1777 Collection (#4)

Le Monument du Costume CA pihise husband son
Le Monument du Costume Cepihise with her husband, son and retinue in a garden Les Delices de la Maternite (title on object) Le Monument du Costume

View bridge river waterfall city across river
View of a bridge over a river with a waterfall, bridge in city across river, canal, etc. Daniel Dupre, Netherlands, 1777, paper, etching, h 92 mm × w 110 mm

Woman Dragon Saint Martha Margareta Antioch sitting
Woman with Dragon, Possibly Saint Martha or Margareta of Antioch, sitting in front of a drapery, holding a cage with a small dragon in her hand

Actor Ichikawa Danjuro shibaraku roll Actor red skirt
Actor Ichikawa Danjuro in a shibaraku roll, Actor in red skirt over which robe with a crane bird pattern, in his left hand a fan and right hand extended backwards, Ichikawa Danjuro V

Actor Nakamura Nakazo I lifting pillar actor Nakamura Nakazo I
Actor Nakamura Nakazo I lifting a pillar, The actor Nakamura Nakazo I in the role of samurai, on one knee, holding a stone pillar with the left arm, a stone torii in the background

Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II role courtesan Agemaki
Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II in the role of the courtesan Agemaki, Courtesan with a long letter in his right hand, right part of an umbrella

Actor Otani Hiroemon III child Actor scantily dressed
Actor Otani Hiroemon III with child, Actor, scantily dressed, holding a child to his chest with the left hand, and a sword in the right hand, river in the background, Otani Hiroemon III

Sacking house A. M van Arssen Amsterdam 1748 Plundering
Sacking the house of A.M. van Arssen in Amsterdam, 1748 Plundering the house of A.M. van Arssen, on the Cingel at the Huiszittensteeg in Amsterdam

Loyalty Shin title object Parodies Five Festivals
Loyalty Shin (title on object) Parodies of the Five Festivals (series title) Mitate gosekku (series title on object), Man, sitting on porch with pipe in right hand

Portrait Barend Kornelisse Cologne Bust oval
Portrait of Barend Kornelisse of Cologne, Bust of Barend Kornelisse of Cologne in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth with an empty field in front of his name, Barend Kornelisse van Keulen

Portrait Josua van Iperen Half-length portrait
Portrait of Josua van Iperen, Half-length portrait to the left of Josua van Iperen in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth on which an empty field in front of his name

Portrait Josua van Iperen Josua van Iperen title
Portrait of Josua van Iperen Josua van Iperen (title on object), Portrait in half to the left of Josua van Iperen in an oval

Poppy Philipp Otto Runge German 1777 1810 Germany
Poppy; Philipp Otto Runge (German, 1777 - 1810); Germany; about 1800 - 1803; Cut-out silhouette on white paper affixed to blue-gray paper; 25 x 10 cm (9 13, 16 x 3 15, 16 in.)

Portrait Anne Countess Chesterfield Thomas Gainsborough
Portrait of Anne, Countess of Chesterfield; Thomas Gainsborough (English, 1727 - 1788); 1777 - 1778; Oil on canvas; 221 × 156.2 cm (87 × 61 1, 2 in.)

Vases Furniture Objects Discovered Herculaneum
Vases, Furniture, and Objects Discovered at Herculaneum; Pierre-Adrien Paris (French, 1745 - 1819); France; 1777; Pen and black ink, watercolor; 22.9 x 37 cm (9 x 14 9, 16 in.)

Maternal Solicitude 1777 Jean Baptiste Le Prince
Maternal Solicitude, 1777. Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734-1781). Pen and black ink and brush and brown wash over graphite

Head Bacchante Charles-Joseph Natoire French
Head of a Bacchante; Charles-Joseph Natoire (French, 1700 - 1777); 1741; Black and red chalk, heightened with white chalk and blue and pink pastels on blue-gray paper; 32.7 x 23.5 cm (12 7, 8 x 9 1)

Longcase clock regulateur Case Nicolas Petit
Longcase clock (regulateur); Case by Nicolas Petit (French, 1732 - 1791 (master 1761)), Movement by Jean-Andre Lepaute (1720 - 1788 (master 1759))

Set Four Wall Lights Model Claude-Jean Pitoin
Set of Four Wall Lights; Model by Claude-Jean Pitoin (French, active about 1777 - 1784 (master 1778)), casting and chasing attributed to Louis-Gabriel Feloix (French)

Liber Veritatis No 36 Pastoral Scene Villagers
Liber Veritatis: No. 36, Pastoral Scene with Villagers and a Herd of Oxen and Goats, 1777. Richard Earlom (British, 1743-1822). Etching and mezzotint

Liber Veritatis No 200 View Sea Shore Story Jesus
Liber Veritatis: No. 200, A View on the Sea Shore, with the Story of Jesus, 1777. Richard Earlom (British, 1743-1822), after Claude Lorrain (French, 1604-1682), John Boydell

Liber Veritatis 1777 Richard Earlom British 1743-1822
Liber Veritatis, 1777. Richard Earlom (British, 1743-1822). Etching and mezzotint

Retif de la Bretonne Little Godparents 1777
Retif de la Bretonne: The Little Godparents, 1777. Jean-Michel the Younger Moreau (French, 1741-1814). Etching and engraving

Orchid Pavilion Gathering 1777 Soga Shohaku Japanese
Orchid Pavilion Gathering, 1777. Soga Shohaku (Japanese, 1730-1781). Hanging scroll, ink on silk; image: 122.7 x 55.7 cm (48 5/16 x 21 15/16 in.); overall

Christian Daniel Rauch
CHRISTIAN DANIEL RAUCH German sculptor with his autograph Date: 1777 - 1857

Frederick II the Great (1712-1786). King of Prussia (1740-1786). Parade of the troops before Frederick II. Engraving by Daniel Chodowiecki (1777)

THE RANGER, 1777. Painting of the Ranger, sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution, built at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1777

Battle of Saratoga

Continental Army soldiers encamped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the winter of 1777-78
VALLEY FORGE, 1777-78. Continental Army soldiers encamped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the winter of 1777-78. Line engraving, 19th century

George Washington at prayer at Valley Forge: lithograph by Charles Currier
WASHINGTONs PRAYER, 1777. George Washington at prayer at Valley Forge: lithograph by Charles Currier

American seamstress and patriot. Then, now, and forever! Betsy Ross sewing the first flag with General George
BETSY ROSS (1752-1836). American seamstress and patriot. Then, now, and forever! Betsy Ross sewing the first flag with General George Washington standing alongside

General George Washington with Lafayette at Valley Forge, 1777. Colored engraving, 19th century
WASHINGTON: VALLEY FORGE. General George Washington with Lafayette at Valley Forge, 1777. Colored engraving, 19th century

CANADA: FUR TRADERS, 1777. Fur traders and Native Americans. Line engraving after a detail from Gauthier and Fadens Map of Canada, 1777

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General Benedict Arnold wounded at the Battle of Saratoga, New York, 1777. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Surrender of British commander Burgoyne to American General Gates at Saratoga, New York, 1777. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by F.C. Yohn

Death of Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany, 1777
General Herkimer killed at Oriskany in leading militia to relieve Fort Stanwix, New York, 1777. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Meigs Raid on the British at Sag Harbor NY, 1777
Rhode Island militia taking Sag Harbor, Long Island, from the British during the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Thirteen-star flag of the new United States at hanging at the Monmouth, New Jersey, National Battlefield. Photograph

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General Washington leading the Americans at the battle of Princeton, New Jersey, 1777. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Nathan Mayer Rothschild
NATHAN MAYER ROTHSCHILD founder of the English branch of the international banking house; depicted at the Stock Exchange, London

B De Jussieu / Guilleminot
BERNARD DE JUSSIEU French naturalist

Zoie Ghika, Moldavian Princess, 1777, by Alexander Roslin
Alexander Roslin (1718-1793). Swedish painter. Zoie Ghika, Moldavian Princess, 1777. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Mrs Ann Barry as Sir Harry Wildair in The Constant Couple
Mrs Ann Barry in the character of Sir Harry Wildair, in George Farquhars comic play, The Constant Couple, saying: Here is a nest of the prettiest goldfinches that ever chirp d in a cage from Act II

Moral Tales by Jean Francois Marmontel (1723-1799). Colored
Jean Francois Marmontel (1723-1799). French writer and historian. Moral Tales. Title cover. Edition printed in Liege, 1777. Colored engraving. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

The Scruple. Moral Tales by Jean Francois Marmontel (1723-17
Jean Francois Marmontel (1723-1799). French writer and historian. Moral Tales. The Scruple. Edition printed in Liege, 1777. Colored engraving. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Antonio Gonzalez Velazquez. Portrait
Antonio Gonzalez Velazquez (1723-1794). Spanish painter. Self-portrait. 1777. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Jean Baptiste Gresset
JEAN-BAPTISTE-LOUIS GRESSET French writer Date: 1709 - 1777

William Gostling
WILLIAM GOSTLING English churchman - he was a minor canon of Canterbury cathedral - and antiquary. Date: 1696 - 1777

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In 1777, a pivotal year in American history, Betsy Ross skillfully sewed the first American flag, symbolizing the birth of a new nation. Henry Mosler's captivating painting immortalizes this historic moment, showcasing her dedication and craftsmanship. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean, an intense cricket match took place at Hambledon in 1777. This thrilling event demonstrated the passion for sports even amidst political turmoil. The Battle of Brandywine unfolded in 1777 during the Revolutionary War. Howard Pyle's oil on canvas masterpiece "The Nation Makers" vividly captures this fierce clash between British and American forces. It serves as a reminder of the sacrifices made by brave soldiers fighting for freedom. Across Europe, Youghal Clock Gate stood tall as a testament to architectural brilliance in 1777. Its timeless beauty continues to captivate visitors today. In France, Madame Recamier epitomized elegance and grace with her portrait painted in 1777. Her allure transcends time and leaves us mesmerized by her charm. Karl Friedrich Gauss, renowned mathematician and physicist (1777-1855), revolutionized various fields through his groundbreaking discoveries that continue to shape our understanding of science today. An ancient gravestone rubbing from New England reveals the sacrifice of an American soldier who fell during the Battle of Bennington in 1777. It serves as a poignant reminder of those who gave their lives for liberty. Silchester's plan from 1777 showcases its strategic importance during that era—a glimpse into urban planning centuries ago that still fascinates historians today. Brigadier General John Stark led victorious American forces at the Battle of Bennington on August 16th, 1777. Alonzo Chappel's steel engraving immortalizes this heroic leader directing his troops towards triumph—an image etched into history forevermore. Major General Arthur St. Clair played a crucial role in shaping the destiny of America during this significant year.