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Oval miniature portrait of a grey-haired man in a dark blue military coat with gold epaulettes against a brown background.

Col. Lewis Morris, IV

Col. Lewis Morris IV, 1800

Oil portrait of a clergyman in a black gown and white bands holding an open book, with bookshelves behind him.

Samuel Seabury

Ralph Earl, 1780

Oil portrait of a young man with dark wavy hair, white cravat and dark jacket, gazing toward the viewer against a dark backgr

William Page Self-Portrait

William Page, Jan 1811 - 30 Sep, 1830

Oil self-portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache holding a palette and brushes, against a dark green background.

Frederick William MacMonnies Self-Portrait

Frederick William MacMonnies, 1900

Oval oil portrait of a balding man with blue eyes in a dark coat and black cravat against a dark background.

Henry Clay

John Neagle, 1840

William Pitt Fessenden

Constantino Brumidi, 1860

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark brown background.

Lyman Beecher

James Henry Beard, 1840

Oil portrait of a bald older man with mustache, beard and round glasses, in a brown suit, against a dark olive background.

John Philip Sousa

Harry Franklin Waltman, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a bearded man with gold spectacles, dark coat and black cravat, in a red velvet case.

Joseph Moody

Miniature portrait of a man with blue eyes and reddish hair in a black coat and white cravat, in a gilt frame.

Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren, 1830

Oval oil portrait of an older woman in a white turban and red shawl against a dark brown background.

Dolley Madison

William S. Elwell, 1840

Oval oil portrait of a man with a mustache and goatee in a black jacket and white cravat against a brown background.

Carl Wimar Self-Portrait

Carl Wimar, 1850

Portrait of a man in a red turban, silver gorget and blue fur-trimmed coat, winking, against a muted landscape.

Tenskwatawa

Henry Inman, 1830

Seated woman in lavender dress and cream shawl on a terrace with gothic arches and a harbor view at dusk.

Margaret Fuller

Thomas Hicks, 1840

Oil portrait of an older man with grey hair, dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Stephen Van Rensselaer III

John Wesley Jarvis, 1820

Oil portrait of a seated woman in black dress, lace collar and white head wrap, with embroidered shawl and red drapery.

Betsey Colt Foot

Ezra Ames, 1810

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a brown coat with fur collar against a dark background.

Daniel Boone

Chester Harding, 1820

Oval oil portrait of a man with dark curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a green backdrop.

Daniel Webster

George Linen, 1830

Oval portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat and striped wrap against a dark background.

Thomas McKenney

Charles Loring Elliott, 1850

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat and white cravat against a warm reddish-brown background.

John Vaughan

Thomas Sully, 1810

Painted portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and glasses, hand resting on a desk with papers, blue curtain behind.

George E. Haynes

Laura Wheeler Waring, 1940

Oil portrait of a heavyset man with a mustache in a dark suit against a dark green background.

William Howard Taft

Robert Lee MacCameron, 1900

Oil portrait of a seated woman with short dark hair against a floral patterned wall, painted in loose brushwork.

Margery Williams

James Bolivar Manson, 1910

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a brown coat and yellow waistcoat, resting his hand on a red chair.

George Clymer

Charles Willson Peale, 1800

Portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Charles Lee

Cephas Thompson, 1800

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet and shawl and rose dress, gazing upward against a dark background.

Patience Lovell Wright

Robert Edge Pine, 1780

Oil portrait of a seated bald man in dark suit and wire-rimmed glasses against a brown background.

John Howard Raymond

John Howard Raymond, 1840

David Ramsay

Charles Willson Peale, 1770

Oil portrait of a man in a grey coat with silver buttons, powdered wig, and black cloak before a dark landscape.

Robert King Carter

Robert King Carter, 1710

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit holding eyeglasses against a dark brown background.

Portrait of President Benjamin Harrison

Theodore Clement Steele, 1900