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Wood engraving of James Fisk Jr., a man with a mustache in a dark coat, printed on a Harper's Weekly newspaper page.

James Fisk

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a decorative border with allegorical Union and Peace emblems.

Abraham Lincoln

Buttre & Momberger, 1860

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Tanner, 1790

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with embroidered collar and epaulettes, captioned Gen. Magruder.

John Bankhead Magruder

Dominique C. Fabronius, 1861

Colored caricature of Senator William Andrews Clark with red hair and beard, black cloak and top hat, with a coat of arms at

William Andrews Clark

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Political cartoon of a man fishing from rocks for a human-faced fish holding a resignation paper, with a diplomacy bag beside

Hard Fish to Catch

Thomas Nast, 1861

Lithographic portrait of Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and cravat.

Richard Mentor Johnson

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit resting one hand on a stack of books.

Abraham Lincoln

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Colored caricature of a bearded man in a dark frock coat holding a top hat, by Thomas Nast, 1870.

Consequential Damages

Thomas Nast, 1870

Zachary Taylor

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Lithograph of a standing man in a black suit beside a draped table, with marble columns and an American flag behind him.

James K. Polk

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1840

Oval stipple engraving of John Adams in a dark coat and cravat, with powdered hair, on a cream sheet.

John Adams

Henry H. Houston, 1790

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man with sidewhiskers and dark formal coat, labeled D. D. Barnard.

Daniel Dewey Barnard

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a watch chain, against a shadowed background.

Thomas Addis Emmet

John Rubens Smith, 1830

Hand-colored print of a man with wavy hair in an oval frame topped by an eagle with a shield reading Education.

George Washington Dixon

? - James C. Platt, 1840

Engraved bust portrait of a mustached man in a dark jacket and bow tie, within a red double-line border.

Raphael Semmes

Raphael Semmes, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Commodore Thomas MacDonough in a dark naval uniform with gold epaulettes, framed by an oak leaf wre

Thomas MacDonough

Thomas Gimbrede, 1810

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a seated man in a brown coat and white cravat beside a green cushioned chair.

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams, 1830

Soft-toned print portrait of an elderly bearded man with a bald head, gazing directly at the viewer.

Chester Harding

Chester Harding

Zachary Taylor

Edward Williams Clay, 1840

Engraved print of a man in military uniform in an oval laurel wreath, with an eagle, flags, and the word Libertas above.

George Washington

Robert Field, 1790

Lithograph bust portrait of an older man with white hair and dark coat, labeled Harrison, against a dark background.

William Henry Harrison

Henry R. Robinson, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and cravat, captioned Senator from Missouri.

Dr. Lewis Fields Linn

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a mustached, goateed man in a military uniform with star-embroidered collar, labeled John Hunt Morgan.

John Hunt Morgan

J. L. Giles, 1861

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and cravat, hand resting on a book, titled John Trumbull Esq.

John Trumbull

Elkanah Tisdale, 1790

Lithographic bust portrait of a bearded man in a double-breasted naval uniform with anchor buttons, facing forward.

William Thomas Sampson

William Thomas Sampson, 1861

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man in a dark coat and cravat, with the signature Z. Taylor below.

Zachary Taylor

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Engraved portrait of Henry Clay in a dark coat and white cravat, seated beside a draped curtain.

Henry Clay

Jarvis Griggs Kellogg, 1830

Engraved portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark cloak holding a book, titled Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

Charles Carroll

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Engraved portrait of a man in period dress holding a scroll labeled Farmer's Letters, with a printed verse below.

John Dickinson

Paul Revere, 1770