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Engraved print of a robed man seated on a cloud, offered a laurel wreath by a cherub, with figures in the clouds above.

Apotheosis of Washington

David Edwin, 1800

Framed printed portrait of Henry W. Hilliard, bust-length, with ornate border, eagle banner and signature below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Henry W. Hilliard

Jr John Plumbe, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark frock coat and bow tie, captioned Hon. Edward Everett.

Edward Everett

Edward Everett, 1850

Ostenaco (Outacite)

Joshua Reynolds, 1760

Oval lithograph portrait of Franz Sigel in a double-breasted military uniform with epaulettes, hand at waist.

Franz Sigel

Henry Bruckner, 1861

Hand-colored portrait of a clergyman in dark robes with a gold cross on a chain, with printed title below.

John Joseph Hughes

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Caricature of Andrew Carnegie in tartan kilt flinging gold coins and banknotes into the air, by Albert Levering.

Andrew Carnegie

Albert Levering, 1900

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie beside a draped table, with a small street scene below.

Henry Walton Bibb

Henry Walton Bibb, 1840

Caricature of a stout man with wavy hair holding pince-nez, standing beside a wooden table with papers, colored print.

The Massive Grievance

Thomas Nast, 1870

Oval lithograph portrait of Millard Fillmore seated in a chair, arm resting on the scrolled armrest, wearing a waistcoat.

Millard Fillmore

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Sepia lithograph portrait of a man with tousled hair and a white collar, gazing upward.

Daniel Webster

William Sharp, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, a patterned scarf, a quill and inkwell on a desk beside her.

Frances Wright

Johan Gørbitz, 1840

Engraving of a costumed figure in a Senate chamber looking at a seated Black senator at a desk, with a gallery of spectators

Time Works Wonders

Thomas Nast, 1870

Hand-colored bust portrait of Red Jacket, a Seneca war chief, in a blue coat with a large oval medal.

Red Jacket

Edward Corbould, 1830

Colored lithograph of two officers seated at a round table, one in blue uniform gesturing, the other in gray writing with a q

Surrender of General Lee

Robert Edward Lee, 1861

Etching of a seated older man in a dark suit and bow tie, arm resting on a patterned tablecloth, against draped curtains.

Grover Cleveland

Anders Zorn, 1890

Etched portrait of an elderly bald man with white beard and bow tie against a dark background.

Chauncey Mitchell Depew

Adolfo Müller-Ury, 1890

Engraved print of a classical figure with a lantern beside an oval portrait medallion of Daniel Webster.

Daniel Webster

Woodcock & Harvey Engraving Co, 1830

Engraved print of thirteen Methodist Episcopal bishops in oval portraits within an ornate floral border, with a dove at top.

Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1870

Edward Everett

Joseph Edward Baker, 1860

Engraved portrait of a seated man with a telescope, instrument stand, books and paper on a draped table.

David Rittenhouse

Edward Savage, 1790

Hand-colored engraved portrait of a man in a suit within an ornate decorative border with an eagle at top.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - John C. Calhoun

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of Robert E. Lee in military coat with star collar insignia, white beard, dark background.

Robert E. Lee

Paul Giradet, 1861

James Smithson

John Wesley Paradise, 1840

Lithograph of seven oval portraits of medical faculty men around a central Gothic university building, with ornate borders.

Medical Faculty of the University of New York

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Oval tonal portrait of a seated man in a formal coat with a book, inkwell and quill pen on a desk beside him.

Daniel Webster

Charles G. Crehen, 1840

Thomas Nast 1880 cartoon Plumed Knight: caricature of a man in a long coat and plumed hat, surrounded by Blaine campaign slog

Plumed Knight

Thomas Nast, 1880

Lithograph of oval portraits of US presidents around a central portrait of James A. Garfield, with an eagle and flags above.

The President is Dead

Henry Atwell Thomas, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a standing man in a cloak and waistcoat, within an oval frame, captioned John C. Calhoun.

John C. Calhoun

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark suit and bow tie, turned to the left against a shaded background.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Jacques Reich, 1890

Engraved portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, with a pocket watch, turned to the right.

Edward Everett

John Sartain, 1860

Black and white lithograph of William, Ida and Nancy McKinley with vignettes of two Ohio houses above.

William, Ida and Nancy McKinley

Edwards, Deutsch, & Heitmann, 1861

Caricature print of a bearded man in a long grey overcoat smoking a pipe, from Vanity Fair, August 1880.

James Russell Lowell

James Tissot, 1880

Engraved print of five Confederate generals in oval portraits within an ornate scrolled frame topped by an eagle.

Generals Confederate Army No. 1

John Rogers, 1861

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a dark coat, printed on cream paper.

James Russell Lowell

Samuel Worcester Rowse, 1880

Engraved bust portrait of Brigham Young in a dark coat, waistcoat and striped bow tie, with shoulder-length hair.

Brigham Young

W. H. Gibbs, 1850

Theodore Roosevelt

Leo Mielziner, 1910

Hand-colored print of Zachary Taylor in uniform at center, surrounded by oval portraits of earlier U.S. presidents with flags

People's Choice Twelfth President

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with a full white beard and dark suit, seen against a gray background.

James Russell Lowell

Gustav Kruell, 1890

Lithograph portrait of Thomas Jefferson seated at a desk with a quill, books, and a classical bust beside him.

Thomas Jefferson

Nicolas Maurin, 1820

George Mifflin Dallas

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark coat and white collar, with the name Hosea Ballou inscribed below.

Hosea Ballou

Robert Cooke, 1840

Thomas Nast political cartoon showing a caricatured man opening a Star Chamber door with a People's message scroll.

Like Cromwell--Not "Like Charles the First,"--Mr. Edmunds!

Thomas Nast, 1880

Sepia engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair in a dark suit and bow tie.

Andrew Carnegie

Jacques Reich, 1900

Colored Puck magazine cartoon showing a tamed tiger slumped at a desk while two men with giant scissors stand in a doorway.

Made Harmless at Last

Frederich Graetz, 1880

Engraved full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark coat beside a bust, a draped table, and a domed building in the win

Daniel Webster

Charles Edward Wagstaff, 1850

Engraved caricature of Oliver Wendell Holmes seated at a breakfast table, holding a steaming teacup, on a Vanity Fair cover.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Oval woodcut portrait of a man in period dress with a ribbon bow, on a pedestal labeled Noah Webster, Jun. Esq.

Noah Webster

Noah Webster, 1780

Washington Hesing

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of a man with powdered hair and white cravat, titled Thomas Jefferson, after Gilbert Stuart.

Thomas Jefferson

Robert Field, 1800

Engraved portrait of a standing clergyman in dark robes with a cross necklace, hand resting on an open book beside a curtain.

John Joseph Hughes

John Burn Forrest, 1860

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, shirt open at the collar, hands on hips and in pocket.

Walt Whitman

Samuel Hollyer, 1840

Lithograph bust portrait of a man with swept-back hair, high white collar and dark cravat, turned to the left.

Millard Fillmore

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Engraved portrait of a man with curly light hair, ruffled cravat and dark coat, labeled Jefferson, dedicated to Lafayette.

Thomas Jefferson

Francois Jacques Dequevauvillier, 1810

Lithograph of presidents' portrait medallions around a central portrait of Lewis Cass, under an eagle and flags.

Lewis Cass

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in formal dress holding a rolled paper, with dedication text and signature below.

George Copway

Elisha Forbes, 1840

Etched portrait of a standing man in a dark overcoat with eyeglasses and mustache, one hand resting on a pedestal.

Theodore Roosevelt

Albert Rosenthal, 1900

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded older man in a dark coat and bow tie, captioned Rev. Theodore Parker.

Theodore Parker

Alfred K. Kipps, 1850

Engraved portrait of Lieutenant Maury on a Ballou's Pictorial newspaper page with a harbor scene masthead.

Matthew Fontaine Maury

George H. Hayes, 1850

Black-and-white lithographic portrait of Henry Wilson in dark coat, white shirt and black cravat, with printed caption below.

Henry Wilson

Mathew B. Brady, 1870

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man with white beard in a dark coat, against a hatched background.

James Russell Lowell

Jacques Reich, 1890

Engraved portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, looking directly at the viewer.

William Harris Crawford

Asher Brown Durand, 1820

Oval lithograph portrait of a bald, bespectacled man in a dark coat and cravat, captioned William Lloyd Garrison.

William Lloyd Garrison

Alfred K. Kipps, 1850

Engraved bust portrait of a mustached man in pince-nez glasses and dark suit against a hatched background.

Theodore Roosevelt

Jacques Reich, 1900

Engraved portrait of a seated man in dark dress holding papers, with classical columns and a draped curtain behind him.

Nicholas Biddle

Henry Edward Dawe, 1830

Engraved portrait of a uniformed officer above views of a river mill with steamship and a fortified bluff, from Harper's Week

Leonidas Polk

Mathew B. Brady, 1861

Engraved bust portrait of Robert E. Lee on a 1863 Southern Illustrated News page with printed columns.

Robert E. Lee

John W. Torsch, 1861

Lithographed farewell address with an oval portrait of a bearded officer between two Confederate flags and cannonballs.

Robert E. Lee

Ernest Crehen, 1861

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a braided military jacket and tasseled fur cap, with caption naming Kosciusko.

Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Etched portrait of a seated, mustached man in a dark suit, one hand on a cane, against a pale background.

William Howard Taft

Anders Zorn, 1910

Campaign banner with oval portraits of Henry Clay and T. Frelinghuysen under an eagle, flags, and red curtains.

The Nation's Choice for President and Vice President

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man with white hair and spectacles, wearing a dark coat and cravat.

Horace Mann

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing a dark coat and a plaid scarf, turned to the right.

Peter Perkins Pitchlynn

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Maude Adams

Samuel Arlent Edwards, 1900

Etched oval bust portrait of an elderly man with a white beard and round spectacles, signed Schneider.

Christopher Columbus Langdell

Otto J. Schneider, 1900

Lithograph of a standing statue of Stephen Girard, an older bald man in a frock coat with hands clasped, beside a pedestal.

Stephen Girard

Alphonse Léon Noël, 1840

Lithograph showing a classical colonnaded patent office exterior, a building section with arched galleries, and a floor plan.

S. View of the New Patent Office. Longitudinal Section of the Centre Building Completed. Plan of National Gallery of…

Philip Haas, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of a young man in a ruff collar, with a lion, rooster, coat of arms and verse panel below.

John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Alexander Wilson

John James Barralet, 1810

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in ruff collar and embroidered doublet, with coat of arms and inscription, 1620.

James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton; 4th Earl of Arran, Earl of Cambridge

Robert Vaughan, 1620

Benedict Arnold

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a signature and caption below the image.

Granville Sharpe Pattison

John Sartain, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark frock coat and white cravat, one gloved hand resting on a hat.

Granville Sharpe Pattison

Richard James Lane, 1820

J. A. M. Whistler

Frederick Francis Foottet, 1880

Black and white lithograph self-portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a rifle, with a prairie landscape behind him.

John Steuart Curry Self-Portrait

John Steuart Curry, 1930

Engraved portrait of Benjamin West seated with a quill and books, beside a classical relief sculpture, by Caroline Watson.

Benjamin West

Caroline Watson, 1780

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig, cravat and dark coat with an order cross, labeled B. T. Graf v. Rumford.

B. T. Graf v. Rumford

Franz Xavier Muller, 1780

Mezzotint oval portrait of a seated man with powdered hair and lace cravat, holding a tricorn hat.

Thomas Pownall

Richard Earlom, 1770

Stipple engraving in an oval frame of a man with powdered hair and a white cravat, titled Count Rumford.

Count Rumford

Joseph Peter Paul Rauschmayr, 1780

Lithograph portrait of a seated man with curly hair holding a quill pen over a written page, dark curtain behind him.

William Wirt

Henry Inman, 1820

Thomas Jefferson

Akin & Harrison, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of William Penn in a periwig, framed by books, a Charter of Pennsylvania scroll, and a name plaque.

Sir William Penn

Alexander Lawson, 1790

Lithograph portrait of a man with curled hair, dark coat and cravat, resting his hand on a book beside a column.

Thomas Ustick Walter

Albert Newsam, 1830

Sepia lithograph of nine portraits of Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet members, arranged in tilted frames around the central f

President Lincoln and his Cabinet

Hannibal Hamlin, 1860

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Gimbrede, 1800

Etching of a seated woman with dark upswept hair in a long gown, drawn in loose hatched lines against a pale background.

Frances Folsom Cleveland

Anders Zorn, 1890