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Lithograph portrait of a man in formal dress above a temperance society certificate with decorative banner.

Possibly E. L. Snow

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curled wig and armor, with a crowned coat of arms below.

Philip V

Charles Simoneau, 1700

Engraved oval portrait of the Reverend John Murray in a powdered wig and clerical bands, with inscription on a plinth below.

John Murray

Samuel Hill, 1790

Hand-colored print of Andrew Johnson standing by a green table, red drapes, and a domed capitol building behind him.

Andrew Johnson

Edward Valois, 1860

Engraved portrait of a seated man with a mustache in a dark suit and carved wooden chair, dated 1900.

Alexander Johnston Cassatt

Samuel Sartain, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of a man in powdered wig and embroidered coat, with garland border and scripted inscription below.

John Hancock

Joseph H. Seymour, 1790

Lithograph portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and waistcoat, hand resting on books, with signature George Peabody belo

George Peabody

George Peabody, 1850

Caricature of a uniformed officer with binoculars on a Hudson River ferry, surrounded by political newspapers and signs.

All Quiet on the Hudson

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, shaded with fine crosshatched lines on a light sheet.

Charles Loring Elliott

Henry Bryan Hall Sr, 1860

Sepia engraved portrait of a man with swept-back hair in a dark suit, vest and patterned necktie, facing forward.

John William Davis

Franklin T. Wood, 1920

Lithograph portrait of an elderly man with spectacles, white hair, and a dark suit, with handwritten inscription below.

Horace Greeley

Joseph Edward Baker, 1870

Hand-colored print of mounted New York militia officers in blue uniforms and plumed shakos, with a civilian raising his top h

New York State Militia

Joseph Edward Baker, 1850

Engraved bust portrait of Philip Hone, a man with curly hair in a high white cravat and dark overcoat.

Philip Hone

Asher Brown Durand, 1820

Caricature of George Jay Gould riding a grey horse and holding a polo mallet, with a red heraldic crest in the corner.

George Jay Gould

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Hand-colored print of Abraham Lincoln seated in a red chair before green drapery and a column, with books beside him.

Abraham Lincoln

Alexander Hesler, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, captioned Rutherford B. Hayes, nineteenth President.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1880

Engraved sheet with nine oval portraits of naval officers in uniform around a larger central portrait, titled Officers of Our

Officers of our Navy

John Chester Buttre, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and armor, with Latin inscription below naming Philip III.

Philip III

Engraved portrait of a man with swept-back light hair and dark coat, white cravat, against a dark background.

John Marshall

Jacques Reich, 1900

Hand-colored lithograph of a seated man slumped in a chair while men in formal dress crowd around him in a chamber.

John Quincy Adams

Kelloggs & Comstock, 1840

Engraved portrait of a mustached officer in uniform on a Southern Illustrated News page, Richmond, 1863.

Beverly Holcombe Robertson

Southern Illustrated News, 1861

Caricature of a stout man in a dark coat and striped trousers, labeled J. P. Morgan, with a crowned globe and motto banner.

John Pierpont Morgan

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved full-length portrait of Empress Catherine II in a fur-trimmed robe and tiara beside a throne chair.

Catherine II

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1780

Black and white lithographic portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, seated against a shaded background.

Joseph Hopkinson

Charles Fenderich, 1820

Grey lithographic portrait of a man in a dark double-breasted coat and bow tie, turned to the right, in an octagonal frame.

Joseph Tuckerman

Engraved oval portrait of Sterling Price in a double-breasted military coat with collar stars, 1861.

Sterling Price

George Edward Perine, 1861

Engraved bust-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a dark suit and bow tie, turned slightly to the side.

Abraham Lincoln

Frederick W. Halpin, 1860

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of Wakawn, a Winnebago chief, with red and black feathers and red face paint.

Wakawn

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Lithographed portrait of a man in a fur-collared coat on the cover of The National Whig Song sheet music, 1840.

National Whig Song

William Sharp, 1840

Zachary Taylor

Charles Risso, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a bow tie, framed by oak and laurel branches, flags and steamships below.

John Ericsson

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Lithograph portrait of DeWitt Clinton, a man with curly hair in a double-breasted coat and cravat, 1830.

DeWitt Clinton

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat with a fur collar, captioned J. Catron, Judge of the Supreme Cour

John Catron

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of George Washington in dark coat and lace cuffs before a green drape and column.

George Washington

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of Richard P. Robinson standing in a blue tailcoat and black waistcoat, holding a top hat.

Richard P. Robinson

Edward Williams Clay, 1830

Joseph Hooker

Dominique C. Fabronius, 1861

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform, labeled Gen. Kearney, published in Boston.

Philip Kearny

Dominique C. Fabronius, 1861

Black and white lithographic portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and cravat, with a dedication caption below.

Charles Theodore Christian Follen

Spiridione Gambardella, 1830

Oval lithographic portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat with white cravat, within a gold ornamental frame.

Caleb Strong

J. B. Marston, 1840

Lithograph bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and white waistcoat, with the caption Col. Richard M. Johnson below.

Richard Mentor Johnson

Jules Lion, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of an elderly clergyman in a powdered wig and white bands, with inscription Rev. Joseph Prince below.

Joseph Prince

Samuel Hill, 1790

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark uniform coat and high white collar, captioned Com. Buchanan of the Merrimac.

Franklin Buchanan

Lithograph of six Osage figures, four men in feathered headdresses and two seated women in striped dresses, with lettered cap

Les Six Indiens Osages

Pierre Lacroix, 1820

Engraved portrait of Edward A. Hannegan, a man in dark formal dress with bow tie, against a dark background.

Edward Allen Hannegan

Thomas Doney, 1840

Ornate engraved portrait of a heavyset man in a bow tie, framed by a decorative border with an eagle at the top.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Lewis Cass

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Display of the United States of America

Amos Doolittle, 1790

Martin Van Buren

William Henry Brown, 1840

George Washington

Lithographic portrait of a clergyman in black biretta and embroidered white vestments, with signature below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Henry B. Coskery

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, with inscription naming John Jay, ambassador.

John Jay

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a cravat and period coat, framed by laurel branches, with the name Joel Barlow below.

Joel Barlow

Louis Charles Ruotte, 1790

Engraved double portrait of Charles and Henry Meade beside text columns and engravings of Swedes Church and a Michigan copper

Charles and Henry Meade

Mar Charles Richard Meade, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of John C. Breckinridge in brown coat and blue cravat, before red drapery and a column.

John Cabell Breckinridge

Nathaniel Currier, 1861

Etching of a bearded man in a suit holding a palette and brushes beside an easel with an inscription.

Thomas Nast Self-Portrait

Thomas Nast, 1900

Mezzotint portrait of Henry Laurens seated beside a draped table with quill and papers, in a columned interior.

Henry Laurens

Valentine Green, 1780

Oval lithographic portrait of James K. Polk in a dark coat and bow tie, framed by an ornate scrolled border.

James K. Polk

Albert Newsam, 1840

Engraved portrait of William Augustus Bowles in a feathered headdress, ruffled shirt and sash, against a dark background.

William Augustus Bowles

Joseph Grozer, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of General Washington in military dress, with a small scene of a surrender ceremony below.

George Washington

Charles Willson Peale, 1770

Silas Deane

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Engraved portrait of Major General Richard Montgomery in tricorn hat and military coat, holding a sword, standing on ground.

Richard Montgomery

John Norman, 1780

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with the caption Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia.

Wilson Lumpkin

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Hand-colored print portrait of John Hancock in a blue coat and powdered wig, framed by drapery and a laurel wreath.

John Hancock

Sr John Coles, 1790

Caricature of a bearded man in a bowler hat and striped coat holding a pipe, with a red horse crest at upper right.

Arthur J. Caton

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with curly hair, shaded in loose dark hatching.

Unidentified Man

William Miller, 1890