A View of the East Side of London Bridge in the Year 1827, from a Draw...
View of the east front of London Bridge; in bottom left corner a dog sits by an over-turned empty barrel and a large square parcel, the back of a sailing boat to the left next to three wooden barges by the bank... More
Alexandre Brongniart, professeur de minéralogie au Muséum d'Histoire N...
Portrait of French mineralogist Alexandre Brongniart, half-length, looking to front, wearing high-necked shirt and double-breasted jacket Lithograph
At Worms (BM 1878,0511.602) - Drawing. Public domain image.
View of a cobbled street, with two houses at right and a church behind; two figures seated and two standing in front of a door at right, and a woman standing with a basket on her arm at left, talking to a figur... More
Bird's eye view of the South front of Westminster Abbey (BM 1880,1113....
View of Westminster Abbey with the attached buildings and a large road on the left. c.1850 Lithograph
Commerce Anglais (BM 2000,0521.139 1)
Satire showing a fat Chinese man confronted by tall, thin Englishman, who points at box of 'opium'; another Chinese man lies dead on floor besides dog, with troops in background, one man poised to fire a gun; p... More
D Felipe V (BM 1869,0410.1013) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Philip V, King of Spain, short half-length, faceng front, full-face, wearing curled wig, sash and chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece; vignette; monument with crown and mantle below. Lithograph
Der heilige Antonius von Padua (BM 1861,0518.1302)
The vision of St Anthony of Padua; the latter is kneeling in the desert in profile to left holding the Christ child in his arms and kissing it; two putti, one with a lily, the other holding a book to left; five... More
Discrétion! Etude No.2 (BM 1877,0714.18)
Discretion: young woman seen bust-length, seen from behind and turning round to glance at the viewer, a finger to her lips demanding silence. 1827 Lithograph
George Swan Nottage, Esq (BM 1980,U.658.+)
Portrait of George Swan Nottage, bust, face slightly turned and looking to the right, wearing Mayor gown; vignette. Lithograph
Her Majesty the Queen (BM 1902,1011.9370)
Vignette portrait of Queen Victoria; three quarter length, seated, looking to left, holding fan; wearing widow's lisse, pendant miniature around neck; in oval, in frame with Royal Coat of Arms above. Lithograph
Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria (BM 1902,1011.8803)
Group portrait of the moment of crowning at the coronation of Queen Victoria, in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1838; the Queen at centre, in profile to right; seated on King Edward's chair; holding two sceptres an... More
L V. Beethoven (BM 1907,0619.9) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven; nearly half-length, standing to front, with head turned to look to right; wearing open dark jacket, light waistcoat fastened with six buttons, standing collar and ... More
La couseuse (The seamstress) (BM 1866,1114.239)
An elegant young woman shown in profile to left, is seated in a courtyard (?) on a chair by a low wall, and concentrates on her sewing, one foot on a rest; on the ground next to her, a stringed musical instrume... More
My Saviour be thou near me (BM 1922,0710.757)
Woman wearing a robe, standing in front of a pointed arch with light emanating from the top, holds a large cross in her arms as she gazes upwards in rapture; music cover sheet for a work composed by John Blockl... More
Othon, Roi des Grecs. (BM 1895,0617.230)
Portrait of Otto of Greece, bust-length to right, looking to left, wearing a uniform with epaulettes, after a drawing by Giraudeau de St Gervais. 1833 Lithograph
Print (BM 1889,0603.154) - Public domain portrait print
View of a castle on hill top in the right middle distance, with turrets, seen from river in the foreground where traveller sits next to cross and rests, further figures crossing bridge in the left middle distan... More
Print (BM 1899,0706.1 1) - Public domain portrait print
A man's head in profile looking down. 1890s Lithograph
Print (BM 1902,1011.9902) - Public domain portrait print
Interior view of Windsor Castle showing a room with a banquet to the right, plates decorating the back wall; nobleman and women entering the room from a door to the left, walking arm-in-arm and being greeted by... More
Print (BM 1980,U.714) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of William Smith O'Brien, bust-length, facing right, wearing a jacket, waistcoat and cravat; after a daguerreotype by Gluckman; within oval Lithograph on chine collé
Print, music sheet-cover (BM 1922,0710.395)
Music cover sheet for the song 'The Young Coquette'; with portrait of Laura Honey, half length, holding rose and basket of flowers, wearing hat. Lithograph
Santa Ana y la Virgen (BM 1858,0417.873)
St Anne seated with open book on her knees, teaching Virgin Mary to read, after Murillo; two angels with crown of flowers above, sewing basket on the floor and balcony in the background. c.1826/32 Lithograph, ... More
Schaustellung Christi (BM 1870,0813.324)
Facsimile after Beham; Christ shown to the people; frontal view of three-quarter length figure of Christ crowned with thorns, Pilate on the right wearing a turban, a gaoler holding a rod and scourge on the left... More
Sigr. Paganini... (BM 2018,7076.5)
Paganini performing at the King's Theatre, standing full length to left, holding his violin in his left hand and his bow in his right, gazing out at the viewer; dressed in trousers and a tailcoat; behind, the l... More
Sta Maria (BM 1866,1013.459) - Public domain portrait print
Head of the Virgin, with a cloth around her head, looking upwards and crying Lithograph
The late Mr James Braidwood (BM 1865,0114.206)
Portrait of James Braidwood; half length to left; wearing fire brigade uniform and helmet; vignette. Lithograph
Trotula (BM 1896,0511.244) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Trotula, three-quarter length, facing front, wearing a veil and fur armbands; illustration from Delacoux's "Biographie des sages-femmes célèbres, anciennes, modernes et contemporaines" (Paris: Trinq... More
Un quiproquo (BM 1918,0511.336)
Undertaker carrying a coffin and entering a flat where an old couple is having lunch. c.1830/40 Lithograph
Carl August Engelhardt. (BM 1929,0608.53)
Portrait of Carl August Engelhardt in old age; nearly half-length, standing and looking to right, smiling, wearing dark coat over striped jacket and cravat with pin in shape of a lyre; in an oval, within rectan... More
Cheval d'Hanovre (Horse from Hanover) (BM 1868,1114.285)
Horse in a stall, wearing a light rug and halter, the rope held nonchalantly by a groom to right; hay rack above. 1822 Lithograph on chine collé
Cheval Limonier (BM 2004,U.62)
Horse in profile to the left, in a farmyard Lithograph Picryl description: Public domain artwork of horse, equestrian horse riding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Christus mit der Dornenkrone (BM 1852,1009.434)
Christ as the Man of Sorrows, wearing the crown of thorns, head and shoulders looking upwards, after Guido Reni. c.1837 Lithograph on chine collé
Dalhey Castle (BM 1892,0714.22)
Dalkey Castle; View with the towers of ruined castle in the right middle distance, houses to the left, seen across low wall in the foreground, another castle on top of mountain in the right background. Lithograph
Der duldende Erlöser (BM 1852,1009.516)
Christ as the Man of Sorrows, wearing the crown of thorns and holding the rod, head and shoulders looking downwards, after Guido Reni. c.1837 Lithograph on chine collé
Der Herzog Adolph von Geldern (BM 1861,0518.1289)
Samson threatening his father-in-law [Judges 15: 1-3]; the judge standing in front of a door at centre with his right fist raised, three-quarter length directed to right, with beard and long curly hair, an elde... More
Fores's Musical Envelope. (BM 1890,0602.2)
A comic envelope, a parody on new stationary designed for the Post Office by William Mulready, with concert scenes including a singer with an orchestra behind her and two pianists Lithograph
Head of a woman leaning on her hand (BM 1901,0725.41)
Right half of the head of a woman with her hand to her face. 1890/4 Transfer lithograph
La huida á Egipto (BM 1858,0417.818)
Flight into Egypt, after Alessandro Turchi, with the angel standing on the right and pointnig to the left, St Joseph looking at him, and the Virgin and Child on a mule guided by another angel. c.1826/32 Lithog... More
Le Klephte (BM 1876,0510.275) - Drawing. Public domain image.
Greek soldier gesturing to the left whilst addressing a young woman sitting by a fountain. 1830 Lithograph
Leaders of Society (BM 1896,1230.1119)
Portrait of Castalia, Countess Granville; three quarter length, seated on chair to right, holding newspaper with both hands; wearing buttoned gown with bow at neck; vignette; illustration to 'The Whitehall Revi... More
Masques de 1831 (Masks from 1831) (BM 1918,0511.25)
Plate 143, No 71: three rows of five faces each; each face is a caricature of a French politician: Etienne, Guizot, Madier de Montjau, Thiers, Athalin, Lameth, Dupin, Louis Philippe (as a pear), d'Argout, Kerat... More
Mozart. - 1756-1791 (BM 1894,1109.11)
Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; bust-length, directed to left, glancing towards right; wearing wig, open coat and jacket, neckerchief and frill. 1891 Lithograph and letterpress
Newfoundland (BM 1859,0611.270)
Head of a dog to front against a dark background, its body suggested behind, directed slightly to right ; after Abraham Cooper, proof. 1834 Lithograph on chine collé
Nuestra Señora de la Contemplación (Our Lady of Contemplation) (BM 186...
Virgin and Child, half-length in oval; Virgin holding a crown of flowers over the Child asleep, after Guido Reni. c.1825-1836 Lithograph
Print (BM 1867,1214.569) - Public domain portrait painting
Portrait of Lady Mary Dundas (when Lady Nisbet-Hamilton), half-length to left playing harp, looking to front. 1832 Lithograph on chine collé
Print (BM 1886,1012.28) - Public domain portrait drawing
An Egyptian woman looking at herself in a hand mirror, standing, turned slightly to the left, running her hand through her hair. 1851/2 Lithograph on chine collé
Print (BM 1889,0603.156) - Public domain portrait print
View with two cows standing in river on the left, pollard trees on the right bank, fence behind, further trees and mill in the middle distance, ruined abbey in the left foreground seen across path through field... More
Print (BM 1889,0603.158) - Public domain portrait print
Sketches of animals, ferret below with head to the right, lioness head above to the right in profile to the right, three small figures to the left. 1836 Lithograph
Print (BM 1914,0810.222) - Public domain portrait drawing
Portrait of Ferdinand de Lesseps, whole-length, seated on a sofa, hands resting on legs, and looking to the left; coat of arms at upper right. 1885 Lithograph
Print (BM 1914,0810.227) - Public domain portrait drawing
Portrait of Philippe Régnier, Marquis de Massa, whole-length, standing directed to right, wearing top hat, monocle, suit, hands in pockets. c.1885 Lithograph
Print (BM 1917,0523.17) - Public domain portrait print
A dog carrying a game bird in its mouth, with one paw raised; the edge of tree seen at left; beyond, fields. Lithograph
Print (BM 1924,0308.265) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Lady Charlotte Feversham; three quarter length, seated to left; one finger place on cheek; wearing frilled bonnet, lace fcshu and cloak; vignette; Lithograph on chine collé
Print (BM 1924,0308.274) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Isabella Frances Romer; three quarter length, seated in straight-backed chair, in profile to left; hands clasped together on lap; wearing gown with side-slit sleeves; papers and vase of flowers on t... More
Print, book-illustration, almanac (BM 1879,1011.1096)
Border design for the month April of a calendar in an almanach, lettered with 'April' on a tablet below a ribbon and garland at top centre; at bottom of sheet, a windmill standing on the left bank of a river; p... More
Print, book-illustration, almanac (BM 1879,1011.1097)
Border design for the month of May of a calendar in an almanach, lettered with 'May' within a wreath below a ribbon at top centre; at bottom of sheet, a group of young women and men dancing around a maypole bes... More
Print, music sheet-cover (BM 1922,0710.563)
Music cover sheet for the song 'Complaints, or the Ills of Life, with their Remedies'; with portrait of the singer and actor Edward O'Connor Terry; whole length, standing, in costume, including fake up-turned n... More
Sir Isaac Newton (BM 1920,1211.993)
Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton; long half length, to the right, with shoulder length hair, wearing long coat and cravat; after Vanderbank. Lithograph
Study of an old willow tree on the river at Bromham Hall near Bedford....
A willow tree in the foreground, on a small slope, its branches blowing in the wind. 1831 Lithograph
Terrier (BM 1859,0611.260) - Public domain portrait drawing
Head of a terrier, body directed to right, head turned full-face to front, against a dark background with the ends of branches seen above at left; after Abraham Cooper, proof. 1833 Lithograph on chine collé
The Cat's Quadrille (BM 1982,U.841)
Twelve cats in a drawing room, dancing to a harp which one of them is playing. c.1833 Lithograph
The Doctor (BM 1905,0627.1) - Public domain portrait drawing
William Gibbs McNeill Whistler, whole-length, sitting in a chair and holding a glass in his right hand. 1894 Transfer lithograph on thin, transparent transfer paper; chine appliqué
The Spanish Horse (BM 1982,U.1444)
Portrait of a man on horse back, in profile the right, wearing the armour. Lithograph
The tricoloured witches. (BM 1857,1222.131)
No. 133. For description and comment see other impression. 6 June 1831 Lithograph
Tomas Moro (BM 1858,0417.1082) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Sir Thomas More; half-length directed to right, wearing a cap and fur-trimmed coat, paper in his right hand, ring on his left index finger, his right arm resting on a pedestal; after Peter Paul Rube... More
View near St Helens Isle of Wight (BM 1917,1208.2883)
Coastal scene near St Helens, with a figure beside a boat on the shore at centre foreground; rocks at right, wooded hill behind. Lithograph
Vue prise de la terrasse de Mr. H. de Lobel à Parmain l'Ile-Adam (BM 1...
Landscape with trees; this is a view from the terrace of the house of H de Lobel in Parmain L'Ile-Adam, Val d'Oise Lithograph
Wreck of the Pirate Ship 'Drunkard'... (BM 1840,0208.35)
Allegorical seascape with the pirate ship 'Drunkard' shipwrecked at left, deserted by her consort 'Moderation' sailing away behind, some of the crew on a raft and others in the water in the foreground, about to... More
"The Procession of the Flitch of Bacon." (BM 1902,1011.9698)
No. 669 and 670. A procession moving along a street from right towards left, led by young girls scattering flowers before a couple on horseback (Prince Albert and Queen Victoria), attended by two men (Duke of W... More
A simple question (BM 1857,1222.61)
No. 312. Three men seated around a table (Daniel O'Connell, Edward Southwell Ruthven, Richard Lalor Shiel), reading political documents which lie on the table and all over the floor; the man to left refuses to ... More
Bridge Street Row, Chester (BM 1913,0322.91)
View of a portico along a road in the centre of the town, the printseller and publisher Seacome in the foreground. 1839 Lithograph
Die Madonna von Sevilla (BM 1863,0725.641)
The Virgin standing on a cloud surrounded by angels; after a painting by Murillo. c.1860s Lithograph on chine collé
Flore (BM 1896,0618.19) - Public domain portrait print
Plate 1 of 6 for a series on Marie Taglioni; whole-length portrait in the character from Didelot's 'Flore et Zéphire', directed to the left, looking back to the right, with flowers, pearl necklaces, butterfly w... More
Charles Motte - Le petit chaperon rouge (BM 1928,0713.190 1)
Plate 4; a vignette showing a child frightened by a wolf lying on a bed and surprising her. April 1830 Lithograph
Le tailleur de pierres (BM 1855,0414.121)
Monumental figure of a stone cutter, standing in front of a rock with a straw hat in his hand; in the background a tricolore is flying from the Vendôme Column. 1830 Lithograph
Nanine (BM 1917,0523.30) - Drawing. Public domain image.
Young woman seen bust-length, looking at the viewer, wearing a broad, flat hat and a fur-lined coat. c.1828/30 Lithograph
Nicolo Paganini (BM 1856,0308.241)
Portrait after Landseer; standing three-quarter length in profile to left, playing violin and wearing a tail-coat; after a drawing in a sketchbook in the BM collection (see P&D 1981,0516.19.1-163) Lithograph on... More
Par la fente du mur, une tête de mort fut projetée (BM 1888,0619.173)
Plate 4: A skull surrounded by pieces of masonry. 1887 Lithograph on chine appliqué
Paul preaching at Athens (BM 1842,0319.7)
St Paul stands at left with both hands in the air in a gesture of rhetoric, while a crowd gathers to listen to him; a round temple can be seen among the buildings of the city; after the tapestry cartoon by Raph... More
Ph. Pinel, Prof. à la faculté de médecine de Paris... (BM 1954,1103.37...
Portrait of French physician Philippe Pinel, bust directed to left, looking to front. 1820s Lithograph
Print (BM 1853,0312.573) - Public domain portrait engraving
Joseph being sold by his brothers into slavery. 1826 Lithograph Public domain photograph of a German engraving, portrait, illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Print (BM 1925,1013.83) - Public domain portrait print
A Persian warrior on horseback, with two followers riding behind. c.1821 Lithograph
Qui donc vous a donné vos yeux (BM 1922,0410.96)
Music cover for a romance: half-length portrait of a woman seated, eyes directed to the front, wearing an ornate shawl and a flower in her hair, her left hand raised towards her chest; composition as a vignette... More
John Brandard - The Killarney Steamer (BM 1851,0908.6)
Coastal view showing the manner in which the survivors of the wrecked steamer were rescued, using Captain Manby's method; a group of men stranded on a rock amongst rough sea, hauled up individually in a hammock... More
The torn skirt (BM 1905,0426.16)
A young woman, wearing a patterned dress, seated at right, sewing the torn skirt of another young woman, wearing a dress with puffed sleeves, standing in front of her. c.1897-98 Lithograph
View in Constitution Bay. (BM 1872,1012.5176)
A two-masted vessel (left) in full sail flies an ensign on which are a crown and the word 'Reform'; her pennant defines a profile of William IV. A small vessel (right) with a bare mast and rigging, her ensign i... More
Arreton Church, I. of Wight (BM 1880,0807.320)
Plate 2: view of Arreton Church, with medieval tower, seen across graveyard where path curves around sitting figure on the right towards the entrance, gothic abbey behind on the right, forest behind fence on th... More
Der Bärenzwinger im zoologischen Garten (The bear pit in the zoologica...
Plate 6: Five visitors to the zoo looking over the edge of the bear pit at five bears; one of the bears has climbed the centrally placed tree stump. 1851 Lithograph on chine collé
Deutsche Dichter. (BM 1884,0308.102)
Portraits of six German authors/poets: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, Christoph Martin Wieland, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Johann Gottfried Herder; three-quarter... More
Emma Albertazzi (BM 1852,1009.699)
Portrait; in private dress; half length, seated on chair, looking at viewer; resting left arm on back of chair; bows on dress; hair tied in bun; after Salabert. Lithograph on chine collé
Glyptotheck (BM 1955,1014.33) - Drawing. Public domain image.
View of the Glyptothek in Munich, with people walking outside. c.1830 Lithograph
Ipswich Museum Portraits (BM 1882,0610.148)
Portrait of Charles Darwin, aged 40, half-length sitting in chair, head turned and looking to right, one of his arm on the arm of the chair. 1849 Lithograph, on octagonal chine collé
John Howard first Duke of Norfolk, and Catherine Molins his first Wife...
Portrait of Catherine Molins at left and her husband John Howard at right, whole length, both kneeling with hands clasped in prayer; cross with rose at top left and cross with number '7' at top right; illustrat... More
Kosciuszko (BM 1929,0608.43) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, bust, face turned and looking to the left, wearing fur-trimmed coat, black neckerchief tied into a bow and plumed cap; vignette. 1826 Lithograph
La serpiente de metal (BM 1858,0417.1075)
Moses and the brazen serpent; the high priest standing at far left and shows the healing Serpent to the Israelites who are being attacked by poisonous snakes; Moses stands next to him holding a staff, addresses... More
La Sylphide - Souvenir d'Adieu - de - Marie Taglioni (BM 1906,1219.40)
Plate 3: portrait of Marie Taglioni, performing in the ballet "La Sylphide", full-length, facing front, wearing a floral wreath and wings. 1845 Lithograph on chine collé
Le tailleur (The tailor) (BM 1861,1012.859)
Plate 2 in series: man, standing whole-length in a street, turned to right, with top hat, elegant costume, and bundle of clothes under left arm; originally published in 'Le Charivari', 27 September 1835 Lithogr... More
A woman in a long dress standing next to a wall Mariette (BM 1870,1210...
A lady standing, slightly to the left, her right arm resting on a table in front of her, wearing and skirt with striped pattern and bow at the back, shirt with buttons at the front, and pattern at collar and sl... More
Martin Luther (BM 1877,0210.352)
Portrait of Martin Luther; bust-length, directed and looking to left, his left hand on his chest, wearing dark gown; inlaid impression. Lithograph
Mme Lamarche, maîtresse sage-femme jurée, née en 1638 morte en 1706 (B...
Portrait of French midwife Marguerite Lamarche, half-lenth directed to front, with black headdress, white collar, and gown with striped bodice; illustration from Delacoux's "Biographie des sages-femmes célèbres... More
Mother of Grace Darling (BM 1943,0410.351)
Portrait of Thomasin Darling; half length, full face; plump, wearing mantle with frilled cap and ribbons; vignette; after E Hastings. Lithograph
Mr d'Argot, premier nazillard du Roi (BM 1901,1022.20)
Satire on politics; caricature of d'Argout, playing the clarinet with his large nose. 1832 Lithograph