Top of page

Collection Photo, Print, Drawing The Century gallery of one hundred portraits selected from the Century magazine. LC copy spine title: Woodcuts. Portraits. New York 1884

[ Page view ]

Full online access to this resource is only available at the Library of Congress.

About this Item

Title

  • The Century gallery of one hundred portraits selected from the Century magazine.

Other Title

  • LC copy spine title: Woodcuts. Portraits. New York 1884

Summary

  • Reproductive wood engravings after portraits of famous people in the fields of art, literature, politics, military life, the theatre and the dance; both European and American, largely of 19th century figures.

Names

  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, DLC, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress) DLC

Created / Published

  • New York : Century Co., [1897]

Contents

  • (rearranged from alphabetical list of contents): [1]. George Washington -- [2]. William Cullen Bryant -- [3]. William D. Howells -- [4]. George W. Cabell -- [5]. George Eliot -- [6]. Richard Wagner -- [7]. Cardinal Newman -- [8]. George William Curtis -- [9]. Florence Nightingale -- [10]. Henry James -- [11]. Henry W. Longfellow -- [12]. Alphonse Daudet -- [13]. Von Moltke -- [14]. Abraham Lincoln -- [15]. P.H. Sheridan -- [16]. W.T. Sherman -- [17]. Ralph Waldo Emerson -- [18]. Daniel Webster -- [19]. Edward Everett Hale -- [20]. Sir John Herschel -- [21]. Verdi -- [22]. Franz Liszt -- [23]. Nathaniel Hawthorne -- [24]. Harriet Beecher Stowe -- [25]. Thomas Jefferson -- [26]. Julia Ward Howe -- [27]. Leo Tolstoi -- [28]. Washington Irving -- [29]. Walter Savage Landor -- [30]. John Ruskin -- [31]. Corot -- [32]. Leo XIII -- [33]. Molière -- [34]. James Bryce -- [35]. Joseph Jefferson -- [36]. Marquise de Pompadour -- [37]. Sir Walter Besant -- [38]. Washington Irving -- [39]. Madame de Stael -- [40]. Bismarck -- [41]. Matthew Arnold -- [42]. Francis Parkman -- [43]. Tommaso Salvini -- [44]. John Greenleaf Whittier -- [45]. John Wilson -- [46]. Daubigny -- [47]. Shelley -- [48]. Antonín Dvǒrák -- [49]. James Russell Lowell -- [50]. Mozart. (rearranged from alphabetical list of contents): [51]. Charles François Gounod -- [52]. Paderewski -- [53]. Horace Greeley -- [54]. George Sand -- [55]. Robert Schumann -- [56]. Robert Browning -- [57]. William II, Emperor of Germany -- [58]. Thomas Bailey Aldrich -- [59]. Rudyard Kipling -- [60]. Benjamin Franklin -- [61]. Henry Clay -- [62]. George Inness -- [63]. Josephine -- [64]. Hermann von Helmholtz -- [65]. Edwin Booth -- [66]. Edvard Grieg -- [67]. Edmund Clarence Stedman -- [68]. Queen Louisa of Prussia -- [69]. S. Weir Mitchell -- [70]. Queen Victoria -- [71]. Mark Twain -- [72]. Tennyson -- [73]. John Marshall -- [74]. Phillips Brooks -- [75]. Sarah Siddons -- [76]. Hans von Bülow -- [77]. Andrew Lang -- [78]. Eugenie -- [79]. Jenny Lind -- [80]. Grover Cleveland -- [81]. William McKinley -- [82]. Savonarola -- [83]. Oliver Wendell Holmes -- [84]. Thomas Carlyle -- [85]. W.E. Gladstone -- [86]. Napoleon Bonaparte -- [87]. U.S. Grant -- [88]. A. St. Gaudens -- [89]. Coquelin --[90]. Pasteur -- [91]. Robert Louis Stevenson -- [92]. Eleanora Duse -- [93]. W.M. Thackeray -- [94]. Robert Burns -- [95]. Modjeska -- [96]. Peter Cooper -- [97]. Ivan Tourgueneff -- [98]. Frank R. Stockton -- [99]. Jean François Millet -- [100]. Christopher Columbus.

Headings

  • -  Wood-engraving--19th century--Specimens

Format Headings

  • Drawings--Reproductions--1880-1900.
  • Photomechanical prints--1880-1900.
  • Portfolios--1880-1900.
  • Portrait prints--1880-1900.
  • Wood engravings--Reproductions--1880-1900.

Genre

  • Photomechanical prints--1880-1900
  • Wood engravings--Reproductions--1880-1900
  • Drawings--Reproductions--1880-1900
  • Portrait prints--1880-1900
  • Portfolios--1880-1900

Notes

  • -  Title from cover. Alphabetical list of contents printed on inside front flap of portfolio cover.
  • -  Prints measure 35 x 25 cm and are numbered in Roman numerals i-c.
  • -  Includes reproductions of engravings by W.B. Closson, T. Cole, T. Johnson, G. Kruell, R.A. Muller, C.A. Powell, R.G. Tietze, H. Velten, J.H.F. Whitney and Henry Wolf.
  • -  Publication date from NUC pre-1956. Not listed in Rosenwald.
  • -  NUC pre-1956 NC0258066
  • -  LC copy imperfect: 12 sheets (nos. 14, 18, 40, 55, 56, 66, 73, 80, 81, 82, 88 and 89) and the portfolio proper wanting. The remaining 88 sheets are bound up in random order in a volume with lettering on spine: Woodcuts. Portraits. New York 1884 [sic]. Volume trimmed to 33 x 25 cm. with numeration and some further caption information lacking.
  • -  LC copy has armorial bookplate of Howard C. Levis on inside front cover of bound volume.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-09-13 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 1 portfolio ([100] prints) ; 36 x 26 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NE218 .C46 1897 Rosenwald Coll [Rare Book RR] Copy 1 LOT 2547 Another copy. Presented by Mrs. Mary A. Chute of Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 1947 in a Century Co. portfolio. Imperfect: 5 prints wanting (nos. 1, 23, 58, 71 and 91). (G) [P&P]

Repository

  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2004681447

Rights Advisory

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright or any other restrictions in the documents in this collection. However, some of the content may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and/or by the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. Additionally, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by privacy and/or publicity rights. The determination of the status of an item ultimately rests with the person desiring to reproduce or use the item.

Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division

Availability of Reproductions

To inquire about copies of Rare Book and Special Collections Division items, contact the Photoduplication Service (telephone: 202-707-5640). Orders are accepted by mail and by fax.

The Photoduplication Service estimates that it takes 3-6 weeks to complete an order.

For Further Information

If you have comments or additional questions, please contact us.

  • Rights Advisory: Rights status of individual images not evaluated. For general information see: "Copyright and Other Restrictions ...," https://aj.sunback.homes/rr/print/195_copr.html
  • Reproduction Number: ---
  • Call Number: NE218 .C46 1897 Rosenwald Coll [Rare Book RR] Copy 1 LOT 2547 Another copy. Presented by Mrs. Mary A. Chute of Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 1947 in a Century Co. portfolio. Imperfect: 5 prints wanting (nos. 1, 23, 58, 71 and 91). (G) [P&P]
  • Access Advisory: ---

Obtaining Copies

Generally, catalog records for Groups of Images in High Demand describe multiple items, from which a selection must be made. The individual items in the group may or may not be represented online.

  1. 1. Determine whether the desired materials can be retrieved online.
    • Select the "About this Item" tab
    • Select the "Check for online items from this group" link
    • Select the "Obtaining Copies" tab for any retrieved items that are of interest.
  2. 2. If the desired material cannot be retrieved online:
    Select images for reproduction through one of these methods:

Access to Originals

Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm.

  1. Is the item digitized? (A thumbnail (small) image will be visible on the left.)

    • Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.
      As a preservation measure, we generally do not serve an original item when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile to serve. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject to damage. They are also easier to see online where they are presented as positive images.)
    • No, the item is not digitized. Please go to #2.

  2. Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that a non-digital surrogate exists, such as microfilm or copy prints?

    • Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.
    • No, another surrogate does not exist. Please go to #3.
  3. If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served.

To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, please use our Ask A Librarian service or call the reading room between 8:30 and 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Levis, Howard Coppuck, Dlc, Former Owner, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection Dlc. The Century gallery of one hundred portraits selected from the Century magazine. American Spanish Cuba Philippines, 1897. [New York: Century Co] Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82465665/.

APA citation style:

Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection Dlc. (1897) The Century gallery of one hundred portraits selected from the Century magazine. American Spanish Cuba Philippines, 1897. [New York: Century Co] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82465665/.

MLA citation style:

Levis, Howard Coppuck, Dlc, Former Owner, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection Dlc. The Century gallery of one hundred portraits selected from the Century magazine. [New York: Century Co] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/82465665/>.