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Hannah Breck

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, with printed caption naming S. Adams, Esq.

Samuel Adams

George Graham, 1800

Apauly-Tustennuggee

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Pen-and-ink caricature of a standing elderly man in a suit with clasped hands, labeled J.D. Rockefeller.

John Davison Rockefeller, Sr.

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved portrait of a woman with long wavy hair and a white blouse, printed on a Harper's Weekly page.

Mary Anderson

Charles Baude, 1880

George Washington

? - Richard Dudensing, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a balding man in a dark military coat with epaulettes and a bow tie, Edward Baker, 1861.

Edward Baker

Adam B. Walter, 1861

Engraved bust portrait of a man with swept-back hair in a dark suit and necktie, captioned John Hunn, Chief Engineer.

John Hunn, Chief Engineer of the Southern End, Officers of the Road

John Hunn Sr, 1870

James Jerome Hill

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Pa-she-pa-haw, a Sauk chief, wearing a dark headband and a fur robe.

Pa-she-pa-haw

Henry Inman, 1830

Shuma

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Peah-mus-ka, a Musquakee chief, wearing a blue headband with a red feather and earrings.

Peah-mus-ka

Charles Bird King, 1830

Printed advertisement for Gardner's Photographic Art Gallery in Washington, D.C., with decorative border and listed photograp

Gardner's Photographic Art Gallery

Alexander Gardner, 1860

Dr. S. L. Mitchill

Samuel Latham Mitchill, 1800

Hand-colored 1840 lithographic portrait of a Chippewa chief wearing a grey coat, a dark headband and feathers.

Ka-ta-wa-be-da - A Chippeway Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of General Louis Blenker in military uniform and kepi, with an eagle and flag above.

Louis Blenker

Louis Blenker, 1861

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a military uniform with powdered hair, inside a decorative border.

Charles Lee

Robert Pollard, 1770

Lithograph bust portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption below.

Richard Riker

Anthony Imbert, 1820

Hand-colored print of Tish-co-han, a Delaware chief, shown bare-chested with a blue blanket, fur pouch and pipe.

Tish-co-han

Gustavus Hesselius, 1830

Bartu

John Warner Barber, 1840

Oval engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair and lace collar, in a floral frame on a pedestal labelled Ann Eliza Bleeck

Ann E. Bleeker

Cornelius Tiebout, 1800

Pee-che-kir - A Chippewa Chief

H. D, 1840

Hand-colored print of General Winfield Scott in blue uniform beside a white horse, cannon, and palm tree, with an attendant.

Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man with wavy hair and mustache, wearing a dark coat and white cravat, in an oval frame.

Edgar Allan Poe

Alexis Perrassin, 1850

Framed 18th-century broadside advertising the Ship-Tavern and Farm on Lancaster Road to let, in gilt frame.

Broadside

Thomas Parke, 1770

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of M'Intosh, a Creek man in feathered headdress, fur-trimmed cape, beaded sash and holding a

M'Intosh

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of a man with receding hair in a dark coat and bow tie, captioned William Wright.

William Wright, Station Master on the Road

William Wright, 1870

Newspaper page with engraved portrait of bearded General J. E. B. Stuart in uniform, surrounded by printed columns of text.

J. E. B. Stuart

John W. Torsch, 1861

Jean-Victor Moreau

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Lithograph portrait of Salmon P. Chase, balding man in dark coat and white collar, with printed caption below.

Salmon P. Chase

Salmon Portland Chase, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a uniformed officer with medals, under an eagle holding an American flag.

Abram Duryee

Abram Duryée, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark suit and cravat, labeled John Slidell, in a gold octagonal mount.

John Slidell

John Slidell, 1850

Hand-colored portrait of A-mis-quam, a Winnebago brave, with feathered headdress, face paint and draped blanket.

A-mis-quam - A Winnebago Brave

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, with caption Governor of the State of Tennessee.

James K. Polk

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Engraved portrait of George Washington in military uniform with sword, seated before a draped tent, with inscription below.

George Washington

David Edwin, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered hair and cravat, titled Lord George Germaine, by Robert Pollard.

Lord George Sackville Germain

Robert Pollard, 1770

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair, side-whiskers and a cravat, captioned Passmore Williamson.

Passmore Williamson

Passmore Williamson, 1870

Burna

John Warner Barber, 1840

Stippled engraved portrait bust of Alexander Hamilton in classical drapery, titled below the image.

Alexander Hamilton

William Satchwell Leney, 1810

Engraved oval portrait of a mustached man in a dark military-style coat, in a decorative tan mat.

Francis Preston Blair, Jr.

Jr Francis Preston Blair, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph of a Sioux chief with feathered headdress, curved sword, beaded sleeves and red blanket.

Mon-ka-ush-ka

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved advertisement of J. Gurney's daguerreotype gallery at 349 Broadway with pedestrians and a horse carriage outside.

J. Gurney's Premium Daguerreotype Gallery

John William Orr, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Henry Clay standing in a study with bookshelves, drapes, a desk, and a blue chair.

Henry Clay

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Hand-colored portrait of a man in a blue beaded jacket and feathered headdress, titled Ho-po-eth-le-yo-ho-lo, 1830.

Ho-po-eth-le-yo-ho-lo

Charles Bird King, 1830

Harper's Weekly page with engravings of the Marshall House, a rifleman, and soldiers confronting a man on a balcony.

Elmer Ellsworth

Harper's Weekly, 1860

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a military coat with lace cravat, captioned General Putnam, within a hatched border.

Israel Putnam

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored print of a Cherokee man in a red turban with a red feather plume, gray blanket, and striped sash.

Tah Chee: A Cherokee Chief

Albert Newsam, 1830

Hand-coloured lithograph of a seated man in a black gown beside a desk with a quill pen and inkwell.

Francis William Pitt Greenwood

William Sharp, 1840

Engraved bust portrait of a young person in a dark cap, jacket and bow tie, captioned Maria Weems Escaping in Male Attire.

Maria Weems Escaping as Jo Wright

Ann Maria Weems, 1870

Saint-Mémin folio 5

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Hand-colored portrait of a man in a green headwrap, silver earrings and red face paint, holding a pipe over a yellow blanket.

Tenskwatawa ("The Prophet")

J. Barincou, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of Edward Shippen, an elderly man with powdered hair and a patterned cravat, on a book page.

Edward Shippen

Enoch G. Gridley, 1800

Art nouveau poster of a woman in a flowing green gown with flowers in her hair, framed by a decorative floral halo.

Leslie Carter

Alphonse Mucha, 1900

Caricature of a man tumbling down a staircase with a Subtreasury Bill scroll, under a White House sign, 1840 lithograph.

Notice to Quit

J. Childs, 1840

Engraved portrait of a man with globes, dividers and a galleon, with a verse inscription below the image.

Captain Thomas Cavendish (Candish)

Robert Boissard, 1600

Engraved stipple portrait of Peyton Randolph in a powdered wig and buttoned coat on a dark ground, on an aged paper page.

Peyton Randolph

Charles Goodman, 1810

Hand-colored print of Kee-she-waa, a Fox warrior, in a patterned turban, striped blue blanket, and red face paint.

Kee-she-waa - A Fox Warrior

Charles Bird King, 1840

Poster of dancer Isadora Duncan in red drape, arms outstretched between blue pillars, with Cyrillic and Latin title lettering

Isadora Duncan

Georgi Alexeiev, 1920

Kinna

John Warner Barber, 1840

Engraved portrait of Andrew Johnson in a dark suit, hand on a desk with papers, with the Capitol dome visible behind him.

Andrew Johnson

Irwin & Sartain, 1860

Oval engraved portrait of George Clinton in a dark coat and white cravat, printed on a book page with caption.

George Clinton

Alexander Anderson, 1800

Sarah Mahon Ormsby

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a seated man in a blue coat holding a quill pen over a sheet of paper.

John Ridge - A Cherokee

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Colored caricature of opera singer Adelina Patti in a yellow gown holding a flower bouquet, by Joseph Keppler, 1880.

Adelina Patti

Joseph Keppler, 1880

Elihu Root

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved portrait of John Adams in a powdered wig, dark coat and lace cravat, with caption naming him second US president.

John Adams

Nathaniel Dearborn, 1800

Printed 1840 advertisement by Auguste Edouart announcing a silhouette exhibition opposite the Tremont House, Boston.

Edouart advertisement: "Opposite the Tremont House..."

Auguste Edouart, 1840

Wa-kawn - A Winnebago Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man with white curly hair in a dark robe and white collar.

William Cranch

Henry S. Sadd, 1830

Sepia mezzotint of a bespectacled older man at a desk with a quill and inkwell, with a lightning bolt in the background.

Benjamin Franklin

Charles Willson Peale, 1780

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with a bald crown, wearing a dark suit and bow tie, captioned Charles Wise, Treasurer

Charles Wise, Member of the Acting Committee

Charles Wise, 1870

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Wa-baun-see, a Pottawatomie chief, in feathered headdress and military-style coat with a

Wa-baun-see - A Pottawatomie Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of General Carleton in military uniform with powdered hair and white cravat, within a wavy-line border

Sir Guy Carleton

Robert Pollard, 1770

Harper's Weekly engraving page of the Chinese College in Hartford, with a school-room scene, a portrait of Yung Wing, and bui

The Chinese College at Hartford, Connecticut

Yung Wing, 1870

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a Seminole chief in a blue headdress with a red feather and striped clothing.

Yaha-hajo - A Seminole Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of John Adams seated at a table with books, wearing a black coat and white lace cravat.

John Adams

Nathaniel Currier, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of Frederick Lord North in powdered wig and military coat with a star badge.

Lord Frederick North

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored lithograph of a bird with a bespectacled man's head perched on a quill pen beside an inkwell and paper.

Literary Bird

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair, double-breasted coat and checkered cravat, captioned Hon. Abram Galloway.

Hon. Abram Galloway, Secreted in a Vessel Loaded with Turpentine

Abraham Galloway, 1870

Colored poster of a standing bearded man in a white sweater beside a tall pole, with advertising text at left.

Robert Frederick Blum

William Sergeant Kendall, 1890

Hand-coloured print of a man's face framed inside an orange five-armed starfish with knobbed spines.

Star Fish

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Pablo Casals

Ferdinand Schmutzer, 1910

Engraved portrait of a mustached man in a dark military uniform, labeled Gen. C. D. Jameson, in an oval frame.

Charles Davis Jameson

Charles Davis Jameson, 1850

Lithographic full-length portrait of a standing man in zouave uniform with sword, arms crossed, caption below.

Elmer Ellsworth

Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, 1850

Black-and-white caricature of a standing man in a striped hat and black overcoat, hands in pockets, labelled Thomas Edison.

Thomas Alva Edison

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved oval frontispiece with classical allegorical women, a scroll and book, and two putti holding books below.

Frontispiece to New Universal Biographical Dictionary and American Remembrancer

John Scoles, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of Alexander H. Stephens, a man with tousled hair and a dark bow tie, in a brown mount.

Alexander Hamilton Stephens

Alexander Hamilton Stephens, 1850

Line drawing caricature of a frowning elderly man in a wide hat, round glasses and bow tie, labeled S. Gompers.

Samuel Gompers

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Satirical engraving of a donkey-headed man carrying a carpetbag labeled Gen. Weaver past a palm tree and onlookers, from Harp

Another Fool's Errand!

Thomas Nast, 1880

Thomas Bolling Robertson

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and Garter collar, framed by a heraldic crest and inscriptions.

Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester

Simon de Passe, 1610

Hand-colored portrait of Moa-na-hong-ga, an Ioway chief, with feathered headdress, red face paint and beaded necklace.

Moa-na-hong-ga - Great Walker

Charles Bird King, 1830

Harper's Weekly cover illustration of sailors in a small boat at night near a smoking steamship under bursting shells.

U.S. Calvary at Port Tampa, Florida

Frederic Remington, 1890

Oval engraved portrait of a mustached man in military uniform, with an eagle and American flag above, captioned Col. Corcoran

Michael Corcoran

Michael Corcoran, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of John Hancock in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, printed on a book page.

John Hancock

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored print portrait of Micanopy, a Seminole chief, in a black feathered headdress and blue mantle with a silver medal

Micanopy - A Seminole Chief

R. T, 1830