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Lithograph portrait of a standing man in a cloak and waistcoat, within an oval frame, captioned John C. Calhoun.

John C. Calhoun

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark suit and bow tie, turned to the left against a shaded background.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Jacques Reich, 1890

Engraved portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, with a pocket watch, turned to the right.

Edward Everett

John Sartain, 1860

Black and white lithograph of William, Ida and Nancy McKinley with vignettes of two Ohio houses above.

William, Ida and Nancy McKinley

Edwards, Deutsch, & Heitmann, 1861

Caricature print of a bearded man in a long grey overcoat smoking a pipe, from Vanity Fair, August 1880.

James Russell Lowell

James Joseph Jacques Tissot, 1880

Engraved print of five Confederate generals in oval portraits within an ornate scrolled frame topped by an eagle.

Generals Confederate Army No. 1

John Rogers, 1861

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a dark coat, printed on cream paper.

James Russell Lowell

Samuel Worcester Rowse, 1880

Engraved bust portrait of Brigham Young in a dark coat, waistcoat and striped bow tie, with shoulder-length hair.

Brigham Young

W. H. Gibbs, 1850

Theodore Roosevelt

Leo Mielziner, 1910

Hand-colored print of Zachary Taylor in uniform at center, surrounded by oval portraits of earlier U.S. presidents with flags

People's Choice Twelfth President

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with a full white beard and dark suit, seen against a gray background.

James Russell Lowell

Gustav Kruell, 1890

Lithograph portrait of Thomas Jefferson seated at a desk with a quill, books, and a classical bust beside him.

Thomas Jefferson

Nicolas Maurin, 1820

George Mifflin Dallas

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark coat and white collar, with the name Hosea Ballou inscribed below.

Hosea Ballou

Robert Cooke, 1840

Thomas Nast political cartoon showing a caricatured man opening a Star Chamber door with a People's message scroll.

Like Cromwell--Not "Like Charles the First,"--Mr. Edmunds!

Thomas Nast, 1880

Sepia engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair in a dark suit and bow tie.

Andrew Carnegie

Jacques Reich, 1900

Lithograph of a deathbed scene with an elderly man on a bed, mourners, a clergyman and a physician in period dress.

Death of General Lee

George Washington Custis Lee, 1861

Colored Puck magazine cartoon showing a tamed tiger slumped at a desk while two men with giant scissors stand in a doorway.

Made Harmless at Last

Engraved full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark coat beside a bust, a draped table, and a domed building in the win

Daniel Webster

Charles Edward Wagstaff, 1850

Political cartoon of men reacting to a snarling black cat, Spirit of Discord, escaping a Republican Bag, 1860 lithograph.

Letting The Cat Out of The Bag

Louis Maurer, 1860

Engraved caricature of Oliver Wendell Holmes seated at a breakfast table, holding a steaming teacup, on a Vanity Fair cover.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Oval woodcut portrait of a man in period dress with a ribbon bow, on a pedestal labeled Noah Webster, Jun. Esq.

Noah Webster

Noah Webster, 1780

Washington Hesing

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered hair and white cravat, titled Thomas Jefferson, after Gilbert Stuart.

Thomas Jefferson

Robert Field, 1800

Engraved portrait of a standing clergyman in dark robes with a cross necklace, hand resting on an open book beside a curtain.

John Joseph Hughes

John Burn Forrest, 1860

Political caricature of four men around a small figure in a hat, with boastful campaign text panels above.

Soliciting a Vote

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1850

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, shirt open at the collar, hands on hips and in pocket.

Walt Whitman

Samuel Hollyer, 1840

Engraved portrait of a reclining man in a dark coat on a couch, with drapery, a table with books, and a landscape.

Tadeusz Kosciuszko

William Sharp, 1800

Lithograph bust portrait of a man with swept-back hair, high white collar and dark cravat, turned to the left.

Millard Fillmore

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Engraved portrait of a man with curly light hair, ruffled cravat and dark coat, labeled Jefferson, dedicated to Lafayette.

Thomas Jefferson

Francois Jacques Dequevauvillier, 1810