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Engraving of mourners viewing Lincoln's open casket in a draped City Hall interior, with officers and flags, from Harper's We

President Lincoln's Funeral

Abraham Lincoln, 1860

Engraved portrait of Washington Irving with curly hair, dark fur-collared coat and white cravat, against a shaded background.

Washington Irving

Hatch and Smillie, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of James Knox Polk, seated before green drapery, holding a rolled document.

James K. Polk

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Sepia etching of a gray-haired man in a dark suit and tie, shown in bust-length portrait with hatched shading.

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

Franklin T. Wood, 1920

Etched caricature of three men drinking in a tavern, one raising a glass, with a spittoon and bottles on shelves.

Bombastes at the Mass: Military Academy

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Lithograph portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Andrew Jackson.

Andrew Jackson

Jean-Baptiste Adolphe La Fosse, 1850

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a seated man in black suit beside a green drape and red-covered table.

John Parker Hale

Kelloggs & Comstock, 1840

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man in spectacles, dark jacket and high white collar, labeled Joseph Cross, D.D.

Joseph Cross

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

WWI poster with orange background, a November 1918 calendar, and a sketched portrait of a uniformed officer in a peaked cap.

John Joseph Pershing

Hiram Harold Green, 1910

Engraved caricature of a woman in a tall headdress lifting a man in a powdered wig, printed on a text page.

Patience Lovell Wright

Patience Lovell Wright, 1770

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with two stars on the shoulder strap, dated 1861.

Joseph Hooker

Joseph Hooker, 1861

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and floral cravat, captioned Secretary of State.

John Forsyth

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Stippled monochrome portrait of an elderly man in a dark jacket and bow tie, captioned Alderman John Binns, aged 73 years.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - John Binns

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Lithographic portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark cloak and cravat, with a printed quotation below.

William Cabell Rives

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark naval uniform with epaulettes, labeled William Bainbridge, 1810.

William Bainbridge

Asher Brown Durand, 1810

Lithograph of a woman in a patterned dress and checked apron, holding a bonnet, arms outstretched, in an oval frame.

Malvina Pray Florence

John L. Magee, 1850

Stylized theatrical poster of a woman with dark bobbed hair on blue background, lettered Eleanor Woodruff in Big Jim Garrity.

Eleanor Woodruff

Myron Perley, 1910

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a seated white-haired man in a dark coat with a gold sword, before green drapery.

Zachary Taylor

Kelloggs & Comstock, 1840

Oval lithograph portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with a high collar and a full moustache.

David Hunter

Dominique C. Fabronius, 1861

Drypoint portrait of a woman in a large plumed hat and fur stole, glancing over her shoulder, signed Helleu.

Consuelo Vanderbilt

Paul César Helleu, 1900

Engraved portrait of a man in ornate military uniform with epaulettes, sash and medals, hand resting on a book.

Alexander I

Henry Meyer, 1810

Engraved half-length portrait of a seated man in a dark suit holding a pocket watch, with draped curtain behind him.

John Sartain Self-Portrait

John Sartain, 1840

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe and bow tie, seated beside a draped table with a book.

Charles H. Van Brunt

Jacques Reich, 1890

Printed Emancipation Proclamation with central oval portrait of a bearded man, eagle above, and decorative engraved text.

Emancipation Proclamation

Albert Kidder, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a man with long wavy hair, white collar and dark coat, captioned John J. Audubon.

John James Audubon

Jules Lion, 1860

Political cartoon of a large man in a striped suit holding two boys by the collar, surrounded by reward notices on a newspape

Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum

Thomas Nast, 1870

Lithograph portrait of William Wirt, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and high white collar, by Albert Newsam, 1820.

William Wirt

Albert Newsam, 1820

Samuel Huntington

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Lithograph portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark draped cloak, signed Ch. Fenderich, titled Thomas Hart Benton.

Thomas Hart Benton

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and bow tie, with a signature below.

Abraham Lincoln

Pierre Guillaume Metzmacher, 1860

Printed page with central portrait of King Kalakaua in uniform, surrounded by engraved scenes of his Washington visit.

Kalakaua I

Bradley & Rulofson, 1870

Engraved caricature of a bearded man in glasses straining to pull open a drawer spilling out small figures labeled dishonest

Secretary of War Investigating the Indian Bureau

Thomas Nast, 1861

Joseph Reed

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with star collar insignia on a foxed cream card.

Jeb Stuart

Vannerson & Jones, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armor and lace collar, surrounded by helmet, sword, books and laurel decorations.

Henry Frederick

Pieter Tanjé, 1740

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in military uniform with sword and tricorn hat, with a burning encampment behind him.

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis

John Jones, 1790

Woodcut almanac cover with an oval portrait of a man in a wig, flanked by two allegorical figures, titled Boston Almanack.

James Otis

James Otis, 1760

Lithograph portrait bust of John Minor Botts, a man with dark wavy hair in a dark coat and cravat.

John Minor Botts

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph of a man in a suit pointing upward while a kneeling man with broken chains is freed, a woman and children behind.

Freedom to the Slaves

Anthony Berger, 1860

William Henry Drayton

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Lithographic bust portrait of James Tilton, M.D., a man in a dark high-collared coat and white cravat, looking forward.

James Tilton

Thomas Edwards, 1820

Engraved portrait of an elderly seated man in a dark coat holding a book, with ship masts visible through a window.

Benjamin Franklin

François Denis Née, 1780

John Wilkes Booth

C. J. Culliford, 1860

Jeffrey Amherst

T. P, 1780

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man in a feathered red velvet cap, fur-trimmed cape, and beaded sash, holding a sword h

William McIntosh

Albert Newsam, 1830

Engraved portrait of a bearded officer in uniform, framed by battle scenes of soldiers, cannon and mountains.

William T. Sherman

Buttre & Momberger, 1861

Engraved portrait of a mustached officer in a buttoned military uniform, printed on an 1861 newspaper page.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Quinby, 1861

Black and white lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and bow tie, captioned J. Fenimore Cooper.

James Fenimore Cooper

Amélie Kautz De Lacepede, 1820

Etched portrait of a bald, mustached man in suit and tie against hatched background, signed Schneider.

Cornelius Rea Acheson

Otto J. Schneider, 1920

Political caricature with two panels of top-hatted men, a large portly figure, and pointed captions from Harper's Weekly.

Two Great Questions

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat within an ornate border with an eagle, signed by John Plumbe, Jr.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - John Plumbe, Jr. Self-Portrait

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in spectacles and a dark jacket, turned to the left against a dark background.

Clement Biddle Penrose

William Henry Warren Bicknell, 1900

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a blue military uniform with gold buttons, facing right.

George Gordon Meade

George Gordon Meade, 1861

Herman Henry Kohlsaat

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Black-and-white lithograph portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a dark coat and bow tie, arms folded, above a draped flag shield.

Abraham Lincoln

Feodor Fuchs, 1860

Woodcut portrait of a man in a period coat within an ornate arched frame with laurel, flags and cannon.

George Washington

Paul Revere, 1790

Henry Laurens

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Oval hand-colored print of a young woman with pink roses and white gown against a tree and landscape background.

Ethel Barrymore

Samuel Arlent Edwards, 1900

Lithograph portrait of a curly-haired man in a double-breasted military coat with braided shoulder cords, facing left.

Elisha Mills Huntington

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Engraved bust portrait of Hon. Theodore Sedgwick in a dark coat and cravat, with a stern expression, on a tan paper sheet.

Theodore Sedgwick

John Rubens Smith, 1810

Lithograph portrait of General Harrison in embroidered military uniform, holding a sword, with a laurel wreath caption below.

William Henry Harrison

Albert Newsam, 1830

Engraved standing portrait of a man in a dark suit beside a carved eagle chair, draped table, and books.

James Buchanan

John Chester Buttre, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of a young king in ermine-trimmed robes with curled hair, above a crowned royal coat of arms.

Louis XV

Lithograph of a seated man in a dark, hatched setting, his face and hands emerging from soft crayon shading.

Firelight: Joseph Pennell No. 1

James McNeill Whistler, 1890