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Engraved page from Harper's Weekly showing seven male portraits of the seceding South Carolina delegation.

The Seceding South Carolina Delegation

Winslow Homer, 1861

Thomas Jefferson

Max Rosenthal, 1900

Oval engraved portrait of Franz Sigel in military coat, with an eagle holding an American flag above.

Franz Sigel

Franz Sigel, 1861

Engraved portrait of a woman in a patterned shawl, hand to temple, eyes closed, holding an open book.

Margaret Fuller

Frederick T. Stuart, 1860

Pencil portrait of an elderly bearded man with long white hair, looking directly at the viewer.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Alphonse Legros, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, labeled Gen. Lee, on a gold-bordered mount.

Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee, 1861

Printed broadsheet with temple-like layout, four oval portraits of early American leaders, and dense text panels.

The First Great Western Empire

Jonathan Clark, 1810

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a draped curtain behind him and a caption naming James Monro

James Monroe

Thomas Gimbrede, 1810

Engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair, white cap and lace collar, with signature Mary A. Livermore below.

Mary A. Livermore

Charles Schlecht, 1860

Oval stipple engraving of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, captioned Thos. Jefferson, President of the United States.

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, 1800

Engraved bust portrait of an older woman in a white head covering and dark shawl, above printed text on a book page.

Catherine Ferguson

Benson John Lossing, 1850

Caricature line drawing of Woodrow Wilson with long face, rimmed glasses, and horizontal line background.

Thomas Woodrow Wilson

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Tonal lithograph portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair, hand on chin, wearing a dark jacket.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Joseph Edward Baker, 1870

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with dark hair, lace collar and ruffled sleeves, captioned Miss Mary J. Safford.

Mary Jane Safford

John Sartain, 1860

Emily Elizabeth Parsons

John Sartain, 1860

Sepia engraved portrait of an older bearded man in a military coat with star insignia, captioned Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Robert E. Lee

Adam B. Walter, 1861

Caricature of bearded Charles A. Dana seated at a desk with letters in a wicker basket, from Men of the Day series.

Charles A. Dana

Augustus P. Dunlop, 1870

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark suit and bow tie, captioned Robert Purvis.

Robert Purvis, Station Master on the Road

Robert Purvis, 1870

Engraving of a seated woman in a chair being traced for a silhouette by a man, with a candle lit beside them.

Silhouette Machine

Rudolph Schellenburg, 1770

Oval lithograph portrait of General Winfield Scott in dark military uniform with epaulettes, bearded, facing forward.

General Winfield Scott

Alfred K. Kipps, 1850

Stonewall Jackson

Ernest Crehen, 1861

Engraved portrait of a young man in a braided cadet jacket and high white collar, with the caption Henry O. Flipper, as a Cad

Henry O. Flipper, as a Cadet

Homer Lee, 1870

Engraved memorial poster with a bust portrait of a bearded man in a suit, with dates and a quotation below.

Memento Mori

Anthony Berger, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of Sir William Segar, Garter Principal King of Arms, in lace collar and cloak, with a heraldic crest a

Sir William Segar

Francis Delaram, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of King Henry VIII holding a sceptre and orb, wearing a feathered hat and jeweled costume.

Henry VIII, King of England

Francis Delaram, 1610

Engraved bust portrait of a man with short hair and a striped cravat, with the name Henry D. Thoreau written below.

Henry David Thoreau

Samuel Worcester Rowse, 1850

Oval lithograph portrait of an older bearded man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

Horace Greeley

A. L. Edwards, 1870

Woodcut title page of Russell's American Almanack showing an oval portrait of a man in a tricorn hat between allegorical figu

Russell's American Almanack for the Year of our Redemption, 1790

Ezekiel Russell, 1770

Engraved cartoon of a man uncorking a bottle holding a caricature labeled Butler Bottled Again, with a figure in a cradle.

Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger

Thomas Nast, 1861

Engraving of George Washington ascending on clouds with winged angels above a tomb, mourners and an eagle below.

Commemoration of Washington or Apotheosis of Washington

John James Barralet, 1800

Engraved portrait of a woman in a dark dress with white collar and hair net, titled Miss Hattie A. Dada.

Miss Hattie A. Dada

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Lithographic oval portrait of a man with swept hair, white cravat and dark coat, signed William Ellery Channing.

William Ellery Channing

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Poster of a robed figure raising an arm toward a red cross on dark background, titled The Roll Call, A Masque of the Red Cros

The Roll Call

Arnold Genthe, 1910

Hand-colored engraving of a body-painted leader beside a European nobleman, with dancers and a ritual sacrifice scene behind.

Sacrifice of the first-born

Theodor de Bry, 1590

Lithographic portrait of a curly-haired man in wire-rimmed glasses, cravat and waistcoat, with a signature below.

Mathew B. Brady

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark jacket and white cravat, hand resting on a patterned cushion.

Edward Africanus

Edward C. Africanus, 1850

Sepia oval lithograph portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, signed James Buchanan.

James Buchanan

John H. Sherwin, 1850

Oval black-and-white lithograph portrait of Gen. Franklin Pierce, a man with curly hair in a dark suit and cravat.

Franklin Pierce

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Printed advertisement with two engraved prize medals announcing M. B. Brady's award at the 1851 London World's Fair for dague

M. B. Brady at the World's Fair in London

Mathew B. Brady, 1840

Printed Proclamation of Emancipation with Lincoln's portrait, an eagle, flags, and framed vignettes of labor, a steamboat, an

Proclamation of Emancipation

William Roberts, 1860

Sepia poster of oval portraits of women framed by floral borders, with the title Representative Women of Deseret across the c

Representative Women of Deseret

Augusta Joyce Crocheron, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of Major General George H. Thomas in uniform, framed by Civil War battle scenes and an eagle.

George H. Thomas

John Chester Buttre, 1861

Rose Elizabeth Cleveland

John Chester Buttre, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a lace ruff and chain, with Latin titles and a verse inscription below.

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales

Francis Delaram, 1610

Oval lithograph portrait of William Henry Seward in a dark suit and cravat, signed below, shown in three-quarter view.

William Henry Seward

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in dark coat and frilled cravat, framed by an oak wreath, labeled Patriæ Pater.

George Washington, Patriæ Pater

Rembrandt Peale, 1820

Engraved portrait of a seated man holding a document, with a classical building in the background landscape.

Thaddeus Stevens

John Sartain, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph of an elderly man seated in a carved wooden armchair, holding a book, on a green patterned rug.

John Quincy Adams

Benjamin Franklin Butler, 1840

Colorful 1890 poster cover with portraits of two men, circular scenes of dancing and a music hall, and bold red title letteri

Album of Gems, Introduced by Williams and Walker and Their Own Big Company

Hurtig & Seamon, 1890

Lithograph of a uniformed Hercules-like man clubbing a multi-headed dragon labeled Secession, with vice-labeled heads.

Hercules of the Union

Winfield Scott, 1861

Poster of Bill Pickett in a cowboy hat and red shirt before white domed buildings, promoting The Bull-Dogger.

Bill Pickett

Bill Pickett, 1920

Political cartoon: a bearded man with sword and a woman with a shield pierced by arrows, beside classical columns and a templ

Republic is Not Ungrateful

Thomas Nast, 1861

Oval print of a standing man in a dark suit beside Emancipation Proclamation text, with allegorical figures and floral border

Abraham Lincoln

Gilman R. Russell, 1860

Engraved portrait of Henry O. Flipper in a dark military uniform with braided cords, gloved hand on sword, 1870.

Henry O. Flipper, 2d Lieut 10" Cavy

Homer Lee, 1870

Engraving of a hero standing before a goddess with a branch and shield, a sea god in a boat at left, and scrolls at right.

Return of Ulysses

Thomas Nast, 1861

Hand-colored engraving of a formal room where Native American men in feathered headdresses meet seated Victorian-dressed obse

A "Pow Wow" at the White House

Thure de Thulstrup, 1880

Engraved portrait of Sir John Hawkins in ruff collar and cap, holding a staff, with ships at sea behind him.

Sir John Hawkins

Robert Boissard, 1590

Sepia engraved portrait of a man in a tricorn hat and cravat, with a small vignette portrait and signature below.

George Washington and Charles Willson Peale

Max Rosenthal, 1890

Engraving of a uniformed police chief helping a woman climb out of collapsed buildings near a Wall Street sign.

Out of the Ruins

Thomas Nast, 1861

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and white cravat, with facsimile signature James Pennington below.

James Pennington

William Irwin, 1840

Engraving of a seated shirtless man seen from behind, his back showing extensive scars, within a newspaper page.

Peter (frequently identified as “Gordon”)

Vincent Colyer, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a woman with curled hair in a patterned shawl, arched frame, signed Jenny Lind.

Jenny Lind

Napoleon Sarony, 1850

Oval calligraphic Proclamation of Emancipation with dense script text, decorative border, and signature Abraham Lincoln at bo

Abraham Lincoln

William H. Pratt, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in embroidered doublet and ruff, with cherubs, coat of arms and verse below.

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland

Francis Delaram, 1610

Colored caricature of an elderly white-haired man in a wheelchair, chin on hand, surrounded by scattered papers.

Alexander Hamilton Stephens

Frederich Graetz, 1880

Hand-colored engraving of a ceremonial dance with a king and queen on a platform, surrounded by dancers and seated men.

Reception of the Queen

Theodor de Bry, 1590

Hand-colored print of an elderly man on a bed attended by a bowing figure and two doctors beneath draped curtains.

Washington in His Last Illness

George Washington, 1800

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, with a signature below reading Henry Highland Garnet.

Henry Garnet

Samuel Sartain, 1860

Hand-colored caricature of a bearded man in a rocking chair smoking a cigar, from Vanity Fair, June 1, 1872.

Captain, Tanner, Farmer, General, Impersonator

Thomas Nast, 1861

Tan printed advertisement for M.A. & S. Root's daguerreotype portraits and family groups, with bold headings and dense body t

Advertisement for “M.A. & S. Root’s Daguerreotype Portraits and Family Groups"

Marcus Aurelius Root, 1850

Abraham Lincoln

Leopold Grozelier, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a plumed crown, pearl necklace and fur-trimmed robe, with French text below.

Le Roy d'Albion ou Nouvelle Angleterre

Nicolas de Larmessin I, 1670

Sheet music cover with a portrait of a man in an oval frame, flanked by American flags, an eagle, and a laurel wreath.

Buchanan's Union Grand March

James Buchanan, 1850

Lithograph portrait of John Adams seated with books and a document, wearing a powdered wig and frilled cravat, in drapery.

John Adams

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Pen drawing of a bearded man peering from a boxcar door beside an arched cat on a platform, 1860.

Abraham Lincoln - "Passage through Baltimore"

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Monochrome lithograph portrait of a seated bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a paper, with drapery and a colu

John Quincy Adams

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Grayscale lithograph portrait of Martin Van Buren seated at a desk with an open book, quill, and draped curtain behind him.

Martin Van Buren

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Stonewall Jackson

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Mezzotint portrait of a man with pince-nez glasses, mustache, and blue necktie against a brown background.

Samuel Arlent Edwards

Samuel Arlent Edwards, 1900

Black and white lithograph portrait of James Madison seated with papers, wearing a powdered wig and dark coat.

James Madison

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Engraved portrait of John Adams standing, holding a scroll labeled Federal Constitution, with a draped curtain and writing ta

John Adams

George Graham, 1800

Black and white lithograph portrait of James Madison seated with a paper in hand, draped curtain and column behind him.

James Madison

Nicolas Maurin, 1820

Monochrome lithographic portrait of an older man with white hair in dark coat, seated before a draped curtain and column.

George Washington

Nicolas Maurin, 1820

Black and white lithograph portrait of John Adams seated beside a table with books and a scroll, before a draped curtain.

John Adams

Nicolas Maurin, 1820

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and armour holding a baton, framed by an ornate inscribed cartouche.

Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon

Simon de Passe, 1610

Henry V (Henry of Monmouth), King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and chain of office, with Latin text below.

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester

Francis Delaram, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned, bearded king holding a sword and orb, with Latin inscription and biographical caption be

Edward II, King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, lace collar, and chain of office, with Latin inscription around the border.

Robert Carr (Ker), Earl of Somerset, Viscount Rochester

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved portrait of Henry VII wearing a fur-trimmed robe and cap, holding a scepter and orb, within an ornate oval frame.

Henry VII, King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of Richard Whittington in a fur-trimmed robe and gold chain, with a cat beside him.

Richard (Dick) Whittington, Lord Mayor of London

Renold Elstrack, 1600

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and ruff, with cherubs and a coat of arms above.

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of King Henry II wearing a crown and ermine robe, holding a sceptre and orb, with a caption below.

Henry II, King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved portrait of Queen Mary I in an oval cartouche with Latin inscription, ruff collar, fur-trimmed gown and coat of arms

Mary I (Tudor), Queen of England

Francis Delaram, 1610

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in armour and lace ruff, with horse heads, banners and two armed attendants in an oval fra

Horace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury

Francis Delaram, 1620

Engraved portrait of a crowned queen with ruff collar, holding a sceptre and orb, within an ornate oval frame.

Mary (Stuart), Queen of Scotland

Renold Elstrack, 1610