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Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat, with a scrolled border and sheet music title text below.

Thomas Alexander Scott

Thomas Alexander Scott, 1870

Engraved portrait of Jacob Brown in military dress uniform with epaulettes, holding a rolled paper, with his signature below.

Jacob Jennings Brown

Asher Brown Durand, 1830

Engraved portrait of Henry Clay standing beside a flag, globe, and column, with a farm scene and ship behind him.

Henry Clay

John Sartain, 1840

Etching of a mounted trumpeter charging toward a water pump, with soldiers, flags and a crouched figure beside it.

Conquest of Ye Pump

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Stipple engraving of Meriwether Lewis in fringed buckskin and fur cap, holding a rifle before mountains.

Meriwether Lewis

William Strickland, 1810

Two-panel political cartoon by Thomas Nast: a bowing man beside a Jeff Davis bail sign, and a muddy-booted man facing a newsp

What I Know About Horace Greeley

Thomas Nast, 1861

Harper's Weekly page with two officer portraits above text and a wood engraving of soldiers seated among white tents in camp.

Stonewall Jackson

Frank Vizetelly, 1861

Multi-panel colored cartoon showing a man struggling with housekeeping, with a central scene of a man waving farewell to a wo

The Boy Stands on the Burning Deck

Grant E. Hamilton, 1890

Joel Roberts Poinsett

William W. Bannerman, 1830

Lithographic portrait of a bearded officer in uniform with epaulettes and sword, a plumed hat, and a battle scene behind him.

General Nathaniel Lyon

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Sheet music cover with a lithographed bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, framed by ornate scrolled lettering.

Our First President Quickstep

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Chromolithograph of General Ulysses S. Grant in blue uniform with flag, columned building, and mounted soldiers behind him.

Ulysses S. Grant

Samuel S. Frizzell, 1861

Hand-colored print of a shirtless boxer in orange breeches and white stockings, fists raised, on a green field with a crowd b

Tom Molineaux

Robert D. Dighton, 1810

Lithograph portrait of a uniformed officer with sword, a horse, soldiers, tents and an American flag behind him.

Nathaniel Prentiss Banks

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Caricature drawing of a ship labeled Experiment, with Andrew Jackson at the stern and idle sailors on deck.

Experiment in Full Operation

Anthony Imbert, 1820

Sheet music cover with an oval portrait of a man in a dark coat, framed by a pitcher-shaped border with comic vignettes.

Pete Morris

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraving of a caricatured man in spectacles clinging to a wild horse leaping across a rocky chasm above a skull.

Modern Mazeppa

Thomas Nast, 1870

Sepia lithograph of an equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson on a pedestal, with well-dressed people strolling in a park.

Andrew Jackson

Jr. Benjamin F. Smith, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph of General Winfield Scott in blue uniform pointing toward a bombarded harbor city with ships.

General Winfield Scott

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Engraving of Confederate Mississippi troops marching with raised bayonets past mounted officers and flags under trees.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Frank Vizetelly, 1861

Lithograph group portrait of Union army officers in uniform, three seated at a table with swords, others standing behind.

Champions of the Union

Charles Wilkes, 1861

Sheet music cover with a lithographed portrait of a bearded man in a bow tie, under ornate lettering for Young America Grand

John Charles Fremont

Samuel Root, 1861

Reverend William White

William Henry Brown, 1840

Hand-colored comic lithograph of a man's head on a hen's body beside an egg labeled Natural History.

Henry Louis Stephens

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Lithograph of ironclad warships Monitor and Merrimac in battle at Hampton Roads, surrounded by interior ship detail views.

The First Naval Conflict Between Iron Clad Vessels

Charles Parsons, 1860

Hand-colored print of two officers standing on a dirt road, with mounted soldiers and a tent camp behind them.

Surrender of General Joe Johnston

Joseph Eggleston Johnston, 1861

Caricature of John Jacob Astor IV with yellow mustache, dark suit and case, beside a coat of arms with a Manhattan map.

John Jacob Astor, IV

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Satirical print of a dancer on a swan boat with a cupid, waves below, and a steamship on the horizon.

Lola Coming

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1850

John Marshall

William Henry Brown, 1840

Mezzotint portrait of George Washington in military uniform before a flag with thirteen stars, with a horse and soldier at le

George Washington

Charles Willson Peale, 1780

Full-length lithograph portrait of a standing man on a dock with an anchor, globe and telescope, with a harbor town behind hi

Eben Brock Ward

Robert T. Bishop, 1860

Engraved portrait of a standing officer holding a scroll, with a horse, turbaned attendant, tent and scattered documents.

George Washington

Noël Le Mire, 1780

Etching of a seated man playing bagpipes under a tree, with a goat behind him and a sheep resting in the grass.

Home

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraved allegorical scene with a laurel-crowned man pointing a rod, a classical statue, plumed warriors, and chains on the g

Benjamin Franklin

Jean-Charles Le Vasseur, 1770

Caricature of a bearded man bailing a sinking Democrat boat in rough seas, with figures struggling and a Tammany rock behind.

What H.G. Knows about Bailing

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved portrait of Benjamin Franklin in an oval frame, flanked by a hooded figure with a lantern and an eagle.

Benjamin Franklin

Anne-Rosalie Bocquet Filleul, 1780

Engraved newspaper page showing officers meeting on a porch before a stone house, with horses and soldiers at the right.

Siege of Vicksburg

Frederick B. Schell, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Benjamin Franklin with a laurel wreath, an eagle, lightning bolts and a pedestal inscribed VIR.

Benjamin Franklin

J. Pelicier, 1780

Lithograph of a family in an ornate parlor: a bearded man reading a newspaper, a girl, two women, and a marble fireplace.

Horace Greeley and Family

Otto Knirsch, 1870

Sheet music cover with a lithographed portrait of a standing man holding a top hat and cane in a park setting.

Here's to You Henry Clay

Henry Clay, 1840

Political cartoon of two bearded men at a pit, one holding a newspaper nominating Horace Greeley, with a goat and a domed bui

Cincinnatus

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved equestrian portrait of a uniformed officer on a dark horse, with cannon and soldiers on a battlefield.

George Brinton McClellan

Adam B. Walter, 1860

Lithograph of Nicholas I in military dress with epaulettes and sash, holding a plumed hat beside a stone column.

Nicholas I

Richard James Lane, 1840

Hand-colored print of a mounted officer with raised sabre on a black horse, with soldiers, a flag, and battle smoke behind.

Ulysses S. Grant

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Caricature of a seated man in a top hat and checked suit with a pipe and monocle beside a Britannia life preserver.

William Waldorf Astor

Albert Levering, 1900

Engraved crowd scene of a paddle steamer landing with Japanese and American flags, soldiers, and a procession carrying a box.

The Landing of the Japanese Embassy

A. F, 1860

Hand-colored lithograph of William Henry Harrison standing in a cloak with a cane and top hat, beside trees and a lawn.

William Henry Harrison

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Engraved portrait of a man in a tricorn hat before ship rigging and gun smoke, with a French caption below.

John Paul Jones

Carl Guttenberg, 1770

Etching of football players tackling on a field, with classical columned buildings and a stadium in the background.

Red Grange

Henry Farré, 1920

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark double-breasted coat and cravat before a cloudy sky with trees.

Thomas Wilson Dorr

Jr William Warner, 1840

Lithographic portrait of a bearded officer in dark uniform with sabre, before a military camp, flag and domed building.

Frederick West Lander

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Engraved portrait of George Washington in military uniform beside a white horse, cannon and distant battle with a flag.

George Washington

Thomas Cheesman, 1790

Engraved cartoon of a stern man bound in red tape sinking underwater with an anchor labeled Tape, sea creatures around him.

The Statute of Limitation

Thomas Nast, 1870

Lithograph portrait of a bearded officer in uniform with a sword, set before a mountain landscape with a waterfall and tents.

William Starke Rosecrans

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Engraved battle scene of massed soldiers, cannon smoke, and flags near New Orleans, with a portrait medallion below.

A Correct View of the Battle Near the City of New Orleans, January 8, 1815

Francisco Scacki, 1810

Political cartoon by Thomas Nast showing two men carrying a figure on a stretcher toward a gate, with a train and animals nea

We Are on the Home Stretch

Thomas Nast, 1870

Hand-colored print of uniformed troops and drummers drilling before a tiled-roof temple with pine trees and spectators.

Exercise of Troops in Temple Grounds

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph of General Washington in blue uniform beside a grey horse, with a cannon and battle smoke behind him.

George Washington

James S. Baillie, 1840

Engraved portrait of a uniformed officer with epaulettes leaning on a cannon wheel, with a cloudy landscape behind him.

General Winfield Scott

Thomas Gimbrede, 1810

Hand-colored lithograph of General Zachary Taylor in dress uniform with a sword, before a battlefield encampment with troops

Zachary Taylor

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Colored lithograph of the naval battle between the Kearsarge and Alabama, with a listing ship, smoke, and crew in boats.

The Fight Between the "Alabama" and the "Kearsarge" Off Cherbourg, June 19, 1864

Gustav W. Seitz, 1861

Colorful sheet music cover with an oval portrait of Henry Clay in an ornate gilded frame, cherubs and a seated woman.

Henry Clay

William James Hubard, 1840

Engraved portrait of a bishop in dark robes and white vestments holding a book, with clouds and trees behind him.

Samuel Seabury

William Sharp, 1780

Satirical lithograph of seven caricatured figures with speech bubbles, captioned The Great Republican Reform Party.

Great Republican Reform Party

Louis Maurer, 1861

Engraving of a standing officer pointing toward a battle, with a white horse and attendant beside him under a pine tree.

Marquis De Lafayette

Noël Le Mire, 1780

Caricature drawing of a stout man in a plumed hat holding a pistol and whip before a church steeple and flags.

Bombastes Reformeth Ye Churches

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Political caricature lithograph of two ships at sea, uniformed men on a rocky shore, open chests and papers with printed labe

Andrew Jackson

Henry R. Robinson, 1830

Hand-colored print of a man in a top hat and red shirt, with firemen operating a hose engine on a smoky city street behind hi

F. S. Chanfrau in the Character of Mose

James Brown, 1840

Engraving of soldiers supporting a dying officer on a smoky battlefield beneath tattered flags and a bare tree.

Death of General Montgomery

Johan Frederik Clemens, 1790

Engraving of a man on a prancing black horse reviewing mounted soldiers, with a flag and crowd behind him.

Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce, 1850

Lithographic portrait of a seated man holding a bugle, with open sheet music, an inkwell and a quill on a table beside him.

Francis Johnson

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a uniformed officer with sword and horse, with a battle scene with smoke and a flag behind him.

Irvin McDowell

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph of a dark crow with a human face standing on rocky ground beside tall grass.

Thomas Dartmouth Rice

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraved portrait of George Washington seated with a map labeled City of Washington and a tricorn hat on a table beside him.

George Washington

John Scoles, 1790

Hand-colored ballad sheet with an officer in blue uniform beside a horse, framed by a laurel wreath, above printed song verse

George Brinton McClellan

Charles Magnus, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph of a standing man in a long coat holding a top hat and cane on a grassy hill.

Marquis De Lafayette

Nathaniel Currier, 1830

Oval portrait of Donald McKay in dark coat and cravat, with a sailing ship at sea and a harbor behind him.

Donald McKay

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Engraved allegory with a bust portrait of Lafayette in uniform, surrounded by classical figures, a cannon, and a drum marked

Marquis de Lafayette

Lagardette, 1800

Sheet music cover with oval lithograph portrait of Abraham Lincoln against draped curtains, titled Inauguration Grand March.

Inauguration Grand March

Christopher S. German, 1860

Oval lithographic portrait of an older man with grey side whiskers, dark coat and white cravat, against a soft landscape.

John James Audubon

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in a greatcoat holding a top hat and cane before a rocky landscape.

Marquis De Lafayette

Jean Marie Leroux, 1820

Engraved scene of soldiers wrestling a rearing horse in an arena while a rider falls, with a boy and spectators nearby.

Occupation of Ye Wicked City of Baltimore

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a military coat with epaulettes, under a tree, within an ornate decorative frame.

George Washington

Justus Chevillet, 1770

Engraved caricature of a seated officer in cape and uniform beside a sword, captioned 'The Modern Belisarius', in a landscape

George Brinton McClellan

George Brinton McClellan, 1860

Engraved portrait of George Washington in a tricorn hat holding a spyglass beside a cannon, with tents in the background.

George Washington

Hand-colored print of naval officers under a large tree overlooking a hillside village and a procession of uniformed men.

Return of Commodore Perry, Officers and Men of the Squadron from an Official Visit to the Prince Regent at Shui, Capi…

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1850

Engraving of a sugar plantation with sugarcane, banana plants, a worker with a hoe, and buildings beside a river.

Plantation Scene - Sugar

Felch & Riches, 1850

Hand-colored print of a crowd under a canopy at a cornerstone ceremony in Honolulu, with mountains behind.

Lot Kamehameha

G. H. Burgess, 1860

Colored print of an American cutter rowing through a fleet of Japanese boats on a bay, with a snowy mountain behind.

Passing the Rubicon

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1850

Engraving of a plantation scene with oxen hauling cotton bales over a bridge while workers pick cotton in the field.

Cotton Picking

Felch & Riches, 1850

Mezzotint portrait of a uniformed naval man raising his hat on a ship deck, with a decanter and glass beside him.

William IV

William Say, 1830

Miss Winnie Davis

Varina Anne Jefferson Davis, 1880

Engraving of a desert caravan with camels and turbaned men, with bearded captives seated in the foreground among scattered bu

Christian Slavery in Barbery

Felch & Riches, 1850

Lithographed sheet music cover of a man with a bundle on a stick beside a tree, with a river and riders in the distance.

Frederick Douglass

Henry Prentiss, 1840

Engraving of people boarding a steamboat gangplank at a dock, with men in top hats, women, children, and a Camden and Amboy s

Rescue of Jane Johnson and her Children

Jane Johnson, 1870

Engraving of enslaved Africans being inspected and restrained on a shore beside a sailing ship, with a seated merchant at lef

African Slave Traffic

Felch & Riches, 1850