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Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Billy Bowlegs, a Seminole chief, in feathered headdress and beaded sash holding a rifle.

Billy Bowlegs

Julian Vannerson, 1861

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded clergyman in a dark gown and white clerical bands, looking toward the viewer.

Clement Moore Butler

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark jacket and bow tie beside a marble-topped table, titled Thomas Francis Meagher.

Thomas Francis Meagher

Leopold Grozelier, 1861

Engraved portrait of Jefferson Davis, standing in a dark suit, printed on a Harper's Weekly newspaper page with text columns.

Jefferson Davis

Jesse H. Whitehurst, Oct 1819 - Sept 8, 1850

Black and white lithograph portrait of an older man with curly white hair, dark coat and white collar, turned three-quarters.

Barnabas Bates

Leopold Grozelier, 1840

Oval lithograph portrait of Solomon Foot, a man with swept-back hair in a dark coat and bow tie, facing left.

Solomon Foot

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Sepia lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark military coat with brass buttons, captioned Gen. A. P. Hill.

Ambrose Powell Hill

J. L. Giles, 1861

Byron Sunderland

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Oval lithographic portrait of a man with swept-back hair in a dark jacket and cravat, captioned Lewis D. Campbell.

Lewis Davis Campbell

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl headband, wearing a dark dress and fur muff, before a curtain and lan

Mrs. William S. Smith

John Singleton Copley, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair in a lace-trimmed gown, holding flowers before a draped curtain.

Mrs. Charles Carroll, Jr.

John Trumbull, 1850

Engraved portrait of Mrs. James Madison (Dolly Payne) seated with a fan before a draped curtain, after Gilbert Stuart.

Mrs. James Madison

Gilbert Stuart, 1850

Engraved portrait of a seated woman with curly hair holding a rose, framed by leafy vines and a distant landscape.

Mrs. Thomas M. Randolph

J. Rogers, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair in a white dress, leaning on a stone ledge beside a curtain and plant.

Mrs. Henry Philips

Sophia Chew Philips, 1850

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a carved armchair, chin resting on her hand, holding a small book.

Mrs. Lawrence Lewis

Gilbert Stuart, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman with a high powdered hairstyle, lace sleeves and a folding fan, in a garden setting.

Mrs. William Duer

Catherine Alexander Duer, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman with pearls in her hair, holding a basket of roses against a dark background.

Mrs. Ralph Izard

Thomas Gainsborough, 1850

Engraved portrait of seated Mrs. Rufus King in a gown, hands clasped, beside a draped curtain and stone column.

Mrs. Rufus King

John Trumbull, 1850

Engraved portrait of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton seated in an armchair, holding a folding fan, with a draped curtain behind her.

Mrs. Alexander Hamilton

Ralph Earl, 1850

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a dark dress with lace collar and pearls, beside a carved chair and flowers.

Mrs. John Adams

C. Schessele, 1850

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a white bonnet and lace dress holding a rose, with a draped curtain behind her.

Mrs. Theodore Sedgwick

Pamela Dwight Sedgwick, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman with upswept curls, pearl necklace and lace-trimmed empire gown, leaning on a pedestal.

Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis

Edward Greene Malbone, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet and pearl necklace holding a white rose beside a draped curtain.

Mrs. James Beekman

Lawrence Kilburn, 1850

Engraved portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, satin gown and lace cuffs, leaning on a chair arm beside drapery.

Mrs. William Bingham

Gilbert Stuart, 1850

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in lace ruff and embroidered doublet, framed by ornate scrollwork and a heraldic crest.

Captain Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave

Renold Elstrack, 1590

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a white gown with pearls, holding a fan, before a draped curtain.

The Marchioness d'Yrujo

Gilbert Stuart, 1850

William H. Cabell

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and ruff collar, holding a letter, within an ornate oval frame with inscript

William Knollys, Viscount Wallingford, Earl of Banbury

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of Israel Putnam in military uniform and tricorn hat, c. 1770.

Israel Putnam

C. Shepherd, 1770

Ink and watercolor drawing of a woman in a green dress leaping with arms outstretched, title 'White Bottoms by Sem' in blue p

White Bottoms [portfolio cover]

Georges Goursat, 1920

Engraved portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat leaning on books, holding spectacles, with a decorative inscription b

Benjamin West

James Fittler, 1810

Magazine cover of a mourning allegorical Columbia figure beside a flag, framed by columns dated 1843 and 1901, for William Mc

Harper's Weekly -- Assassination of William McKinley

William Allen Rogers, 1900

Engraved portrait of Benjamin Franklin in spectacles and wig, reading papers beside a bust and stacked books.

Benjamin Franklin

Edward Savage, 1790

Engraved portrait of Louis XIV in ermine royal robes, holding a scepter beside a crown, with curtains and a column behind him

Louis XIV

Pierre Drevet, 1710

Anthony Wayne

Benjamin Tanner, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearls, framed by inscribed cartouche, drapery and floral ornament.

Mary II

Queen of England Mary II

Oval print of an older man with white hair, round spectacles, grey coat and white cravat, smiling softly.

Benjamin Franklin

Pierre-Michel Alix, 1780

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in a dark coat holding a sword beside a draped table and carved armchair.

George Washington (Lansdowne type)

Cornelius Tiebout, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in military dress, with laurel wreath, shield and name banner below.

George Washington

James Trenchard, 1780

Engraved portrait of a man in plate armour with a Maltese cross, leaning on a pedestal beside a plumed helmet, with a French

Henry III

Andre Thevet, 1580

Title page of Sketches from the Civil War in North America by V. Blada, listing plates, printed on pinkish paper, London 1863

Sketches from the Civil War in North America [title page]

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig and armour with lace collar, with Latin royal inscription below.

James II

Mezzotint portrait of Charles II seated in an armchair with a crown, royal robe and castle view through a window.

Charles II

Johannes Faber, 1750

Benjamin Thompson

Edward C. Trenchard, 1790

J. A. M. Whistler

Giovanni Boldini, 1890

Oval engraved portrait of a man in period dress with frilled cravat, labeled JA.s MADISON below the frame.

James Madison

James Madison, 1790

Marquis De Lafayette

Gabriel Fiesinger, 1790

Engraved portrait of a man in a feathered hat and lace ruff, framed by scrolled cartouches with Latin inscriptions.

Charles Blount, 8th Lord Mountjoy, Earl of Devonshire

Charles Blount, 1630

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair and round spectacles, against a dark hatched background.

George Inness

Valerian Michaelovich Gribayedoff, 1880

Engraved portrait of Martin Van Buren in a dark coat and white cravat, set within an ornate scrolled frame.

Martin Van Buren

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Engraved portrait of DeWitt Clinton seated with a quill pen, in an ornate decorative frame.

DeWitt Clinton

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Engraved oval portrait of William Bainbridge in US Navy uniform with epaulettes and high collar, on a cream sheet.

William Bainbridge

John Wesley Jarvis, 1810

Mezzotint portrait of Thomas Penn in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, against a dark background, with engraved caption.

Thomas Penn

David Martin, 1750

Etched bust portrait of a man with curly hair, mustache and monocle, turned toward the viewer against a dark hatched backgrou

J. A. M. Whistler

Mortimer Menpes, 1900

Edward Preble

Edme Quenedey, 1810

Oval engraved portrait of Stephen Decatur in United States Navy uniform with striped trim and high white collar.

Stephen Decatur

Gilbert Stuart, 1810

Lithograph portrait of a man with spectacles on his head, a shawl, and an open book, gesturing with one hand against a dark b

William Miller

William Matthew Prior, 1830

Jacint Laval

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

George Washington

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1800

Engraving of a seated man writing at a desk with a dog beside him, printed on a Harper's Weekly newspaper page.

William Howard Russell

Theodore Russell Davis, 1860

Oval engraved portrait of Commodore Truxton in naval uniform with epaulettes and powdered hair, printed on a book page.

Thomas Truxton

Alexander Anderson, 1800

Sepia lithograph portrait of a man in dark suit and bow tie, with a dedication inscription below.

John Alexander Kennedy

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, signed Robert Anderson, Major 1st Regt. Artillery.

Robert Anderson

William G. Jackman, 1861

Caricature of two men in aprons shaking hands before a Democratic Fish Market sign, with ship masts behind, titled Why We Lau

Why We (Republicans) Laugh

Thomas Nast, 1861