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Engraved bust portrait of a naval officer in uniform above a laurel wreath with a banner reading Capt'd Frolick.

Jacob Jones

George Delleker, 1800

Engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a dark suit, with an eagle, shield and laurel branches below him.

Abraham Lincoln

François Carquillat, 1870

Oval lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, with a caption identifying him as a Georgia senator.

Robert Augustus Toombs

Leopold Grozelier, 1861

Black and white lithograph of a standing man in period dress beside a table with an inkwell and quill, arched colonnade behin

William Cobbett

Nicolas Maurin, 1830

Russell Sage

Max Cramer, 1900

Lithograph of a standing man in a top hat and fur-collared greatcoat holding a long whip, captioned Mr. Johnson as Crack.

William F. Johnson

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820

Engraved portrait of Thomas Paine, seated with hand on chin beside a quill pen and inkwell on a desk.

Thomas Paine

Charles Willson Peale, 1790

Etched portrait of a woman with upswept hair, chin resting on her hand, gazing toward the viewer.

Ethel Barrymore

Paul César Helleu, 1900

Stippled oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark skullcap and white collar, captioned John Clark M.D.

John Clark

Thomas Edwards, 1820

Engraved portrait of an older man with grey hair in a dark robe and white cravat, seated in a chair against a shaded backgrou

Bushrod Washington

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned REV. O. SCOTT, on aged paper.

Orange Scott

? - Benjamin F. Nutting, 1830

Wood engraving of General Winfield Scott in dress uniform with plumed hat and sword, before a flag and cannonballs.

General Winfield Scott

William Luson Thomas, 1860

Sepia lithograph portrait of a mustached man in a double-breasted military uniform, captioned Gen. G. T. Beauregard.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

J. L. Giles, 1861

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a powdered wig and sash beside an ornate table, captioned Christian VII, King of Denma

Christian VII

William Grainger, 1780

Engraved oval portrait of a man in military uniform with epaulettes, inscribed Major Gen. Brown, U.S. Army.

Jacob Jennings Brown

John Wesley Jarvis, 1810

Lithograph portrait of a man in a fur-collared cloak beside a tree, with a log cabin vignette below labeled North Bend.

William Henry Harrison

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Franklin Pierce seated in a gilded chair with a quill pen, before red drapery.

Franklin Pierce

Nathaniel Currier, 1850

Black and white lithographic portrait of a seated man in a dark coat beside a top hat and a draped table.

Franklin Pierce

Mauritz H. Traubel, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in a dark uniform with gold buttons and a yellow star collar.

Joseph Eggleston Johnston

Joseph Eggleston Johnston, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man in a grey military uniform with a gold star collar and a large mustache.

John Cabell Breckinridge

John Cabell Breckinridge, 1861

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in a dark suit beside a classical column and green drapery, holding a rolled paper.

James K. Polk

John Sartain, 1840

Nathaniel Potter Tallmadge

William Henry Brown, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a standing naval officer in dark uniform with gold epaulettes, beside a chair holding a cocked hat and

Matthew Calbraith Perry

Philip Haas, 1840

Black and white lithograph portrait of James Buchanan in a dark coat and white cravat beside a classical column.

James Buchanan

Charles Fenderich, 1840

John Jay

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Hand-colored print of a standing man in a brown coat, striped waistcoat and blue cravat, holding a letter, as a comic stage c

George Handel Hill

James Warren Childe, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a woman in a frilled lace bonnet and dark dress with white ribbon collar, with inscription below.

Mrs. John Mattocks

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a mustached officer in dark uniform holding a sword, with caption naming Col. Thos. F. Meagher.

Thomas Francis Meagher

Engraved oval portrait of Reverend John Davenport in dark clerical dress, with an open book and draped curtain above.

John Davenport

Amos Doolittle, 1790

Woodblock-style portrait of a bearded man in a black uniform with red collar and epaulettes, on a turquoise background.

Matthew Calbraith Perry

Matthew Calbraith Perry, 1840

Engraved portrait of Charles Gustave in armor and sash within an octagonal frame, with a coat of arms below.

Charles Gustav X

Frederik Bouttats

Mezzotint portrait of clergyman George Whitefield in black gown and white bands, holding a book, beside a column.

George Whitefield

James Moore, 1770

Lithograph of a bearded officer in plumed hat and uniform on a prancing dark horse, with two attendants behind him.

John Charles Fremont

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Andrew Jackson, an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, in an ornate frame.

Andrew Jackson

Albert Newsam, 1840

Etched portrait of a mustached man with curly hair and pince-nez, one hand raised to his head, seated in a chair.

J. A. M. Whistler

Paul César Helleu, 1890

Engraving of a domed City Hall rotunda at midnight, with crowds, draped bunting, lamps and a raised platform.

Dome of City Hall - Scene at Midnight

William Waud, 1860

Poster print of Mark Twain seated at a table in a dark suit, with Harper's Weekly announcement text above.

Samuel Clemens

William Nicholson, 1900

Stippled lithograph portrait of a man with swept-back hair in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed Edward Southworth.

Edward Southworth

Edward Southworth, 1850

Lithograph portrait of David Henshaw, Secretary of the Navy, in dark coat and high white collar.

David Henshaw

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph of a standing man in a top hat and frock coat holding a cane, framed by trees and undergrowth in an arched vignett

William Evans Burton

Augustus Fay, 1850

Lithograph of eight numbered male portraits in an oval arrangement, with a central landscape vignette and caption text below.

Celebrated Authors

Jacques Llanta, 1830

Engraved portrait of a seated man in dark dress holding an open book in a study lined with bookshelves and maps.

John Quincy Adams

Asher Brown Durand, 1820

Lithographic oval portrait of a woman with curled upswept hair and a cameo brooch on an off-shoulder dress.

Malvina Pray Florence

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Samuel Huntington

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Engraved satire: a bearded man as a raccoon up a bare tree, with a stout hunter in a top hat aiming a rifle below.

Up a Tree

Abraham Lincoln, 1860

Engraved portrait of an older white-haired man in a dark coat beside an open book, framed by an ornate border with flags.

Andrew Jackson

Moseley Isaac Danforth, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed robe and chain of honor, with powdered curled hair and a Latin inscription b

Frederick V

Johann Martin Preisler, 1740

Mezzotint portrait of a smiling bald man with a book, inkwell and quill, engraved by James Watson after C. W. Peale.

Thomas Paine

James Watson, 1780

Oval black and white lithograph portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark suit, waistcoat and cravat, signed Silas Wright.

Silas Wright

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a military coat with epaulette, captioned Gen. N. Greene, after a painting by C.W. Peale.

Nathanael Greene

David Edwin, 1810

Woodcut print with an oval portrait labeled Washington, angels with trumpets, a ship, a man reading, and a horse.

George Washington

George Washington, 1770

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a feathered hat, framed by a coat of arms and labeled Philippe II.

Philip II

Pieter van Gunst

Charcoal-style portrait of a man with tousled hair and a collar and tie, looking toward the viewer on cream paper.

Max Forrester Eastman

Albert Edward Sterner, 1910

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and high collar, captioned Senator from Virginia, W. H. Roane.

William Henry Roane

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Amos Kendall

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in military dress with epaulettes, ruffled cravat and powdered hair.

George Washington

Edward Savage, 1790

Stippled engraved portrait of an older man with tousled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, seated in an armchair.

Samuel Delucenna Ingham

Albert Newsam, 1820

Oval lithograph portrait of bearded clergyman George C. Shepard in dark gown and white collar bands.

George C. Shepard

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Lithograph portrait of Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon in dark military uniform with epaulettes, holding a sword.

General Nathaniel Lyon

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with star shoulder insignia, in a decorative frame.

Ulysses S. Grant

William Edgar Marshall, 1861

Engraved portrait of an elderly bald man seated in a dark coat, holding a book, against a dark background.

John Quincy Adams

Joseph Andrews, 1840

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a patterned coat and neckerchief, printed on a Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper fro

Jesse James

Alexander Lozo, 1880

Lithograph portrait of Zachary Taylor standing in a dark suit beside a chair, within an oval frame and gilt border.

Zachary Taylor

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Seated elderly man in a brown suit and bow tie holding papers, shown in a brown-toned vignette on a pale mount.

Joseph Jefferson

Samuel Arlent Edwards, 1900

King Kamehameha II

King Kamehameha II, Nov 1797 - 14 Jul, 1820

Engraved portrait of William Henry Harrison in dark coat, framed by eagle, flags, weapons and battle scenes, dated 1840.

William Henry Harrison

Kimberly & Pelton, 1840

John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth, 1860

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat and fur-collared coat, titled Washington Irving, Esq.

Washington Irving

Charles Turner, 1820

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and round spectacles, hand resting on a pedestal before a draped curtain.

Jacob Duché

Thomas Clarke, 1770

Engraved portrait of Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett on a Southern Illustrated News newspaper page with printed columns.

George Edward Pickett

A. Hurdle, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and white collar, with the handwritten name Joel R. Poinsett below.

Joel Roberts Poinsett

Albert Newsam, 1820

Engraved oval portrait of Anthony Wayne, a man in a military coat with powdered hair, within a decorative border.

Anthony Wayne

John Norman, 1780

Hand-colored portrait of a man in an ornate frame with an eagle, captioned Ex Vice President U.S., Plumbeotype National Galle

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Richard Mentor Johnson

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Sheet music cover with nine oval portraits of uniformed men in an ornate frame, an eagle at top, and flags and cannons below.

Cadet's March

G. H. Nickerson, 1861

Etched portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and frock coat holding a cane, with a signature below.

John Wesley Jarvis

Henry Inman, 1810

Engraved bust portrait of a naval officer in uniform, with a ship at sea and a laurel wreath banner reading Don't Give Up the

James Lawrence

William Strickland, 1800

Newspaper page with ornate masthead and central oval engraved portrait of James Alexander Seddon, Confederate Secretary of Wa

James Alexander Seddon

A. Hurdle, 1860

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with star shoulder straps, with a printed caption and sign

Ulysses S. Grant

John A. O'Neill, 1861

Engraved portrait of Andrew Jackson standing beside a draped table with a quill, inkwell, and a Constitution scroll, with a c

Andrew Jackson

Francis Kearny, 1820

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat before red drapery.

James Buchanan

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Thomas Hart Benton

William Henry Brown, 1840

Hand-colored print of a green bird with a bearded man's head on a branch, wearing a gold watch chain and collar.

The Attorney

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Stephen Decatur

M. Osborn, 1800

Black and white lithograph portrait of a seated man in a suit holding a book, with a curtain and inkwell beside him.

Andrew Johnson

John Henry Bufford, 1850

John Dickinson

B. B. Ellis, 1780

William Maxwell Evarts

Root & Tinker, 1880

Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin seated with a quill pen and manuscript, with a lightning storm scene behind him.

Benjamin Franklin

Edward Fisher, 1760

Sepia lithographic oval portrait of a man with swept-back hair, dark coat and bow tie, captioned Andrew Johnson.

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson, 1860

Mezzotint portrait of Samuel Adams in period dress beside a column, with rolled documents and a verse caption below.

Samuel Adams

J. Percy Sabin, 1900

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Major Ridge, a man with white curly hair in a dark blue coat and tan waistcoat.

Major Ridge

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

John Quincy Adams

William Henry Brown, 1840

Engraved portrait of Rembrandt Peale with spectacles and white hair, on a Ballou's Pictorial newspaper page with a harbor mas

Rembrandt Peale

flourished William J. Pierce, 1850

Lithograph portrait of Andrew Jackson in a dark coat and white cravat, with swept-up grey hair, against a pale background.

Andrew Jackson

William James Hubard, 1820

Henry Alexander Wise

Charles Fenderich, 1861

Lithograph portrait of Samuel Prentiss, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a printed quotation below.

Samuel Prentiss

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair, goatee, and dark cravat, signed Edwin Forrest.

Edwin Forrest

Edwin Forrest, 1860