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Engraving of a woman in white pouring liquid toward a coiled dragon as an armored warrior watches in a dark cave.

"The Columbiad" -- The Rape of the Golden Fleece

Abraham Raimbach, 1800

Lithograph portrait of a bearded naval officer in uniform with a sword on a steamboat deck, river and steamers behind him.

William D. Porter

William David Porter, 1860

Hand-colored print of a standing Ojibwe chief in feathered headdress, fringed blanket, and beaded leggings, holding a pipe.

Okee-makee-quid

Henry Inman, 1830

Hand-colored illustration of a colorful bird with a woman's head in a yellow bonnet, perched on a stalk with a hatbox.

Milliner Bird

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraving of a winged figure of Cruelty on a cloud above a prison ship, with hands reaching from the hold below.

"The Columbiad" -- Cruelty Presiding Over the Prison Ship

James Neagle, 1800

Engraved portrait of a balding man with curly hair and neckerchief, arms folded on a ledge, with leaves and mountains behind.

John James Audubon

John James Audubon, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of a hummingbird with a bearded man's head, perched among willow branches and flower spikes.

Humming Bird

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraving of a nude statue with a mirror in a colonnade, while robed figures discard helmets and weapons before it.

"The Columbiad" -- The Final Resignation of Prejudices

Hand-colored print of a uniformed officer with a sword beside white military tents and an American flag.

Elmer Ellsworth

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Lithograph of a mounted officer in uniform raising his hat on a black horse, with soldiers marching in the background.

L. S. Rosseau

Lovell Harrison Rousseau, 1860

Lithograph of a bearded officer in uniform raising a sword on a rearing horse, on grassy ground.

John Alexander McClernand

John Alexander McClernand, 1860

John Marshall

Lithograph of Benjamin F. Butler in military uniform beside a grey horse, with troops, a flag and ships behind him.

Benjamin F. Butler

Benjamin Franklin Butler, 1861

Hand-coloured caricature of a man with a giraffe's spotted neck and legs, wearing a top hat and red jacket, smoking a pipe.

Giraffe

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Lithograph of James Shields on a rearing horse, raising a sword as soldiers and a bugler advance behind him.

James Shields

James Shields, 1860

Engraved illustration of a man in a long coat attacking another man with a knife beside a columned porch.

Knifing His Victim

Harry Grimes, 1870

DeWitt Clinton

William Henry Brown, 1840

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, holding a telescope, with a camp scene behind.

Zachary Taylor

Marie Alexandre Alophe, 1840

Engraved portrait of Henry Clay seated under a tree with a spaniel, a cow and a farmhouse in the background.

Henry Clay

Henry S. Sadd, c. 1811 - 24 Nov, 1840

Engraving of a winged devil-like woman holding a Free Love placard above a struggling family on a rocky mountain path.

Get Thee Behind Me, (Mrs.) Satan!

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a fur-trimmed coat, with spectacles and a book on the table before him.

Benjamin Franklin

Printed 1840 broadside of Log Cabin Anecdotes with framed vignettes of William Henry Harrison's life and central text columns

Log Cabin Anecdotes

J. P. Guffing, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a naval officer in uniform with bicorne hat on a ship deck, holding a spyglass and sword.

David Glasgow Farragut

David Glasgow Farragut, 1861

Hyrum and Joseph Smith

Hyrum Smith, 1840

Colour print of a crowd before a columned classical building with a clock tower and balcony spectators.

Inauguration of Davis

James Massalon, 1870

Hand-colored lithograph of an elderly white-haired man in a long dark coat beside a stone column, holding a top hat and cane.

Andrew Jackson

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Sheet music cover with an oval portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and an eagle.

Charlotte Shaw

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Sheet music cover with an oval portrait of a bearded man, ornate lettering, and decorative borders, dated 1870.

William Marcy Tweed

William Magear Tweed, 1870

Lithograph portrait of a uniformed officer beside a cannon, American flag, map and sailing ships.

John Ellis Wool

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Engraved portrait of a bare-chested boxer in a fighting stance, with white breeches and sailing ships on a distant coast.

Tom Molineaux

John Young, 1800