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Engraved view of a grand Victorian hall with checkered floor, iron balconies, glass display cases, and strolling figures.

Model Hall, Patent Office

Norris Peters, 1870

Frances Cadwalader Erskine

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Line caricature of a man with oversized wavy hair pointing upward, with a Coriolanus quotation caption below.

Robert Marion La Follette, Sr.

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Theatre poster with central portrait of Francis Chanfrau surrounded by vignettes of stage scenes including a duel and card ga

Francis S. Chanfrau

Francis S. Chanfrau, 1860

Engraving of a man in a top hat leaning over a pen to talk with a large pig, with satirical signs around them.

A Jewel Among Swine

Thomas Nast, 1870

Cartoon of a man aiming a rifle at a raccoon labeled Spain in a palm tree, with caption Don't shoot! I'll come down.

Old Yank Who Lived in a Shoe

Eugene Zimmerman, 1890

Campaign banner with portraits of Franklin Pierce and William R. King, an eagle, a Washington medallion and curtains.

Franklin Pierce and William R. King

Nathaniel Currier, 1850

John B. Evens

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Hand-colored print of a man in a feathered red turban, fur mantle and striped sash, holding a staff.

Wa-pel-la - Chief of the Musquakees

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Sessi

John Warner Barber, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man with wavy hair and a bow tie, captioned Hon. Jos. Holt, in a gold-toned mat.

Joseph Holt

Joseph Holt, 1850

Wood-engraved caricature 'The Good Patient' from Vanity Fair, 1862, showing Uncle Sam and a figure with a Treasury bowl.

Salmon P. Chase

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Wood-engraved caricature of Henry Wikoff holding an umbrella and hat, on a Vanity Fair newspaper page from 1862.

Henry Wikoff

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Caricature engraving of a stout bearded man playing a harp beside a boy and a young tree, from Vanity Fair 1862.

George Pope Morris

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Wood engraving of pianist Louis M. Gottschalk seated at a grand piano, in a Vanity Fair page layout with caption text.

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Caricature of George Law in top hat gesturing beside a horse-car, on the Vanity Fair masthead with cherubs and lettering.

George Law

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of an armored nobleman with a sword and plumed helmet, surrounded by inscription and coats of arms.

John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

Thomas Cecill, 1630

Caricature of a man in uniform riding a hippopotamus charging past soldiers and flags, from Vanity Fair, 1862.

John Albion Andrew

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Caricature of Edwin Stanton as a bearded censor pointing at an order on a Vanity Fair magazine cover.

Edwin McMasters Stanton

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Engraved caricature of Robert Bonner in a top hat holding reins, from a Vanity Fair page with masthead and caption.

Robert Bonner

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Caricature of General Benjamin F. Butler in military coat with a fly labeled N.O. Bee, on a Vanity Fair magazine cover page.

Benjamin Franklin Butler

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1861

Wood-engraved caricature of George Francis Train riding a steam locomotive with a bull charging behind, on a Vanity Fair page

George Francis Train

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Wood-engraved caricature of a man in a suit holding an umbrella beside a table with a top hat and a Tribune newspaper.

Horace Greeley

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Caricature of Nathaniel Parker Willis leaning on a column holding a top hat, on the Vanity Fair cover, June 1862.

Nathaniel Parker Willis

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Caricature of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher leaning on a lectern with wind-blown hair, on a Vanity Fair cover from 1862.

Henry Ward Beecher

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Edwin Thomas Booth

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Caricature engraving of a man in a suit with clenched fists, printed on a Vanity Fair magazine cover from 1862.

William Gannaway Brownlow

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Caricature engraving of Major-General Halleck in uniform reading a telegram, printed on a Vanity Fair page from 1862.

Henry Wager Halleck

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1861

Vanity Fair cover engraving: a heavyset man seated on a platform marked London Times, attended by men and a waiter with bottl

William Howard Russell

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, captioned Ulysses S. Grant, against an oval vignette.

Ulysses S. Grant

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with center-parted hair, white bonnet, dark dress and lace collar, by A.H. Ritchie.

Margaret E. Breckinridge

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a bald, bearded man in wire spectacles and dark suit, looking toward the viewer.

Horace Greeley

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark suit in a study with bookshelves, a writing desk, and a window.

Washington Irving

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman with hair in a bun, wearing a dark dress, white collar and cross pendant, with a shawl.

Mrs. Mary Morris Husband

John Sartain, 1860

Engraved portrait of a woman with dark hair parted in the center, wearing a dark shawl, with caption Mrs. Mary A. Bickerdyke.

Mary Ann Bickerdyke

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Engraved portrait of Franklin Pierce seated in a carved chair, holding a quill pen beside a writing desk.

Franklin Pierce

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1840

Chromolithograph portrait of a naval officer in blue uniform, framed by laurel, flags, an eagle and a sunburst, with banner t

The Hero of the Hour

George Dewey, 1900

Engraved page from Harper's Weekly, 1861, showing seven portraits of men of the seceding Mississippi delegation in Congress.

The Seceding Mississippi Delegation in Congress

Winslow Homer, 1861

George Brinton McClellan

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Mrs. Cordelia A. P. Harvey

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress, sash and arm band against a dark background.

Joseph Tayadaneega called the Brant, the Great Captain of the Six Nations

John Raphael Smith, 1770

Oval monochrome portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed cap and draped cloak, with Dutch caption text below.

Sa Ga Yean Qua Rash Tow, Coning Vande Maquas alias Coning Brant

Pieter Schenk, 1710

Engraved advertisement showing a camera with a winged figure among clouds, with text promoting Brady's Daguerreotypes at Broa

Brady's Daguerreotypes

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with braided upswept hair, wearing a dress with braided trim and a bow.

Mrs. Francis [sic] E. W. Harper

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, 1870

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man with grey hair in a dark cloak and waistcoat, titled Gallery of Illustrious American

John C. Calhoun

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark suit and bow tie, with a handwritten signature below.

William Still

John Sartain, 1870

Chromolithograph poster of Garfield Memorial University with a central building, winged angel, red drapery and rows of portra

Garfield Memorial University

A. Hoen & Co, 1880

Oval half-length portrait print of a man in a powdered wig, black gown and white clerical collar, with Latin inscription belo

Edward Holyoke

John Greenwood, 1740

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Lewis Cass, seated with a gold book, teal curtain and red tablecloth.

Lewis Cass

Dwight Needham, 1840

Printed sheet with oval portraits of Spanish royals and officials framing a central portrait of Major General Nelson A. Miles

Spanish Figures of the Spanish-American War

Nelson Appleton Miles, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a tall feathered hat, lace collar and embroidered dress, holding a fan.

Pocahontas

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved newspaper page with eleven overlapping male portraits of the Georgia congressional delegation under the Harper's Wee

The Seceding Georgia Delegation in Congress

Winslow Homer, 1861

Hand-colored print of Naw-Kaw, a Winnebago chief, in feathered headdress, silver armbands, and holding a pipe and feather fan

Naw Kaw

Harper's Weekly 1880 cartoon: a bearded man tips his hat to a woman holding a model ship labeled Full of Food for Ireland.

Beware of Foreign Tramps

Thomas Nast, 1880

Colored caricature of men in tutus and ballet slippers rehearsing on stage while a top-hatted conductor watches.

Full Dress Rehearsal of the Grand Presidential Corps de Ballet

Charles Kendrick, 1861

Colored caricature of President Garfield seated at a table with his cabinet members, printed papers and a bell.

President Garfield and His Cabinet

Joseph Keppler, 1861

Sepia lithograph group portrait of President Grover Cleveland and eight cabinet members in period dress, names printed below.

Cleveland and his Cabinet

Grover Cleveland, 1861

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with medals, framed by an ornate eagle and flag border.

Alexander II

D. J. Pound, 1840

Political cartoon of caricatured men over newspapers, with a bowing figure holding a hat and a Republican platform banner.

Peevish School Boys, Worthless of Such Honor

Thomas Nast, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark cloak, William Cullen Bryant, 1850 print by Stephen Alonso Schoff.

William Cullen Bryant

Stephen Alonso Schoff, 1850

Lithograph caricature of a cane attack on a seated man beside a desk, with onlookers and a Kansas document on the floor.

Southern Chivalry: Argument Versus Club's

John L. Magee, 1850

Engraved map of the Delaware River region showing Pensylvania and Novae Sveciae with rivers, forts, trees and a coat of arms.

Pensylvania [sic]. Novae Sveciae

Nicolaes Visscher I, 1700

Hand-colored lithograph of two oval portraits in laurel wreaths: Zachary Taylor in uniform and Millard Fillmore in a dark coa

Zachary Taylor, People's Candidate for President

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Drypoint portrait of a dark-haired woman in a loose ponytail, head turned slightly, with a faint smile on pale paper.

Helena Rubinstein

Paul César Helleu, 1910

Colorful vintage poster of Josephine Baker in pearl earrings and a sequined dress, with a large pink feathered headdress behi

Josephine Baker

Etching of a woman in a ruffled hat and scalloped blouse, head tilted, eyes lowered, by Walt Kuhn, 1920.

Angna Enters

Walt Kuhn, 1920

Engraved bust portrait of a bald man with spectacles and a bow tie, captioned William Lloyd Garrison.

William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison, 1870