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Hand-colored lithograph of Thomas Wilson Dorr seated in a gilded chair, holding a rolled Constitution of Rhode Island.

Thomas Wilson Dorr

James S. Baillie, 1840

Etched portrait of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat smoking a pipe and holding a paper, with his back to a wooden chair.

Frank Duveneck

William Unger, 1870

Political cartoon of an equestrian statue above men crawling for spoils, captioned Civil Service Reform, from Harper's Weekly

Civil Service Reform

Thomas Nast, 1880

Oval lithograph portrait of a seated woman with curled hair and a pendant, framed by cherubs and grape garlands.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Rose Warrington

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark jacket, waistcoat and bow tie, labeled Andrew Johnson.

Andrew Johnson

Peter Kramer, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a top hat and spectacles, seated beside an inkwell and a newspaper.

George Washington Frost Mellen

Winslow Homer, 1850

Oval lithographic portrait of a stern older man in an ornate military uniform with epaulettes, signed Winfield Scott.

General Winfield Scott

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Black-and-white lithograph portrait of a seated man with spectacles holding an open book beside a stack of books.

William Henry Furness

Hugh Bridport, 1810

Two oval engraved portraits of men in period dress printed side by side on facing magazine pages.

Franklin Pierce and William Rufus Devane King

Nichols & Hayes, 1850

Etched portrait of a seated woman in a fur wrap and plumed headdress, in a wicker chair beside a curtain.

Isabella Stewart Gardner

Anders Zorn, 1890

Engraved oval portrait of Henry Ward Beecher in a dark coat, surrounded by scenes of a house, crowds, flags and a waterfall.

Henry Ward Beecher

John Chester Buttre, 1870

Lithograph portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a dark suit and bow tie, bearded, looking toward the viewer.

Abraham Lincoln

Samuel Montague Fassett, 1860

Sepia group portrait of nine men in an ornate room with a framed Cornelius Vanderbilt portrait on the wall.

Kings of Wall Street

Root & Tinker, 1880

Caricature print of a seated heavyset man in tailcoat and bow tie, labeled C. M. Schwab, with a clock-gear emblem.

Charles Michael Schwab

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Gouverneur Morris

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Lithograph portrait of Brigadier General I. Ingalls Stevens in uniform holding a telescope, with soldiers and smoke behind.

Isaac Ingalls Stevens

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, captioned Luman Reed, on pinkish paper.

Luman Reed

Charles G. Crehen, 1860

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and cravat, with a signature below.

John Charles Fremont

Francis d' Avignon, 1861

J. A. M. Whistler

Thomas Robert Way, 1900

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in a double-breasted coat and cravat, within a gilt foliate border.

Robert Rantoul, Jr.

Jr Robert Rantoul, 1840

Oval lithograph of five standing men in 19th-century suits beside an upholstered chair, with a church spire in the background

Prominent Baptist Ministers

Albert Hoffman, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded officer in military uniform, with battle and surrender vignettes around the border.

Ulysses S. Grant

John C. McRae, 1861

Hand-colored bust portrait of a balding man in a white cravat within an ornate engraved border with an eagle.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Cave Johnson

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Sepia lithograph portrait of a man in a dark frock coat, waistcoat and bow tie, captioned President Johnson.

Andrew Johnson

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Sepia engraving of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat against a dark background, signed Jacques Reich.

George Washington

Jacques Reich, 1900

Oliver Hazard Perry

William Strickland, 1800

Engraved portrait of General Winfield Scott in a military uniform with fringed epaulettes and a decorated belt.

General Winfield Scott

Henry S. Sadd, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a seated bald man in a double-breasted coat, shown within an oval vignette and gilt border.

John Quincy Adams

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Jefferson Davis

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Lithographic portrait of a seated bearded man holding a pencil beside an easel with a painting, in an oval frame.

William Sidney Mount

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Lithograph of two naval officers in uniform in oval medallions, with an anchor, rope block, and ship in the background.

David D. Porter and David G. Farragut

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Stylized 1890 print of a standing man in a dark suit against a black field and tan floor, labeled J. A. M. Whistler.

J. A. M. Whistler

William Nicholson, 1890

Engraved portrait of Robert M. T. Hunter in a dark suit and bow tie, on a Harper's Weekly page from 1860 with columns of text

Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Pen drawing of a bearded man in a ruff seated in a chair, with law books, a helmet, an axe, and a framed portrait nearby.

The Knight of the Rueful Countenance

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Oval stipple engraving portrait of George Washington in military uniform with epaulette and ruffled cravat, 1800.

George Washington

Benjamin Tanner, 1800

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a high-collared buttoned coat, captioned Senator from New Jersey.

Garret Dorset Wall

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Pen-and-ink caricature of a Roman-dressed figure and a crowned harpist labeled Harper's Weekly, by Thomas Nast.

Where there is an Evil

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved portrait of a man with shoulder-length gray hair in a dark coat, white shirt, and bow tie against a dark background.

Henry Clay

Jacques Reich, 1890

Oval lithographic portrait of a man with curly hair and whiskers, wearing a dark coat and cravat, captioned Alvin Adams.

Alvin Adams

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with the signature John Marshall printed below.

John Marshall

Albert Newsam, 1830

Sepia lithographic portrait of an older man in a dark coat and cravat, set in an oval with a leafy border.

Joel Hawes

Joel Hawes, 1820

Engraved full-length portrait of a standing man in ceremonial robes with a laurel wreath, sceptre, orb and throne.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Auguste G. L. Boucher-Desnoyers

Engraved portrait of a seated elderly man in a dark suit holding a letter, with an inkwell and papers on a table beside him.

George Peabody

Thomas Lewis Atkinson, 1860

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with curled hair and lace collar, signed below, by Francis Holl, 1850.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Francis Holl, 1850

DeWitt Clinton

George Catlin, 1820

Colored magazine caricature of a nude man as a child reaching for a Presidential Vote butterfly on a wooden wall.

Little Billy Bryan Chasing Butterflies

Judge Magazine, 1890

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Samuel Ringgold

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved cartoon of a crowded wedding scene with a bride on a bed, a kneeling groom, and stuffed ballot boxes in front.

The Death-Bed Marriage

Thomas Nast, 1870

Lithograph portrait of Martin Van Buren, a balding man with side whiskers in a dark coat and cravat.

Martin Van Buren

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Wood engraving of an elderly officer in dark uniform with epaulettes and sword, seated holding a cocked hat.

General Winfield Scott

William John Hennessy, 1860

Mezzotint portrait of clergyman Samuel Cooper in white wig and dark gown within an oval frame, by Valentine Green.

Samuel Cooper

Valentine Green, 1780

Caricature print of a man with orange hair and mustache in black suit, with a heart-shaped umbrella vignette in the corner.

Charles P. Bryan

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved portrait of Laurence Sterne seated with a book, hand to his face, wearing a curled wig and loose robe.

Lawrence Sterne

John Norman, 1770

Fletcher Harper

Gustav Kruell, 1870

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with buttons, framed by ornate sheet music title lettering.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Jules Lion, 1861

Poster calendar 1897 showing a man in an orange beret writing at a desk beside a cat, with inkwells and a yellow sheet.

Poster Calendar 1897

Edward Penfield, 1890

Members, House of Assembly

Isaac Hutton, 1800

Engraved bust portrait of a naval officer in uniform with brass buttons and shoulder boards, turned to the right.

David Glasgow Farragut

Mathew B. Brady, 1861

Black and white lithograph portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left.

Levi Woodbury

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Silas Wright

William Henry Brown, 1840

Engraved portrait of John Hunt Morgan in a wide-brimmed hat and dark coat, on a Harper's Weekly newspaper page.

John Hunt Morgan

John Hunt Morgan, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a seated older man with a quill, a desk and inkwell, inside an oval decorative frame.

William Cullen Bryant

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Black and white lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and cravat, with printed caption Samuel J. Bridge.

Samuel J. Bridge

Charles Fenderich, 1850

Hand-colored print of an assassin with a knife fleeing a theatre box where a seated man is attacked, as audience members reac

Assassination of President Lincoln

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861