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Seated older man in dark suit and white cravat beside a writing desk with inkwell and quill, painted in warm brown tones.

General Winfield Scott

William Page, Jan 1811 - 30 Sep, 1860

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat beside a green table with a scroll, inkstand, books and globe.

William Clark

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white shirt against a brown background, by George Peter Alexander Healy.

Henry Clay

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1840

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with eyeglasses, dark suit and bow tie against a brown background.

Henry Williams Blodgett

Alden Finney Brooks, 1880

Half-length portrait of a man in a blue embroidered uniform with gold epaulettes, holding a gilt sword against a cloudy sky.

William Henry Harrison

Rembrandt Peale, 1810

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat holding a cane, set before a brown interior with a red drape.

James Paris Lee

John Horsburgh, 1880

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man with a mustache in a dark suit and white collar against a dark background.

Charles Nagel

Anders Zorn, 1900

Painting of an older man with white hair writing with a pencil at a desk, beside a red book and inkwell.

Horace L. Traubel

Arthur Clifton Goodwin, 1900

Oil portrait of a woman with upswept brown hair, wearing a white dress with a gold sash, against a dark background.

Margaret Brown Stone

Robert Edge Pine, 1780

Portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, holding a folded paper before a red curtain.

George Read

Robert Edge Pine, 1780

Oil portrait of a man with shaved head and roach, wearing a dark coat, patterned shawl and beaded necklace.

Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant)

Ezra Ames, 1800

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left against a brown background.

Thomas Stone

Robert Edge Pine, 1780

Oil portrait of a man with auburn hair and full reddish beard in a brown coat and green cravat against a neutral background.

Samuel Putnam Avery

Charles Loring Elliott, 1860

Seated man in light suit and white shoes in a wicker armchair, dappled sunlight on a garden lawn, painted portrait.

Frank Brett Noyes

Ossip Perelma, 1910

Full-length painted portrait of a bearded man in a dark uniform with a red cape, holding a sabre, against a stormy landscape.

Montgomery Cunningham Meigs

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Prentiss Taylor

Charles Webster Hawthorne, 1920

Oil portrait of a seated man in a navy suit and tan waistcoat holding a cane, against a gray background.

Benjamin Strong

Gari Melchers, 1920

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a quill pen over paper at a green-draped table.

Possibly Jonathan Elliot

Charles Bird King, 1810

Pastel portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a brown coat, seated before a blue drape, holding a document.

George Clinton

Jr. James Sharples, 1800

Oval portrait of a man in a blue coat with red collar and epaulettes against a cloudy sky.

Thomas Pinckney

John Trumbull, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered grey hair, black coat and white cravat, framed in seed pearls.

Carter Braxton

Carter Braxton, 1770

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black coat and patterned waistcoat, seated with hand on chair arm.

Rodman McCamley Price

Samuel Stillman Osgood, 1840

Oil portrait of a man with tousled brown hair and whiskers, in a dark coat and white cravat, against a warm brown background.

Daniel Embury

Henry Inman, 1820

Oil portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a green book.

Eleazer Parmly

Henry Inman, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat with a medal and star order, against a red background.

Alexander von Humboldt

Emma Gaggiotti-Richards, 1850

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat with gold buttons, in an ornate gold frame.

Daniel Leonard

Daniel Leonard, 1770

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with powdered hair and white cap against a teal background, in a gilt frame.

Elizabeth Grimké Rutledge

John Trumbull, 1790

Oil portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a black embroidered coat, white lace collar and red sash, against a brown backg

Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Edward Mortimer

John Neagle, 1820

Oil portrait of a young man with curly hair, dark coat and white cravat against a dark olive background.

Thomas Ash II

Thomas Sully, 1800

Oil portrait of a bald older man with wire-rimmed glasses and a mustache, in a dark jacket and white collar.

Henry Mosler Self-portrait

Henry Mosler, 1900

Oval portrait miniature of a man with grey powdered hair in a blue coat with gold epaulettes, set in a gold frame.

John Laurens

Charles Willson Peale, 1780

Oil portrait of a man in a tricorn hat on a white horse before stormy cliffs, with an American flag and military gear in fron

George Washington

William Clarke, 1800

Oval oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark double-breasted coat against a dim green background.

Elisha Kent Kane

Giuseppe Fagnani, 1850

Seated elderly man in dark suit holding a quill pen at a carved wooden desk, in an arched 1870 portrait.

Simon Cameron

John Dabour, 1870

Circular oil portrait of a woman with dark hair in a white blouse, arms resting on a green table, with a loose floral backgro

Lillian D. Wald

William Valentine Schevill, 1910

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat, black cravat and pale waistcoat, turned three-quarters against a warm brown background.

Davy Crockett

Chester Harding, 1830

Oil portrait of an older man with tousled grey hair in a dark coat and white collar, against a warm brown background.

Andrew Jackson

Thomas Sully, 1820

Oil portrait of a woman in a pink satin gown with lace, gold bracelets and a cameo pendant, before a column and landscape.

Delia Spencer Caton Field

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1870

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

Jane Addams

George de Forest Brush, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, cream embroidered coat and blue velvet collar against a dark background.

Samuel Griffin

Cosmo John Alexander, 1770

Painting of a woman in a white gown with two children, one standing on a red sofa, against a dark background.

Sarah Weston Seaton with her Children Augustine and Julia

Charles Bird King, 1810

Oval portrait of a man with powdered hair in a dark blue coat with red lapels and white epaulettes, turned to the left.

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

John Trumbull, 1790

Oval oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red coat and white cravat against a dark brown background.

John Singleton Copley Self-Portrait

John Singleton Copley, 1780

Half-length oil portrait of an older man with white powdered hair, brown coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Charles Willson Peale Self-Portrait

Charles Willson Peale, 1790

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, gesturing toward a sailing ship on the sea.

Peter Faneuil

John Smibert, 1730

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat with gold epaulettes, with a palm tree and a sailing ship behind him.

William Moultrie

Charles Willson Peale, 1780

Oil portrait of a standing man in a blue coat with one hand on a carved table beside open books and a letter.

Dr. John Morgan

Angelica Kauffmann, 1760

Painting of a bearded man in a red coat and fringed leggings seated with a rifle before a rocky hillside.

Samuel Washington Woodhouse

Edward Bowers, 1850

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a black gown and white collar, resting his hand on an open book.

John Witherspoon

Rembrandt Peale, 1790

Oil portrait of a woman in a green bodice and red fur-trimmed wrap holding a white paper against a dark background.

Unidentified Woman

Francis Bicknell Carpenter, 1850

Oval portrait of a man with glasses, mustache and dark bow tie against a lavender background with a gold border.

George Linen Self-portrait

George Linen, 1840

Oil portrait of a man with a reddish mustache and beard, wearing a dark jacket and white collar, against a dark background.

Richard Morris Hunt

Thomas Couture, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white powdered hair, dark coat and white lace jabot, in a gilt and black frame.

George Washington

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and black bow tie against a dark green background.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1880

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly brown hair, black coat and white cravat, set in a gold pendant frame.

William Dunlap self-portrait

William Dunlap, 1800

Miniature portrait of a man with white powdered hair, black coat and lace jabot against a warm brown background.

George Washington

William Russell Birch, 1810

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with powdered gray hair in a blue military coat with gold epaulette.

George Washington

Ellen Wallace Sharples, 1800

Stonewall Jackson

Edward Caledon Bruce, 1861

Oval watercolor self-portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair and an open-collared shirt against a grey-brown background.

Self-Portrait

Alfred Jones, 1840

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

Mrs. Richard Caton

Robert Edge Pine

Lithograph of a mounted officer in dark uniform raising a plumed hat, with staff officers and an artillery wagon behind him.

George B. McClellan

George Brinton McClellan, 1860

Pencil portrait of a young boy with short hair and a high collar, drawn on a torn, pale sheet of paper.

Unidentified Boy

George Linen, 1830

Stephen Decatur

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800