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Photo, Print, DrawingTarring and feathering - the reward of the enemies of Ireland 1 print : etching and engraving. | Print shows three Irish(?) men and a woman (possibly representing Ireland) are about to tar and feather a man for refusing "to enter into a non-importation and non-consumption agreement." In the background are airing or drying racks for linen or wool and buildings associated with the textile industry in Ireland.- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingA side box at the opera 1 print : engraving. | "Mrs. Hobart sits stiffly in an opera-box in profile to the left..." (Source: George)- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingPéterhoff. Maison de plaisance de Sa Majesté Imperiale de toutes les Russie &c. &c. &c. Située sur le Golfe de Finland a 30 verstes de St. Pétersbourg 1 print : etching with engraving ; plate 25.8 x 67.6 cm on sheet 28.6 x 70 cm. | Print shows the palace and gardens at Peterhof with the grand cascade.- Contributor: Niquet, Claude - Lespinasse, Louis Nicolas De
- Date: 1784
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Photo, Print, DrawingA meeting of the female canvassers in Covent Garden 1 print : engraving ; plate 27.5 x 35.7 cm, sheet 28.3 x 36.1 cm | "Mrs. Hobart (left), enormously fat, and the Duchess of Devonshire (right) stand facing each other in profile..." (Source: George)- Date: 1784
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Photo, Print, DrawingRecueil d'estampes representant les differents evenemens de la guerre qui a procure l'Indépendance aux Etats unis de l'Amérique Précis de cette guerre / 1 print : etching and engraving ; plate 18.8 x 21.2 cm, on sheet 29.5 x 44.5 cm. | Print shows the title page with vignettes of various naval battles in which the British were engaged during the American Revolution; also shows the capture of Mobile by the Spanish under by Bernardo de Gálvez, further occupying British forces at a time when they were…- Contributor: Ponce, Nicolas - Godefroy, François
- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingUne faiseuse de flutte / Eine Pfeiffenmacherin (A Female Wind Instrument Maker)- Contributor: Rössler, Michael
- Date: 1700
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Photo, Print, DrawingPrécis du traité de paix, signé à Versailles le 3 Septembre 1783 1 print : etching. | Print shows ten battle scenes from the American revolutionary war, from the battle of Trenton in December 1776 to the victory of Comte de Grimouard, commander of the Scipion, in the West Indies in November 1782, depicted to the right and left of a pedestal upon which appears the names of officers killed in battle; standing atop the pedestal…- Contributor: Ponce, Nicolas - Godefroy, François
- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingThe Musical Family Concert of Ladies- Contributor: Unknown Artist
- Date: 1770
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Photo, Print, DrawingDédiée a Monsieur Coustard de Massi, Chevalier de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de St. Louis, Lieutenant de Nosseigneurs les Maréchaux de France. Vue perspective du nouveau batiment de l'hopital des enfants trouvés … 1 print : etching, hand-colored. | Print shows "Le Suffren," the balloon of Anne-Pierre Coustard de Massy and R.P. Mouchet, ascending from Nantes, France. (Source: Le Temps des Ballons, www.perso.wanadoo.fr.)- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingMatsuchiyama no yukimi 1 print : woodcut, color. | Print shows a man and two women standing in the snow outside a shrine, one woman carries an offering.- Contributor: Torii, Kiyonaga
- Date: 1784-01-01
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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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Photo, Print, Drawing[George Washington] 1 print : engraving. | Allegorical print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front; in medallion surrounded by Nature, Genius of Liberty, Fame, and Astrea.- Contributor: Copley, John Singleton - Norman, John
- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingFujidana no sanbijin 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.2 x 25.2 cm. | Print shows three women and a young boy walking beneath a wisteria arbor.- Contributor: Torii, Kiyonaga
- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingSte Cécile (Saint Cecilia)- Contributor: Bouillard, Jacques
- Date: 1700
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Photo, Print, DrawingEarly European balloon, parachute, and aircraft designs 29 prints : chiefly b&w ; 59 x 44 cm. or smaller. | European prints show designs, patents, and technical illustrations for hot-air and gas balloons, airships, and heavier-than-air vehicles, many incorporating concepts for navigation and motor driven flight. Also, parachute designs; diagrams showing calculations for balloon aerodynamics, altitude and distance.- Date: 1784
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Photo, Print, DrawingThis ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lunardi's ascension, price three shillings 1 print (ephemera) : engraving, with text in letterpress. | Admission ticket to one of Vincent Lunardi early balloon ascensions, probably from London, England. Includes a picture of a balloon.- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingThe man of the people, the foot-ball of the people 1 print : engraving. | "Fox, in the air, is kicked as a football between two groups of three men; from each coat-pocket falls a bunch of grapes..." (Source: George)- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingExpérience du globe aërostatique du MM. les freres Robert au Jardin des Thuileries 1 print : etching. | Print shows Anne-Jean and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, September 19, 1784, accompanied by Colin Hulin. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Prise de Pensacola] 1 drawing : wash. | Wash drawing (reverse of printed versions) shows an explosion at a British magazine during the siege of Pensacola, killing or wounding many British soldiers. In the foreground, Spanish troops, possibly under the command of Bernardo de Gálvez, take advantage of the opportunity to attack and force the surrender of the British garrison.- Contributor: Ponce, Nicolas
- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingReddition de l'armée du Lord Cornwalis 1 print : etching and engraving ; plate 18.3 x 21.3 cm, on sheet 21.4 x 24.9 cm, on paper mount 22.1 x 25.6 cm. | Print shows the surrender of the British Army at Yorktown on October 19th 1781, with Comte de Rochambeau directing British General Charles O'Hara to present Cornwallis's sword to General George Washington; includes text.- Contributor: Ponce, Nicolas - Lebarbier, Jean Jacques François - Godefroy, François
- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingPortrait d'après nature de quatre phisiciens celebres volants sans ballon 1 print : etching, hand-colored. | French cartoon shows Abbé Miollan as a cat and Janinet with bag of money(?) over his shoulder beating a hasty retreat after the failure of their balloon ascension attempt on July 11, 1784 enraged the crowd of spectators at the Luxembourg gardens in Paris.- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Still life with skull, candlestick, flute, and flowers]- Contributor: Stry, Abraham Van
- Date: 1770
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Photo, Print, DrawingJohn Malcom 1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 29.2 x 43.6 cm. | Depicts event of January 25, 1774 when Boston Commissioner of Customs John Malcom (or Malcolm) was hung out his window and tarred and feathered by an angry mob.- Contributor: Godefroy, François
- Date: 1784
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Photo, Print, Drawing1. General Washington 2. General Gates 3. Dr. Franklin 4. Präsid Laurens 5. Paul Jones 1 print : etching. | Print shows head-and-shoulders portraits of George Washington and Horatio Gates in right profile, Benjamin Franklin facing left, and Henry Laurens and John Paul Jones facing right.- Contributor: Berger, Daniel
- Date: 1784-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingPrise de Pensacola 1 print : etching. | Print shows an explosion at a British magazine during the siege of Pensacola, killing or wounding many British soldiers. In the foreground, Spanish troops, possibly under the command of Bernardo de Gálvez, take advantage of the opportunity to attack and force the surrender of the British garrison. Includes description below title.- Contributor: Ponce, Nicolas
- Date: 1784-01-01