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Stylized 1890 print of a standing man in a dark suit against a black field and tan floor, labeled J. A. M. Whistler.

J. A. M. Whistler

William Newzam Prior Nicholson, 1890

Engraved portrait of Robert M. T. Hunter in a dark suit and bow tie, on a Harper's Weekly page from 1860 with columns of text

Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Pen drawing of a bearded man in a ruff seated in a chair, with law books, a helmet, an axe, and a framed portrait nearby.

The Knight of the Rueful Countenance

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Oval stipple engraving portrait of George Washington in military uniform with epaulette and ruffled cravat, 1800.

George Washington

Benjamin Tanner, 1800

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a high-collared buttoned coat, captioned Senator from New Jersey.

Garret Dorset Wall

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Pen-and-ink caricature of a Roman-dressed figure and a crowned harpist labeled Harper's Weekly, by Thomas Nast.

Where there is an Evil

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved portrait of a man with shoulder-length gray hair in a dark coat, white shirt, and bow tie against a dark background.

Henry Clay

Jacques Reich, 1890

Oval lithographic portrait of a man with curly hair and whiskers, wearing a dark coat and cravat, captioned Alvin Adams.

Alvin Adams

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with the signature John Marshall printed below.

John Marshall

Albert Newsam, 1830

Sepia lithographic portrait of an older man in a dark coat and cravat, set in an oval with a leafy border.

Joel Hawes

Joel Hawes, 1820

Engraved full-length portrait of a standing man in ceremonial robes with a laurel wreath, sceptre, orb and throne.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Auguste G. L. Boucher-Desnoyers

Engraved portrait of a seated elderly man in a dark suit holding a letter, with an inkwell and papers on a table beside him.

George Peabody

Thomas Lewis Atkinson, 1860

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with curled hair and lace collar, signed below, by Francis Holl, 1850.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Francis Holl, 1850

DeWitt Clinton

George Catlin, 1820

Colored magazine caricature of a nude man as a child reaching for a Presidential Vote butterfly on a wooden wall.

Little Billy Bryan Chasing Butterflies

Judge Magazine, 1890

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Samuel Ringgold

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved cartoon of a crowded wedding scene with a bride on a bed, a kneeling groom, and stuffed ballot boxes in front.

The Death-Bed Marriage

Thomas Nast, 1870

Lithograph portrait of Martin Van Buren, a balding man with side whiskers in a dark coat and cravat.

Martin Van Buren

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Wood engraving of an elderly officer in dark uniform with epaulettes and sword, seated holding a cocked hat.

General Winfield Scott

William John Hennessy, 1860

Mezzotint portrait of clergyman Samuel Cooper in white wig and dark gown within an oval frame, by Valentine Green.

Samuel Cooper

Valentine Green, 1780

Caricature print of a man with orange hair and mustache in black suit, with a heart-shaped umbrella vignette in the corner.

Charles P. Bryan

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved portrait of Laurence Sterne seated with a book, hand to his face, wearing a curled wig and loose robe.

Lawrence Sterne

John Norman, 1770

Fletcher Harper

Gustav Kruell, 1870

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with buttons, framed by ornate sheet music title lettering.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Jules Lion, 1861

Poster calendar 1897 showing a man in an orange beret writing at a desk beside a cat, with inkwells and a yellow sheet.

Poster Calendar 1897

Edward Penfield, 1890

Members, House of Assembly

Isaac Hutton, 1800

Engraved bust portrait of a naval officer in uniform with brass buttons and shoulder boards, turned to the right.

David Glasgow Farragut

Mathew B. Brady, 1861

Black and white lithograph portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left.

Levi Woodbury

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Silas Wright

William Henry Brown, 1840

Engraved portrait of John Hunt Morgan in a wide-brimmed hat and dark coat, on a Harper's Weekly newspaper page.

John Hunt Morgan

John Hunt Morgan, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a seated older man with a quill, a desk and inkwell, inside an oval decorative frame.

William Cullen Bryant

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Black and white lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and cravat, with printed caption Samuel J. Bridge.

Samuel J. Bridge

Charles Fenderich, 1850

Hand-colored print of an assassin with a knife fleeing a theatre box where a seated man is attacked, as audience members reac

Assassination of President Lincoln

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Engraved full-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln standing by a column and draped table with an open book, with a domed buildi

Abraham Lincoln

John Sartain, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark coat, bow tie and patterned waistcoat, titled Jefferson Davis.

Jefferson Davis

William Sartain, 1850

Caricature of a seated white-bearded man in a dark suit, with a heraldic shield and a scripture caption above.

James Jerome Hill

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Sheet music cover with an oval bust portrait of a man in a dark jacket and cravat, framed by an ornate scrolled border.

Confederacy March

Edward Sachse & Co, 1860

Etched portrait of an older bald man with long hair, fur-collared dark coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

Benjamin Franklin

Jacques Reich, 1900

Stonewall Jackson

A. Hurdle, 1861

Black-and-white lithographic portrait of James K. Polk in an oval star frame, flanked by flags, an eagle, and military trophi

James K. Polk

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark suit and bow tie before a draped curtain, with handwritten inscription signed Wm Mille

William Miller

William Miller, 1850

John Dickinson

Burnet Reading, 1790

Lithograph of a naval officer in uniform and cocked hat standing on a wooden deck, with steamboats on a river behind.

Andrew Hull Foote

Andrew Hull Foote, 1850

Engraved portrait of a naval officer in uniform with epaulettes, above a vignette of a sailing frigate on water.

Isaac Hull

George Graham, 1810

Maggie Mitchell

Henry Atwell Thomas, 1880

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and frilled white cravat, shown against a shaded background.

Henry Clay

Albert Newsam, 1820

Engraved portrait of John Quincy Adams standing by a pedestal with an open book, draped curtain and classical columns behind

John Quincy Adams

Thomas Gimbrede, 1820

John Singleton Copley

William Daniell, 1800

Oval tonal portrait of a man with wavy dark hair, white collar and dark jacket, captioned Lawrence Barrett.

Lawrence Barrett

J. Howard Collier, 1880

Stippled oval portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, captioned Major General Winfield Scott.

General Winfield Scott

Joseph Wood, 1810

Engraved page showing seven portraits of men in frames, titled Members of President Lincoln's Cabinet.

Members of President Lincoln's Cabinet

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Oval lithograph portrait of a clergyman in black gown and white bands, with dark hair and side whiskers, dated 1850.

Manton Eastburn

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Lithograph portrait of Bishop Richard Allen, a bust-length man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, 1840.

Bishop Richard Allen

Bp. Richard Allen, 1840

Engraved portrait of seated John Hancock in period dress holding Continental Congress resolutions, with papers on the floor.

John Hancock

John Norman, 1780

Colored caricature of a standing man in a pinstriped suit and cap, smoking, with a heraldic shield and witty banner above.

H. C. Chatfield-Taylor

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark suit beside a globe, holding a rolled document, in a formal interior.

Franklin Pierce

Marie Alexandre Alophe, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Hon. John Bell, Secretary of War.

John Bell

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Hand-colored etched portrait of a bare-chested Mohawk chief in a blue blanket, holding a tomahawk and wearing a medal.

Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row

Levi Woodbury

William Henry Brown, 1840

Sepia lithograph of a temple compound with tiled-roof buildings, a large tree, a stone well, and villagers on dirt paths.

Temple at Tumai Lew Chew

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1850

Engraved print with oval portrait of a man in a buttoned coat, laurel wreath frame, and a landscape vignette below.

Nathanael Greene

John Norman, 1780

Lithographic portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, titled Commissioner of the Land-Office.

James Whitcomb

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Lithographic portrait of Edwin Forrest, a man in a dark coat and cravat, turned three-quarters to the left, on aged paper.

Edwin Forrest

James Queen, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of James K. Polk seated in a gilded chair beside a bookshelf, with an Oregon document on a table.

James K. Polk

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame, bordered by telegraph poles, a ship, and landscape scenes.

Taliaferro Shaffner

Taliaferro Shaffner, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman in a jeweled crown, pearl necklace and lace bodice with fur wrap, within an oval vignette.

Queen Isabella II

August Weger, 1850

Engraved full-length portrait of George Washington standing with a sword, beside a table of books and an ornate chair.

George Washington (Lansdowne type)

James Heath, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of Henry Clay seated in an ornate chair, wearing a dark coat and cravat.

Henry Clay

Samuel Sartain, 1860

Tom Loftin Johnson

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Black and white lithograph oval portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and high patterned collar.

Ebenezer Knight

Charles Fenderich, 1850

Framed line-drawn portrait of an older bald man in a waistcoat, with ornate border, signature and gallery caption.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - John Quincy Adams

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved portrait of a bespectacled man with a mustache in a dark suit, with handwritten dedication and signature below.

Henry Wolf Self-Portrait

Henry L. Wolf, 1900

Lithographic oval portrait of a bearded officer in dark military uniform with a sword, captioned Gen. Stonewall Jackson.

Stonewall Jackson

F. P. Whiting, 1861

Lithograph portrait of Henry Clay in a dark coat and bow tie, turned three-quarters to the left against a pale background.

Henry Clay

Albert Newsam, 1840

Wood engraving of James Fisk Jr., a man with a mustache in a dark coat, printed on a Harper's Weekly newspaper page.

James Fisk

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a decorative border with allegorical Union and Peace emblems.

Abraham Lincoln

Buttre & Momberger, 1860

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Tanner, 1790

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with embroidered collar and epaulettes, captioned Gen. Magruder.

John Bankhead Magruder

Dominique C. Fabronius, 1861

Colored caricature of Senator William Andrews Clark with red hair and beard, black cloak and top hat, with a coat of arms at

William Andrews Clark

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Political cartoon of a man fishing from rocks for a human-faced fish holding a resignation paper, with a diplomacy bag beside

Hard Fish to Catch

Thomas Nast, 1861

Lithographic portrait of Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and cravat.

Richard Mentor Johnson

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit resting one hand on a stack of books.

Abraham Lincoln

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Colored caricature of a bearded man in a dark frock coat holding a top hat, by Thomas Nast, 1870.

Consequential Damages

Thomas Nast, 1870

Zachary Taylor

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Lithograph of a standing man in a black suit beside a draped table, with marble columns and an American flag behind him.

James K. Polk

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Oval stipple engraving of John Adams in a dark coat and cravat, with powdered hair, on a cream sheet.

John Adams

Henry H. Houston, 1790

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man with sidewhiskers and dark formal coat, labeled D. D. Barnard.

Daniel Dewey Barnard

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a watch chain, against a shadowed background.

Thomas Addis Emmet

John Rubens Smith, 1830

Hand-colored print of a man with wavy hair in an oval frame topped by an eagle with a shield reading Education.

George Washington Dixon

? - James C. Platt, 1840

Engraved bust portrait of a mustached man in a dark jacket and bow tie, within a red double-line border.

Raphael Semmes

Raphael Semmes, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Commodore Thomas MacDonough in a dark naval uniform with gold epaulettes, framed by an oak leaf wre

Thomas MacDonough

Thomas Gimbrede, 1810

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a seated man in a brown coat and white cravat beside a green cushioned chair.

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams, 1830

Soft-toned print portrait of an elderly bearded man with a bald head, gazing directly at the viewer.

Chester Harding

Chester Harding

Lithograph of an encampment with a tiled-roof wooden pavilion, a flag, robed figures, and stone lanterns among trees.

Encampment of the Exploring Party in Lew Chew

Peter Bernard William Heine, 1850

Zachary Taylor

Edward Williams Clay, 1840

Engraved print of a man in military uniform in an oval laurel wreath, with an eagle, flags, and the word Libertas above.

George Washington

Robert Field, 1790