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Colored caricature of an elderly white-haired man in a wheelchair, chin on hand, surrounded by scattered papers.

Alexander Hamilton Stephens

Frederich Graetz, 1880

Hand-colored engraving of a ceremonial dance with a king and queen on a platform, surrounded by dancers and seated men.

Reception of the Queen

Theodor de Bry, 1590

Hand-colored print of an elderly man on a bed attended by a bowing figure and two doctors beneath draped curtains.

Washington in His Last Illness

George Washington, 1800

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, with a signature below reading Henry Highland Garnet.

Henry Garnet

Samuel Sartain, 1860

Hand-colored caricature of a bearded man in a rocking chair smoking a cigar, from Vanity Fair, June 1, 1872.

Captain, Tanner, Farmer, General, Impersonator

Thomas Nast, 1861

Tan printed advertisement for M.A. & S. Root's daguerreotype portraits and family groups, with bold headings and dense body t

Advertisement for “M.A. & S. Root’s Daguerreotype Portraits and Family Groups"

Marcus Aurelius Root, 1850

Abraham Lincoln

Leopold Grozelier, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a plumed crown, pearl necklace and fur-trimmed robe, with French text below.

Le Roy d'Albion ou Nouvelle Angleterre

Nicolas de Larmessin I, 1670

Sheet music cover with a portrait of a man in an oval frame, flanked by American flags, an eagle, and a laurel wreath.

Buchanan's Union Grand March

James Buchanan, 1850

Lithograph portrait of John Adams seated with books and a document, wearing a powdered wig and frilled cravat, in drapery.

John Adams

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Pen drawing of a bearded man peering from a boxcar door beside an arched cat on a platform, 1860.

Abraham Lincoln - "Passage through Baltimore"

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Monochrome lithograph portrait of a seated bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a paper, with drapery and a colu

John Quincy Adams

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Grayscale lithograph portrait of Martin Van Buren seated at a desk with an open book, quill, and draped curtain behind him.

Martin Van Buren

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Stonewall Jackson

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Mezzotint portrait of a man with pince-nez glasses, mustache, and blue necktie against a brown background.

Samuel Arlent Edwards

Samuel Arlent Edwards, 1900

Black and white lithograph portrait of James Madison seated with papers, wearing a powdered wig and dark coat.

James Madison

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Engraved portrait of John Adams standing, holding a scroll labeled Federal Constitution, with a draped curtain and writing ta

John Adams

George Graham, 1800

Black and white lithograph portrait of James Madison seated with a paper in hand, draped curtain and column behind him.

James Madison

Nicolas Maurin, 1820

Monochrome lithographic portrait of an older man with white hair in dark coat, seated before a draped curtain and column.

George Washington

Nicolas Maurin, 1820

Black and white lithograph portrait of John Adams seated beside a table with books and a scroll, before a draped curtain.

John Adams

Nicolas Maurin, 1820

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and armour holding a baton, framed by an ornate inscribed cartouche.

Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon

Simon de Passe, 1610

Henry V (Henry of Monmouth), King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and chain of office, with Latin text below.

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester

Francis Delaram, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned, bearded king holding a sword and orb, with Latin inscription and biographical caption be

Edward II, King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, lace collar, and chain of office, with Latin inscription around the border.

Robert Carr (Ker), Earl of Somerset, Viscount Rochester

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved portrait of Henry VII wearing a fur-trimmed robe and cap, holding a scepter and orb, within an ornate oval frame.

Henry VII, King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of Richard Whittington in a fur-trimmed robe and gold chain, with a cat beside him.

Richard (Dick) Whittington, Lord Mayor of London

Renold Elstrack, 1600

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and ruff, with cherubs and a coat of arms above.

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of King Henry II wearing a crown and ermine robe, holding a sceptre and orb, with a caption below.

Henry II, King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved portrait of Queen Mary I in an oval cartouche with Latin inscription, ruff collar, fur-trimmed gown and coat of arms

Mary I (Tudor), Queen of England

Francis Delaram, 1610

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in armour and lace ruff, with horse heads, banners and two armed attendants in an oval fra

Horace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury

Francis Delaram, 1620

Engraved portrait of a crowned queen with ruff collar, holding a sceptre and orb, within an ornate oval frame.

Mary (Stuart), Queen of Scotland

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in pearls and jeweled headdress, with Latin inscription and coats of arms, 1610.

Anne Boleyn, Queen of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and chain of office, holding a book, with Latin inscription around the fram

Sir Edward Coke

Simon de Passe, 1610

Stephen (of Blois), King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of Edward the Black Prince in armour and feathered cap, with heraldic arms and inscription below.

Edward (The Black Prince), Prince of Aquitaine, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man in a lace ruff and chain of office, hand resting on a globe, with inscription.

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved portrait of a man in a lace ruff and embroidered doublet within an ornate oval frame with heraldic emblems.

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of Richard I in crown and armor holding a sword, with heraldic shields and inscribed text below.

Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a young man in a lace ruff and embroidered dress, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms.

Charles I, King of England

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved portrait of Edward IV wearing a crown, holding a sceptre and orb, within an oval frame with heraldic shields.

Edward IV, King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved frontispiece with oval portraits of King James I and Queen Anne, a winged trumpeter above, and full-length royal fig

James I, King of England/King James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark, Queen

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, bearded, wearing a feathered hat and lace collar.

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Baron Denbigh

Compton Holland, 1600

Engraved oval portrait of Richard III in royal robes, holding a scepter and orb, with Latin frame lettering and a caption bel

Richard III, King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of Henry VI crowned, holding orb and sceptre, with a text panel of biographical details below.

Henry VI, King of England and France

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, in plumed hat and ruff, holding a baton, with ornate frame.

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Compton Holland, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy in a crown and fur-trimmed robe holding a flower, with Latin inscription and heraldic l

Edward V, King of England

Renold Elstrack, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of Henry de Vere, Earl of Oxford, in lace collar and patterned doublet, holding a baton, with scrolls.

Henry de Vere (Veere), 18th Earl of Oxford

Robert Vaughan, 1610

Engraved portrait of a man with a mustache and pince-nez glasses, wearing a dark suit and tie against a shadowed background.

Theodore Roosevelt

James S. King, 1920

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar and cuffs, framed by a decorative cartouche and coat of arms.

Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved portrait of Sir Thomas Gresham, bearded man in flat cap and ruff, within an oval scroll frame with cherubs.

Sir Thomas Gresham

Francis Delaram, 1610

Lithograph bust portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled James Thacher, M.D.

James Thacher

James Thacher, 1820

Engraved bust portrait of Thomas Jefferson with white hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a stippled background.

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Gimbrede, 1810

Sepia engraved portrait of an older man with a full mustache, dark suit and tie, against a dark background.

Grover Cleveland

Jacques Reich, 1900

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a dark suit holding gloves, with a table at his side.

Joseph Hodges Choate

Henry L. Wolf, 1900

Engraved portrait of a man in military uniform within an ornate border, with a signature and 'Maj. Gen. U.S. Army' caption.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Robert Patterson

Jr John Plumbe, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph of Daniel Webster seated in a green chair beside books and an inkwell, with red drapery behind him.

Daniel Webster

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Engraved portrait of Dr. Benjamin Rush, a man with powdered hair and white cravat, in a dark coat, within a ruled border.

Benjamin Rush

James Akin, 1800

Hand-colored print of a man in a red turban and blue robe pointing to a chart of symbols while holding a pipe.

Se-quo-yah

R. T, 1830

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark high-collared coat, with a handwritten quotation and signature "David Crockett" below.

David Crockett

Asher Brown Durand, 1830

Lithograph of fourteen oval portrait medallions of men with names, titled Greenback-Labor Advocates of 1880.

Greenback-Labor Advocates of 1880

Nicholas Ford, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of Thomas Jefferson with powdered hair and dark coat, labeled T. Jefferson, on a lined background.

Thomas Jefferson

Enoch G. Gridley, 1800

Oval lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair and a cravat, labeled Hon. Rufus Choate, with signature.

Rufus Choate

John Adams Whipple, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a seated woman in a patterned gown beside a violin and carved chair, captioned Camilla Urso.

Camille Urso

Henry Atwell Thomas, 1860