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Charcoal sketch of a bearded man in the foreground with a second figure reclining behind him, on tan paper.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Anders Zorn, 1890

Charcoal portrait of a man in a striped suit and dark tie, looking straight ahead on tan paper.

Herbert Hoover

Leo Mielziner, 1910

Thomas Tudor Tucker

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Matthew Calbraith Perry (with Henry A. Adams)

Furukawa Teiryo, 1850

Mark Twain

John White Alexander, 1910

Ink and watercolor sketch of a woman in glasses hugging a large tan dog, with a red heart above on peach paper.

Alexander Woollcott

Reginald Bathurst Birch, 1920

Pen and ink sketch of a seated man in a tall hat and cravat, with a sailing ship on water behind him.

Washington Irving

John Wesley Jarvis, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated allegorical woman holding a liberty cap, resting on a globe, with a star-patterned shield behind he

Coin design

James Barton Longacre, 1790

John Thurman

Thomas Bluget de Valdenuit, 1790

Pencil sketch of a young child with closed eyes, wearing a ruffled bonnet and high collar, on a tan paper sheet.

Unidentified Child

George Linen, 1830

Brown wash portrait drawing of a man in a tricorne hat and gold epaulettes, looking to the side.

John Paul Jones

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Ann Pine Decatur

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long puffed-sleeve gown with curled hair, turned to her left, on aged paper.

Unidentified Woman

George Linen, 1830

Aged paper fragment with handwritten receipt text and a flourished signature reading C. W. Peale.

Charles Wilson Peale's autograph

Charles Willson Peale, 1800

Elizabeth Wirt

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Pencil sketch of men in conversation in a columned interior hall, with a saddled horse in the foreground and labeled figures.

Ulysses S. Grant and John Pemberton

Frederick B. Schell, 1861

Joseph Stella Self-Portrait

Joseph Stella, 1930

Sepia title page with an eagle holding a laurel branch, a central medallion portrait, and clustered portrait medallions above

Subscription book for portrait of Charles Carroll

James Barton Longacre, 1830

John Wickham

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Brown ink sketch of a female dancer with an arm raised diagonally and draped fabric flowing around her body.

Isadora Duncan

Edmond van Saanen Algi, 1910

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

Mount of Temptation and Nazareth

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a white dress before a window showing a hazy hilly landscape with a town.

Carol Mitchell Phelps Stokes

Julius Rolshoven, 1900

Pen and ink portrait of a woman with curled hair, lace collar and earrings, by Jacques Reich, 1900.

Helen Herron Taft

Jacques Reich, 1900

Charcoal and pastel portrait of an elderly man with white mustache and dark suit against a hatched dark background.

Marcus Daly

Adolfo Müller-Ury, 1900

Dr. Elisha Cullen Dick

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Sepia drawing vignette portrait of a man with wavy hair, dark coat and white cravat, by James Barton Longacre.

William Drayton

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Jane Addams and Alva Belmont

Wallace Morgan, 1910

Pen and ink portrait of an older bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, signed Jacques Reich.

John Quincy Adams

Jacques Reich, 1900

Ernst Lubitsch

Henry Major, 1920

Watercolor portrait of an elderly man in a flat cap and blue neckerchief, set in a double-ruled circle on cream paper.

William Warren, Jr.

Charles S. Abbe, 1890

Pen and ink portrait of a bald older man in a military uniform with epaulettes, against crosshatched background.

John Paul Jones

Jacques Reich, 1900

Drawing of a bearded man in a dark bow tie leaning on a pale podium, with papers, against a grey background.

Ira David Sankey

Carlo Pellegrini, Mar 1839 - 22 Jan, 1870

Sepia drawing of a older man with side whiskers, bow tie and dark jacket, facing forward against a hatched background.

Noah C. McFarland

Noah C. McFarland, 1880

Pen-and-ink portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with buttons, set in a cross-hatched oval vignette.

William Thomas Sampson

Jacques Reich, 1861

Charcoal sketch of a man in a bowler hat beside a tripod-mounted movie camera, with a film set in the background.

Charlie Chaplin

Henry Major, 1920

Dominic Ignatius Murphy

William H. Bell, 1880

Pen and ink portrait of an elderly man with wavy hair, high collar and cravat, drawn with cross-hatching on pale paper.

Zachary Taylor

Jacques Reich, 1900

Circular drawing of a seated older man in a dark coat, with a draped curtain and small paddlewheel boat at left.

Henry Miller Shreve

George D'Almaine, 1840

Pen and ink sketch of the Reverend William Hooper in a hat and clerical bands, bust length, on aged paper.

William Hooper

William Hooper, 1820

Charcoal caricature of a smiling man with large ears and a broad grin, wearing a suit and tie.

Will H. Hays

Henry Major, 1920

Augustus Goodyear Heaton Self-Portrait

Augustus Goodyear Heaton, 1880

Pen and ink portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair and a dark jacket, signed by Jacques Reich.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil sketch of a balding man with a mustache and pince-nez glasses, turned over his shoulder.

Unidentified Man

Robert Henri, 1910

Young woman with a palette and brush beside a table with a small sketch, in front of green swirled drapery with beaded fringe

J. A. M. Whistler

C. A. F. Fiessler, 1840

Pen and ink portrait of an elderly man with tousled white hair and a dark cross-hatched jacket, turned three-quarters.

Andrew Jackson

Jacques Reich, 1920

Cecil B. De Mille

Henry Major, 1920

Pencil portrait drawing of a bearded man in a jacket, turned three-quarters, with handwritten inscription at right on tan pap

Olin Levi Warner

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1880

Pen and ink portrait of a balding man in a bow tie and cross-hatched jacket, signed Jacques Reich.

Andrew Johnson

Jacques Reich, 1900

Watercolor self-portrait of a man in a tall black top hat and white cravat, set against loose gray hatching.

James Barton Longacre Self-Portrait

James Barton Longacre, 1810

Sepia drawing of a bearded man with swept-back hair and dark suit, looking toward the viewer.

Thomas Henry Carter

Ida Story Hammond, 1880

Drawing of a man with curly hair in a caped coat with braided cord, turned to the side against a brown toned background.

Elisha Mills Huntington

L. Wieser, 1830

Caricature of a standing man with grey hair, a cigar and a long dark coat, painted in watercolor on grey paper.

Bret Harte

Sir Leslie Mathew Ward, 1870

Elizabeth Lonsdale Kay Daingerfield

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1810

Half-length drawn portrait of an elderly bald man with white hair, dark coat, plaid waistcoat and cravat, on brown ground.

James L. Edwards

L. Wieser, 1880

Watercolor portrait of a dark-haired man in a brown coat and white shirt, with a handwritten signature below.

John Ross

John Rubens Smith, 1840

Ink and pink wash caricature sketch of a man with a thick mustache, scowling brows, and curly hair.

Samuel Clemens

James Affleck Shephard, 1900

Ink caricature of a bespectacled, mustached man in a dark suit holding a cigarette, with a handwritten dedication.

Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell Self-Portrait

Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell, 1910

Pen and ink portrait sketch of an elderly woman with curly hair and a lace collar, signed Jacques Reich.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a man in a dark coat beside a green-faced spider-like creature, dated 1920.

John Barrymore Self-Portrait

John Barrymore, 1920

Pencil drawing of a man in a dark coat and white cravat with powdered hair, set in an ornate scrolled frame.

John Adams

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Pastel portrait of an older woman with curled grey hair in a dark dress and white collar, against a warm tan background.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Dora Wheeler Keith, 1890

Samuel Gompers

Henry Major, 1920

Half-length 1850 drawing of a grey-haired man in a dark coat and cravat, facing the viewer against a brown background.

James Ewell Heath

James Ewell Heath, 1850

Pen and ink portrait of an older man with swept-back hair and a high collar, rendered with cross-hatching.

James K. Polk

Jacques Reich, 1900