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Engraving of the neoclassical Patent Office in Washington with columns, carriages on the street, and pedestrians under clouds

Patent Office, Washington

Benson John Lossing

Hand-colored print of a standing officer in blue uniform and plumed shako, leaning on a stone wall beside a map.

Zachary Taylor

Hand-colored print of the U.S. Patent Office building in Washington with columns, carriage and pedestrians.

U.S. Patent Office

Edward Sachse & Co

John Marshall

Poster of a mustached rider in a fringed buckskin jacket and wide hat on a dappled grey horse, with trees behind.

"Buffalo Bill" Cody

Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau

Joseph-Désiré Court

Oil portrait of a mustached man in a dark suit, reddish tie and white collar, against a dark brown background.

Richard Alexander F. Penrose, Jr.

Albert Rosenthal

Oil portrait of a man with short brown hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

William Gilmore Simms

William Gilmore Simms

Oil painting of a uniformed officer on a galloping white horse, with palms, a rocky stream and hills behind him.

Zachary Taylor

Oil portrait of an elderly clergyman in dark robes with a gold cross, gesturing before gold drapery and sky.

Jean Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus

Oil portrait of a man in a tan coat and white cravat, seated before a dark background with a red chair at right.

Roger Sherman

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with grey hair, turned three-quarters, against a dark brown background.

George Fuller

Edwin Tryon Billings

Painting of a bearded man in a dark suit beside an eagle on a flagpole, with the Capitol dome and a money sack behind him.

Hayes Platform of Sound Money

Oil portrait of a bald, bearded older man in a dark suit writing at a carved wooden desk beside a row of books.

William Temple Hornaday

George Rufus Boynton

Oil portrait of a bearded man with reddish hair in a brown jacket and cravat against a dark background.

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Louise Fitzpatrick

Oval miniature portrait of a bearded man with gold spectacles, dark coat and black cravat, in a red velvet case.

Joseph Moody

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and lace cuffs, resting his hand on papers on a draped table.

Joseph Warren

John Singleton Copley

Engraved portrait of a woman leaning on a vine-covered balustrade, with trees and classical columns behind her.

Mrs. Richard Caton

Robert Edge Pine

Pencil sketch of a mountain landscape with trees and a reflective lake in the foreground, by Alfred R. Waud.

Mount of Temptation and Nazareth

Henry Clay

Engraved full-length portrait of a standing man in ceremonial robes with a laurel wreath, sceptre, orb and throne.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Auguste G. L. Boucher-Desnoyers

Soft-toned print portrait of an elderly bearded man with a bald head, gazing directly at the viewer.

Chester Harding

Chester Harding

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in formal dress with a star medal on his lapel, captioned Kalakaua I, King of the Hawaiian

Kalakaua I

King David Kalakaua

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and armor, with Latin inscription below naming Philip III.

Philip III

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, with inscription naming John Jay, ambassador.

John Jay

Engraved portrait of Queen Anne in a crown and pearls, within an ornate oval frame flanked by two allegorical figures.

Queen Anne

Godfrey Kneller

Engraved portrait of Peter III in a wig and fur-trimmed robe, with a crown on a pedestal beside him.

Peter III

Engraved portrait of Richard Cromwell in armor and lace collar, holding a baton, within an octagonal frame.

Richard Cromwell

Frederik Bouttats

Engraved oval portrait of a young king in ermine-trimmed robes with curled hair, above a crowned royal coat of arms.

Louis XV

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a feathered hat, framed by a coat of arms and labeled Philippe II.

Philip II

Pieter van Gunst