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Sheet music cover with an oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark military coat, framed by white scrollwork.

Stonewall Jackson

Henry C. Eno, 1861

Engraved portrait of a seated empress in a crown and ermine robe, holding an orb, with regalia and flowers beside her.

Elizabeth Petrovna

Anthony Walker, 1740

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man with swept-back hair, velvet lapels and a bow tie, signed Herschel V. Johnson.

Herschel Vespasian Johnson

Herschel Vespasian Johnson, 1860

Sepia mezzotint portrait of a military officer in a powdered wig, resting his hand on a document beside a draped curtain.

Anthony Wayne

George Graham, 1790

Sepia lithograph portrait of a man in a military uniform with a mustache, with slogan text below naming George B. McClellan.

George Brinton McClellan

Lewis & Goodwin, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and bow tie, within an oval frame, captioned W. J. Florence.

William Jermyn Florence

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a man in spectacles and bow tie, with signature "James Harper" and caption naming him Mayor of New Yor

James Harper

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Advertising poster for Appleton's Magazine showing a sailing scene on the cover and a portrait of John Philip Sousa.

John Philip Sousa, Eugene Edward Speicher, George Wesley Bellows, and Marjorie Organ Henri

Robert Henri, 1900

Engraved portrait of a woman in an ornate dark gown with a sash, holding a fan, with a German caption.

Liliuokalani

August Weger, 1890

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a naval cap with anchor badge and neckerchief, labeled Capt. Maffitt.

John Newland Maffitt

Elias Dexter, 1861

Oval lithographic portrait of a young man in dark military uniform with epaulettes and sash, hand on sword hilt.

Frederick VIII

J. W. Tegner, 1860

Hand-colored print of dancer Fanny Elssler in a pink gown with black lace, arm raised, roses at her feet, lake landscape behi

Fanny Elssler

Napoleon Sarony, 1840

Engraved full-length portrait of Martin Van Buren standing beside a draped table, book, column and balustrade.

Martin Van Buren

John Sartain, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a patterned turban and robe, hand on chest, with printed dedication text below.

Mar Yohannan

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of Andrew Jackson's deathbed, with mourners in a canopied bed scene and a kneeling woman in pale dres

Death of Andrew Jackson

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Engraved portrait of John Quincy Adams in a dark coat and white cravat, within an ornate scrolled border.

John Quincy Adams

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Engraved bust portrait of Edwin Booth in costume as Hamlet, with a chain collar, skull and goblet below.

Edwin Booth as Hamlet

Charles Dater Weldon, 1870

Grayscale lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with star-marked shoulder insignia.

Ulysses S. Grant

Gurney & Son, 1861

Engraved bust portrait of a balding older man in a dark suit and patterned tie against a shaded background.

Marcus Alonzo Hanna

Jacques Reich, 1900

Colored caricature of a standing older man with white side whiskers, wearing a dark frock coat and holding a top hat.

Charles Francis Adams

Thomas Nast, 1870

Engraved portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark military coat with epaulettes, by Jacques Reich, 1900.

Andrew Jackson

Jacques Reich, 1900

Lithograph of two young men seated together, one holding a violin and bow, in 19th-century dress.

Luigi Elena and Annibale Elena

Albert Newsam, 1850

Lithograph portrait of Andrew H. Foote, a bearded man in dark naval uniform with ribbed epaulettes, turned three-quarters.

Andrew Hull Foote

Caroline Street Leffingwell, 1850

Engraved caricature of a chained tiger labeled Democrat facing a uniformed officer, with signs about starving for offices.

General Inspection

Thomas Nast, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, resting on an ornate carved chair arm.

Henry Hubbard

Charles Fenderich, 1820

Hand-colored lithograph of Osceola standing with a long rifle, wearing a feathered turban, beaded sash and fringed robe.

Osceola

George Catlin, 1830

Engraved portrait of John Quincy Adams, seated in a dark coat and white cravat, framed by an ornate decorative border.

John Quincy Adams

Francis Kearney, 1820

Engraved oval portrait of clergyman Joseph Pilmore seated at a draped table with an open book, 1770.

Joseph Pilmore

John Norman, 1770

George Washington

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Benjamin Franklin

Samuel Allardice, 1790