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Oval lithograph portrait of a seated woman with curled hair and a pendant, framed by cherubs and grape garlands.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Rose Warrington

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark jacket, waistcoat and bow tie, labeled Andrew Johnson.

Andrew Johnson

Peter Kramer, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a top hat and spectacles, seated beside an inkwell and a newspaper.

George Washington Frost Mellen

Winslow Homer, 1850

Oval lithographic portrait of a stern older man in an ornate military uniform with epaulettes, signed Winfield Scott.

General Winfield Scott

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Black-and-white lithograph portrait of a seated man with spectacles holding an open book beside a stack of books.

William Henry Furness

Hugh Bridport, 1810

Etched portrait of a seated woman in a fur wrap and plumed headdress, in a wicker chair beside a curtain.

Isabella Stewart Gardner

Anders Zorn, 1890

Engraved oval portrait of Henry Ward Beecher in a dark coat, surrounded by scenes of a house, crowds, flags and a waterfall.

Henry Ward Beecher

John Chester Buttre, 1870

Lithograph portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a dark suit and bow tie, bearded, looking toward the viewer.

Abraham Lincoln

Samuel Montague Fassett, 1860

Caricature print of a seated heavyset man in tailcoat and bow tie, labeled C. M. Schwab, with a clock-gear emblem.

Charles Michael Schwab

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Gouverneur Morris

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Lithograph portrait of Brigadier General I. Ingalls Stevens in uniform holding a telescope, with soldiers and smoke behind.

Isaac Ingalls Stevens

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, captioned Luman Reed, on pinkish paper.

Luman Reed

Charles G. Crehen, 1860

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and cravat, with a signature below.

John Charles Fremont

Francis d' Avignon, 1861

J. A. M. Whistler

Thomas Robert Way, 1900

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in a double-breasted coat and cravat, within a gilt foliate border.

Robert Rantoul, Jr.

Jr Robert Rantoul, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded officer in military uniform, with battle and surrender vignettes around the border.

Ulysses S. Grant

John C. McRae, 1861

Hand-colored bust portrait of a balding man in a white cravat within an ornate engraved border with an eagle.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Cave Johnson

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Sepia lithograph portrait of a man in a dark frock coat, waistcoat and bow tie, captioned President Johnson.

Andrew Johnson

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Sepia engraving of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat against a dark background, signed Jacques Reich.

George Washington

Jacques Reich, 1900

Oliver Hazard Perry

William Strickland, 1800

Engraved portrait of General Winfield Scott in a military uniform with fringed epaulettes and a decorated belt.

General Winfield Scott

Henry S. Sadd, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a seated bald man in a double-breasted coat, shown within an oval vignette and gilt border.

John Quincy Adams

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Jefferson Davis

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Lithographic portrait of a seated bearded man holding a pencil beside an easel with a painting, in an oval frame.

William Sidney Mount

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Engraved portrait of Robert M. T. Hunter in a dark suit and bow tie, on a Harper's Weekly page from 1860 with columns of text

Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Pen drawing of a bearded man in a ruff seated in a chair, with law books, a helmet, an axe, and a framed portrait nearby.

The Knight of the Rueful Countenance

Adalbert John Volck, 1860

Oval stipple engraving portrait of George Washington in military uniform with epaulette and ruffled cravat, 1800.

George Washington

Benjamin Tanner, 1800

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a high-collared buttoned coat, captioned Senator from New Jersey.

Garret Dorset Wall

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Engraved portrait of a man with shoulder-length gray hair in a dark coat, white shirt, and bow tie against a dark background.

Henry Clay

Jacques Reich, 1890

Oval lithographic portrait of a man with curly hair and whiskers, wearing a dark coat and cravat, captioned Alvin Adams.

Alvin Adams

Leopold Grozelier, 1850