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The Virgin, Child, and St. John the Baptist / G.R., In., B.C. Eq.F., 1...

Print shows Mary and infant Jesus with young St. John the Baptist. Title from Graphic sampler / compiled by Renata V. Shaw, Prints and Photographs Division. Washington : Library of Congress, 1979, p. 28. Print ... More

Avvertimento circa lombre et lumi

Illus. and text in: Della pittura e della statua / Leone Battista Alberti, in Leonardo da Vinci. Trattato della pittura. Parigi : Apresso G. Langlois, 1651, p. 89. Published in: The tradition of science / Leona... More

Archangel Michael Monastery, Archangel Cathedral (1653-56), interior, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cathedral or church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Archangel Michael Monastery, Archangel Cathedral (1653-56), interior, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a religious building interior, church, cathedral, hall, 17th, 18th, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cathedral of the Transfiguration (1668-70s), interior, icon screen, Be...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Engraved frontispiece showing 5 cooking scenes and title page of Hann...

Illus. in: Hannah Wolley, The Queen-like Closet, or, Rich cabinet. London, 1672. Reference copy may be in LCQJ, Spring 1981, p. 84. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card trac... More

[Title page illus. with scenes of piratical barbarity]

Illus. in: De Americaensche zee-roovers [Pirates of America] by A.O. Exquemelin. Publ. Amsterdam, 1678. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Pirates.

Ioannes Ab Eyck pictor / E. de Boulonois fecit.

Jan Van Eyck, half-length portrait, facing right. Illus. from: Académie des sciences et des arts ... / Isaac Bullart. Brusselle : Foppens, 1682-1695, Liv. VI, p. 379. LeBlanc, Boulonois no. 43

Church of the Presentation of the Virgin (1688-93), interior, icon scr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eigentlicher Abriss und umständlicher Bericht des hitzigen Treffens de...

Birds-eye view print shows scene of battle between forces on horseback with some riders carrying standards of the crescent moon, fallen horses and fallen riders in the foreground. Behind are troops of soldiers ... More

DCM 1429: Barlassina & Billoro Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Nickel silver.; 68 cm. Key Holes System: 15 keys, simple system (9 keys plus key plates for the 6 principal rank toneholes). Mark Maximum: BARLASSINA / & / BILLORO / MILANO ... More

[Diagram of the first battery, which was made of alternating metal lay...

Illus. in: On the electricity excited by the mere contact of conducting substances ... / Alessandro Volta. In Royal Society of London. Philosophical transactions. v. 90, pt. 2. London : Printed by W. Bulmer ...... More

Das Weisskunigs Erfahrung in Mummerei (Of the White King's Introducti...

German (artist nationality) painter and woodcut designer (artist role) Recto: l. c.: (initials in border of tablecloth) H B ; l. l.: (in pencil) H B Wm ; l. c.: (arrow, pointing upward) ; verso: (in pencil) l. ... More

DCM 0670: Claude Laurent Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass, frosted inside with fluted exterior, mother-of-pearl cap, silver keys, ferrules.; 67.3 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, round flat flaps on flanges bolted to body ... More

Photo of DCM 0367a: Anonymous Panpipes - Public domain dedication

See DCM 366, Notes. DCM ledger: "These instruments [367a-b] play the principal melody, not in unison, but in thirds. The two lower tones are often omitted in instruments for this part. The highest tones are dif... More

Photo of DCM 1673: Anonymous Flute Swab - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute Swab Medium: Public domain photo of museum object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contain... More

Unveiling Edmund Burke statue, 10/12/22

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oil painting "Amsterdam" at Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New ...

Public domain photo of American art painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Musical Instruments - DCM 1618: Anonymous Transverse Flute

Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Bamboo, partially painted black and green, with painted area scratched or carved away for natural bamboo color.; 38.1 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus 4 vent holes... More

Rectory school, Hamden, Conn.

Public domain image of an English park, classical architecture, outdoors, romantic landscape, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

[Silhouette of man facing left, no. 4]

Bust silhouette portrait shows unidentified man facing left. His hair stops just above his collar. A lock of hair hangs over his forehead.

Louis Pecour, engraving, Library of Congress

Public domain reproduction of art print, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Mr. Dimond as Philaster - Public domain portrait engraving

Public domain reproduction of art print, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

DCM 0118: George Winfield Haynes Flute in Low F (Alto or Bass in F)

DCM ledger: "The tube is made of Mexican silver dollars, which cost 43 cents per dollar. Head joint is seamless, made of hollow ingot, bored, turned, and drawn on special hydraulic draw-bench. Tube has the firs... More

DCM 0717: Claude Laurent Flute in C

Safety lock at head joint. DCM ledger: "Seems to be identical with Victoria and Albert specimen, dated 1815." Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass, frosted inside, fluted exterior, mother-of-pearl ca... More

[John Wesley M.H.] / J. Faber, fecit.

Title from shelflist card. Inscription below portrait: Fellow of Lincoln Colledge Oxford. Jno. Williams, pinxt. J. Faber, fecit. On shelflist card: Printed for and sold by Robt. Sayer ... . Stamp on verso: depo... More

DCM 0104: Wünnenberg Dual-Use Flute Head Joint

Head joint with nearly 180 degree U-bend followed by a nearly right angle bend for vertical holding (patent no. 49789). The basic curved unit terminates in a tenon which fits into either a standard metal cylind... More

De stadt Nyborg veroverdt door de Hr. Michiel de Ruiter, en 't slaan d...

Print shows the liberation of Nyborg, Denmark, by the Dutch fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter; shows a bird's-eye view of the walled city of Nyborg in the upper left with the Danish army... More

Matrimony in perfection. Or, "The grey mare the better horse", British...

Stocky woman holding up fist to skinny man, with boy pulling at this coattail and woman behind him holding a broom over his head. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). This r... More

DCM 0606: Noë frères Flute in C

The three body joint tenons have nickel silver strengthening ferrules both at the end and at the shoulder. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys, ivory ferrules and cork-setting mechanism. Cap ... More

[Title page with vignettes of pirate scenes]

Engraving by C. Hugberts. Illus. in: Historie de Boecaniers of Vreybuyters van America (Amsterdam, 1700) title page. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Publ. Ind... More

DCM 0061: Boehm & Mendler Flute in D-flat

Instrument type: Flute in D-flat Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver ribs, and silver or silver-plated keys and ferrules.; 50.05 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, post and rod. Mark Maximum: BOEHM & M... More

DCM 1437: Henry Pourcelle, tradename for Bruno, importer in New York C...

Instrument type: Clarinet in E-flat Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver.; 41.6 cm. Key Holes System: Simple system, right hand finger rings, sometimes called Albert System. See "Meyer-Albert Systematic Misnomers... More

Le Fluteur (The Flutist) - Public domain scenic engraving

after a painting by Alexis Grimou, painter, 1678-1733 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Grimou, Alexis, 1678-1733 (original artist) Recto: l. l.: (just beneath image) Peint par G... More

Diagrammatic designs for gun carriage Sc., T&W Schleuer

Print shows the designs for the inner workings of a cannon. Gift; Col. J.R. Lovell; 8-9-46 Stamped in lower left: Copy 5. Portions torn away from top of print. Two versions on same mat. On same mat with LC-DIG... More

DCM 0179: Maino & Orsi Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebonite, nickel silver ferrules.; 53cm. Key Holes System: Giorgi system, to low D. See DCM 112. Mark Maximum: MAINO E ORSI / MILANO (inside oval shield) / DI / PROF. R. ORSI... More

DCM 0240: Boehm & Greve Flute in C

Each tenon strengthened with silver ferrule. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver head joint tuning slide components and silver ferrules.; 66.3 cm. Key Holes System: 9 keys, round flat flaps, post... More

DCM 1287: William Sherman Haynes Flute

DCM ledger: "Designed for lecture demonstrations, on harmonic tones, and complex quality due to overtones.... Only tones: C, C#, D." Instrument type: Flute Medium: Silver.; 67.7 cm. Key Holes System: 2 keys, f... More

[Man with a sword walking toward the left]

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

N.J. Conté. Obrist der Infanterie, Mitglied des Aegyptischen Instituts...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Nicolas Conté, who experimented with the use of hydrogen for balloons. Tissandier collection.

DCM 0220: Ubaldo Luvoni Piccolo in C

Unusual, including a separate foot joint. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Ebony(?), nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head and key blocks.; 31.2 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flat flaps,... 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

Bloomsbury, Outbuilding, 1707 Lyttleton Street, Camden, Kershaw County...

Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Daimyō gyōretsu no ezu - Public domain textile drawing

Print shows a long procession of men (nobility or government officials) on foot. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: horizontal Ob... More

Haha to ko, print by Sukenobu Nishikawa

Print shows a mother and her son with an open book; the boy is resting on top of the book, preventing his mother from reading it. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo pr... More

Arbre du café dessiné en Arabie sur le naturel

Illustration showing coffee tree. Illus. in: Voyage de l'Arabie heureuse, par l'Ocean ... / Jean de La Roque, 1716, p. 234.N. Bitting Collection.

[Project for a circular arcade. Perspective rendering]

Sketch plan of arcade on verso. Item conserved and/or rehoused. See Supplementary Material for prior mats and mounts. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Gift; Kenneth H. Walker; 1999; (DLC/PP-2000:029). Unprocessed... More

De inventeur der windnegotie, op zyn zegekar, British Cartoon Print

"This engraved satire on the Mississippi Company and other financial bubbles of 1720 is No. 55 in vol. i. of "Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid", a collection of Dutch satires on these schemes..." (Source: Step... More

[Soga Goro making puns] - Public domain drawing

Print shows one of the Soga brothers, Goro (Tokimune), dressed as a warrior surrounded by text containing puns. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Ueno ikenohata sakura no hanami no kei

Print shows many people in a pavilion and in Ueno Park viewing blossoms on cherry trees. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Uki-e... More

Chemical furnaces. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a variety of different types of chemical furnaces, such as an "athanor, digesting furnace, balneum mariæ, sand-furnace, melting-furnace, elliptic furnace, [and] parabolic furnace." Illus. in: A new... More

[Church of SS. Claudius and Andrew of the Burgundians, Rome, Italy. Fa...

Item conserved and/or rehoused. See Supplementary Material for prior mats and mounts. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Gift; Kenneth H. Walker; 1999; (DLC/PP-2000:029). Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2000:029, no. 14. C... More

François Boucher - Watteau, par la Nature, ... sous des traits si gala...

Watteau, half-length portrait, facing left, holding paint brush. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Resolution des Indiens, & leur fortir de l'étang]

Resolution of the Indians and their coming out of the pond. Illus. in: Histoire de la conquete de la Floride /par Ferdinand de Soto. Composée en Espagnol par L'Inca Garcillasso de la Vega. Tome premier. Aleide ... More

The solemnization of the marriage between Louis XIV, King of France, a...

Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection. LeBlanc, no. 99. Public domain scan of French 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Capt. Edward England, engraving, Library of Congress

Portrait of England standing on shore with burning ship in background. Illus. in: Charles Johnson, History of Most Famous Highway Men. London, 1734. Reference copy may be in LOT 9351. This record contains unver... More

Capt. Avery and his crew taking one of the Great Mogul's ships

Capt. Avery standing, holding sword; battle between 2 ships in background. Engraving by W. Pritchard after William Telt. Illus. in: Charles Johnson, History of Most Famous Highway Men, 1734. Reference copy may ... More

[Ming shi san ling tu]. - Public domain dedication image

Not drawn to scale. Title supplied. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Relief shown pictorially. Pictorial map. Brush-and-ink and watercolor. Shows panoramic view of the 13 tombs of the Ming emperors. ... More

[Frontispiece and title page of Richard Bradley's "The Country Housewi...

Engraving by Stuart. Illus. in: Rare Book Collection. Reference copy may be in LCQJ, Spring 1981, p. 96. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: England; Farms; Cooke... More

Church of the Intercession (1743, 1761), interior, view east with uppe...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an architectural element, dome, cathedral, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[The black knight], Okumura Masanobu - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man, possibly an actor or a samurai, with sword, holding an umbrella, wearing a black kimono and geta. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich - [Castle in ruins]

Marsh collection. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Decoration du Bal Masqué donné par le roy ... / C.N. Cochin filius del...

Decorations at the masked ball given by King Louis XV of France in February 1745, on the occasion of the marriage of his son, the Dauphin, to Marie Therese of Spain; also visible, ballroom interior and numerous... More

[Akaki kinran (gold brocade with red background)] [Shiro aya (white tw...

Drawings show stylized patterned designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: David Murray co... More

[Ra (Usumono gauze weave)] [Sha gauze weave with stripes].

Drawings show two weaving patterns. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms pa... More

[An elderly man, seen from behind, bathing in a wooden tub]

Title devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

[Lotus in the wind, with detail of lotus pod]

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Ehon noyamagusa : Illustrated book of mountain grasses. Format:... More

[Vines and daffodils], Yasukuni Tachibana - Ukiyo e print

Kiyomitsu Torii - Bandō hikosaburō - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Bandō Hikosaburō, an actor, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: Hosoban... More

A plan of the harbour and town of Louisbourg in the Island of Cape Bre...

Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north to the upper right. Appears in An authentic account of the reduction of Louisbourg, in June and July 1758. London : W. Owen, 1758. LC Maps and charts of North Ameri... More

Kiyomitsu Torii - Ichimura kamezo no kyo no jirō

Print shows the actor Ichimura Kamezo performing a fan dance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hosoban Benizuri-e. Forms part o... More

Charles Willson Peale - [Silhouette of man facing left, no. 11]

Bust silhouette portrait shows an unidentified man facing left. His hair does not reach his collar. A lock of hair hangs over his forehead. Faint blind stamp below image indecipherable, possibly reads: Museum.... More

The election, a medley, humbly inscribed to Squire Lilliput, professor...

Cartoon shows the old courthouse in Philadelphia during the October 1, 1764 election where a line of men wait at the steps on the right to enter the courthouse and cast their votes; in the foreground, many men,... More

[Two women gathering lotus blossoms], Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print...

Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Futon no naka no yūjo to kyaku - Public domain drawing

Print shows a screen enclosing a man with a courtesan on a bed. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: horizontal Chuban Nishikie. ... More

The Scots triumph, or a peep behind the curtain, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows the entrance to a large building furnished with columns, from which heavy curtains are suspended. In the distance is the dome of St. Paul's to signify that the scene is in London. A coach, which i... More

Jan van Jagen - Ierusalem. Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown pictorially. Includes index. Includes nine illustrations. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Paul Revere - [Britannia frees the dove of peace]

Newspaper masthead illustration showing Britannia freeing the dove of peace. Illus. in: The Boston Gazette, and Country Journal, no. 769 (1770 January 1), title page. Published in: The American Revolution in d... More

Canoes of Oonalashka / Webber del. ; Birrell sc.

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Public domain photograph of a small watercraft, canoe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Natche, a ceremony in honour of the Kings son in Tongataboo [i.e. ...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

Nidaime ichikawa monnosuke - Public domain portrait print

Print shows the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II, full-length portrait, facing left, standing on snow-covered veranda.

Myra Newell silhouette, American

Bust portrait silhouette of a young girl identified as "Myra Newell", facing right. Inscribed in ink at top center: 7. Inscribed in ink at botom left: Myra Newell. (DLC/PP-1998:151.27, .28, .29) Forms part of:... More

A View of Christmas Harbour, in Kerguelen's Land / Webber del. ; Cook ...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Minazuki, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows a man sitting on a bench at a teahouse overlooking the Sumida River, the waitress standing before him holding a fan and teapot, is looking over her left shoulder. Title and other descriptive informa... More

Mrs. Newell silhouette, American

Bust portrait silhouette of woman identified as "Mrs. Newell", facing left. She wears a bonnet with ribbon at top and fastened beneath the chin. Inscribed in ink at top center: Mrs. Newell. (DLC/PP-1998:151.27... More

Utagawa Toyoharu - Ukie shin-yoshiwara sōjimai no zu

Print shows many women gathering together, some still entertaining men, in a large open hall in the Shin-Yoshiwara pleasure district of Tokyo. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spo... More

Bunker's Hill on N. York Island

Drawing shows distant view of wooded landscape with a few buildings. Inscriptions on front are difficult to decipher. Inscribed in ink on the back: Montresor. Possibly owned or drawn by John Montrésor, British... More

Jūgo ōshō - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows Wang Xiang as a child outdoors with two fish on a frozen river in a snow covered landscape.

Saru o nerau washi - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Komusō, Isoda Koryūsai - Public domain drawing

Print shows a woman standing beneath a wisteria tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae Nishikie. Forms part of: Japane... More

Liberty triumphant; or the downfall of oppression

Political cartoon shows New England colonists' response to the British Tea Tax, enacted by Lord North's ministry in 1773, superimposed over a map of the Northern and Middle British Colonies. Probably published... More

Mutual accusation / Mr. Bunbury, del. ; Js. Bretherton, f.

"Two quack doctors (left) are having a heated altercation in a street or square outside their respective houses..." (Source: George)

Rakugan Matsubaya Somenosuke, Isoda Koryūsai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Somenosuke, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, with two attendants/trainees. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in... More

Hako chotin o motsu nidaime ichikawa monnosuke, Shunsh Katsukawa

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: one of a set of Hosoban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Ichimuraza no mae no iroko - Public domain drawing

Print shows two young men dreaming about acting at the theater. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ban Nishikie. Forms p... More

Shinpan ukie shiba shinmeigū no zu

Print shows people entering the Shiba Shinmei Shrine and on the streets and in shops around the shrine.

A perspective view of the salt works in Salisbury, New England

Print shows view of a salt works on the Merrimack River, near Newburyport, Massachusetts, with large meadow in the foreground. Engrav'd for the Penna. Magazine. Illus. in: The Pennsylvania Magazine: or America... More

Commodore Hopkins, commander in chief of the American Fleet, British C...

Print shows Esek Hopkins, three-quarter length portrait, wearing uniform, standing, facing front, with sword drawn during naval engagement; ships in background display "Dont tread upon me" and "Liberty Tree - A... More

The hon. John Hancock, Esq. - president of the honourable the Continen...

Print shows left profile bust portrait of John Hancock between text on "The Character of a Patriot." Illus. in: Bickerstaff's Boston almanack, ... (Boston, Mass.). Boston : 1777, p. 3. Published in: The Americ... More

The taking of Miss Mud I'land, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a female figure as the Mud Island fortress, Fort Mifflin, with two flags on her bonnet, astride a cannon firing on the British warship "Isis"; also show the "Somerset", "Roebuck", "Eagle", and the "... More

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