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Pen and ink sketch of the Reverend William Hooper in a hat and clerical bands, bust length, on aged paper.

William Hooper

William Hooper, 1820

Charcoal caricature of a smiling man with large ears and a broad grin, wearing a suit and tie.

Will H. Hays

Henry Major, 1920

Augustus Goodyear Heaton Self-Portrait

Augustus Goodyear Heaton, 1880

Pen and ink portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair and a dark jacket, signed by Jacques Reich.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil sketch of a balding man with a mustache and pince-nez glasses, turned over his shoulder.

Unidentified Man

Robert Henri, 1910

Young woman with a palette and brush beside a table with a small sketch, in front of green swirled drapery with beaded fringe

J. A. M. Whistler

C. A. F. Fiessler, 1840

Pen and ink portrait of an elderly man with tousled white hair and a dark cross-hatched jacket, turned three-quarters.

Andrew Jackson

Jacques Reich, 1920

Cecil B. De Mille

Henry Major, 1920

Pencil portrait drawing of a bearded man in a jacket, turned three-quarters, with handwritten inscription at right on tan pap

Olin Levi Warner

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1880

Pen and ink portrait of a balding man in a bow tie and cross-hatched jacket, signed Jacques Reich.

Andrew Johnson

Jacques Reich, 1900

Watercolor self-portrait of a man in a tall black top hat and white cravat, set against loose gray hatching.

James Barton Longacre Self-Portrait

James Barton Longacre, 1810

Sepia drawing of a bearded man with swept-back hair and dark suit, looking toward the viewer.

Thomas Henry Carter

Ida Story Hammond, 1880

Drawing of a man with curly hair in a caped coat with braided cord, turned to the side against a brown toned background.

Elisha Mills Huntington

L. Wieser, 1830

Caricature of a standing man with grey hair, a cigar and a long dark coat, painted in watercolor on grey paper.

Bret Harte

Sir Leslie Mathew Ward, 1870

Elizabeth Lonsdale Kay Daingerfield

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1810

Watercolor portrait of a dark-haired man in a brown coat and white shirt, with a handwritten signature below.

John Ross

John Rubens Smith, 1840

Ink and pink wash caricature sketch of a man with a thick mustache, scowling brows, and curly hair.

Samuel Clemens

James Affleck Shephard, 1900

Ink caricature of a bespectacled, mustached man in a dark suit holding a cigarette, with a handwritten dedication.

Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell Self-Portrait

Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell, 1910

Pen and ink portrait sketch of an elderly woman with curly hair and a lace collar, signed Jacques Reich.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a man in a dark coat beside a green-faced spider-like creature, dated 1920.

John Barrymore Self-Portrait

John Barrymore, 1920

Pencil drawing of a man in a dark coat and white cravat with powdered hair, set in an ornate scrolled frame.

John Adams

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Pastel portrait of an older woman with curled grey hair in a dark dress and white collar, against a warm tan background.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Dora Wheeler Keith, 1890

Samuel Gompers

Henry Major, 1920

Half-length 1850 drawing of a grey-haired man in a dark coat and cravat, facing the viewer against a brown background.

James Ewell Heath

James Ewell Heath, 1850

Pen and ink portrait of an older man with swept-back hair and a high collar, rendered with cross-hatching.

James K. Polk

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pablo Casals

Henry Major, 1920

Pencil sketch of a man's head in three-quarter view, eyes looking upward, with curly hair on pale paper.

Winthrop Sargent

John Trumbull, 1790

Charcoal and chalk sketch of an elderly man seated at a desk before bookshelves, on tan paper.

John Bigelow

Orlando Rouland, 1910

Amerigo Vespucci

Jacques Reich, 1900

Tonal drawing of a bearded older man with long hair, dark jacket and white shirt against a grey background.

Josiah Minot

L. Wieser, 1880