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Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams in an oval frame, flanked by allegorical figures, a trumpeting angel, and a Magna Charta sc

Samuel Adams

Paul Revere, 1770

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left, with the caption LAFAYETTE below.

Marquis De Lafayette

Marquis de Lafayette, 1810

Engraved portrait of J.W. MacKay, a seated man with a mustache holding a cigar, after Alex. Cabanel.

John William MacKay

Achille Jacquet, 1870

Engraved oval portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a fur-collared cloak, with a French inscription on a pedestal below.

Benjamin Franklin

Juste Chevillet, 1770

Lithograph portrait of William Rawle, a bespectacled older man with curly white hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

William Rawle

Albert Newsam, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of Commodore Oliver H. Perry in naval uniform with epaulettes, holding a telescope, under a laurel wre

Oliver Hazard Perry

Thomas Gimbrede, 1810

Lithograph portrait of Charles Stewart Todd in a military uniform with fur epaulettes and embroidered collar.

Charles Stewart Todd

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Joseph Leiter

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Lithographic portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark coat and white cravat, with signature and caption below.

John Mattocks

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Gen. William Hull.

William Hull

Sara Ann Freeman Clarke, 1820

Benjamin Franklin

John Scoles, 1790

Hand-colored printed sheet with an oval portrait of a bearded officer in uniform, flanked by American flags, with verse below

Ulysses S. Grant

Charles Magnus, 1861

Sepia lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and cravat, within an oval vignette, titled Franklin Pierce.

Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce, 1840

Lithograph of Lincoln's coffin lying in state beneath draped black curtains, with his bust above and mourners standing around

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, 1860

Engraved political broadside showing a seated man in a chair surrounded by standing men, with satirical verse printed below.

Great Cry and Little Wool

Abraham Lincoln, 1860

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a lace shawl beside a flower vase, with the signature Jenny Lind below.

Jenny Lind

John Sartain, 1850

Lithographic campaign song sheet with an oval portrait of a bearded man, surrounded by trees, mountains, a rider and a buffal

There is the White House Yonder

Samuel Root, 1861

Charles IV and Louisa Maria

Robert Cooper, 1810

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit and tie, by Jacques Reich, 1890.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Jacques Reich, 1890

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded Union general in a dark military uniform, labeled Major Gen. Geo. H. Thomas.

George Henry Thomas

William Sartain, 1861

Samuel Ludvigh

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Poster of a seated man reading beside a black and white cat, with a calendar and the text HARPER'S FEBRUARY below.

Edward Penfield Self-Portrait

Edward Penfield, 1890

Engraved portrait of Captain Isaac Hull in naval uniform, framed by a laurel wreath and a ribbon reading First in Victory, Fi

Isaac Hull

William Strickland, 1800

Engraved portrait of an elderly clergyman in embroidered stole and pectoral cross, hand resting on a book, 1810.

Reverend John Carroll

Leney & Tanner, 1810

Black-and-white lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and high collar, with caption naming him a senator from New York.

Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Sheet music cover with lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, titled President Johnson's Grand Union March.

President Johnson's Grand Union March

Louis Nelke, 1860

Engraved allegorical print of an oval portrait of Nathanael Greene held by a robed figure and a warrior, with a child, cannon

Nathanael Greene

Juste Chevillet, 1770

Engraved portrait of a man in a cravat within an ornate foliate border with an eagle at the top, labeled Rev. Dr. Dewey.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Orville Dewey

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a double-breasted military uniform with star collar insignia, titled Joseph E. Johnst

Joseph Eggleston Johnston

J. L. Giles, 1861

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat seated beside a drawing board, signed John Sartain.

John Sartain Self-Portrait

John Sartain, 1860

Engraved full-length portrait of James Madison standing beside a draped table with a globe, documents, and quill.

James Madison

David Edwin, 1810

Engraved portrait of an elderly bald man with a long white beard, in three-quarter view against a dark background.

William Morris Hunt

Gustav Kruell, 1880

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair, dark high-collared coat and folded arms, captioned James Fenimore Cooper.

James Fenimore Cooper

Julien-Léopold Boilly, 1830

Engraved portrait of a seated clergyman in a dark coat and white bands, gesturing toward an open book on a lectern.

Samson Occom

Jonathan Spilsbury, 1760

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark suit and bow tie, head turned slightly left, with a printed signature below.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gerarde A. Klucken, 1880

Black-and-white lithograph portrait of Gov. John Endicott in dark robes and white collar, holding an ornate object.

John Endecott

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Oval lithograph portrait of a uniformed officer with curled hair, epaulettes and high collar, captioned Gen'l Wool.

John Ellis Wool

Dominique C. Fabronius, 1861

Stipple engraving portrait of Stephen Decatur in a naval uniform with epaulette, within a dotted oval border.

Stephen Decatur

David Edwin, 1810

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and high white collar, turned to the right, with books at left.

Fitz-Greene Halleck

Albert Newsam, 1820

John Hancock

John Hancock, 1770

Political cartoon of a uniformed officer with a sword beside a doll, surrounded by captions on a Harper's Weekly page.

A Financial Mistake

Thomas Nast, 1861

Hand-colored caricature of a laughing bald man in a dark coat raising a gilded goblet marked MVB, with a caption below.

A Beautiful Goblet of White-House Champagne

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1840

Oval framed portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, with ornate scrolled border and handwritten caption below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Wood engraving of Robert Toombs in a dark suit with cravat, surrounded by columns of printed text from Harper's Weekly.

Robert Augustus Toombs

Mathew B. Brady, 1861

Lithograph bust portrait of a man with curly hair and white cravat, signed Samuel Dexter, dated 1820.

Samuel Dexter

Thomas Edwards, 1820

Charles Loring Elliott

George Kasson Knapp, 1870

Engraved caricature of a bearded man playing piano amid scattered political song sheets, with a monkey painting and dome outs

Played Out

Thomas Nast, 1861

Samuel Huntington

Burnet Reading, 1780

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in military uniform above a scene of officers shaking hands at Yorktown.

George Washington

Charles Willson Peale, 1790

Engraved political cartoon of a man writing at a desk beside an easel caricature, with newspapers and a peacock feather aroun

We Are Not Proud

Thomas Nast, 1870

Lithograph bust portrait of a man in an ornate military uniform with epaulettes, sword, and draped curtain behind him.

William Henry Harrison

Rembrandt Peale, 1830

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

William Ellery Channing

William Hoogland, 1820

Etched portrait of a seated man in a dark suit leaning on a carved armchair, with a red label reading Field, Eugene.

Eugene Field

William Henry Warren Bicknell, 1900

Henry Clay

William Henry Brown, 1840

Engraved bust-length portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, signed Jos. Hopkinson.

Joseph Hopkinson

John Sartain, 1830

Oval lithographic portrait of a mustached man in a dark coat, framed by an ornate border with an eagle and angels.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - William Watson, III

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Philip Armour

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and cravat, with the signature Eli Whitney beneath.

Eli Whitney

David C. Hinman, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a uniformed officer with epaulettes and sword, captioned General William H. Harrison, The Hero.

William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison, 1830

Lithographic oval portrait of a man in a double-breasted coat and cravat, with a handwritten inscription below.

Gerrit Smith

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Major General John A. Logan in a blue uniform with gold buttons and star shoulder straps.

John Alexander Logan

John Alexander Logan, 1861

Lithographic bust portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat and cravat, signed by Charles Fenderich.

Richard Montgomery Young

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Engraved print of a uniformed officer standing beside a grey horse in a forested landscape, sword at his side.

George Brinton McClellan

Chapin & Stephens, 1860

Caricature of two men, one in a brown robe with halo and wings holding kerosene oil and a penny, one in a dark suit.

John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Albert Levering, 1900

Lithographic bust portrait of a man with tousled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Lafayette.

Marquis De Lafayette

Nicolas Maurin, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a seated man in a grey coat holding an open book, with red curtain and green drapery behi

Martin Van Buren

Daniel Wright Kellogg, 1830

Hand-colored print of General Zachary Taylor on a white horse in military dress, with troops in the distant landscape.

Zachary Taylor

H. Bucholzer, 1840

Engraved sketch of Thaddeus Stevens seated in a chair carried by two assistants beside a stone column, from a newspaper page.

Thaddeus Stevens Being Conveyed to the House of Representatives

James Early Taylor, 1860

Punch cartoon of two top-hatted men walking with a feathered-hat soldier behind, captioned Very Probable, 1864.

Jefferson Davis

Sir John Tenniel, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a balding man with curled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, turned three-quarters to the left.

Abbott Lawrence

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Engraved portrait of George Washington with powdered hair, dark coat and white cravat, within a ruled border.

George Washington

Thomas Holloway, 1790

Lithographic bust portrait of an older man with white hair, dark coat and white cravat, captioned James Lloyd, M.D.

James Lloyd

Rembrandt Peale, 1820

Marquis de Lafayette

Charles François Gabriel Levachez, 1790

Etched portrait of a seated young girl with long hair in an armchair, hands folded, inscribed 'Annie' below.

Annie Harriet Haden

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of a man with mustache in a double-breasted military coat, titled P.G.T. Beauregard.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

William Sartain, 1861

Engraved portrait of George Washington in military uniform beside a tent opening, with an eagle emblem and inscription below.

George Washington

John Galland, 1800

Etching of a man with wavy hair and mustache in an oval frame topped by drapery, by Edouard Manet.

Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1880

Lithograph portrait of John C. Spencer, Secretary of the Treasury, shown in dark coat and cravat, turned three-quarters.

John Canfield Spencer

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell, 1900

Lithograph of a standing man in a dark coat gesturing with papers in a draped room with an eagle banner and flag.

Richard Mentor Johnson

A. A. Hoffay, 1830

John Charles Fremont

George Edward Perine, 1861

Engraved bust portrait of a young man in a dark uniform with a sash and medals, captioned Alphonse XII, Roi d'Espagne.

King Alphonse XII

August Weger, 1900

Advertising poster showing a man in a suit beside a brass phonograph with a cylinder, titled Edison's Phonograph.

Edison's Phonograph

Alfred S. Seer Engraver, 1870

Hand-colored print of Abraham Lincoln standing beside books and red drapery, with a window and trees behind him.

Abraham Lincoln

Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning, 1850

Lithograph of a man in fringed buckskin costume and feathered hat holding a rifle, captioned Mr Hackett as Nimrod Wild-fire.

James Henry Hackett

Edward Williams Clay, 1830

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Doney, 1860

Sepia lithograph portrait of a bald, bespectacled man with a full beard in a dark coat and cravat, captioned Hon. Horace Gree

Horace Greeley

Horace Greeley, 1870

Pencil drawing of a man with curled hair and high white cravat, labeled Le Gl Lafayette beneath the figure.

Marquis De Lafayette

Hand-colored lithograph of Thomas Wilson Dorr seated in a gilded chair, holding a rolled Constitution of Rhode Island.

Thomas Wilson Dorr

James S. Baillie, 1840

Etched portrait of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat smoking a pipe and holding a paper, with his back to a wooden chair.

Frank Duveneck

William Unger, 1870

Oval lithograph portrait of a seated woman with curled hair and a pendant, framed by cherubs and grape garlands.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Rose Warrington

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark jacket, waistcoat and bow tie, labeled Andrew Johnson.

Andrew Johnson

Peter Kramer, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a top hat and spectacles, seated beside an inkwell and a newspaper.

George Washington Frost Mellen

Winslow Homer, 1850

Oval lithographic portrait of a stern older man in an ornate military uniform with epaulettes, signed Winfield Scott.

General Winfield Scott

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Black-and-white lithograph portrait of a seated man with spectacles holding an open book beside a stack of books.

William Henry Furness

Hugh Bridport, 1810

Etched portrait of a seated woman in a fur wrap and plumed headdress, in a wicker chair beside a curtain.

Isabella Stewart Gardner

Anders Zorn, 1890