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Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams in a powdered wig and dark period coat, with caption and publisher credits below.

Samuel Adams

Charles Goodman, 1810

Wood-engraved portrait of Miguel Aldama above a scene of men burning a plantation, on a Harper's Weekly page.

Miguel Aldama

Samuel Alexander Cohner, 1860

Engraving of Hesper, a glowing-star figure, appearing to a seated bearded man in a stone prison cell.

"The Columbiad" -- Hesper Appearing to Columbus in Prison

Ankar Smith, 1800

Marie-Victoire Févret de Saint-Mémin

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and waistcoat, with a printed caption below naming Gamaliel Bailey.

Gamaliel Bailey

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved portrait of an older woman in a lace bonnet and patterned shawl, with caption naming Charity Still.

Charity Still Twice Escaped from Slavery

Charity Still, 1870

Saint-Mémin folio 6

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1780

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a Creek chief with face paint, striped turban, beaded sash and patterned white shirt.

Yoholo Micco: A Creek Chief

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a study with bookshelves, a draped curtain, and a river view through a window.

Washington Irving at Sunnyside

Paul Leprix, 1860

Hand-colored lithograph of an Osage woman in pink holding a young child wearing a silver pendant.

Mo-hon-go

John William Gear, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of a man in military uniform with powdered hair and epaulettes, labeled General Arnold.

Benedict Arnold

Robert Pollard, 1770

Engraved bust portrait of an older man with curly white hair, dark jacket and bow tie, captioned Samuel Rhoads, Stockholder.

Samuel Rhoads, Stockholder, Officers of the Road

Samuel Rhoads, 1870

Engraved oval portrait of Richard II wearing a crown and ermine robes, holding an orb and sceptre, with a caption below.

Richard II, King of England

Commodore Esek Hopkins

Robert Pollard, 1770

Engraved oval portrait of a man with a mustache in a dark military coat, captioned Gen'l I. B. Richardson.

Israel Bush Richardson

Israel Bush Richardson, 1861

Henry Clay

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded officer in uniform, with an eagle and American flag above, on a book page.

Samuel Peter Heintzelman

Samuel Peter Heintzelman, 1861

Amerigo Vespucci

Gideon Fairman, 1810

Printed business card for Fredricks' Knickerbocker Family Portrait Gallery in New York, with ornate lettering and pricing.

Buisness card of Charles Fredricks

Charles DeForest Fredricks, 1880

Black-and-white caricature of William Jennings Bryan with raised hands before a crowd, quoting A Midsummer Night's Dream.

William Jennings Bryan

Carlo de Fornaro, 1910

Oval engraved portrait of Joel Barlow, a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat, on a book page.

Joel Barlow

Le Barbier, 1800

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a man in a red headband with feathers, blue coat, and beaded ornaments, 1830.

Shin-ga-ba-w'ossin

James Otto Lewis, 1830

Engraved portrait of Robert Morris, a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat with one hand on an open book.

Robert Morris

James Heath, 1810

Oval engraved portrait of Joseph Thayendaneken, a Mohawk chief, wearing a feathered headdress and holding a pipe.

Joseph Thayendaneken: The Mohawk Chief

Thayendanegea, Mar 1743 - 24 Nov, 1770

Hand-colored portrait of Chon-mon-i-case, an Otto half chief, wearing a red-plumed headdress, bone necklace and fur mantle.

Chon-mon-i-case

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned, bearded man in armor holding a sword, with Latin inscription and caption below.

Prince John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Richmond, Duke D'Aquitaine

George Yate, 1610

Hand-colored portrait of a Creek chief in a red turban, blue coat, and beaded sash against a plain background.

Tustennuggee Emathla or Jim Boy - A Creek Chief

Charles Bird King, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Daniel Gibbons, station master.

Daniel Gibbons

Daniel Gibbons, 1870

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of James G. Birney in dark coat, red sash and blue cloak before green drapery.

James G. Birney

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Ngahoni

John Warner Barber, 1840