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Charles Willson Peale

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Political cockfight caricature: a rooster with a human head stands over a fallen rooster in an arena, with spectators at ring

The Great Match at Baltimore

Stephen Arnold Douglas, 1861

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair, dark coat and cravat, with printed name caption below.

Richard Mentor Johnson

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Engraved portrait of Richard Cromwell in armor and lace collar, holding a baton, within an octagonal frame.

Richard Cromwell

Frederik Bouttats

Engraved oval portrait of Andrew Johnson in dark suit and bow tie, facing left, with printed name and signature below.

Andrew Johnson

John Chester Buttre, 1860

Engraved portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in a dark military uniform with star shoulder straps, against a gray background.

Ulysses S. Grant

John Mooney, 1861

Satirical lithograph of Uncle Sam greeting job applicants at a doorway, with the White House in the background.

Uncle Sam Making New Arrangements

John Bell, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of William Henry Harrison in an oval vignette with an ornate decorative frame.

William Henry Harrison

Albert Newsam, 1840

Engraved print with an oval portrait of a man in a dark coat, framed by ornate calligraphic flourishes and lettering.

Marquis De Lafayette

Joseph Perkins, 1820

Sheet music cover showing a standing fireman in a tall engineer helmet holding a brass speaking trumpet, with The Engineer Po

Harry Howard

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes and brass buttons, labeled W. J. Worth.

William Jenkins Worth

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Newspaper page with an oval engraved portrait of bearded Samuel Preston Moore, Surgeon-General, above columns of text.

Samuel Preston Moore

John W. Torsch, 1860

Etched portrait of a white-haired, mustached man in a suit, bow tie and waistcoat, seated with hands clasped.

Samuel Clemens

Otto J. Schneider, 1900

George Washington

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Martin Van Buren seated at a desk with a quill pen, ruler, and red drapery behind him.

Martin Van Buren

Nathaniel Currier, 1830

Caricature of a seated gaunt man holding a note while a plumed Confederate officer with a sword points at it.

Abraham Lincoln -- Overdue Bill

Sir John Tenniel, 1860

George Washington

Louis Charles Ruotte, 1790

John Dickinson

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Ornate calligraphic memorial sheet with an engraved oval portrait of George Washington in military uniform at center.

George Washington

Peter Maverick, 1810

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a dark coat beside a table with books, a quill, and a letter, signed Henry Ward Beeche

Henry Ward Beecher

John C. McRae, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of Andrew Johnson in formal dress, surrounded by an ornate border with vignette scenes.

Andrew Johnson

John C. McRae, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a man with wavy dark hair in a suit and necktie, turned three-quarters, on cream paper.

Elie Nadelman

Albert Edward Sterner, 1910

Ferdinand VII and Louisa Maria

Robert Cooper, 1810

Engraving of bearded Confederate cavalry officer in plumed hat leading mounted troops and a battle flag across a field.

Jeb Stuart

Frank Vizetelly, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and white cravat, one hand resting on a table, labeled Henry Clay.

Henry Clay

William James Hubard, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a bearded officer in uniform with epaulettes, holding a sabre, signed Charles Augustus May.

Charles Augustus May

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Stonewall Jackson

A. G. Campbell, 1861

Sepia lithograph portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and bow tie, titled John Charles Fremont.

John Charles Fremont

Samuel Worcester Rowse, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark coat, waistcoat and white cravat, captioned Rev. Joel Hawes, D.D.

Joel Hawes

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Lithograph portrait bust of Thomas Walker Gilmer in a double-breasted coat with velvet collar and cravat.

Thomas Walker Gilmer

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Lithographic portrait of a seated man with wavy hair, mustache, and frock coat, hand resting against his cheek.

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of a seated man in dark formal dress beside a writing desk, with draped curtains and a garden view.

George Washington

George Washington, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a U.S. military uniform with a mustache, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

John Joseph Pershing

Leo Mielziner, 1910

Maria Jay

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Lithographic portrait of Thomas Hyer in a top hat and dark coat, seated with one hand resting on a table.

Tom Hyer

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man in a green beaded cap with a red feather and a striped coat.

Menawa

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man in a military dress uniform with epaulettes, seated beside a sword and a distant for

General Winfield Scott

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Hamlet Galop

Jeremiah Gurney, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and bow tie, facing left.

John Charles Fremont

Leopold Grozelier, 1861

Oval engraved portrait of George Washington in a military coat with epaulettes, with printed caption below.

George Washington

William Rollinson, 1790

Caricature lithograph of men on a dirt road with speech bubbles, a small man with crutch centered, titled Taking the Stump, 1

"Taking the Stump" or Stephen in Search of His Mother

John Bell, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Joseph E. Johnston in a military uniform with stars on the collar, 1861.

Joseph Eggleston Johnston

A. G. Campbell, 1861

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

Engraved cartoon of a tiger attacking a woman in an arena while spectators watch from stands above.

The Tammany Tiger Loose

Thomas Nast, 1870

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