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Small pencil and watercolor bust portrait of a young man with short light hair and a dark coat, on cream paper.

James Barton Longacre Self-Portrait

James Barton Longacre, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of a mounted moose skeleton on a crate labeled MOOSE EXTINCT, with a uniformed man and a wreath below.

Teddy Roosevelt and Oscar Edward Cesare

Oscar Edward Cesare, 1920

James Riddle

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Pencil and brown wash sketch of an older man with curly hair, high collar and cravat, shown from the chest up.

Unidentified Man

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Charcoal and chalk drawing on tan paper of a bearded man with curly hair gazing upward.

Titian Ramsay Peale II Self-Portrait

Titian Ramsay Peale II, 1840

Charles Stewart

Thomas Sully, 1810

Grover Cleveland

George Burroughs Torrey, 1880

Pastel portrait of a man with grey hair, dark coat and white cravat against a blue-grey background.

Joseph Priestley

James Sharples, 1790

Charcoal portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark coat and bow tie, turned to the side on tan paper.

William Stone

Ida Story Hammond, 1880

Caricature drawing of a crowned man in a cape facing a donkey with a laurel wreath and feathers.

Andrew Johnson

Thomas Nast, 1870

Pencil portrait of an older man with a mustache in a decorated military uniform with medals, signed Jacques Reich.

Comte Marie MacMahon

Jacques Reich, 1900

Thomas Stone

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Watercolor drawing of a bearded man in a gray suit smoking a cigar while seated in a rocking chair.

Ulysses S. Grant

Thomas Nast, 1861

Marcus Loew

Henry Major, 1920

Caricature drawing of a standing man with a curled mustache, fur-trimmed grey coat and walking cane, in watercolor.

Edward Askew Sothern

Edward Askew Sothern, 1880

Pastel portrait of an older man with grey hair in a grey coat and pink waistcoat against a dark brown background.

Michael Gratz

William Edward West, 1800

Fisher Ames

James Sharples, 1790

Pencil sketch of two men's portraits on tan paper, with handwritten dates beside each head.

Henry Clay and Richard Mentor Johnson

John Neagle, 1840

Captain Meriwether Lewis

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Alexander Hamilton

James Sharples, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of a mustached man in a top hat leaning on a stone wall, with ships on the water behind him.

Raphael Semmes

Pierre Victor Galland, 1861

Timothy Cole Self-Portrait

Timothy Cole, 1900

Pastel portrait of a man with white powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a grey-blue background.

Gouverneur Morris

James Sharples, 1810

Dr. Thomas Parke

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Charcoal drawing of a woman's head and shoulders in three-quarter view with hair pinned up and a lace collar.

Minerva Chapman Self-Portrait

Minerva Josephine Chapman, 1900

Zachary Taylor

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil portrait of an older bald man with white side whiskers in a dark high-collared coat, in an arched frame.

Robert Bailey Thomas

James Barton Longacre, 1840

Crosshatched drawing of a seated man in a light shirt at a grand piano, face partly shaded by a visor.

Joseph Stella Self-Portrait

Joseph Stella, 1900

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a military uniform with powdered hair and frilled cravat against a cloudy sky.

1st Earl Charles Grey

Robert Pollard, 1770

Pungwuni

John Warner Barber, 1840

Engraved portrait of a naval officer in uniform, surrounded by scenes of warships in battle and a harbor with a lighthouse.

David G. Farragut

John Chester Buttre, 1861

John Samuel Sherburne

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Oval engraved portrait of a man with powdered hair and cravat, captioned "Ja.s Madison", on a book page.

James Madison

James Madison, 1800

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Meta-koosega, a Chippeway warrior, wrapped in a light blanket with a silver medal.

Meta-koosega

John T. Bowen, 1830

Mrs. Brumaud

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a brown coat and white collar, captioned Benjamin Harrison.

Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and dark coat, labeled John Brown, in a gold-bordered mat.

John Brown

John Brown, 1850

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a fringed dark dress, lace collar and cameo brooch, against a draped backdrop.

Sarah Childress Polk

John Sartain, 1840

Bagna

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored print portrait of a young man with dark hair, wearing a fur collar and a yellow patterned blanket.

Stum-ma-nu - A Flathead Boy

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Hand-colored portrait of a shirtless Chippewa man with long dark hair, red necklace and oval pendant, arms folded.

Wa-bish-kee-pe-nas - The White Pigeon

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved portrait of a man in armour and royal robe, with a lion, crown and allegorical objects around an oval frame.

King Charles III of Spain

Filippe Morghen, 1760

Engraved oval portrait of Irvin McDowell in military uniform, with an eagle perched on a flag above him.

Irvin McDowell

Irvin McDowell, 1861

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a young man in a red jacket, blue trim and beaded sash, resting his hand on a table.

Paddy-Carr - Creek Interpreter

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved political cartoon of a revolver and hands over newsprint reading Tilden or Blood, by Thomas Nast.

Tilden or Blood Compromise - Indeed!

Thomas Nast, 1870

Caricature of four men playing baseball, labeled with political factions, one holding a ball at home base.

The National Game

Abraham Lincoln, 1861

Black-and-white engraved portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark jacket and high collar, captioned J. Miller M'Kim

J. Miller M'Kim

James Miller McKim, 1870

Hand-colored print of a standing Native American man in red feathered headdress, holding a red ceremonial staff.

Keokuk

James Otto Lewis, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of a seated woman with pink roses in her hair, wearing an off-shoulder dress and gold bracelet.

Jenny Lind

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Tah-col-o-quoit

George Cooke, 1840

Hand-colored portrait of a Pawnee man in a tall feather headdress, fur mantle and beaded necklaces, with caption below.

Pet-a-le-shar-ro

John T. Bowen, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Shau-hau-napo-tinia, an Ioway chief, in painted face, feathered turban and holding a toma

Shau-hau-napo-tinia

Henry Inman, 1830

Ornate 1870 advertising broadside for J. Davis Byerly's photography gallery, with illustrations of figures and camera equipme

The Byerly Picture Gallery

J. Davis Byerly, 1870

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and robes writing at a desk, framed by an eagle and Latin inscriptions.

Francis White, Bishop of Ely

Gerard Mountain, 1630

Washington From Houdon's Bust

Asher Brown Durand, 1830

Black and white woodcut of a woman standing by an easel in a sloped attic room with a paned window, 1920.

The Attic Window

Mildred McMillen, 1920

George Washington

William Satchwell Leney, 1810

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, captioned BEAUREGARD, in a gold-bordered card.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, 1861

Caricature line drawing of Jack London, a stocky man with wavy hair and a dark necktie, hands on hips, sleeves rolled up.

Jack London

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, labeled Ben McCulloch.

Benjamin McCulloch

Benjamin McCulloch, 1850

Engraved portrait of elderly Abigail Goodwin in a ruffled white cap and shawl, smiling, with caption below.

Abigail Goodwin

Abigail Goodwin, 1870

Color lithograph poster of dancer Loie Fuller in a swirling orange and yellow gown, advertising the Folies-Bergère.

Loie Fuller

Jules Chéret, 1890

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a suit and bow tie, printed on a page with text behind.

John W. Dungee

John William Dungee, 1870

Engraved oval portrait of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, in a lace ruff holding a baton, within scrolled frame.

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

Simon de Passe, 1610