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Engraved advertisement of J. Gurney's daguerreotype gallery at 349 Broadway with pedestrians and a horse carriage outside.

J. Gurney's Premium Daguerreotype Gallery

John William Orr, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Henry Clay standing in a study with bookshelves, drapes, a desk, and a blue chair.

Henry Clay

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Hand-colored portrait of a man in a blue beaded jacket and feathered headdress, titled Ho-po-eth-le-yo-ho-lo, 1830.

Ho-po-eth-le-yo-ho-lo

Charles Bird King, 1830

Harper's Weekly page with engravings of the Marshall House, a rifleman, and soldiers confronting a man on a balcony.

Elmer Ellsworth

Harper's Weekly, 1860

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a military coat with lace cravat, captioned General Putnam, within a hatched border.

Israel Putnam

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored print of a Cherokee man in a red turban with a red feather plume, gray blanket, and striped sash.

Tah Chee: A Cherokee Chief

Albert Newsam, 1830

Hand-coloured lithograph of a seated man in a black gown beside a desk with a quill pen and inkwell.

Francis William Pitt Greenwood

William Sharp, 1840

Engraved bust portrait of a young person in a dark cap, jacket and bow tie, captioned Maria Weems Escaping in Male Attire.

Maria Weems Escaping as Jo Wright

Ann Maria Weems, 1870

Saint-Mémin folio 5

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Yaboi

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored portrait of a man in a green headwrap, silver earrings and red face paint, holding a pipe over a yellow blanket.

Tenskwatawa ("The Prophet")

J. Barincou, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of Edward Shippen, an elderly man with powdered hair and a patterned cravat, on a book page.

Edward Shippen

Enoch G. Gridley, 1800

James Covey

John Warner Barber, 1840

Art nouveau poster of a woman in a flowing green gown with flowers in her hair, framed by a decorative floral halo.

Leslie Carter

Alphonse Mucha, 1900

Caricature of a man tumbling down a staircase with a Subtreasury Bill scroll, under a White House sign, 1840 lithograph.

Notice to Quit

J. Childs, 1840

Engraved portrait of a man with globes, dividers and a galleon, with a verse inscription below the image.

Captain Thomas Cavendish (Candish)

Robert Boissard, 1600

Hand-colored lithograph of a deathbed scene with a man in bed surrounded by mourning men in dark suits and uniforms.

Death of Abraham Lincoln

F. P. Whiting, 1860

Engraved stipple portrait of Peyton Randolph in a powdered wig and buttoned coat on a dark ground, on an aged paper page.

Peyton Randolph

Charles Goodman, 1810

Hand-colored print of Kee-she-waa, a Fox warrior, in a patterned turban, striped blue blanket, and red face paint.

Kee-she-waa - A Fox Warrior

Charles Bird King, 1840

Poster of dancer Isadora Duncan in red drape, arms outstretched between blue pillars, with Cyrillic and Latin title lettering

Isadora Duncan

Georgi Alexeiev, 1920

Kinna

John Warner Barber, 1840

Engraved portrait of Andrew Johnson in a dark suit, hand on a desk with papers, with the Capitol dome visible behind him.

Andrew Johnson

Irwin & Sartain, 1860

Berri

John Warner Barber, 1840

Oval engraved portrait of George Clinton in a dark coat and white cravat, printed on a book page with caption.

George Clinton

Alexander Anderson, 1800

Sarah Mahon Ormsby

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a seated man in a blue coat holding a quill pen over a sheet of paper.

John Ridge - A Cherokee

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Pie

John Warner Barber, 1840

Lithograph of royal figures in a theatre box, a woman with a floral crown in front, men standing behind, draped curtains.

King Kamehameha and Queen Kamamalu

J. W. Gear, 1820

Colored caricature of opera singer Adelina Patti in a yellow gown holding a flower bouquet, by Joseph Keppler, 1880.

Adelina Patti

Joseph Keppler, 1880

Elihu Root

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved portrait of John Adams in a powdered wig, dark coat and lace cravat, with caption naming him second US president.

John Adams

Nathaniel Dearborn, 1800

Printed 1840 advertisement by Auguste Edouart announcing a silhouette exhibition opposite the Tremont House, Boston.

Edouart advertisement: "Opposite the Tremont House..."

Auguste Edouart, 1840

Engraving of men in a violent struggle inside a wooden barn, with hay and tools scattered around the floor.

Desperate Conflict in a Barn

Wesley Harris, 1870

Wa-kawn - A Winnebago Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man with white curly hair in a dark robe and white collar.

William Cranch

Henry S. Sadd, 1830

Sepia mezzotint of a bespectacled older man at a desk with a quill and inkwell, with a lightning bolt in the background.

Benjamin Franklin

Charles Willson Peale, 1780

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with a bald crown, wearing a dark suit and bow tie, captioned Charles Wise, Treasurer

Charles Wise, Member of the Acting Committee

Charles Wise, 1870

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Wa-baun-see, a Pottawatomie chief, in feathered headdress and military-style coat with a

Wa-baun-see - A Pottawatomie Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of General Carleton in military uniform with powdered hair and white cravat, within a wavy-line border

Sir Guy Carleton

Robert Pollard, 1770

Harper's Weekly engraving page of the Chinese College in Hartford, with a school-room scene, a portrait of Yung Wing, and bui

The Chinese College at Hartford, Connecticut

Yung Wing, 1870

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a Seminole chief in a blue headdress with a red feather and striped clothing.

Yaha-hajo - A Seminole Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of John Adams seated at a table with books, wearing a black coat and white lace cravat.

John Adams

Nathaniel Currier, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of Frederick Lord North in powdered wig and military coat with a star badge.

Lord Frederick North

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored lithograph of a bird with a bespectacled man's head perched on a quill pen beside an inkwell and paper.

Literary Bird

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair, double-breasted coat and checkered cravat, captioned Hon. Abram Galloway.

Hon. Abram Galloway, Secreted in a Vessel Loaded with Turpentine

Abraham Galloway, 1870

Hand-coloured print of a man's face framed inside an orange five-armed starfish with knobbed spines.

Star Fish

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Colored poster of a standing bearded man in a white sweater beside a tall pole, with advertising text at left.

Robert Frederick Blum

William Sergeant Kendall, 1890

Pablo Casals

Ferdinand Schmutzer, 1910

Engraved portrait of a mustached man in a dark military uniform, labeled Gen. C. D. Jameson, in an oval frame.

Charles Davis Jameson

Charles Davis Jameson, 1850

Lithographic full-length portrait of a standing man in zouave uniform with sword, arms crossed, caption below.

Elmer Ellsworth

Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, 1850

Black-and-white caricature of a standing man in a striped hat and black overcoat, hands in pockets, labelled Thomas Edison.

Thomas Alva Edison

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved oval frontispiece with classical allegorical women, a scroll and book, and two putti holding books below.

Frontispiece to New Universal Biographical Dictionary and American Remembrancer

John Scoles, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of Alexander H. Stephens, a man with tousled hair and a dark bow tie, in a brown mount.

Alexander Hamilton Stephens

Alexander Hamilton Stephens, 1850

Line drawing caricature of a frowning elderly man in a wide hat, round glasses and bow tie, labeled S. Gompers.

Samuel Gompers

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Satirical engraving of a donkey-headed man carrying a carpetbag labeled Gen. Weaver past a palm tree and onlookers, from Harp

Another Fool's Errand!

Thomas Nast, 1880

Thomas Bolling Robertson

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and Garter collar, framed by a heraldic crest and inscriptions.

Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester

Simon de Passe, 1610

Hand-colored portrait of Moa-na-hong-ga, an Ioway chief, with feathered headdress, red face paint and beaded necklace.

Moa-na-hong-ga - Great Walker

Charles Bird King, 1830

Harper's Weekly cover illustration of sailors in a small boat at night near a smoking steamship under bursting shells.

U.S. Calvary at Port Tampa, Florida

Frederic Remington, 1890

Oval engraved portrait of a mustached man in military uniform, with an eagle and American flag above, captioned Col. Corcoran

Michael Corcoran

Michael Corcoran, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of John Hancock in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, printed on a book page.

John Hancock

Robert Pollard, 1770

Hand-colored print portrait of Micanopy, a Seminole chief, in a black feathered headdress and blue mantle with a silver medal

Micanopy - A Seminole Chief

R. T, 1830

Lithograph of General Winfield Scott in uniform gesturing beside a white horse, with a dark cloud-filled sky behind.

General Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott, 1840

Hand-colored portrait of a man with dark hair in a blue garment with red trim and a white collar.

Oche-Finceco

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840