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Engraved portrait of an older man in a bow tie inside an ornate eagle-topped border, with signature and caption below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Samuel Houston

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and bow tie, captioned Edgar A. Poe.

Edgar Allan Poe

John Sartain, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a standing man in a frock coat with his hand on books beside a Louisville Journal newspaper.

George Dennison Prentice

George Dennison Prentice, 1860

Lithograph of seven oval portraits of uniformed officers arranged around a central figure, titled The Offering of the Carrier

The Offering of the Carriers of the Press to their Patrons

Charles Wilkes, 1861

Engraved-style portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame with an eagle, flags, and the Capitol, made of fine text lines.

Benjamin Harrison

Morris Diamond, 1890

Hand-colored lithograph of a bearded man's head framed within a pink starfish with knobbed arms.

Edwin Forrest

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Embossed white relief portrait of Henry Clay standing before a harbor scene with a ship, within an ornate green scrollwork bo

Henry Clay

John McPherson, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of a man's head with a cuttlefish's coiled tentacles spreading above it.

William Evans Burton

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a balding man in a dark suit and bow tie, labeled Eugene Field, on aged cream paper.

Eugene Field

Eugene Field, 1880

Oval lithograph portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat and bow tie, signed Salmon P. Chase.

Salmon P. Chase

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of Admiral George Dewey in naval uniform, with an eagle, flags and arrows below.

Admiral George Dewey

William Henry Warren Bicknell, 1890

George Washington

Jr Joseph Hiller, 1790

Reverend William White

Albert Newsam, 1830

Etched portrait of a bearded older man in a dark suit, seated before a densely hatched background, by Anders Zorn.

John Milton Hay

Anders Zorn, 1900

Political caricature of a man on a gallows platform labeled Secession Trap, with a crowd of onlookers below.

Jeff Davis, On His Own Platform

Jefferson Davis, 1861

Half-length portrait print of a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat, mounted on burlap backing.

George Washington

William Nutter, 1790

Oval lithographic portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and cravat, signed in script below.

Henry Joseph Gardner

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Hand-colored 1840 portrait print of a man in a dark jacket and cravat, with a handwritten signature below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Louis McLane

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved portrait of Joseph Markle seated with a sash and medal, framed by an eagle, flags, and a factory scene.

Joseph Markle

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithographic portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat and white cravat, in an oval vignette.

Charles Carroll

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithograph caricature: a man in white coat gestures to two Black men while a figure holds a whip and shackles.

A Dodge That Won't Work

John Cameron, 1870

Grayscale bust portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Loring Andrews.

Loring Andrews

Louis Lemet, 1820

Lithographic bust portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Nathaniel Freeman, M.D.

Nathaniel Freeman

Nathaniel Freeman, 1820

Lithographic portrait of a man with dark hair resting his head on his hand, wearing a high-collared coat and cravat.

Robert Walsh

Cephas Grier Childs, 1820

Caricature of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in top hat and formal dress beside a coat of arms with a steamship and money bags.

Alfred Gywnne Vanderbilt

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Lithograph portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left, with a printed signature below.

Abel Parker Upshur

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of actor Joseph Proctor in frontier costume, holding a knife and wooden staff in a forest clearing.

Joseph Proctor

Joseph Proctor, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white collar, captioned Mr. Hamblin, Theatre Royal Drury-Lane

Thomas S. Hamblin

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820

Lithograph portrait of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks in dark military uniform holding a sword, dated 1861.

Nathaniel Prentiss Banks

Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley, 1770

Colored caricature of a man in a long brown coat, dark hat and monocle holding a cane, from Vanity Fair.

J. A. M. Whistler

Leslie Ward, 1870

Engraved full-length portrait of a bearded man in a plumed hat and fur-trimmed robe, with a harbor and boats behind him.

Philip I

Lithograph of two seated men in dark coats with ornate border and printed text naming Meade Brothers, Daguerreotype Artists.

Meade Brothers, Daguerreotype Artists

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Engraved side-by-side bust portraits of two men in formal 19th-century dress, labeled with their names below.

Herber Chase Kimball and Jedediah Morgan Grant

W. H. Gibbs, 1850

Etching of a plumed armored man being fitted by an armorer in a workshop, with a verse caption below.

Bombastes Preparing for his Crusade to New Orleans

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Black and white lithographic portrait of a man with swept hair in a double-breasted coat and cravat, dated 1861.

John Cabell Breckinridge

N. Cozzadi, 1861

Lithographic portrait of William Wilkins, a white-haired man in a dark coat and patterned vest, turned to the right.

William Wilkins

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Mezzotint portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet, ruffled collar and dark dress, hand resting in her lap with a ring.

Ann Dorothy Martineau

Charles Turner, 1830

Art Nouveau theatre poster of a woman in an ornate gown beside blossoming branches, with red lettering reading Miss Ada Rehan

Ada Rehan

Ada Rehan, 1890

Woodcut portraits of Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck in tricorn hats above columns of printed text on a worn broadside.

Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck

Daniel Shays, 1780

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform within an embossed scrolled paper frame with a shield crest.

John Clifford Pemberton

John Clifford Pemberton, 1861

Satirical lithograph of an elderly man in a top hat riding a wheeled chair, with four figures arguing in speech bubbles.

The Elephant and his Keepers

John Cameron, 1870

Benjamin Franklin

John Norman, 1780

Lithograph portrait of seated James K. Polk in a dark coat and high collar, with French caption and signature below.

James K. Polk

Marie Alexandre Alophe, 1840

Engraved group portrait of a family in an interior, with a woman holding an infant, a boy, and seated older men.

Benjamin West and Family

D. P. Pariset, 1780

Etched portrait of a seated man in a dark coat, hands resting on a table with an open book, lit by a window.

Charles Deering

Anders Zorn, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man with white curly hair, dark coat and white collar, with a handwritten signature belo

Thomas Handasyd Perkins

Hezekiah Wright Smith, 1850

Alexander Mouton

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph portrait of Winfield Scott in dark military uniform with epaulettes, holding a sword, published by A. Winch, 1850.

General Winfield Scott

Sepia lithograph portrait of Abraham Lincoln in suit and bow tie, captioned The Nation's Martyr, with printed title below.

Nation's Martyr

Anthony Berger, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a woman in a ruffled bonnet, fur-trimmed collar and bow at the throat, with script signature below.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Lithograph portrait of a man with wavy dark hair in a dark suit and waistcoat, gazing toward the viewer.

Howell Cobb

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Oval lithograph bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, against a cloudy sky, signed H. Clay.

Henry Clay

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved caricature of a seated man beneath a donkey-headed figure, with a placard, cherub, desk lamp and newspapers.

A Midsummer's Night Dream

Thomas Nast, 1870

Full-length black and white print of a standing man in a dark suit beside a lace-draped table, captioned Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln

John L. Magee, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of a man in dark coat and white cravat, titled John Jay, with a horizontally lined background.

John Jay

Cornelius Tiebout, 1790

Hand-colored print of a bearded officer in an oval laurel frame, flanked by two American flags and a magenta name banner.

Philip Henry Sheridan

Charles Magnus, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Charles IX wearing a feathered cap and lace ruff, with biographical text below.

Charles IX

Nicolas de Larmessin I, 1670

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with star shoulder straps, captioned Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sh

Philip Henry Sheridan

Philip Henry Sheridan, 1861

Lithograph portrait of Rev. Christian Z. Paulison seated at a table with an inkwell, quill, books, and a rolled paper.

Christian Zabriskie Paulison

Sylvanus Palmer, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man in military uniform with epaulettes, sash and medals, above a crowned coat of arms.

Christian VIII

Johann Friedrich Bause

Monochrome lithograph of a seated woman in dark dress and lace collar beside a column and carved chair.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Leopold Grozelier

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark suit and cravat, signed George Law.

George Law

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Caricature of a mustached man with hand on chin beside a draped column, with figures in period dress behind him.

Samuel Clemens

Theodore Wust, 1870