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Oval portrait of a woman with curled dark hair and flowers, wearing a gray dress and gold necklace, with a red drape.

Emma Embury

Jacob Hart Lazarus, 1860

Loose oil portrait of a man with graying hair in a gray suit and blue tie against a brown background.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Ellen Gertrude Emmet Rand, 1920

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white shirt, holding a folded paper, against a dark background.

William Smith Otis

Bass Otis, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in glasses and dark suit, holding a folded paper, against a dark background.

Thomas E. Kirby

William Merritt Chase, 1900

Oil portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a warm red background.

James Buchanan

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1850

Oil portrait of a man in black coat and white shirt holding a quill pen over paper at a table, dark background.

Thurlow Weed

Chester Harding, 1840

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man with a mustache in a dark suit and patterned tie, against a dark background with a green cu

Myron T. Herrick

William Newenham Montague Orpen, 1920

Half-length oil portrait of a young man with brown hair, brown coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Francis Scott Key

Rembrandt Peale, 1800

Oil portrait of a man with long hair in a dark coat and white collar against a brown cloudy sky.

William Linn

John Wesley Jarvis, 1800

Oil portrait of a seated woman in black dress, lace collar and paisley shawl, before red drapery and a column.

Louisa Dunmore Mums Mott

Louisa Dunmore Mums Mott, 1820

Seated woman in a yellow gown holding a violin and sheet music on an upholstered sofa, painted in warm tones.

Maud Powell

Nicholas Richard Brewer, 1910

Miniature portrait of a man with dark hair and blue eyes in a dark jacket, set in an engraved gilt frame.

Lewis Malone Ayer, Jr.

Lewis Malone Ayer Jr, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a red academic robe with white trim, seated against a dark background.

Frank Billings Kellogg

Philip de László, 1920

Amerigo Vespucci

Charles Willson Peale, 1810

Seated man in gold waistcoat and brown coat beside a green drape, with a sailing ship visible through an arched window behind

Samuel Blodget

John Trumbull, 1770

Oil portrait of a man in a buff coat with green sleeves, gold epaulettes, and a crescent gorget against a dark background.

Daniel Morgan

Daniel Morgan, 1780

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit seated at a desk beside an inkwell and pen, against a brown paneled wall.

William George Fargo

Thomas Le Clear, 1850

Oil portrait of a bearded officer in gray uniform and kepi, holding field glasses, standing before a sunset landscape with mo

Thomas Jonathan Jackson

John Adams Elder, 1861

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a green coat, gold waistcoat and white cravat, resting his hand on a ledge.

Philip Key

Charles Willson Peale, 1820

Oil sketch of a seated man in a brown coat, hand to his cheek, against a warm ochre background.

Washington Irving

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Oil portrait of an older bearded man with grey hair in a maroon-trimmed robe and medals, against a brown background.

Simon Newcomb

Charles Harold L. MacDonald, 1900

Oil portrait of a seated man in a gray coat holding a folded letter, with a quill pen and inkwell on a desk beside him.

Benjamin Harrison, Jr.

Charles Willson Peale, 1780

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair in a dark suit against a brown background.

Benjamin Harrison

William Thomas Mathews, 1890

Oil portrait of a man in a dark suit and white collar, standing before a stormy sky and red drape.

Stephen Arnold Douglas

Duncan Styles, 1860

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with a mustache, wearing a dark coat, against a brown background.

William Wilson Corcoran

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1880

Oil portrait of an older white-haired man in a dark green coat with arms crossed against a red background.

Loammi Baldwin

Chester Harding, 1820

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair holding a pipe, beside a tree trunk and a dusky landscape.

Joseph Jefferson

Henry H. Cross, 1870

Oil portrait of a standing man in a black suit and bow tie beside a red-draped table and wooden railing.

Samuel Jones Tilden

Thomas Hicks, 1860

Painting of a seated man in a blue smock touching a relief portrait tablet in a dark studio interior.

Louis Albert Gudebrod

Edward Bradstreet, 1900

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with pince-nez glasses in a dark jacket against a brown background.

Parke Godwin

Eastman Johnson, 1880

Oil portrait of a seated man in green tunic and red cloak with gold chain, gazing sideways against a dark background.

Ira Aldridge as Othello

Henry Perronet Briggs, 1820

Seated man with a grey mustache holding gold pince-nez beside a table with an open album and papers.

Charles Tyson Yerkes

Jan van Beers, 1890

Oil portrait of an older man with white curly hair in a dark military coat with gold epaulettes against a dark background.

John Armstrong

John Wesley Jarvis, 1800

Oil portrait of a man in a brown coat with a paintbrush, leaning on a table beside loose papers, against a gray background.

Matthew Pratt Self-Portrait

Matthew Pratt, 1760

Portrait of a dark-haired man in a brown coat and white cravat, holding a folded letter with red wax seal.

John Sergeant

Thomas Sully, 1810

Half-length portrait of a dark-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dim background.

John Randolph

John Wesley Jarvis, 1810

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with brass buttons against a brown background.

Albert James Myer

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1861

Oil portrait of a young man with wavy dark hair in a brown coat and white collar, against a dark olive background.

Horatio Greenough

Rembrandt Peale, 1820

Portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a classical building visible through a window behind him.

Joseph Delaplaine

John Wesley Jarvis, 1810

Oval portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and dark dress against a brown background, by John Singleton Copley, 1760.

Lydia Henchman Hancock

John Singleton Copley, 1760

Seated man in black suit and white waistcoat before red drapery, with a landscape at left, painted in oil.

Anson Greene Phelps

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1850

Half-length portrait of a man with powdered grey hair in a dark military coat with yellow facings and gold epaulette.

Henry Lee

James Herring, 1820

Half-length portrait of a balding man in a black coat with gold embroidery, holding a rolled document before red drapery.

John Quincy Adams

Pieter Van Huffel, 1810

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark military coat with gold buttons, hand on hip, holding a cap.

William T. Sherman

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1861

Oil portrait of a man with a gray mustache in a dark gown with red sash, leaning on a white marble column.

Richard Watson Gilder

Cecilia Beaux, 1900

Oil portrait of a bearded seated man in a dark coat holding a cane, with a red flower on his lapel.

Thomas Nast

John White Alexander, 1880

Painting of a seated man in a gray suit reading a red book against a floral patterned backdrop.

Ernest Lawson

May Wilson Preston, 1910

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and black cravat holding a book, against a dark brown background.

James Cochran Dobbin

John Cranch, 1840

Oil portrait of a mustached man in a dark suit and red tie, wearing pince-nez glasses, against a brown background.

William Collins Whitney

William Collins Whitney, 1900

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a red coat and white cravat, framed by a ring of diamonds.

Joseph Galloway

Thomas Day, 1770

Full-length portrait of an older man in a black overcoat and blue cravat, hand in pocket, holding a cane, against brown.

Levi Parsons Morton

Léon Bonnat, 1880

Oval oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and white collar against a dark brown background.

Alfred Bult Mullett

Charles T. Webber, 1880

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, seated before a red drape.

Harrison Gray Otis

Chester Harding, 1830

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, seated beside a red table with papers.

Rufus King

Gilbert Stuart, 1810

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark coat, white shirt, and gold watch chain, against a dim landscape.

Richard Rush

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1850

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in spectacles and dark coat holding a cane before red drapery.

Andrew Jackson

Trevor Thomas Fowler, 1840

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white cravat, hand resting on a gilded red chair, against a dark background.

Fisher Ames

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white mustache in a dark overcoat, holding a top hat beside a red curtain.

John Schuyler Crosby

Alphonse Jongers, 1861

Half-length portrait of a man in round wire spectacles, dark suit and tie, against a warm brown background.

Sidney Hillman

Carlos Baca-Flor, 1930

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat and bow tie against a brown background.

Joshua Reed Giddings

John Cranch, 1850

Seated man in a dark suit and vest holds eyeglasses, resting his hand on green books against a brown background.

King Camp Gillette

Jean Mannheim, 1910

Oil portrait of a balding bearded man in glasses, dark suit and bow tie against a brown background.

William Closson Self-Portrait

William Baxter Closson, 1900

Oil portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark uniform with gold epaulettes and a medal, against a cloudy sky.

James Wilkinson

James Wilkinson, 1820

Oil portrait of an elderly man with gray hair in a dark coat and white collar against a brown background.

Charles Wilkes

Samuel Bell Waugh, 1870

Oil portrait of a man in a brown coat and striped waistcoat, with a dark landscape of trees and a waterfall behind him.

Rembrandt Peale

Charles Willson Peale, 1810

Oil portrait of a seated elderly man with gray hair, dark coat and white cravat, hands clasped, brown background.

Enoch Crosby

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and red armchair, holding a folded paper and eyeglasses.

Julius Bien

George Da Maduro Peixotto, 1880

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, against a dark brown background.

Andrew Jackson

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1860

Painted portrait of a man in feathered headdress and fur garment, scowling with a raised fist against a dark background.

Edwin Forrest in the Role of Metamora

Frederick Stiles Agate, 1820

Half-length portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and monocle holding a paintbrush, with a grey harbor and masts behind him

J. A. M. Whistler

Walter Greaves, 1870

Portrait of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat and grey jacket against a purple background, painted in loose washes.

Joel Chandler Harris

Lucy May Stanton, 1910

Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau

Joseph-Désiré Court

Painted self-portrait of a bearded man with white hair and wire glasses, in a brown jacket and orange tie, against a dark bac

Louis Michel Eilshemius Self-Portrait

Louis Eilshemius, 1910

Full-length portrait of a bearded naval officer in dark dress uniform with gold trim, holding a cap and sword.

John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren

Mariette Benedict Cotton, 1940

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a black coat and white lace cravat against a dark green background with red drapery.

Samuel Miles

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Oval bust portrait of a woman in a white ruffled bonnet and pale dress, against a muted blue-brown background.

Ann Elliott Morris

Ann Elliott Morris, 1800

Half-length oil portrait of a man with dark curled hair in a black coat, white shirt and bow tie, against a brown background.

Charles Dewitt Fillmore

James A. Bogle, 1840

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit holding eyeglasses, seated against a brown background.

Edward Everett Hale

Philip Leslie Hale, 1910

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark military uniform with medals, against a dark background.

Thomas William Sweeny

John Randolph Stites, 1861

Oil portrait of a mustached man in a dark suit, reddish tie and white collar, against a dark brown background.

Richard Alexander F. Penrose, Jr.

Albert Rosenthal

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered white wig, pale blue coat and lace cravat, in a pierced copper frame.

Henry Cruger

Luke Sullivan, 1770

Oil portrait of a man in a dark naval uniform with gold braid and epaulette, white cravat, against a brown background.

Stephen Decatur

Charles Bird King, 1810

Paul Wayland Bartlett

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1880

Painted portrait of an older man with grey hair and moustache in a tan military uniform with gold collar insignia.

John Joseph Pershing

William Newenham Montague Orpen, 1920

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a brown clerical robe and cross, seated in a red chair.

Reverend John Carroll

Rev. John Carroll, 1800

Oil portrait of a seated man with a palette and brush beside an easel painting of animals in a landscape.

Edward Hicks Painting the Peaceable Kingdom

Thomas Hicks, 1830

Portrait of an older bearded man in a dark suit and pince-nez, standing at a desk with books and papers, before a gilded cloc

James Robert Mann

Gari Melchers, 1920

Oil portrait of a man with short dark hair in a dark blue suit and tie against a brown background.

John Jay Chapman

Alfred Quinton Collins, 1900

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

William Hull

Gilbert Stuart, 1810

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark double-breasted uniform with gold epaulettes against a cloudy sky.

Winfield Scott

Robert Walter Weir, 1850

Oil portrait of a seated man in dark suit and white collar, hands resting on an open book, against a dark interior.

Anson Phelps Stokes

Julius Rolshoven, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a flat cap and tweed jacket holding a cigarette, against a dark brown background.

Newton Booth Tarkington

John White Alexander, 1910

Oil portrait of an elderly woman with white curled hair in a black dress, seated beside a stack of books.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, 1880

Oil portrait of a bearded man in spectacles and dark suit, hand resting on his chin, against a brown background.

Edwin McMasters Stanton

Henry Ulke, 1870

Oil portrait of an older man with a white mustache in a dark uniform and fur-trimmed cloak, against a dark background.

Admiral George Dewey

Théobald Chartran, 1900

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat and blue paisley cravat, seated beside a red chair against a dark background.

John Randolf of Roanoke

Chester Harding, 1820