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Pastel portrait of a young man in a powdered wig and grey coat against a blue-grey background.

John Quincy Adams

Izaak Schmidt, 1780

Pen and ink drawing of a man with swept-back hair, high collar and bow tie, in a crosshatched portrait style.

Washington Irving

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil portrait sketch of an older woman with a dark headscarf, head and shoulders, drawn on tan paper.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Thomas Hovenden, 1880

Fanny Elssler

James Varick Stout, 1830

Nelson Appleton Miles

Jacques Reich, 1861

Half-length drawing of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and cravat against a brown background.

James Whitcomb

James Whitcomb, 1810

Pencil sketch of two women in dark period dresses, one gesturing with a raised hand, captioned Counting the Ayes and Naes.

Counting the Ayes and Naes

Wallace Morgan, 1910

Pen and ink portrait drawing of an elderly man in a bow tie and dark jacket, signed Jacques Reich.

Samuel Jones Tilden

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil sketch of a man with short wavy hair and a mustache, wearing a dark suit and tie, on tan paper.

Darryl Francis Zanuck

Henry Major, 1920

Ink sketch of a bearded man in a cravat above a handwritten note signed H. Inman.

Henry Inman

Henry Inman, 1830

Caricature drawing of a man in a fur-collared overcoat and fedora smoking a pipe beside a Cabinet Meeting sign.

Charles Gates Dawes

Oscar Edward Cesare, 1920

Charcoal sketch of a smiling man with curly hair, wearing a collared shirt and necktie.

Rudy Vallee

Henry Major, 1920

Pen-and-ink portrait of an older man with swept-back hair, buttoned coat and white cravat, crosshatched background.

Samuel Adams

Jacques Reich, 1900

Watercolor portrait of a smiling man in tweed suit and red knickerbockers holding a painter's palette and brushes.

Edwin Austin Abbey

Sir Leslie Mathew Ward, 1890

Pen drawing of a bald, bearded man in a long coat standing by a desk, holding a cigar, by Thomas Nast.

Thomas Brackett Reed

Thomas Nast, 1900

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man with wavy shoulder-length hair, white collar and tasseled cords.

Samuel De Champlain

Jacques Reich, 1900

Pencil sketch of a seated bearded man in a coat and bow tie, leaning back in a studded armchair with crossed legs.

William Henry Vanderbilt

Eastman Johnson, 1880

Tinted drawing of an older bearded man with white hair in a dark suit and bow tie against a brown background.

Charles R. Gill

L. Wieser, 1880

Pen and ink portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark jacket, set against cross-hatched shading.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Jacques Reich, 1900

Charcoal portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and tie, drawn on tan paper, looking directly at the viewer.

Henry James

Cecilia Beaux, 1910

John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Henry Major, 1920

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with rows of buttons, by Jacques Reich, 1861.

George Henry Thomas

Jacques Reich, 1861

Watercolor portrait of a woman with dark curled hair, head resting on hand, in a dark dress with white lace collar.

Eliza Williams

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Charcoal portrait of a seated man in a suit and bow tie, holding a cigarette, drawn loosely against a pale background.

Newton Booth Tarkington

Sebastian Simonet, 1920

Philip Henry Sheridan

Jacques Reich, 1861

Sepia drawing of a man in a dark military coat with epaulettes and white cravat, against a soft wash background.

Thomas Sumter

William G. Armstrong, 1830

Pencil and watercolor drawing of an elderly bearded man with lowered eyes and clasped hands on tan paper.

Louis Michel Eilshemius

Joseph Stella, 1930

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man with a mustache and large ruffled collar, signed Jacques Reich.

Miles Standish

Jacques Reich, 1900

Sepia drawing of a seated man in a frock coat and powdered wig, with a quill pen on a desk, on a tan mat.

Henry Laurens

William G. Armstrong, 1830

Jacob Jennings Brown

Mary Estelle Elizabeth Cutts, 1820