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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

Engraved certificate of the Southern Orphan Association with a bearded man in military uniform portrait, Richmond 1867.

Stonewall Jackson

Nathaniel Routzahn, 1861

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

Hand-colored print of a formal landing party at a shoreline with ships at anchor, ranks of soldiers, and hills behind.

First Landing of Americans in Japan

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1850

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

Etched caricature of a reclining man in a chair with feet on a stool, cherubs holding a laurel wreath above, dog on floor.

Battle at Great Bethel

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

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

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

Zebulon Montgomery Pike

Thomas Gimbrede, 1810

William Henry Drayton

Burnet Reading, 1780

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

Satirical lithograph titled The Democratic Platform showing men stacked as a human platform, with caricatured speech balloons

Democratic Platform

Nathaniel Currier, 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