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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

Hand-colored print of a wounded officer supported by comrades beside an American flag, with a dead horse and battle smoke beh

Death of Lieutenant Henry Clay Jr.

John Cameron, 1840

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

Lithograph of a family in a studio: a woman with a book, children, a dog, and an artist painting a large sheet with sketched

Frances Trollope and Family

Frances Trollope, 1830

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 Harper's Weekly page of oval portraits of Democratic candidates in ornate floral frames, with a White House vignette

Prominent Candidates for the Democratic Nomination at Charleston, South Carolina

Mathew B. Brady, 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

Lithograph of a bearded officer in plumed hat and uniform on a prancing dark horse, with two attendants behind him.

John Charles Fremont

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Andrew Jackson, an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, in an ornate frame.

Andrew Jackson

Albert Newsam, 1840

Etched portrait of a mustached man with curly hair and pince-nez, one hand raised to his head, seated in a chair.

J. A. M. Whistler

Paul César Helleu, 1890

Engraving of a domed City Hall rotunda at midnight, with crowds, draped bunting, lamps and a raised platform.

Dome of City Hall - Scene at Midnight

William Waud, 1860

Poster print of Mark Twain seated at a table in a dark suit, with Harper's Weekly announcement text above.

Samuel Clemens

William Nicholson, 1900

Stippled lithograph portrait of a man with swept-back hair in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed Edward Southworth.

Edward Southworth

Edward Southworth, 1850

Lithograph portrait of David Henshaw, Secretary of the Navy, in dark coat and high white collar.

David Henshaw

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph portrait of General John A. Logan and family, with three scenes above showing cavalry, a domestic room, and a legi

John A. Logan and Family

John Alexander Logan, 1861

Lithograph of a standing man in a top hat and frock coat holding a cane, framed by trees and undergrowth in an arched vignett

William Evans Burton

Augustus Fay, 1850

Lithograph of eight numbered male portraits in an oval arrangement, with a central landscape vignette and caption text below.

Celebrated Authors

Jacques Llanta, 1830

Engraved portrait of a seated man in dark dress holding an open book in a study lined with bookshelves and maps.

John Quincy Adams

Asher Brown Durand, 1820

Wood engraving of a Japanese visitor seated among elegantly dressed Washington ladies in an ornate room, with newspaper text.

Our Japenese Visitor "Tommy" Among the Ladies of Washington

Tommy, 1860