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Stonewall Jackson

Anton Hohenstein, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Samuel Adams in a wig and cravat, above a pedestal with scales and a caduceus.

Samuel Adams

John Norman, 1780

Engraving of mounted men gathering in a rocky mountain pass beside a lone pine, with a river valley and moon beyond.

Rendezvous of Mosby's Men

Mason Jackson, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of an older man with powdered hair, dark coat and lace jabot, after Gilbert Stuart.

George Washington

William Edgar Marshall, 1860

Stipple engraving portrait of John Adams in an oval frame, wearing a powdered wig and buttoned period coat.

John Adams

Cornelius Tiebout, 1800

Theodosia Bartow Burr Alston

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Chromolithograph poster of a woman in a white lace hat, framed by green leaves, pale blue panels and gold scrollwork, with th

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell, 1880

Theatrical poster of Adelaide Norwood in a blue kimono as Madam Butterfly, beside a parasol and painted screen, advertising E

Adelaide Norwood

Adelaide Norwood, 1820

Hand-coloured engraving of a young man in a blue coat and tan breeches standing in an oval frame, with a satirical caption be

Joseph Wright Self-Portrait

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1770

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed by Jacques Reich, marked artist's proof.

Joseph Jefferson

Jacques Reich, 1900

Caricature of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with folded arms and yellow shoes, with a law-themed coat of arms beside hi

George S. Willits

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Caricature of a man in cap and knickerbockers holding a golf club, with a rooster and WHEAT shield in the upper right.

E. C. Worthington

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a powdered wig and coat, with a Latin inscription on the plinth below.

Benjamin Franklin

Johann Elias Haid, 1770

Benjamin Franklin (front cover of "The VIsion of Columbus")

John Scoles, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a military coat with epaulettes, surrounded by flags and foliage, with the name Hamilton o

Alexander Hamilton

William Rollinson, 1800

Hand-colored campaign poster with oval portraits of Fremont and Cochrane, an eagle with shield, and American flags.

Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy for 1864

John Charles Frémont, 1861

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket and cravat, titled John Adams Whipple, by Francis D'Avignon.

John Adams Whipple

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Black and white lithographic portrait of a man in dark formal dress with a tasseled cord, captioned John M. Robinson, Senator

John McCrackern Robinson

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Poster with a sepia-toned portrait of a young man in an ornate gold frame, green leaves, and a banner reading W. J. Scanlan.

William James Scanlan

William James Scanlan, 1880

Poster of a mounted officer leading soldiers with American flags, with ghostly medieval knights riding in the sky above.

Pershing's Crusaders

John Joseph Pershing, 1910

Engraved oval portrait of a bald man in a double-breasted coat, labeled John Quincy Adams, by William Harrison, Jr, 1820.

John Quincy Adams

Jr William Harrison, 1820

Lithograph portrait of a bespectacled man with a mustache in a double-breasted naval uniform with epaulettes.

Charles Dwight Sigsbee

Charles Dwight Sigsbee, 1900

Sepia lithograph poster of a messenger boy in uniform flanked by a woman in a long dress and a man in a top hat.

Patrick Francis Glassey

Patrick Francis Glassey, 1880

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Senator from Louisiana, by Charles Fenderich.

Robert Carter Nicholas

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Sepia lithographic portrait of a man with a mustache in an oval frame, with floral border and flags, signed John Mitchel.

John Mitchel

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Lithographic 1840 campaign poster with an eagle, two portraits, printed biographies and three battle scene vignettes.

National Democratic Republican Nomination

Henry Inman, 1840

Engraving of men branding a kneeling enslaved woman while others watch, with seated enslaved people on the right.

Branding Slaves

Felch & Riches, 1850

Engraved view of Havana harbor with many ships, palm trees in the foreground, and the city stretching along the shore.

Havana

William Wellstood, 1850

Engraving of workers processing cane in a steamy wooden mill, with a standing overseer in a hat watching over them.

Plantation Life - Brazil

Felch & Riches, 1850

Engraved portrait of a clergyman in a white wig and black gown, arms raised before a Gothic window, with an open book.

George Whitefield

John Greenwood, 1760

Lithograph of a mounted officer raising a sword on a rearing horse, with soldiers and battle smoke behind him.

William Haines Lytle

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Engraved portrait of an older man in a powdered wig and dark coat with a medal, with a name plate and coat of arms below.

Thomas McKean

David Edwin, 1800

Etching portrait of a woman with dark hair and a high-collared dark dress, gazing toward the viewer.

Bertha Honoré Palmer

Anders Zorn, 1890

Engraved oval portrait of George I in ceremonial robe and periwig, with Latin inscription below.

George I

John Smith, 1710

Engraved oval portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and white collar, with printed caption below, by Amos Doolittle.

John Winthrop, Jr.

Amos Doolittle, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in military uniform and tricorn hat, framed by laurels, a flag, cannon and shield

George Washington

Jean-Victor Dupin, 1770

Lithographic portrait of a woman with flower-decorated curls and a fur-trimmed dark cloak, with caption naming Harriet Beeche

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Cartau, 1840

Colour print of a seated man in a dark suit holding a cigarette, with handwritten text on a pink background.

Charles Stanley Reinhart

William Sergeant Kendall, 1890

William Cullen Bryant

Jacques Reich, 1890

Oval mezzotint portrait of Cotton Mather in a dark gown, white clerical bands and full periwig, with Latin inscription below.

Cotton Mather

Peter Pelham, 1720

Grayscale lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and fur-trimmed cloak, with a handwritten signature below.

William Rufus Devane King

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Engraved portrait of Thomas Jefferson in a dark coat, seated with hands clasped, against a shaded background.

Thomas Jefferson

John Neagle, 1810

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair and cravat, with signature Chas. L. Reason below.

Charles L. Reason

John Chester Buttre, 1850

Black and white caricature of men around a round table with glasses, one standing man smoking a cigar, labeled with names.

Newton Booth Tarkington

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Engraved portrait of a woman in a dark dress, lace collar and ruffled bonnet, titled Mary Ashton Livermore.

Mary Ashton Livermore

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and ruff collar, with Latin inscriptions in an ornate frame.

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount Saint Alban

Simon de Passe, 1610

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark coat, captioned Will.m Penn, on a book page.

Sir William Penn

Alexander Anderson, 1800

Engraving of a dying man in bed holding hands with a seated man in a dark suit in a simple bedroom interior.

Death of Romulus Hall

d. Romulus Hall, 1870

Engraved oval portrait of bearded James G. Blaine on the 1880 Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper page.

James G. Blaine

Thure de Thulstrup, 1880

Political cartoon by Thomas Nast: a policeman blocks two men with Tammany hats at a civil service reform doorway.

Our New Watchman, Roosevelt

Thomas Nast, 1880

Engraved portrait of an elderly white-haired man seated at a desk with a quill pen and open book, signed Benjamin Rush.

Benjamin Rush, M.D.

Richard W. Dodson, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of David Rittenhouse, a man with wavy hair in period coat and cravat, on an aged printed page.

David Rittenhouse

Henry H. Houston, 1790

Print of four miniature performers in Victorian dress in a central parlor scene, framed by ornate vignettes and a carriage.

General Tom Thumb, Lavinia Warren Stratton, Commodore Nutt and Minnie Warren

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Engraved portrait of a woman with wire-rimmed glasses, dark hair drawn back, and a floral brooch on a light collar.

Grace Anne Lewis, Earnest in the Cause

Grace Anna Lewis, 1870

Lithograph portrait of a man with swept-back hair in a dark coat and high collar, captioned Col. W. W. Seaton, Mayor of Washi

William W. Seaton

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Black and cream silhouette print of a man in white suit, boater hat and bow tie holding a cigarette and cane.

James Weldon Johnson

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Satirical lithograph of costumed men in ruffs around a seated Falstaff caricature, with speech balloons and a bag labeled Spo

Spoons as Falstaff Mustering the Impeachment Managers

Thomas Worth, 1861

Oval engraved portrait of Benjamin Silliman, a white-haired man in a dark coat and bow tie holding spectacles.

Benjamin Silliman

Philip M. Whelpley, 1850

Hand-colored print of a man's head on a black beetle's body with six jointed legs and clawed feet.

Hum-Bug

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with spectacles resting his head on his hand beside a desk with a quill and book.

Benjamin Rush

David Edwin, 1810

Engraved portraits of William Craft, a bearded man in a dark jacket, and Ellen Craft, a woman in an ornate bonnet, on a book

William and Ellen Craft

William Craft, 1870

Engraved bust portrait of a balding man in a striped suit and bow tie, captioned William Whipper, Conductor at Columbia.

William Whipper, Conductor at Columbia, Officers of the Road

William Whipper, 1870

Frederick Douglass

Etched portrait of a bearded man in round eyeglasses and dark jacket, turned in three-quarter view against hatched background

Theodore Roosevelt

Anders Zorn, 1900