![Central park in 1862. [Collection of photographs in portfolio, without text] Published by special permission of the commission.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1862/12/31/central-park-in-1862-collection-of-photographs-in-portfolio-without-text-published-4ccc64-640.jpg "Central park in 1862. [Collection of photographs in portfolio, without text] Published by special permission of the commission.")
Portfolio with drawings and prints of tombs and epitaphs
Portfolio containing drawings and prints recording designs for funerary monuments and altars. While part of the drawings are sewn together in a quire, the group as a whole seems to have been compiled at a later... more
Portfolio
Attributed to Iran
A saint seated at a table with his right hand resting on a skull, from...
Anton Joseph von Prenner (Austrian, 1683–1761)
A mathematician seated at a table, working on mathematical equations, ...
Anton Joseph von Prenner (Austrian, 1683–1761)
Saint dressed in a hooded cloak, holding book with the inscription "C...
Giorgio Gasparo de Prenner (Italian, active 1750–1800)
A man, possibly a scholar or philosopher, from a portfolio of reprodu...
Anton Joseph von Prenner (Austrian, 1683–1761)
Design for desk and/or portfolio cabinet
John Gregory Crace (British, London 1809–1889 Dulwich) , and Son
Voyage Pittoresque aux Etats-Unis de l'Amerique. Par Paul Svignine. En...
Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839)
Junction of the Sacandaga and Hudson Rivers (No. 2 of The Hudson River...
The confluence of the Sacandaga and Hudson occurs just below the rapids represented in plate 1 of the Hudson River Portfolio (54.90.1274(1)). John Agg's related text tells us, "the shores in this place, are bro... more
The Hudson River Portfolio
This bound set of hand-colored aquatints by John Hill offers views along more than two hundred miles of the Hudson River, from Lake Luzerne, in the foothills of the Adirondacks, down to New York City. Enhanced ... more
Troy from Mount Ida (No. 11 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
The text accompanying this image tells us that, "the city of Troy is delightfully situated on the east shore of the Hudson, about six miles north of Albany, and near the head of sloop navigation." It then descr... more
Hadley's Falls (No. 5 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
When the artist William Guy Wall, and writer John Agg, visited this site, north of Glens Falls on the Hudson, it was hard to reach. The text accompanying the image tells us that, "a moment's view of these Falls... more
View Near Jessup's Landing (No. 3 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
This upper Hudson landscape, a few miles upriver from Glens Falls, looks upstream towards the Adirondacks, with stumps at right pointing to recent logging. John Agg's related text tells us that, "the contour of... more
View Near Sandy Hill (No. 7 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
Sandy Hill (today called Hudson Falls), sits on the river's east bank three miles below Glens Falls [see 54.90.1274(6)]. The accompanying text emphasizes the vista's placidity when compared to "the rude and sol... more
Fort Edward (No. 10 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
From a turnpike road that descends towards the Hudson, eleven miles north of the Fort Miller Bridge, we look upriver (the print is out of order in the Portfolio, and should follow plate 7). The related text emp... more
Glenns Falls (No. 6 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
Text accompanying this print tells us that the falls "present to the eye of the spectator immense masses of water, rushing down over broad platforms of rock, in a hundred rival cataracts, and as many different ... more
View Near Hudson (No. 15 (later No. 12) of The Hudson River Portfolio)
To be placed in its correct position geographically within the Portfolio, this print should appear as plate 12 rather than plate 15. John Agg's text tells us "the view was taken about a mile to the south of the... more
Rapids Above Hadley's Falls (No. 4 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
This scene occurs between Jessup's Landing and Haley's Falls on the upper Hudson, where the water "sweeps round an elbow of stupendous rocks...sunk between two magnificent walls of perpendicular cliffs." John ... more
View Near Fort Montgomery (No. 22 (later changed to No. 18) of The Hud...
Fort Montgomery sits on the west bank of the Hudson south of West Point and, to appear in correct geographical order, should follow plate 17 in the Portfolio. John Agg's related text states, "the accompanying v... more
View Near Fort Miller (No. 10 (later changed to No. 9) of The Hudson R...
The text accompanying this print tells us, "Fort Miller is a small village in the township of Argyle and Washington county; thirty-seven miles north of Albany, and thirteen south of Sandy-Hill...One of the char... more
Little Falls at Luzerne (No. 1 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
This image centers on a ten-foot drop in the Hudson near the hamlet of Luzerne (now Lake Luzerne). From the foothills of the Adirondacks we look back towards the high peaks from which the waters originate. The ... more
The Palisades (No. 19 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
John Agg's related text tells us that, "the Pallisadoes consist of a line of rugged and perpendicular bluffs, which at a few miles distance from the city of New-York, margin for a considerable distance and over... more
Palisades (No. 19, Hudson River Portfolio)
The related text tells us that, "The Pallisadoes consist of a line of rugged and perpendicular bluffs, which at a few miles distance from the city of New-York, margin for a considerable distance and overlook th... more
Baker's Falls (No. 8 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
The accompanying text notes that these falls are "situated within a mile of the beautiful village of Sandy Hill [now called Hudson Falls]...their total height...estimated at upwards of seventy feet...There is n... more
View Near Fishkill (No. 17 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
This view looks north along the Hudson from Fishkill Landing, a few miles above West Point. John Agg's related text tells us that, "this section of country...is a hallowed spot to the historian; and clothed in ... more
New York from Governor's Island (No. 20 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
Here, we look from New York Harbor back towards the Hudson's mouth at Manhattan's southern tip. Agg's related text traces the city's history from a Dutch settlement to a center of world trade whose population w... more
West Point (No. 16 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
The fort and military academy at West Point are viewed here from the northeast and across the river. John Agg's related text tells us, "there is scarcely a traveler who has visited the Highlands, who has not co... more
Hudson (No. 13 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
The town of Hudson, seen here from across the river, sits on the east bank. John Agg's text records "five or six thousand inhabitants, amongst whom we discover much wealth and refinement...[with] facilities for... more
![Newburg [Newburgh] (No. 14 of The Hudson River Portfolio)](https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1825/01/01/newburg-newburgh-no-14-of-the-hudson-river-portfolio-5cebeb-640.jpg "Newburg [Newburgh] (No. 14 of The Hudson River Portfolio)")
Newburg [Newburgh] (No. 14 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
Newburgh sits on the west bank of the river, about sixty-six miles south of Hudson, within the Higlands. John Agg's text notes that, "no site could have been selected for a village, which possesses so many stri... more
View from Fishkill Looking To West-Point (No. 15 of The Hudson River P...
John Agg's related text tells us that, "this part of the Hudson...a few miles south of Poughkeepsie and north of West-Point...exhibits some of the finest scenery of the Highlands, combining both beauty and subl... more
Portfolio Cover for a Collection of Caricatures and Satires
Anonymous, British, 19th century
![Central park in 1862. [Collection of photographs in portfolio, without text] Published by special permission of the commission.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1862/12/31/central-park-in-1862-collection-of-photographs-in-portfolio-without-text-published-cccf8b-640.jpg "Central park in 1862. [Collection of photographs in portfolio, without text] Published by special permission of the commission.")
![Central park in 1862. [Collection of photographs in portfolio, without text] Published by special permission of the commission.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1862/12/31/central-park-in-1862-collection-of-photographs-in-portfolio-without-text-published-8522ba-640.jpg "Central park in 1862. [Collection of photographs in portfolio, without text] Published by special permission of the commission.")
![Central park in 1862. [Collection of photographs in portfolio, without text] Published by special permission of the commission.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1862/12/31/central-park-in-1862-collection-of-photographs-in-portfolio-without-text-published-a945bb-640.jpg "Central park in 1862. [Collection of photographs in portfolio, without text] Published by special permission of the commission.")
Portfolio cover and text for The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris)
Portrait of Captain Burton (for "The Portfolio")
Léopold Flameng (French (born Belgium), Brussels 1831–1911 Paris)
Words of Comfort (from "The Portfolio")
Sir Hubert von Herkomer (British, Waal, Bavaria 1849–1914 Budleigh Salterton, Devon)
Potato Lifting (from "The Portfolio")
William Strang (British, Dumbarton, Scotland 1859–1921 Bournemouth)
![Galilee Chapel from "Durham. [An illustrated history of the city.] pp. 16. Reprinted from “The Hull Quarterly and East Riding Portfolio.”"](https://cdn8.picryl.com/photo/1885/12/31/galilee-chapel-from-durham-an-illustrated-history-of-the-city-pp-16-reprinted-19bde0-640.jpg "Galilee Chapel from \"Durham. [An illustrated history of the city.] pp. 16. Reprinted from “The Hull Quarterly and East Riding Portfolio.”\"")
Galilee Chapel from "Durham. [An illustrated history of the city.] pp....
This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "Durham. [An illustrated history of the city.] pp. 16. Reprinted from “The Hull Quarterly and East Riding Portfolio.”". The title and subject terms of this image ... more
Seaton from "Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, a portfolio ...
This image has been taken from scan 000130 from "Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, a portfolio of pictures, poetry and prose". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags,... more
England from "Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, a portfolio...
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coat of arms from "Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, a port...
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Patrington from "Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, a portfo...
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map from "Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, a portfolio of ...
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Brandsburton from "Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, a port...
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England from "Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, a portfolio...
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![[Inside cover of portfolio, Bilder aus Mekka, showing bookplate with Arabic inscription]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1889/01/01/inside-cover-of-portfolio-bilder-aus-mekka-showing-bookplate-with-arabic-inscription-640.jpg "[Inside cover of portfolio, Bilder aus Mekka, showing bookplate with Arabic inscription]")
Martin Ryckaert (from "The Portfolio")
Henry Macbeth-Raeburn (British, Newbury, Berkshire 1860–1947 Great Yarmouth)
Cover and Title of the portfolio: Le Café Concert ; Lithographies de H...
Henri-Gabriel Ibels (French, Paris 1867–1936 Paris)
Elles (portfolio cover)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois)
Elles (portfolio cover)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois)
Elles (portfolio cover)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois)
Elles (portfolio cover)
Elles, a series of ten lithographs devoted to the theme of prostitutes, was based on Lautrec's observations of daily life inside a Parisian brothel where he resided briefly in 1894. The prints are highly origin... more
Elles (portfolio cover)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois)
Cover for the album Landscapes and Interiors (Vollard Portfolio)
Édouard Vuillard (French, Cuiseaux 1868–1940 La Baule)
Costume Design Portfolio for the Play 'Captain Jinks of the Horse Mari...
Portfolio with 19 costume designs for the play 'Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines.' The play was written by Clyde Fitch and first produced in 1901. The costumes were designed by Percy Anderson inspired by Gode... more
Portfolio
Georg Hulbe (German, 1851–1917)
Design for beatitude window in presentation portfolio for Arlington St...
This highly finished presentation drawing is for one of six figural windows depicting the beatitudes in the balcony of the Arlington Street Church in Boston. Wilson originally created ten window designs represe... more
