectacles, facing left, in oval tied with a ribbon at top and festooned with ivy. Title from item. Published in: The American Rev... more
A description of a monument designed to perpetuate the memory of Ameri...
Imprint 1. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 222, Folder 3. Copy scanned: 1
Liberty. In the form of the goddess of youth; giving support to the ba...
An allegory of American liberty. Liberty, represented by a maiden in the form of the goddess Hebe, offers a cup to an eagle descending from the upper left. With her right foot she treads on chains, a scepter, a... more
Second Regiment, Hudson Brigade, First Division, Hudson County State M...
Print shows a certificate of membership in the Second Regiment, Hudson Brigade, First Division, Hudson County State Militia, with George Washington standing on pedestal on the left and Liberty standing on the r... more
Liberty
Chinese Painter Made in China
Map from "Jefferson's notes on the State of Virginia; With the Appendi...
This image has been taken from scan 000255 from "Jefferson's notes on the State of Virginia; With the Appendixes ... To which is subjoined a sublime and argumentative dissertation on Mr. Jefferson's Religious p... more
map from "[Jefferson's notes on the State of Virginia; With the Append...
This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "[Jefferson's notes on the State of Virginia; With the Appendixes ... To which is subjoined a sublime and argumentative dissertation on Mr. Jefferson's Religious ... more
map from "[Jefferson's notes on the State of Virginia; With the Append...
This image has been taken from scan 000019 from "[Jefferson's notes on the State of Virginia; With the Appendixes ... To which is subjoined a sublime and argumentative dissertation on Mr. Jefferson's Religious ... more
Norwich, (Conn) July 30, 1802. Sir, Presuming you to be a gentleman wh...
Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 4, Folder 18.
To the inhabitants of Staten-Island. Fellow-countrymen. We are hasteni...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 113, Folder 5b.
Francis Pic, in the rear of Colonel Gamble's store, on the Main Street...
Imprint 2.; Millinery. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 181, Folder 16.
Infant Liberty nursed by Mother Mob
Baby being breast-fed whiskey - political cartoon. Engraving by Leney after drawing by Tisdale. Illus. in: The Echo, with other Poems, N.Y., 1807, oppos. p. 7. Ref. copy may be in SSF (Gr) - CARTOONS AMERICAN 1... more
A tid rei, for tories. Free men attend to what your friend a Republica...
Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 113, Folder 32. Copy... more
Liberty Figure; Fleeing Nude Female Figure with Putti (from Sketchbook...
Thomas Sully (American, Horncastle, Lincolnshire 1783–1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
The Royal family of Lancaster ... Down with treason, tyranny, and corr...
Political broadside urging the people to vote for Joseph Hiester instead of William Findlay.; 1160 C 2 4 F 44.; Rec. R. B. May 1944.; On verso: 1160C2 4F44. Available also through the Library of Congress web s... more
The first great Western empire: or, the United States of America
A patriotic broadside illustrated with emblems of the United States composed chiefly of typographic elements. A large central framework incorporates a small "Temple of Freedom" surmounted by a small Liberty fi... more
Liberty and peace. A song [Cuts] [Two columns of verse] [1815].
Positive Photostat.; Verse.; War of 1812 ballad. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 5... more
The Massacre of Peterloo! Or a specimen of English liberty, August 16t...
Print showing the Manchester Yeomanry slashing and beating a crowd gathered to demand parliamentary reform as the Riot Act is read from a window. Title from item. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British... more
[Title page of The Poetical Works of John Trumbull, Hartford, 1820, il...
/ E Tisdale, del.; W.H. Bassett fc. Engraving by W.H. Bassett after drawing by E. Tisdale. Illus. in: The Poetical Works of John Trumbull, Hartford, 1820. Ref. copy may be in SSF (Gr) - PATRIOTISM 1820. This re... more
Irish march of intellect; or, the happy result of emancipation / A Sha...
Print shows a bare-foot Irish man and his son in the chamber of an English lord. Hoping to get his son placed as an apprentice, he introduces him to the English lord who is sitting in a chair, wearing wig and robe.
Sir. Having been appointed by a public meeting held in this city, a Co...
Clay, Henry.; On verso: a. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 152, Folder 23.
Letter from Thomas Jefferson, to Mr. Weightman, late Mayor of Washingt...
An allegory of printing and liberty, illustrating a broadside of a June 24, 1826, letter from Thomas Jefferson on American democracy. The female figure of Liberty displays to the Four Continents the art of prin... more
Figure Studies, related to "Liberty Leading the People"
Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
map from "Illustrations of the site and neighbourhood of the New Post ...
This image has been taken from scan 000025 from "Illustrations of the site and neighbourhood of the New Post Office. Comprehending antiquarian notices of St. Martin's-le-Grand and its Liberty ... With an append... more
Study of Bodies "Liberty Leading the People"
Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
map from "Illustrations of the site and neighbourhood of the New Post ...
This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "Illustrations of the site and neighbourhood of the New Post Office. Comprehending antiquarian notices of St. Martin's-le-Grand and its Liberty ... With an append... more
County convention. Liberty and justice. The Dutchess County anti-slave...
Lower half wanting. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 118, Folder 40.
Explosion of Biddle & Cos. Congress water fount
A satire on the failure of the combined efforts of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Calhoun, and Nicholas Biddle to thwart Andrew Jackson's treasury policy. In 1833 Jackson ordered that federal deposits be remo... more
Read electors! The sentiments of the firm friend of liberty, Dr. Willi...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 118, Folder 16.
Southern ideas of liberty
An imaginative portrayal of the violent suppression of abolitionist propagandizing and insurrectionism in the South. The print may have been stimulated by several instances during the early 1830s of hanging, ta... more
The eagle of liberty strangling the serpent of corruption. True Americ...
Reference copy may be in LOT 4406 (1836). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Liberty; Pres. Contests; Politics, Corr.; Eagle (Amer.); Shelf.
Democratic ticket. Liberty & equal rights
An illustrated election ticket for Martin Van Buren and Richard M. Johnson, listing Ohio's Democratic electors for the presidential race of 1836. The ticket is illustrated with a wood-engraving of Van Buren as... more