Collection Items
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Photo, Print, DrawingIohann George Sulzer geb:den 16 Octobr 1720 - gest:den 25 Febr 1779 1 print : etching and engraving. | Print shows Johann George Sulzer, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, medallion with ribbon at top.- Contributor: Berger, D. (Daniel) - Graff, Anton
- Date: 1779-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingMr. West and family 1 print : engraving. | Print showing three generations of the West family, the artist standing on the right.- Contributor: Boydell, John - West, Benjamin
- Date: 1779-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingÀ Vietri 1 print : etching and engraving ; 48.6 x 36.3 cm (plate), 58.6 x 46.2 cm (sheet) | Print shows travelers stopping near a tree on a road through the mountains to Vietri sul Mare, with the tops of buildings, ship masts, and the harbor at center, and mountains in the background.- Contributor: Hackert, Philipp
- Date: 1779-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingCombat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones 1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 30.8 x 41.9 cm, on paper mount 40.7 x 51.9 cm. | Vue d'optique showing naval battle during Revolutionary War between John Paul Jones of the Bonhomme Richard and Capt. Richard Pearson of the British naval vessel Serapis, Sept. 22, 1779.- Contributor: Leizelt, Balthasar Friedrich - Paton, Richard
- Date: 1779-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingCombat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones 1 print : etching and engraving, hand-colored ; sheet 30.4 x 41.3 cm. | Vue d'optique showing naval battle during Revolutionary War between John Paul Jones of the Bonhomme Richard and Capt. Richard Pearson of the British naval vessel Serapis, Sept. 22, 1779.- Contributor: Leizelt, Balthasar Friedrich - Paton, Richard
- Date: 1779
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Photo, Print, DrawingBritannia crown'd by virtue, tramples on Tyranny & Oppression. In the distance, the defeat of the Spanish Armada 1 print : etching & engraving ; sheet 20.6 x 12.7 cm. | Print shows the symbolic figure "Britannia" trampling two male figures identified as "Tyranny" and "Oppression" as the winged figure of the Greek goddess Arete, representing "Virtue", places a crown on her head. A scene in the background shows the destruction of the Spanish Armada in 1588.- Contributor: Lodge, John - Donaldson, Alexander
- Date: 1779-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingMre. Jean Charles Pierrre Le Noir, chevalier, conseiller d'Etat, lieutenant général de police de la ville, prévôté et vicomté de Paris 1 print : engraving ; plate 30 x 20.1 cm, on sheet 32.8 x 23.1 cm. | Print shows Jean Charles Pierre Lenoir, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, in medallion on pedestal; includes seven lines of verse by "Mr. Sedainne".- Contributor: Bligny, Honoré-Thomas
- Date: 1779-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingThe siege of Rhode Island, taken from Mr. Brindley's house on the 25th of August, 1778 1 print : hand-colored etching on laid paper ; plate 15.5 x 22.7 cm, sheet 21.3 x 27.1 cm. | Print shows General John Sullivan's troops advancing on the British at Newport, Rhode Island; includes identifying letters that may correspond to a key or legend possibly published along with the print in The Gentleman's magazine for February 1779.- Date: 1779-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingThe siege of Rhode Island, taken from Mr. Brindley's house on the 25th of August, 1778 1 print : etching ; sheet 15.5 x 22.8 cm. | Print shows General John Sullivan's troops advancing on the British at Newport, Rhode Island; includes identifying letters that may correspond to a key or legend possibly published along with the print in The Gentleman's magazine for February 1779.- Date: 1779
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CollectionPopular Graphic Arts About 15,000 historical prints (ca. 1700-1900) created to document geographic locations or popular subjects and sometimes used for advertising and educational purposes. Most are by American printmakers (e.g., Baillie, Currier & Ives, Sachse & Co.), but publishers in many other countries are also represented (e.g., Antonio Vanegas Arroyo). Subjects vary widely, from city and harbor views, street scenes, and manufacturing plants to genre scenes,…- Date: 1700
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