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Engraving of men in top hats examining plans in a patent office with labeled wooden drawers, on a Harper's Weekly page.

Examiners at Work

Theodore Russell Davis, 1860

Hand-colored print portrait of a man with dark hair, bare shoulders and a draped cloth, looking to the side.

O-hya-wa-mince-kee - A Chippewa Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of Col. Benjamin Church, a man in a coat and cravat, with a printed caption below.

Col. Benjamin Church

Paul Revere, 1710

Oval engraved portrait of a clergyman in a wig and clerical bands, with caption The Rev. Wm. Romaine A.M. below.

Reverend William Romaine

Joel Allen, 1800

Cornelia Schuyler Morton

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of a balding man with a mustache and bow tie, topped by an eagle and flag, on a book page.

Benjamin Franklin Butler

Benjamin Franklin Butler, 1861

Engraved portrait of a seated man with powdered hair holding a book, titled John Trumbull Esq.

John Trumbull

Elkanah Tisdale, 1800

Stipple engraving of a seated man with curly hair in a dark coat, holding a book, captioned M. M. Noah.

Travels in England, France, Spain, and the Barbary States

Mordecai Manuel Noah, 1810

Engraved page with two Pawnee portraits and a White House scene of Native delegations presented to officials.

Transatlantic Sketches.- Interview of Indians with the "Great Father."

founded Illustrated London News, 1850

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of Caa-tou-see, an Ojibway man, with feathered headdress and folded arms.

Caa-tou-see

John T. Bowen, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph of a standing man in fringed buckskin, feathered headdress, and beaded necklaces, holding a feathered

Joc-O-Sot

John M. McGahey, 1840

Oval engraved portrait of a man with powdered hair and white cravat, labeled Wm. Bradford 1800.

William Bradford, Jr.

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Etched portrait of a man's head and shoulders with a pale lock of hair, set against dense diagonal hatching.

Whistler with White Lock

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Colour lithograph of a bearded officer in blue uniform with gold sash, seated holding a sword, with a Judge masthead.

William T. Sherman

Napoleon Sarony, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Lord Darnley in plumed hat and ruff, with heraldic shields and an inscription band.

Henry Stuart (Stewart), Lord Darnley

George Humble, 1610

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark suit and bow tie, with his name Robt. B. Elliot in script below.

Robt. B. Elliot

George Edward Perrine, 1860

Engraved portrait of John Jay seated in a dark judicial robe with white collar, one hand resting on a column.

John Jay

William Satchwell Leney, 1810

Fabanna

John Warner Barber, 1840

Hand-colored print of a seated Ojibway woman in red jacket, blue ribbons and plumed headdress beside a small table.

Tshusick

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph of Charles Stratton as General Tom Thumb standing among oversized desk objects and books.

Charles Sherwood Stratton

F. F. Crugar, 1840

Harper's Weekly page, June 1860, with an engraved portrait of a Japanese man with topknot and sword beside columns of text.

Our Japanese Visitor "Tommy" Among the Ladies of Washington

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Engraved portrait of Alexander Hamilton in a dark coat and white cravat, with powdered hair, in three-quarter view.

Alexander Hamilton

Robert Field, 1800

Lithograph portrait of William Henry Harrison in military uniform, flanked by soldiers, flags, cannons and an eagle.

William Henry Harrison

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Caricature of a man in a straw boater hat and black suit holding a cane, with a heraldic shield and motto at upper right.

William Collins Whitney

Max Cramer, 1900

Lithograph portrait of Colonel Michael Corcoran in uniform, holding a sword, with a sash and kepi cap.

Michael Corcoran

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a rustic chair, with a drape, a house with horses, and trees behind him.

Zachary Taylor

Joseph Andrews, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with the caption William Henry Harrison, President of the Unite

William Henry Harrison

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a seated woman with a lace collar and dark patterned shawl, hair parted in the center.

Jessie Benton Frémont

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, hand resting on a book, titled Jacob Knapp, Evangelist.

Jacob Knapp

Denison Kimberly, 1840

Engraved portrait of a bearded Union officer in dark military uniform, framed by battle scenes, flags and cannon.

William T. Sherman

John C. McRae, 1861