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George E. Ohr

Frank Berkeley Smith, 1890

Lithograph portrait of a seated older man in dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, holding a plumed hat and sword.

General Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott, 1860

Lithographic portrait of a man with wavy hair and a dark bow tie, labeled Edwin Thomas Booth, on tan paper.

Edwin Thomas Booth

Jeremiah Gurney & Sons, 1870

Harper's Weekly page with an engraving of Sergeant Wyllyams's body pierced by arrows, plus battle and fort scenes.

Body of Sergeant Wyllyams

Harper's Weekly, 1860

Engraved portrait of a standing man beside a laboratory table with a phonograph, glass bottles and tubes.

Thomas Alva Edison

Thure de Thulstrup, 1890

Engraved oval portrait of Reverend Jonathan Mayhew in a powdered wig and black clerical robe, with name inscription below.

Jonathan Mayhew

Richard Jennys, 1760

Mezzotint portrait of an older man in a fur hat and fur-trimmed coat holding a letter beside a writing desk.

Benjamin Franklin

Johann Martin Will, 1770

Engraved portrait of Bishop Richard Allen seated with an open book, framed by an ornate foliate border with caption.

Bishop Richard Allen

Bp. Richard Allen, 1830

Engraved portrait of Earl Van Dorn with mustache and bow tie, part of a newspaper page with text and illustrations.

Earl Van Dorn

Charles DeForest Fredricks, 1861

Stippled engraved portrait of a man with powdered curled wig and dark coat, labeled ADAMS, within a dotted circle.

John Adams

William Joseph Williams, 1810

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man in a dark coat seated at a desk with an open book and pen.

Joseph Gales

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Lithograph of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes riding a grey horse across a grassy field.

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis, 1850

Lithograph portrait of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet and shawl, seated with an open book and stacked volumes.

Hannah Adams

Francis Alexander, 1820

Black and white print of Lincoln seated in a theatre box as a man with a pistol enters from the right.

Assassination of President Lincoln

Clara Harris Rathbone, 1861

Lithograph group portrait of eight men in formal 19th-century dress, seated and standing, with printed signatures beneath.

Zachary Taylor and his Cabinet

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man with dark swept hair in a dark cloak and white cravat, signed by Charles Fenderich.

John Dean Dickinson

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man in a dark suit and cravat, with a handwritten signature below.

Lewis Cass

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Samuel Clemens

Edward Penfield, 1890

Lithograph portrait of Waddy Thompson, a man in a dark coat with a cravat and shoulder tassel, facing left.

Waddy Thompson

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Hand-colored engraved portrait of an older balding man in a white cravat within an ornate border, with signature.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Martin Van Buren

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved cartoon of a stooping widow holding an infant before a uniformed officer with a sword, with Beast Butler signs.

The Widow's Wants

Thomas Nast, 1861

Lithograph portrait of Charles Sprague, a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left.

Charles Sprague

Chester Harding, 1830

Benjamin Franklin

Jr William Harrison, 1790

Lithograph portrait of Franklin Pierce standing in formal dress beside a column and table of books, within an ornate oval flo

Franklin Pierce

Albert Hoffman, 1840

Mezzotint portrait of General Washington in a dark military coat with epaulettes, facing the viewer against a shaded backgrou

George Washington

Valentine Green, 1780

Hand-colored portrait of Levi Woodbury in an ornate border with eagle, signature, and Plumbeotype National Gallery advertisem

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Levi Woodbury

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

George Washington

Amos Doolittle, 1800

Felix Grundy

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Peter Augustus Jay

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1900

Lithograph of a seated bearded man in a theatre box as a gunman behind him fires a pistol, with two women and an officer near

Martyr of Liberty

Major Henry Riggs Rathbone, 1861

James Bennett

Jr James Gordon Bennett, 1870

Hand-colored lithograph of three portrait busts labeled King Black Hawk, Prophet, and Son on a cream background.

Black Hawk, Son, Prophet

Black Hawk, 1830

Hand-colored oval portrait print of an older man in a red fur-collared coat, titled Benjamin Franklin.

Benjamin Franklin

Jean François Janinet, 1780

Political cartoon of Uncle Sam's boot stepping on a frightened man holding a banner, with the Capitol nearby.

Jacob Sechler Coxey

Frederick Victor Gillam, 1890

Lithograph portrait of General Andrew Jackson in dark military uniform with braided epaulettes, facing left.

Andrew Jackson

Augustus Fay, 1850

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

Samuel Adams

Samuel Okey, 1770

Colored caricature of an elderly bald man in a dark frock coat holding a top hat, from Vanity Fair, Statesmen No. 126.

Charles Francis Adams

Charles Francis Adams, 1870

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with signature and caption Silas Wright Jr. below.

Silas Wright

Thomas Doney, 1840

Ink caricature invitation of two men clasping hands across text, with a palm-tree island labeled Havana at lower left.

Alfred Frueh and Conrado Massaguer

Carlo de Fornaro, 1920

Lithograph portrait of Richard Channing Moore, a bishop in dark robes and white bands, with gray hair, against a shaded backg

Richard Channing Moore

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a fur-trimmed cloak and buttoned military coat.

Joel Roberts Poinsett

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Silas Deane

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Engraved portrait of Jefferson Davis, a man with a short beard in a dark suit and bow tie, cross-hatched background.

Jefferson Davis

Pierre Guillaume Metzmacher, 1860

Lithograph bust portrait of Bishop Richard Allen in dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption below.

Bishop Richard Allen

Peter S. Duval, 1830

John Jay

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Lithograph portrait of General James Longstreet, bearded, in a double-breasted military coat with collar insignia.

James Longstreet

J. L. Giles, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, with the caption Philip Syng Physick, M.D. below.

Philip Syng Physick

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithographic portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Joel Turrill, Representative from N

Joel Turrill

Charles Fenderich

Engraved portrait of Andrew Jackson in a dark military uniform with ribbed epaulettes and embroidered collar.

Andrew Jackson

Charles Cutler Torrey, 1820

Caricature lithograph of a mustached man in a dark suit with one hand on his chest, leaning on a table.

Henry Morton Stanley

Charles Auguste Loye, 1870

Etched portrait of a seated older man with white mustache and striped tie, hands clasped, by Otto J. Schneider.

S.A. Walker

Otto J. Schneider, 1920

Engraved portrait of an older bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, turned to the left, with printed caption below.

Samuel Putnam Avery

Thomas Johnson, 1900

Oval lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat, bow tie and patterned waistcoat, with signature below.

Charles Beebe Stuart

Francis d' Avignon, 1861

Engraving of two Egyptian-style mummy cases with portrait faces between cat statues, labeled with years on the steps.

Embalmed That They May Keep Until 1880 - Or Longer

Thomas Nast, 1870

Lithograph of a uniformed officer on horseback raising a plumed hat, with soldiers in the background.

General Winfield Scott

Otto Starck, 1860

Lithograph of two men in period costume, one stooping with a top hat, the other holding a paper, captioned Paul Pry and Col H

Henry Finn and Thomas Kilner

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820

Ignace Jan Paderewski

Emil Fuchs, 1900

Marquis De Lafayette

Edward Gosselin, 1890

Engraved bust portrait of General George Washington in a powdered wig and lace jabot against a dark stippled background.

George Washington

David Edwin, 1800

Etched portrait of a man with short dark hair in a suit and tie, rendered in fine cross-hatched lines.

Herbert Hoover

Leo Mielziner, 1920

Lithograph poster for Tony Pastor's Double Troupe showing cherubs holding a Kelly and Ryan banner above costumed performers o

John T. Kelly and Thomas J. Ryan

John T. Kelly, 1880

Etching of a man in a smock examining a small framed print in a dim studio with a chair and bookshelves.

The Etcher

Childe Hassam, 1910

John Marshall

Waterman Lilly Ormsby, 1830

Jonas Chickering

Jonas Chickering, 1850

Stonewall Jackson

Anton Hohenstein, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Samuel Adams in a wig and cravat, above a pedestal with scales and a caduceus.

Samuel Adams

John Norman, 1780

Engraving of mounted men gathering in a rocky mountain pass beside a lone pine, with a river valley and moon beyond.

Rendezvous of Mosby's Men

Mason Jackson, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of an older man with powdered hair, dark coat and lace jabot, after Gilbert Stuart.

George Washington

William Edgar Marshall, 1860

Stipple engraving portrait of John Adams in an oval frame, wearing a powdered wig and buttoned period coat.

John Adams

Cornelius Tiebout, 1800

Theodosia Bartow Burr Alston

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Chromolithograph poster of a woman in a white lace hat, framed by green leaves, pale blue panels and gold scrollwork, with th

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell, 1880

Theatrical poster of Adelaide Norwood in a blue kimono as Madam Butterfly, beside a parasol and painted screen, advertising E

Adelaide Norwood

Adelaide Norwood, 1820

Hand-coloured engraving of a young man in a blue coat and tan breeches standing in an oval frame, with a satirical caption be

Joseph Wright Self-Portrait

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1770

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed by Jacques Reich, marked artist's proof.

Joseph Jefferson

Jacques Reich, 1900

Caricature of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with folded arms and yellow shoes, with a law-themed coat of arms beside hi

George S. Willits

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Caricature of a man in cap and knickerbockers holding a golf club, with a rooster and WHEAT shield in the upper right.

E. C. Worthington

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a powdered wig and coat, with a Latin inscription on the plinth below.

Benjamin Franklin

Johann Elias Haid, 1770

Benjamin Franklin (front cover of "The VIsion of Columbus")

John Scoles, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a military coat with epaulettes, surrounded by flags and foliage, with the name Hamilton o

Alexander Hamilton

William Rollinson, 1800

Hand-colored campaign poster with oval portraits of Fremont and Cochrane, an eagle with shield, and American flags.

Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy for 1864

John Charles Frémont, 1861

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket and cravat, titled John Adams Whipple, by Francis D'Avignon.

John Adams Whipple

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Black and white lithographic portrait of a man in dark formal dress with a tasseled cord, captioned John M. Robinson, Senator

John McCrackern Robinson

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Poster with a sepia-toned portrait of a young man in an ornate gold frame, green leaves, and a banner reading W. J. Scanlan.

William James Scanlan

William James Scanlan, 1880

Poster of a mounted officer leading soldiers with American flags, with ghostly medieval knights riding in the sky above.

Pershing's Crusaders

John Joseph Pershing, 1910

Engraved oval portrait of a bald man in a double-breasted coat, labeled John Quincy Adams, by William Harrison, Jr, 1820.

John Quincy Adams

Jr William Harrison, 1820

Lithograph portrait of a bespectacled man with a mustache in a double-breasted naval uniform with epaulettes.

Charles Dwight Sigsbee

Charles Dwight Sigsbee, 1900

Sepia lithograph poster of a messenger boy in uniform flanked by a woman in a long dress and a man in a top hat.

Patrick Francis Glassey

Patrick Francis Glassey, 1880

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Senator from Louisiana, by Charles Fenderich.

Robert Carter Nicholas

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Sepia lithographic portrait of a man with a mustache in an oval frame, with floral border and flags, signed John Mitchel.

John Mitchel

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Lithographic 1840 campaign poster with an eagle, two portraits, printed biographies and three battle scene vignettes.

National Democratic Republican Nomination

Henry Inman, 1840

Engraving of men branding a kneeling enslaved woman while others watch, with seated enslaved people on the right.

Branding Slaves

Felch & Riches, 1850

Engraved view of Havana harbor with many ships, palm trees in the foreground, and the city stretching along the shore.

Havana

William Wellstood, 1850

Engraving of workers processing cane in a steamy wooden mill, with a standing overseer in a hat watching over them.

Plantation Life - Brazil

Felch & Riches, 1850

Engraved portrait of a clergyman in a white wig and black gown, arms raised before a Gothic window, with an open book.

George Whitefield

John Greenwood, 1760

Lithograph of a mounted officer raising a sword on a rearing horse, with soldiers and battle smoke behind him.

William Haines Lytle

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Engraved portrait of an older man in a powdered wig and dark coat with a medal, with a name plate and coat of arms below.

Thomas McKean

David Edwin, 1800