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Pablo Casals

Henry Major, 1920

Pencil sketch of a man's head in three-quarter view, eyes looking upward, with curly hair on pale paper.

Winthrop Sargent

John Trumbull, 1790

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly man in a skullcap and spectacles, one hand resting on a table, with ink splatters on his co

Alexander Thomson

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Charcoal and chalk sketch of an elderly man seated at a desk before bookshelves, on tan paper.

John Bigelow

Orlando Rouland, 1910

Amerigo Vespucci

Jacques Reich, 1900

Tonal drawing of a bearded older man with long hair, dark jacket and white shirt against a grey background.

Josiah Minot

L. Wieser, 1880

Pastel portrait of a young man in a powdered wig and grey coat against a blue-grey background.

John Quincy Adams

Izaak Schmidt, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of a man with swept-back hair, high collar and bow tie, in a crosshatched portrait style.

Washington Irving

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil portrait sketch of an older woman with a dark headscarf, head and shoulders, drawn on tan paper.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Thomas Hovenden, 1880

Fanny Elssler

James Varick Stout, 1830

Nelson Appleton Miles

Jacques Reich, 1861

Half-length drawing of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and cravat against a brown background.

James Whitcomb

James Whitcomb, 1810

Pencil sketch of two women in dark period dresses, one gesturing with a raised hand, captioned Counting the Ayes and Naes.

Counting the Ayes and Naes

Wallace Morgan, 1910

Pen and ink portrait drawing of an elderly man in a bow tie and dark jacket, signed Jacques Reich.

Samuel Jones Tilden

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil sketch of a man with short wavy hair and a mustache, wearing a dark suit and tie, on tan paper.

Darryl Francis Zanuck

Henry Major, 1920

Ink sketch of a bearded man in a cravat above a handwritten note signed H. Inman.

Henry Inman

Henry Inman, 1830

Caricature drawing of a man in a fur-collared overcoat and fedora smoking a pipe beside a Cabinet Meeting sign.

Charles Gates Dawes

Oscar Edward Cesare, 1920

Charcoal sketch of a smiling man with curly hair, wearing a collared shirt and necktie.

Rudy Vallee

Henry Major, 1920

Pen-and-ink portrait of an older man with swept-back hair, buttoned coat and white cravat, crosshatched background.

Samuel Adams

Jacques Reich, 1900

Colourful caricature mural study with a reclining woman, a man serving fruit, a man with cane, a dog, and cherubs in clouds.

Mural Study #3:

John Decker, 1940

Watercolor portrait of a smiling man in tweed suit and red knickerbockers holding a painter's palette and brushes.

Edwin Austin Abbey

Sir Leslie Mathew Ward, 1890

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man with wavy shoulder-length hair, white collar and tasseled cords.

Samuel De Champlain

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pen drawing of a bald, bearded man in a long coat standing by a desk, holding a cigar, by Thomas Nast.

Thomas Brackett Reed

Thomas Nast, 1900

Pencil sketch of a seated bearded man in a coat and bow tie, leaning back in a studded armchair with crossed legs.

William Henry Vanderbilt

Eastman Johnson, 1880

Pen and ink portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark jacket, set against cross-hatched shading.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Jacques Reich, 1900

Tinted drawing of an older bearded man with white hair in a dark suit and bow tie against a brown background.

Charles R. Gill

L. Wieser, 1880

Charcoal portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and tie, drawn on tan paper, looking directly at the viewer.

Henry James

Cecilia Beaux, 1910

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with rows of buttons, by Jacques Reich, 1861.

George Henry Thomas

Jacques Reich, 1861

John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Henry Major, 1920

Watercolor portrait of a woman with dark curled hair, head resting on hand, in a dark dress with white lace collar.

Eliza Williams

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Philip Henry Sheridan

Jacques Reich, 1861

Charcoal portrait of a seated man in a suit and bow tie, holding a cigarette, drawn loosely against a pale background.

Newton Booth Tarkington

Sebastian Simonet, 1920

Sepia drawing of a man in a dark military coat with epaulettes and white cravat, against a soft wash background.

Thomas Sumter

William G. Armstrong, 1830

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man with a mustache and large ruffled collar, signed Jacques Reich.

Miles Standish

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil and watercolor drawing of an elderly bearded man with lowered eyes and clasped hands on tan paper.

Louis Michel Eilshemius

Joseph Stella, 1930

Sepia drawing of a seated man in a frock coat and powdered wig, with a quill pen on a desk, on a tan mat.

Henry Laurens

William G. Armstrong, 1830

Pen and ink portrait of a man in a tricorn hat and ruffled cravat, drawn with fine cross-hatching on cream paper.

John Burgoyne

Jacques Reich, 1900

Jacob Jennings Brown

Mary Estelle Elizabeth Cutts, 1820

Ink and pencil sketch of a smiling man in glasses, double-breasted jacket and bow tie, hands in pockets, dated 1910.

Glenn O. Coleman

Marjorie Organ, 1910

Pen and ink portrait of a mustached man in a dark high-collared jacket, labeled Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley.

Winfield Scott Schley

Jacques Reich, 1900

Max Reinhardt

Henry Major, 1930

Pencil portrait of a seated young man with curly hair, arms resting on an open book, drawn on pale paper.

John Summerfield

Waldo & Jewett, 1810

Pen and ink portrait of a man with powdered curled hair and period coat, cross-hatched, labeled James Otis.

James Otis

Jacques Reich, 1900

Charcoal drawing on tinted paper of an elderly bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, hands clasped.

John Quincy Adams

Eastman Johnson, 1840

Pencil and ink portrait drawing of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, against a cream background.

Abraham Lincoln

Francis Bicknell Carpenter, 1860

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded older man in a military uniform with buttoned collar, turned to the left.

George Gordon Meade

Jacques Reich, 1861

Caleb Swan

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Graphite portrait sketch of an unidentified man with shoulder-length hair, dark coat and white cravat, on aged paper.

Unidentified Man

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man with a white ruff collar, titled Gov. John Winthrop, by Jacques Reich.

John Winthrop

Jacques Reich, 1900

Unidentified Man

Ernest Haskell, 1910

Drawing of a man with curled hair in a red cloak and white cravat against a green drapery backdrop.

Patrick Henry

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man with receding hair in a jacket, identified as Oliver P. Morton.

Oliver P. Morton

Jacques Reich, 1900

Charcoal and chalk portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark jacket, turned three-quarters to the left.

Benjamin Harrison

Eastman Johnson, 1900

Pencil and wash portrait of a seated man with white hair in a dark coat, holding a pencil over a table.

James Barton Longacre

James Barton Longacre, 1840

Pen and ink portrait of an older man with a mustache and suit, crosshatched, signed Jacques Reich, 1900.

William Rufus Shafter

Jacques Reich, 1900

Charcoal caricatures: a smiling man in tails holding a top hat, and a figure with windswept hair riding a globe beside a prop

Fred Astaire and Amelia Earhart

Henry Major, 1930

Seated man with white hair and folded arms in a dark coat and white cravat, drawn in grey tones on a dark background.

Elbridge Gerry

James Barton Longacre, 1810

Pencil portrait sketch of an elderly man with round eyeglasses, white hair, high collar and double-breasted coat.

Louis Adolphe Thiers

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil sketch of a heavyset man in a dark striped shawl, with a Kentucky sign and figures behind him.

Laura Clay

Wallace Morgan, 1910

Sepia drawing of an elderly man with white wavy hair in a dark high-collared coat against a hatched brown background.

Andrew Jackson

James Barton Longacre, 1820

William T. Sherman

Jacques Reich, 1861

Anders Zorn

Anders Zorn, 1890

Brown ink drawing of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the right, within a hatched oval background.

William Wirt

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Pale watercolor portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and ruffled collar, drawn in soft pencil outline on cream paper.

Dolley Madison

Mary Estelle Elizabeth Cutts, 1830