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Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark suit in a study with bookshelves, a writing desk, and a window.

Washington Irving

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman with hair in a bun, wearing a dark dress, white collar and cross pendant, with a shawl.

Mrs. Mary Morris Husband

John Sartain, 1860

Engraved portrait of a woman with dark hair parted in the center, wearing a dark shawl, with caption Mrs. Mary A. Bickerdyke.

Mary Ann Bickerdyke

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Engraved portrait of Franklin Pierce seated in a carved chair, holding a quill pen beside a writing desk.

Franklin Pierce

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1840

Chromolithograph portrait of a naval officer in blue uniform, framed by laurel, flags, an eagle and a sunburst, with banner t

The Hero of the Hour

George Dewey, 1900

Engraved page from Harper's Weekly, 1861, showing seven portraits of men of the seceding Mississippi delegation in Congress.

The Seceding Mississippi Delegation in Congress

Winslow Homer, 1861

George Brinton McClellan

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Mrs. Cordelia A. P. Harvey

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1860

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress, sash and arm band against a dark background.

Joseph Tayadaneega called the Brant, the Great Captain of the Six Nations

John Raphael Smith, 1770

Oval monochrome portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed cap and draped cloak, with Dutch caption text below.

Sa Ga Yean Qua Rash Tow, Coning Vande Maquas alias Coning Brant

Pieter Schenk, 1710

Engraved advertisement showing a camera with a winged figure among clouds, with text promoting Brady's Daguerreotypes at Broa

Brady's Daguerreotypes

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with braided upswept hair, wearing a dress with braided trim and a bow.

Mrs. Francis [sic] E. W. Harper

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, 1870

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man with grey hair in a dark cloak and waistcoat, titled Gallery of Illustrious American

John C. Calhoun

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark suit and bow tie, with a handwritten signature below.

William Still

John Sartain, 1870

Chromolithograph poster of Garfield Memorial University with a central building, winged angel, red drapery and rows of portra

Garfield Memorial University

A. Hoen & Co, 1880

Oval half-length portrait print of a man in a powdered wig, black gown and white clerical collar, with Latin inscription belo

Edward Holyoke

John Greenwood, 1740

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Lewis Cass, seated with a gold book, teal curtain and red tablecloth.

Lewis Cass

Dwight Needham, 1840

Printed sheet with oval portraits of Spanish royals and officials framing a central portrait of Major General Nelson A. Miles

Spanish Figures of the Spanish-American War

Nelson Appleton Miles, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a tall feathered hat, lace collar and embroidered dress, holding a fan.

Pocahontas

Simon de Passe, 1610

Engraved newspaper page with eleven overlapping male portraits of the Georgia congressional delegation under the Harper's Wee

The Seceding Georgia Delegation in Congress

Winslow Homer, 1861

Hand-colored print of Naw-Kaw, a Winnebago chief, in feathered headdress, silver armbands, and holding a pipe and feather fan

Naw Kaw

Harper's Weekly 1880 cartoon: a bearded man tips his hat to a woman holding a model ship labeled Full of Food for Ireland.

Beware of Foreign Tramps

Thomas Nast, 1880

Colored caricature of men in tutus and ballet slippers rehearsing on stage while a top-hatted conductor watches.

Full Dress Rehearsal of the Grand Presidential Corps de Ballet

Charles Kendrick, 1861

Colored caricature of President Garfield seated at a table with his cabinet members, printed papers and a bell.

President Garfield and His Cabinet

Joseph Keppler, 1861

Sepia lithograph group portrait of President Grover Cleveland and eight cabinet members in period dress, names printed below.

Cleveland and his Cabinet

Grover Cleveland, 1861

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with medals, framed by an ornate eagle and flag border.

Alexander II

D. J. Pound, 1840

Political cartoon of caricatured men over newspapers, with a bowing figure holding a hat and a Republican platform banner.

Peevish School Boys, Worthless of Such Honor

Thomas Nast, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark cloak, William Cullen Bryant, 1850 print by Stephen Alonso Schoff.

William Cullen Bryant

Stephen Alonso Schoff, 1850

Lithograph caricature of a cane attack on a seated man beside a desk, with onlookers and a Kansas document on the floor.

Southern Chivalry: Argument Versus Club's

John L. Magee, 1850

Engraved map of the Delaware River region showing Pensylvania and Novae Sveciae with rivers, forts, trees and a coat of arms.

Pensylvania [sic]. Novae Sveciae

Nicolaes Visscher I, 1700

Hand-colored lithograph of two oval portraits in laurel wreaths: Zachary Taylor in uniform and Millard Fillmore in a dark coa

Zachary Taylor, People's Candidate for President

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Drypoint portrait of a dark-haired woman in a loose ponytail, head turned slightly, with a faint smile on pale paper.

Helena Rubinstein

Paul César Helleu, 1910

Colorful vintage poster of Josephine Baker in pearl earrings and a sequined dress, with a large pink feathered headdress behi

Josephine Baker

Etching of a woman in a ruffled hat and scalloped blouse, head tilted, eyes lowered, by Walt Kuhn, 1920.

Angna Enters

Walt Kuhn, 1920

Engraved bust portrait of a bald man with spectacles and a bow tie, captioned William Lloyd Garrison.

William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison, 1870