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English & British

17,821 works

Engraved portrait of a seated man with curly hair, head resting on his hand beside books, signed Washington Irving.

Washington Irving

Likely George Parker, Date unknown

Black and white engraved portrait of a man with powdered hair holding a document, with a printed signature below.

George Read

John Sartain, Date unknown

General Reed

Benjamin Beale Evans, 1783

Engraved portrait of Admiral Boscawen in an oval frame with flags, anchor, sword and ships in battle below.

Admiral Boscawen

W. Proud, Date unknown

Watercolour of a man in a top hat smoking a pipe while riding a brown horse across an open plain under a cloudy sky.

Riding farmers

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, captioned David Hume, against a dark background.

David Hume

William Holl Sr, Date unknown

Engraved portrait of seated David Humphreys in dark coat and lace cravat, with books, inkwell and printed signature below.

David Humphreys, LL.D.

George Parker, Date unknown

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with signature and caption naming Benjamin Williams Crowinshield.

Benjamin Williams Crowinshield

Published by John Chester Buttre, Date unknown

Engraved print of a statue of Cromwell in military dress, holding a sword and standing on a rocky base.

Cromwell

H.C. Balding, Date unknown

Engraved portrait of a man with powdered hair and white cravat, captioned Alexander James Dallas Esquire, on a cream mount.

Alexander James Dallas Esquire

Possibly William Satchwell Leney, Date unknown

William Cushing

Published by John Chester Buttre, Date unknown

Engraved bookplate with a rococo coat of arms, cross-patterned shield, motto banner, and the name Sir John St. Clair Bart.

Sir John St. Clair Bart

J. Turner, Date unknown

Samuel Huntington

John Chester Buttre, Date unknown

Engraved portrait of a bearded white-haired man in a dark suit and bow tie, with the signature James G. Blaine below.

James G. Blaine

John Chester Buttre, Date unknown

Etching of a landscape with two large trees, a walking man with a staff, a thatched cottage and distant hills.

Landschap met bomen

Edward Edwards, 1785

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with the signature Edward Randolph below.

Edward Randolph

John Angel James Wilcox, Date unknown

Grey wash drawing of a rococo clock stand design with a round watch dial, foliage, draped canopy and scrolled base.

Ontwerp voor een horlogestandaard

Thomas Johnson, 1760

Engraved portrait of Patrick Henry, a man in a long coat and waistcoat with a white cravat, on aged paper.

Patrick Henry

Possibly William Satchwell Leney, Date unknown

Benjamin Franklin

G.F. Storm, Date unknown

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, with the printed name John Rutledge below.

John Rutledge

G.F. Storm, Date unknown

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and ornate embroidered military coat, with caption below.

The Honorable Edward Boscawen, Admiral of the Blue Squadron

Probably Thomas Chambers [or Chambars], Date unknown

Engraving of British officers and soldiers in an interior with women and a child, one woman in a white turban gesturing.

Mrs Richardson and the British Officers

Alfred Jones, Date unknown

Engraving of the Battle of Waterloo showing mounted officers, soldiers, smoke, and fallen men in the foreground.

Slag bij Waterloo, 1815

John Burnet, 1819

Engraved sheet with numbered portrait sketches of Waterloo officers, a central key box, and columns of printed dispatch text.

Sleutel bij de prent van de Slag bij Waterloo, 1815

John Burnet, 1819

Engraved oval portrait of Lionel Sackville, Duke of Dorset, in a curled wig and ornate coat, with a caption below.

Lionel Sackville, Duke of Dorset

Alexander Bannerman, 1757

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig and armor, with a floral garland frame and a coat of arms below.

Mr. de Rapin Thoyras

George Vertue, Date unknown

Watercolor of a seated cavalier in a plumed hat raising a wine glass, with a bottle, sword and red cloak beside him.

A happy New Year

Edward Hull, 1842

Caricature of a robed man holding a candle labeled sliding scale, watched by two top-hatted men in speech bubbles.

Spotprent met premier Peel als boetedoener

John Doyle, 1846

Sepia print of kneeling helmeted Trojans petitioning a seated queen Dido on a platform, with attendants and a dog.

Spotprent met Dido en de Trojanen

John Doyle, 1846

Caricature of sheep leaping a fence gap while a stout man with a cane watches, with a dog and a Protection board.

Spotprent met Britse schapen

John Doyle, 1846

Satirical lithograph of a seated hooded figure in a confessional with two kneeling men, one holding a League Tracts pamphlet.

Spotprent met Roebuck als biechtvader

John Doyle, 1846

Sepia caricature of a helmeted Jason with a fleece cloak labelled Free Trade, led by Medea past a dragon labelled Protection.

Spotprent met Richard Cobden als Jason

John Doyle, 1846