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Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit, seated with his hand raised to his cheek against a dark background.

Joseph Pulitzer

Henry L. Wolf, 1861

William Lloyd Garrison

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph of oval portraits of United States presidents around a central Washington medallion and Declaration s

Presidents of the United States

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, holding a document and sword, before classical colum

William Sprague

William Sprague, 1861

Pencil portrait of a balding man in spectacles and bow tie, with the script caption William Lloyd Garrison below.

William Lloyd Garrison

Joseph Edward Baker, 1860

Lithograph portrait of an older bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned John Jeffries, M.D.

John Jeffries

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820

Engraved grid of nine US presidents and Martha Washington in oval portrait, with birth and death caption lines beneath each.

Mrs. Martha Washington

Nathaniel Dearborn, 1830

Lithograph portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark fur-collared coat, labeled Daniel Boone.

Daniel Boone

Albert Newsam, 1820

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a man in a navy coat with gold epaulettes and white cravat, titled Pushmataha.

Pushmataha

John William Gear, 1830

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man in a dark coat and bow tie, labeled Edward Hitchcock.

Edward Hitchcock

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph of a man in a red turban and blue jacket pointing to a chart of syllabary characters.

Sequoyah

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of Major Robert Rogers in military uniform and plumed helmet, framed by a laurel wreath and military t

Robert Rogers

Robert Rogers, 1770

Nast cartoon: a veteran on crutches and a boy present restoration bills to a heavyset official in a legislative chamber.

Let Us Have Complete Restoration

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a suit beside bookshelves, with the inscription James Bradley Thayer below.

James Bradley Thayer

Sidney Lawton Smith, 1900

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

William Merritt Chase, 1880

William Thornton

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a man with wavy hair and white collar, with the name Reverend Samuel Willard on the plinth below.

Samuel Willard

Gerard van der Gucht, 1720

Sepia printed poster with central portrait of Garfield surrounded by family portraits and scenes from his life.

From the Cradle to the Grave

James Abram Garfield, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a mustached man in a dark suit and pince-nez, with laurel wreath and heraldic shield below.

Theodore Roosevelt

Sidney Lawton Smith, 1900

Lithograph portrait of a long-haired man with mustache and goatee, wide-brimmed hat and fringed jacket, in an oval frame.

"Buffalo Bill" Cody

Samuel S. Frizzell, 1870

Lithographic oval portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption.

Eliphalet Nott

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man with long white hair, printed on a Harper's Weekly page from 1882.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

John White Alexander, 1880

Oval lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and waistcoat, with the signature Millard Fillmore below.

Millard Fillmore

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, hands clasped, captioned Hon: Edwd Everett.

Edward Everett

Samuel Stillman Osgood, 1830

Baron von Steuben

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Engraved portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat before draped curtains, titled Benjamin Rush.

Benjamin Rush

Edward Savage, 1800

Oval lithograph portrait of Daniel Webster, a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, within a gold laurel wreath.

Daniel Webster

John Adams Whipple, 1840

Hand-coloured lithograph portrait of an older man in a grey headwrap and dark coat, captioned Black Hoof.

Catahecassa

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a bald man in round spectacles and dark coat, shown in an oval vignette with a printed caption.

Joseph Story

Chester Harding, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark military coat with a high collar, against a shaded background.

Robert E. Lee

John A. O'Neill, 1861

Printed sheet of engraved portraits of Confederate statesmen and generals in rows, framed by an ornate scrolled border.

Statesmen and Generals, Confederacy

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, 1861

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a tricorn hat, curled wig and dark coat, titled Sir William Penn.

Sir William Penn

Elkanah Tisdale, 1790

Engraved print of a robed man seated on a cloud, offered a laurel wreath by a cherub, with figures in the clouds above.

Apotheosis of Washington

David Edwin, 1800

Framed printed portrait of Henry W. Hilliard, bust-length, with ornate border, eagle banner and signature below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Henry W. Hilliard

Jr John Plumbe, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark frock coat and bow tie, captioned Hon. Edward Everett.

Edward Everett

Edward Everett, 1850

Ostenaco (Outacite)

Joshua Reynolds, 1760

Oval lithograph portrait of Franz Sigel in a double-breasted military uniform with epaulettes, hand at waist.

Franz Sigel

Henry Bruckner, 1861

Hand-colored portrait of a clergyman in dark robes with a gold cross on a chain, with printed title below.

John Joseph Hughes

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Caricature of Andrew Carnegie in tartan kilt flinging gold coins and banknotes into the air, by Albert Levering.

Andrew Carnegie

Albert Levering, 1900

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie beside a draped table, with a small street scene below.

Henry Walton Bibb

Henry Walton Bibb, 1840

Caricature of a stout man with wavy hair holding pince-nez, standing beside a wooden table with papers, colored print.

The Massive Grievance

Thomas Nast, 1870

Oval lithograph portrait of Millard Fillmore seated in a chair, arm resting on the scrolled armrest, wearing a waistcoat.

Millard Fillmore

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Sepia lithograph portrait of a man with tousled hair and a white collar, gazing upward.

Daniel Webster

William Sharp, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, a patterned scarf, a quill and inkwell on a desk beside her.

Frances Wright

Johan Gørbitz, 1840

Engraving of a costumed figure in a Senate chamber looking at a seated Black senator at a desk, with a gallery of spectators

Time Works Wonders

Thomas Nast, 1870

Hand-colored bust portrait of Red Jacket, a Seneca war chief, in a blue coat with a large oval medal.

Red Jacket

Edward Corbould, 1830

Colored lithograph of two officers seated at a round table, one in blue uniform gesturing, the other in gray writing with a q

Surrender of General Lee

Robert Edward Lee, 1861

Etching of a seated older man in a dark suit and bow tie, arm resting on a patterned tablecloth, against draped curtains.

Grover Cleveland

Anders Zorn, 1890

Etched portrait of an elderly bald man with white beard and bow tie against a dark background.

Chauncey Mitchell Depew

Adolfo Müller-Ury, 1890

Engraved print of a classical figure with a lantern beside an oval portrait medallion of Daniel Webster.

Daniel Webster

Woodcock & Harvey Engraving Co, 1830

Engraved print of thirteen Methodist Episcopal bishops in oval portraits within an ornate floral border, with a dove at top.

Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1870

Edward Everett

Joseph Edward Baker, 1860

Engraved portrait of a seated man with a telescope, instrument stand, books and paper on a draped table.

David Rittenhouse

Edward Savage, 1790

Hand-colored engraved portrait of a man in a suit within an ornate decorative border with an eagle at top.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - John C. Calhoun

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of Robert E. Lee in military coat with star collar insignia, white beard, dark background.

Robert E. Lee

Paul Giradet, 1861

James Smithson

John Wesley Paradise, 1840

Lithograph of seven oval portraits of medical faculty men around a central Gothic university building, with ornate borders.

Medical Faculty of the University of New York

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Oval tonal portrait of a seated man in a formal coat with a book, inkwell and quill pen on a desk beside him.

Daniel Webster

Charles G. Crehen, 1840

Thomas Nast 1880 cartoon Plumed Knight: caricature of a man in a long coat and plumed hat, surrounded by Blaine campaign slog

Plumed Knight

Thomas Nast, 1880

Lithograph of oval portraits of US presidents around a central portrait of James A. Garfield, with an eagle and flags above.

The President is Dead

Henry Atwell Thomas, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a standing man in a cloak and waistcoat, within an oval frame, captioned John C. Calhoun.

John C. Calhoun

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark suit and bow tie, turned to the left against a shaded background.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Jacques Reich, 1890

Engraved portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, with a pocket watch, turned to the right.

Edward Everett

John Sartain, 1860

Black and white lithograph of William, Ida and Nancy McKinley with vignettes of two Ohio houses above.

William, Ida and Nancy McKinley

Edwards, Deutsch, & Heitmann, 1861