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Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark suit and bow tie with a stern expression, captioned Stephen A. Douglas, 1860.

Stephen Arnold Douglas

Stephen Arnold Douglas, 1860

Joseph Smith

Oliver Pelton, 1840

Oval engraved portrait of Olaudah Equiano in a dark coat and white cravat, hand resting on a book, with title text below.

Olaudah Equiano

Daniel Orme, 1780

Engraved portrait bust of Queen Christina with crown, pearls and ermine robe, framed by laurel garlands and drapery.

Christina VII

Pierre Lombart, 1660

Oval brown portrait of a man in a gilt-dotted medallion on a leather book cover with a gold rosette border.

Joel Barlow (back cover of "The VIsion of Columbus")

Elkanah Tisdale, 1790

Lithograph portrait of Henry Clay, seated in an ornate chair, turned three-quarter view within an oval frame.

Henry Clay

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform, captioned Gen. Longstreet, on a tan card with pink border.

James Longstreet

Elias Dexter, 1861

Lithograph of a bearded officer on a black horse raising his hat, with mounted soldiers and a wagon behind him.

George Gordon Meade

Mathew B. Brady, 1861

Engraved portrait of a young naval officer in dark uniform with epaulettes and a medal, seated with a gloved hand on a chair.

Oliver Hazard Perry

Henry Meyer, 1820

Colored Vanity Fair caricature of a standing older man with white beard holding pince-nez and a paper, by Spy.

Whitelaw Reid

Leslie Ward, 1900

Hand-colored lithograph of a woodpecker body with a man's portrait head perched on a branch with green leaves.

William B. Gihon

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Red chalk portrait of a man with a mustache, head bowed, one hand resting on his arm, on cream paper.

Martin Birnbaum

Albert Edward Sterner, 1910

Etching of a stout gentleman in a cloak recoiling as a bricklayer grabs his arm beside scattered bricks and a church steeple.

Bombastes Encountering Ye Bricklayer

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Black and white lithographic portrait of a man with curly hair, high collar and dark coat, with printed name below.

Ely Moore

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Lincoln Quick Step sheet music cover with oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln, floral border, and steamboat scene.

Abraham Lincoln

Henry Whatley, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a dark coat and bow tie, framed by a laurel wreath with his name below.

Abraham Lincoln

William Edgar Marshall, 1860

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with caption Mark A. Cooper, Representative from Geor

Mark Anthony Cooper

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache, wearing a dark jacket, patterned cravat and watch chain.

John Wilkes Booth

Charles DeForest Fredricks, 1860

Grayscale lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair, beard and plaid cravat, captioned Hamilton Fish.

Hamilton Fish

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Engraved print of Diogenes with lantern gazing at an oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in spectacles.

Horace Greeley

Frederick Blumner, 1860

George Washington

Henry H. Houston, 1790

Caricature of a seated bald man smoking a cigar, with an Associated Press emblem above him and signed by Carlo de Fornaro.

Melville E. Stone

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved political cartoon of a man in a suit holding leashed bulldogs labeled Hoax and Senator, beside newspaper headlines.

Mysterious Influence

Thomas Nast, 1870

Sepia print of a standing man in dark coat with lace cuffs, gesturing toward a desk with books and a quill, beside a sword an

George Washington

George Graham, 1800

Oval engraved portrait of Thomas Paine in a high collar and cravat, with French text inscribed beneath the image.

Thomas Paine

Auguste Samdoz, 1790

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a white wig writing with a quill at a desk beside a glass globe.

Joseph Priestley

Thomas Holloway, 1780

Samuel Ringgold

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a standing bearded man in a frock coat beside a carved pedestal and armchair.

Chester Alan Arthur

Root & Tinker, 1880

Political cartoon of a scowling giant leaning over a cradle holding a small Massachusetts infant beside a bottle.

Cradle of Liberty in Danger

Thomas Nast, 1861

Theatrical poster for Uncle Tom's Cabin with a central portrait of a bearded man and vignettes of figures, shackles, and a bo

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, 1880

Lithograph playbill with central bust of G. E. Locke and six full-length Yankee comic characters in ornate frames.

Yankee Locke

John L. Magee, 1860

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with crosshatched oval background and printed name caption below.

David Cadwallader Colden

Asher Brown Durand, 1810

Engraved bust portrait of a naval officer in uniform above a laurel wreath with a banner reading Capt'd Frolick.

Jacob Jones

George Delleker, 1800

Engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a dark suit, with an eagle, shield and laurel branches below him.

Abraham Lincoln

François Carquillat, 1870

Oval lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, with a caption identifying him as a Georgia senator.

Robert Augustus Toombs

Leopold Grozelier, 1861

Black and white lithograph of a standing man in period dress beside a table with an inkwell and quill, arched colonnade behin

William Cobbett

Nicolas Maurin, 1830

Russell Sage

Max Cramer, 1900

Lithograph of a standing man in a top hat and fur-collared greatcoat holding a long whip, captioned Mr. Johnson as Crack.

William F. Johnson

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820

Engraved portrait of Thomas Paine, seated with hand on chin beside a quill pen and inkwell on a desk.

Thomas Paine

Charles Willson Peale, 1790

Etched portrait of a woman with upswept hair, chin resting on her hand, gazing toward the viewer.

Ethel Barrymore

Paul César Helleu, 1900

Stippled oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark skullcap and white collar, captioned John Clark M.D.

John Clark

Thomas Edwards, 1820

Engraved portrait of an older man with grey hair in a dark robe and white cravat, seated in a chair against a shaded backgrou

Bushrod Washington

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned REV. O. SCOTT, on aged paper.

Orange Scott

? - Benjamin F. Nutting, 1830

Wood engraving of General Winfield Scott in dress uniform with plumed hat and sword, before a flag and cannonballs.

General Winfield Scott

William Luson Thomas, 1860

Sepia lithograph portrait of a mustached man in a double-breasted military uniform, captioned Gen. G. T. Beauregard.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

J. L. Giles, 1861

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a powdered wig and sash beside an ornate table, captioned Christian VII, King of Denma

Christian VII

William Grainger, 1780

Engraved oval portrait of a man in military uniform with epaulettes, inscribed Major Gen. Brown, U.S. Army.

Jacob Jennings Brown

John Wesley Jarvis, 1810

Lithograph portrait of a man in a fur-collared cloak beside a tree, with a log cabin vignette below labeled North Bend.

William Henry Harrison

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Franklin Pierce seated in a gilded chair with a quill pen, before red drapery.

Franklin Pierce

Nathaniel Currier, 1850

Black and white lithographic portrait of a seated man in a dark coat beside a top hat and a draped table.

Franklin Pierce

Mauritz H. Traubel, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in a dark uniform with gold buttons and a yellow star collar.

Joseph Eggleston Johnston

Joseph Eggleston Johnston, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man in a grey military uniform with a gold star collar and a large mustache.

John Cabell Breckinridge

John Cabell Breckinridge, 1861

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in a dark suit beside a classical column and green drapery, holding a rolled paper.

James K. Polk

John Sartain, 1840

Nathaniel Potter Tallmadge

William Henry Brown, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a standing naval officer in dark uniform with gold epaulettes, beside a chair holding a cocked hat and

Matthew Calbraith Perry

Philip Haas, 1840

Black and white lithograph portrait of James Buchanan in a dark coat and white cravat beside a classical column.

James Buchanan

Charles Fenderich, 1840

John Jay

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Hand-colored print of a standing man in a brown coat, striped waistcoat and blue cravat, holding a letter, as a comic stage c

George Handel Hill

James Warren Childe, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a woman in a frilled lace bonnet and dark dress with white ribbon collar, with inscription below.

Mrs. John Mattocks

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a mustached officer in dark uniform holding a sword, with caption naming Col. Thos. F. Meagher.

Thomas Francis Meagher

Engraved oval portrait of Reverend John Davenport in dark clerical dress, with an open book and draped curtain above.

John Davenport

Amos Doolittle, 1790

Woodblock-style portrait of a bearded man in a black uniform with red collar and epaulettes, on a turquoise background.

Matthew Calbraith Perry

Matthew Calbraith Perry, 1840

Engraved portrait of Charles Gustave in armor and sash within an octagonal frame, with a coat of arms below.

Charles Gustav X

Frederik Bouttats

Mezzotint portrait of clergyman George Whitefield in black gown and white bands, holding a book, beside a column.

George Whitefield

James Moore, 1770