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Wood engraving of a horse-drawn carriage crowded with a woman, children and men, driving past onlookers on a town street.

Escaping with Master's Carriages and Horses

Harriet Shepherd, 1870

Engraved Philadelphia almanac page for 1780 with a central oval portrait of a man, monthly calendars, and tables.

Philadelphia Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1780

John Norman, 1770

Hand-colored portrait of a Menominee man in a feathered headdress, red and green face paint, and dark shawl.

Amiskquew - A Menominie Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Line drawing portrait of a bald man in a suit and black bow tie, labeled E.V. Debs, with a Hamlet quotation below.

Eugene Victor Debs

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, Baron Cecil of Essendon, Viscount Cranbourne

Henry Laurens

John Neagle, 1810

Ink caricature of seated William Randolph Hearst with one hand on a device labeled Brisbane, beside a Genesis quotation.

William Randolph Hearst

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved portrait of a seated man with eyes lowered, one hand resting at his temple, wearing a dark buttoned coat.

Blind Tom

Thomas Greene Wiggins, 1860

Campaign banner with two portraits, a uniformed man and a suited man, shaking hands beneath an eagle and flags.

Grand National Democratic Banner

George Brinton McClellan, 1860

Kale

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of Spring Frog, a Cherokee chief, in a blue and red turban and tan jacket with blue trim.

Spring Frog - A Cherokee Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Hand-colored print of a white-haired man in a blue coat writing with a quill beside books and red drapery.

William Henry Harrison

Nathaniel Currier, 1830

Engraved advertisement page showing a New York daguerreotype gallery building, a street scene, two medals, and promotional te

Advertisement for M. M. Lawrence's Gallery, New York

Martin M. Lawrence, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned king holding a sword, with ornate border and printed biographical text below.

Edward I (Edward Longshanks), King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Hand-colored portrait of Pa-she-nine, a Chippewa chief, wearing a fur mantle and an oval pendant on a black cord.

Pa-she-nine - A Chippewa Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a top hat and formal suit, with the caption Samuel D. Burris, Conductor.

Samuel D. Burris, Conductor, Officers of the Road

Samuel D. Burris, 1870

Sepia engraved portrait of a seated older man in a dark coat and white wig beside a draped table and window.

Samuel Adams

George Graham, 1790

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Ledagie, a Creek chief, in red turban with feather plume and blue jacket.

Ledagie - A Creek Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled ringlets and a dark bow at her collar, captioned Mrs. R.H. Spencer.

Elmina Spencer

Adam B. Walter, 1860

Étiennette-Charlotte-Adélaïde Févret de Saint-Memin

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of David Vann, a Cherokee chief, in a blue striped coat and beaded sash.

David Vann - A Cherokee Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and chain of office, with inscription and verse below.

Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley

Simon de Passe, 1610

Saint-Mémin folio 2

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of Chittee Yoholo, a Seminole chief, wearing a red headscarf, silver headband and gorgets.

Chittee Yoholo - A Seminole Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Lithograph portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair in a dark jacket and bow tie.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Joseph Edward Baker, 1870

Fuliwa

John Warner Barber, 1840

Wood engraving of a woman and seven children gathered in a room, with a man in a hat standing at left beside a bundle.

Mother Escaping with Seven Children

Ann Maria Jackson, 1870

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and bow tie, signed Austin Steward, after a daguerreotype.

Austin Steward

John Chester Buttre, 1850

Engraved black-and-white portrait of Edwin H. Coates, a man in a striped suit and bow tie, turned three-quarters.

Edwin H. Coates, Member of the Acting Committee

Edwin H. Coates, 1870

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and white cravat against a shaded background.

Benjamin Harrison

Francis Scott King, 1900

Saint-Mémin folio 14

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1810

Black-and-white lithograph of the Lincoln family: seated man, standing man, woman in a long dress, a boy writing, and a small

Lincoln Family

Edward Valois, 1880

Oval engraved portrait of a man in military uniform with epaulette against a cloudy sky, captioned General Montgomery.

Richard Montgomery

Robert Pollard, 1770

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a feathered hat and ruff collar, with heraldic roundels and an inscription below.

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (Burleigh)

William Rogers, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a man in ruff collar and dark robe, framed by fruit garlands, cherubs and inscription.

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Baron Whaddon, Viscount Villiers, Earl of Buckingham, Marquess of Buckingham

Simon de Passe, 1620

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a lace ruff and pearls holding an open book, with a coat of arms and scroll inscriptions

Lady Arabella Stuart (Stewart)

Sr John Whittakers, 1610

Overton Anderson

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Hand-colored print of Kish-ke-kosh, a Fox man in a red blanket and horned headdress, holding a green club and feather fan.

Kish-ke-kosh - A Fox Brave

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Oval stipple engraving of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Rev. Thos. F. Sargent.

Reverend Thomas F. Sargent

William Rollinson, 1800

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a military coat with swept hair, printed on a book page above the heading 'Of the Differen

George Washington

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1780

Engraved bust portrait of an older bearded-free man with spectacles and bow tie, labeled Rev. William H. Furness.

William H. Furness

William Henry Furness, 1870

James J. Hill

Adolfo Müller-Ury, 1890

Lithograph portrait of a young officer in a double-breasted uniform and kepi cap, captioned Col. Ellsworth.

Elmer E. Ellsworth

Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, 1860

Etching of a laughing man in round spectacles raising a wine glass, with dense crosshatched background.

Happy Days

George Overbury "Pop" Hart, 1920

Engraving of a formal room where a white-haired man greets feathered Native American delegates before a crowd in period dress

The President of the United States Inducing the Hostile Tribes of the Pawnees and the Poncas to Shake Hands

founded Illustrated London News, 1850

Oval engraved portrait of General Washington in a tricorn hat and military uniform, with a decorative hatched border.

George Washington

Robert Pollard, 1770

Zebulon Pike

Charles Willson Peale, 1800

Unidentified Man

Edme Quenedey, 1780

Wade Hampton

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in uniform beneath an eagle holding a flag, captioned Gen'l Burnside.

Ambrose Everett Burnside

Ambrose Everett Burnside, 1861

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a steamboat on water behind him at left.

Robert Fulton

William Satchwell Leney, 1810

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and striped doublet, with coats of arms and family roundels above.

Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Count Palatine of the Rhine

George Humble, 1590

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington with powdered hair and white ruffled cravat, labeled GEO. WASHINGTON below.

George Washington

William Grainger, 1790

Shule

John Warner Barber, 1840

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a period wig beside books including Magna Charta, with a caption and verse below.

The Patriotic American Farmer

James Smither, 1770

Engraved bust portrait of a man with wavy hair and striped bow tie, with a signature below, dated 1850.

Andrew Jackson Downing

John Halpin, 1850

Hand-coloured lithograph portrait of a man with red feathered headdress, green face paint, and claw necklace, holding a pipe.

No-way-ke-sug-ga - Dtoe

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved portrait of King James I in feathered hat and ruff, framed by soldiers, banners and musketeers with a drum.

James I of England/ James VI of Scotland

Willem de Passe, 1640

Engraved full-length portrait of a bearded man in a military frock coat, hand in pocket, on a printed magazine page.

Ulysses S. Grant

Frederick Gutekunst, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, captioned Gen'l Johnson, in a brown mat.

Edward Johnson

Edward Johnson, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, in ruff collar and crown, within ornate scrollwork frame.

Elizabeth (Stuart), Queen of Bohemia

Simon de Passe, 1610

Le Soldat du Chene - An Osage Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Lithograph portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed name caption below.

Joseph Hopkinson

Albert Newsam, 1840

Hand-colored print of Ne Sou A Quoit, a Fox chief, in feathered headdress, fur mantle and beaded collar, holding a staff.

Ne Sou A Quoit

Charles Bird King, 1830