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Lithograph portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Gen. William Hull.

William Hull

Sara Ann Freeman Clarke, 1820

Benjamin Franklin

John Scoles, 1790

Hand-colored printed sheet with an oval portrait of a bearded officer in uniform, flanked by American flags, with verse below

Ulysses S. Grant

Charles Magnus, 1861

Sepia lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and cravat, within an oval vignette, titled Franklin Pierce.

Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce, 1840

Lithograph of Lincoln's coffin lying in state beneath draped black curtains, with his bust above and mourners standing around

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, 1860

Engraved political broadside showing a seated man in a chair surrounded by standing men, with satirical verse printed below.

Great Cry and Little Wool

Abraham Lincoln, 1860

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a lace shawl beside a flower vase, with the signature Jenny Lind below.

Jenny Lind

John Sartain, 1850

Lithographic campaign song sheet with an oval portrait of a bearded man, surrounded by trees, mountains, a rider and a buffal

There is the White House Yonder

Samuel Root, 1861

Charles IV and Louisa Maria

Robert Cooper, 1810

Caricature lithograph of a man balanced on a rail labeled Republican Platform, carried by two men, titled The Rail Candidate.

Rail Candidate

Louis Maurer, 1860

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit and tie, by Jacques Reich, 1890.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Jacques Reich, 1890

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded Union general in a dark military uniform, labeled Major Gen. Geo. H. Thomas.

George Henry Thomas

William Sartain, 1861

Samuel Ludvigh

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Poster of a seated man reading beside a black and white cat, with a calendar and the text HARPER'S FEBRUARY below.

Edward Penfield Self-Portrait

Edward Penfield, 1890

Engraved portrait of Captain Isaac Hull in naval uniform, framed by a laurel wreath and a ribbon reading First in Victory, Fi

Isaac Hull

William Strickland, 1800

Engraved portrait of an elderly clergyman in embroidered stole and pectoral cross, hand resting on a book, 1810.

Reverend John Carroll

Leney & Tanner, 1810

Black-and-white lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and high collar, with caption naming him a senator from New York.

Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Sheet music cover with lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, titled President Johnson's Grand Union March.

President Johnson's Grand Union March

Louis Nelke, 1860

Engraved allegorical print of an oval portrait of Nathanael Greene held by a robed figure and a warrior, with a child, cannon

Nathanael Greene

Justus Chevillet, 1770

Engraved portrait of a man in a cravat within an ornate foliate border with an eagle at the top, labeled Rev. Dr. Dewey.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Orville Dewey

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a double-breasted military uniform with star collar insignia, titled Joseph E. Johnst

Joseph Eggleston Johnston

J. L. Giles, 1861

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat seated beside a drawing board, signed John Sartain.

John Sartain Self-Portrait

John Sartain, 1860

Engraved full-length portrait of James Madison standing beside a draped table with a globe, documents, and quill.

James Madison

David Edwin, 1810

Engraved portrait of an elderly bald man with a long white beard, in three-quarter view against a dark background.

William Morris Hunt

Gustav Kruell, 1880

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair, dark high-collared coat and folded arms, captioned James Fenimore Cooper.

James Fenimore Cooper

Julien-Léopold Boilly, 1830

Engraved portrait of a seated clergyman in a dark coat and white bands, gesturing toward an open book on a lectern.

Samson Occom

Jonathan Spilsbury, 1760

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark suit and bow tie, head turned slightly left, with a printed signature below.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gerarde A. Klucken, 1880

John Quincy Adams

Napoleon Sarony, 1840

Black-and-white lithograph portrait of Gov. John Endicott in dark robes and white collar, holding an ornate object.

John Endecott

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Oval lithograph portrait of a uniformed officer with curled hair, epaulettes and high collar, captioned Gen'l Wool.

John Ellis Wool

Dominique C. Fabronius, 1861