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Oil portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark background, painted in 1830.

Henry Clay

Edward Dalton Marchant, 1830

Seated older man in dark suit and white cravat beside a writing desk with inkwell and quill, painted in warm brown tones.

General Winfield Scott

William Page, Jan 1811 - 30 Sep, 1860

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat beside a green table with a scroll, inkstand, books and globe.

William Clark

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white shirt against a brown background, by George Peter Alexander Healy.

Henry Clay

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1840

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with eyeglasses, dark suit and bow tie against a brown background.

Henry Williams Blodgett

Alden Finney Brooks, 1880

Half-length portrait of a man in a blue embroidered uniform with gold epaulettes, holding a gilt sword against a cloudy sky.

William Henry Harrison

Rembrandt Peale, 1810

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat holding a cane, set before a brown interior with a red drape.

James Paris Lee

John Horsburgh, 1880

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man with a mustache in a dark suit and white collar against a dark background.

Charles Nagel

Anders Zorn, 1900

Painting of an older man with white hair writing with a pencil at a desk, beside a red book and inkwell.

Horace L. Traubel

Oil portrait of a woman with upswept brown hair, wearing a white dress with a gold sash, against a dark background.

Margaret Brown Stone

Robert Edge Pine, 1780

Portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, holding a folded paper before a red curtain.

George Read

Robert Edge Pine, 1780

Oil portrait of a man with shaved head and roach, wearing a dark coat, patterned shawl and beaded necklace.

Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant)

Ezra Ames, 1800

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left against a brown background.

Thomas Stone

Robert Edge Pine, 1780

Oil portrait of a man with auburn hair and full reddish beard in a brown coat and green cravat against a neutral background.

Samuel Putnam Avery

Charles Loring Elliott, 1860

Seated man in light suit and white shoes in a wicker armchair, dappled sunlight on a garden lawn, painted portrait.

Frank Brett Noyes

Ossip Perelma, 1910

Full-length painted portrait of a bearded man in a dark uniform with a red cape, holding a sabre, against a stormy landscape.

Montgomery Cunningham Meigs

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Prentiss Taylor

Charles Webster Hawthorne, 1920

Oil portrait of a seated man in a navy suit and tan waistcoat holding a cane, against a gray background.

Benjamin Strong

Gari Melchers, 1920

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a quill pen over paper at a green-draped table.

Possibly Jonathan Elliot

Charles Bird King, 1810

Pastel portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a brown coat, seated before a blue drape, holding a document.

George Clinton

Jr. James Sharples, 1800

Oval portrait of a man in a blue coat with red collar and epaulettes against a cloudy sky.

Thomas Pinckney

John Trumbull, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered grey hair, black coat and white cravat, framed in seed pearls.

Carter Braxton

Carter Braxton, 1770

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black coat and patterned waistcoat, seated with hand on chair arm.

Rodman McCamley Price

Samuel Stillman Osgood, 1840

Oil portrait of a man with tousled brown hair and whiskers, in a dark coat and white cravat, against a warm brown background.

Daniel Embury

Henry Inman, 1820

Oil portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a green book.

Eleazer Parmly

Henry Inman, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat with a medal and star order, against a red background.

Alexander von Humboldt

Emma Gaggiotti-Richards, 1850

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat with gold buttons, in an ornate gold frame.

Daniel Leonard

Daniel Leonard, 1770

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with powdered hair and white cap against a teal background, in a gilt frame.

Elizabeth Grimké Rutledge

John Trumbull, 1790

Oil portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a black embroidered coat, white lace collar and red sash, against a brown backg

Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Edward Mortimer

John Neagle, 1820

Oil portrait of a young man with curly hair, dark coat and white cravat against a dark olive background.

Thomas Ash II

Thomas Sully, 1800