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Oil portrait of a man in a dark suit seated beside a phonograph, with cylinders, tools and laboratory glassware on a green-dr

Thomas Alva Edison

Abraham Archibald Anderson, 1890

Portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a classical building visible through a window behind him.

Joseph Delaplaine

John Wesley Jarvis, 1810

Oil portrait of a young man with wavy dark hair in a brown coat and white collar, against a dark olive background.

Horatio Greenough

Rembrandt Peale, 1820

Elderly bearded painter seated at an easel in a dim studio, painting a pale seascape with a brush and palette.

William Trost Richards

Anna Richards Brewster, 1890

Oval portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and dark dress against a brown background, by John Singleton Copley, 1760.

Lydia Henchman Hancock

John Singleton Copley, 1760

Seated man in black suit and white waistcoat before red drapery, with a landscape at left, painted in oil.

Anson Greene Phelps

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1850

Half-length portrait of a man with powdered grey hair in a dark military coat with yellow facings and gold epaulette.

Henry Lee

James Herring, 1820

Half-length portrait of a balding man in a black coat with gold embroidery, holding a rolled document before red drapery.

John Quincy Adams

Pieter Van Huffel, 1810

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark military coat with gold buttons, hand on hip, holding a cap.

William T. Sherman

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1861

Oil portrait of a man with a gray mustache in a dark gown with red sash, leaning on a white marble column.

Richard Watson Gilder

Cecilia Beaux, 1900

Oil portrait of a bearded seated man in a dark coat holding a cane, with a red flower on his lapel.

Thomas Nast

John White Alexander, 1880

Painting of a seated man in a gray suit reading a red book against a floral patterned backdrop.

Ernest Lawson

May Wilson Preston, 1910

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and black cravat holding a book, against a dark brown background.

James Cochran Dobbin

John Cranch, 1840

Painting of uniformed officers gathered under a canvas awning in an oak grove, with a saddled white horse and tents nearby.

Zachary Taylor at Walnut Springs

William Garl Browne Jr, 1861

Oil portrait of a mustached man in a dark suit and red tie, wearing pince-nez glasses, against a brown background.

William Collins Whitney

William Collins Whitney, 1900

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a red coat and white cravat, framed by a ring of diamonds.

Joseph Galloway

Full-length portrait of an older man in a black overcoat and blue cravat, hand in pocket, holding a cane, against brown.

Levi Parsons Morton

Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat, 1880

Oval oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and white collar against a dark brown background.

Alfred Bult Mullett

Charles T. Webber, 1880

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, seated before a red drape.

Harrison Gray Otis

Chester Harding, 1830

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, seated beside a red table with papers.

Rufus King

Gilbert Stuart, 1810

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark coat, white shirt, and gold watch chain, against a dim landscape.

Richard Rush

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1850

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in spectacles and dark coat holding a cane before red drapery.

Andrew Jackson

Trevor Thomas Fowler, 1840

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white cravat, hand resting on a gilded red chair, against a dark background.

Fisher Ames

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white mustache in a dark overcoat, holding a top hat beside a red curtain.

John Schuyler Crosby

Alphonse Jongers, 1861

Half-length portrait of a man in round wire spectacles, dark suit and tie, against a warm brown background.

Sidney Hillman

Carlos Baca-Flor, 1930

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat and bow tie against a brown background.

Joshua Reed Giddings

John Cranch, 1850

Seated man in a dark suit and vest holds eyeglasses, resting his hand on green books against a brown background.

King Camp Gillette

Jean Mannheim, 1910

Oil portrait of a balding bearded man in glasses, dark suit and bow tie against a brown background.

William Closson Self-Portrait

William Baxter Palmer Closson, 1900

Oil portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark uniform with gold epaulettes and a medal, against a cloudy sky.

James Wilkinson

James Wilkinson, 1820

Oil portrait of an elderly man with gray hair in a dark coat and white collar against a brown background.

Charles Wilkes

Samuel Bell Waugh, 1870

Oil portrait of a man in a brown coat and striped waistcoat, with a dark landscape of trees and a waterfall behind him.

Rembrandt Peale

Charles Willson Peale, 1810

Oil portrait of a seated elderly man with gray hair, dark coat and white cravat, hands clasped, brown background.

Enoch Crosby

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and red armchair, holding a folded paper and eyeglasses.

Julius Bien

George Da Maduro Peixotto, 1880

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, against a dark brown background.

Andrew Jackson

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1860

Painted portrait of a man in feathered headdress and fur garment, scowling with a raised fist against a dark background.

Edwin Forrest in the Role of Metamora

Frederick Styles Agate, 1820

Half-length portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and monocle holding a paintbrush, with a grey harbor and masts behind him

J. A. M. Whistler

Walter Greaves, 1870

Portrait of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat and grey jacket against a purple background, painted in loose washes.

Joel Chandler Harris

Lucy May Stanton, 1910

Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau

Joseph-Désiré Court

Painted self-portrait of a bearded man with white hair and wire glasses, in a brown jacket and orange tie, against a dark bac

Louis Michel Eilshemius Self-Portrait

Louis Michel Eilshemius, 1910

Full-length portrait of a bearded naval officer in dark dress uniform with gold trim, holding a cap and sword.

John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a black coat and white lace cravat against a dark green background with red drapery.

Samuel Miles

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Oval bust portrait of a woman in a white ruffled bonnet and pale dress, against a muted blue-brown background.

Ann Elliott Morris

Ann Elliott Morris, 1800

Half-length oil portrait of a man with dark curled hair in a black coat, white shirt and bow tie, against a brown background.

Charles Dewitt Fillmore

James A. Bogle, c. 1817 - 12 Oct, 1840

Seated man in dark suit writing at a desk with papers, in a green-walled room with framed paintings and a flag.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Henry Salem Hubbell, 1930

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit holding eyeglasses, seated against a brown background.

Edward Everett Hale

Philip Leslie Hale, 1910

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark military uniform with medals, against a dark background.

Thomas William Sweeny

John Randolph Stites, 1861

Oil portrait of a mustached man in a dark suit, reddish tie and white collar, against a dark brown background.

Richard Alexander F. Penrose, Jr.

Albert Rosenthal

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered white wig, pale blue coat and lace cravat, in a pierced copper frame.

Henry Cruger

Luke Sullivan, 1770

Oil portrait of a man in a dark naval uniform with gold braid and epaulette, white cravat, against a brown background.

Stephen Decatur

Charles Bird King, 1810

Paul Wayland Bartlett

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1880

Painted portrait of an older man with grey hair and moustache in a tan military uniform with gold collar insignia.

John Joseph Pershing

Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, 1920

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a brown clerical robe and cross, seated in a red chair.

Reverend John Carroll

Rev. John Carroll, 1800

Oil portrait of a seated man with a palette and brush beside an easel painting of animals in a landscape.

Edward Hicks Painting the Peaceable Kingdom

Thomas Hicks, 1830

Portrait of an older bearded man in a dark suit and pince-nez, standing at a desk with books and papers, before a gilded cloc

James Robert Mann

Gari Melchers, 1920

Oil portrait of a man with short dark hair in a dark blue suit and tie against a brown background.

John Jay Chapman

Alfred Quinton Collins, 1900

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

William Hull

Gilbert Stuart, 1810

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark double-breasted uniform with gold epaulettes against a cloudy sky.

Winfield Scott

Robert Walter Weir, 1850

Oil portrait of a seated man in dark suit and white collar, hands resting on an open book, against a dark interior.

Anson Phelps Stokes

Julius Rolshoven, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a flat cap and tweed jacket holding a cigarette, against a dark brown background.

Newton Booth Tarkington

John White Alexander, 1910

Oil portrait of an elderly woman with white curled hair in a black dress, seated beside a stack of books.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, 1880

Oil portrait of a bearded man in spectacles and dark suit, hand resting on his chin, against a brown background.

Edwin McMasters Stanton

Henry Ulke, 1870

Oil portrait of an older man with a white mustache in a dark uniform and fur-trimmed cloak, against a dark background.

Admiral George Dewey

Théobald Chartran, 1900

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat and blue paisley cravat, seated beside a red chair against a dark background.

John Randolf of Roanoke

Chester Harding, 1820

Oil portrait of a seated man with white hair in a brown coat, holding a folded letter beside a stack of books.

John Jay

Gilbert Stuart, 1810

Oil portrait of a man with short brown hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

William Gilmore Simms

William Gilmore Simms

Oil portrait of a woman with red hair in a white gown with feathered shoulders and a star necklace, against a garden.

Mildred Hazen Dewey

Théobald Chartran, 1900

Oil self-portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket and white collar, turned three-quarters toward the viewer against a brown

George Fuller Self-Portrait

George Fuller, 1860

Oil portrait of a bearded man in dark military uniform and slouch hat beside a map, binoculars and rocky landscape.

Ulysses S. Grant

Ole Peter Hansen Balling, 1861

Oil portrait of an older man with grey curly hair in a dark coat and plaid neckcloth against a dark background.

Zachary Taylor

William Garl Browne Jr, 1840

Full-length portrait of a standing man in black with white hair, hand on a document at a desk beside a globe and column.

James Madison

Thomas Sully, 1800

Oil painting of a uniformed officer on a galloping white horse, with palms, a rocky stream and hills behind him.

Zachary Taylor

Full-length painted portrait of a standing man with white hair and mustache, wearing a dark suit and bow tie.

Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain)

John White Alexander, 1910

Oil portrait of a man with wavy auburn hair and sideburns, in a dark jacket and black cravat, against a brown background.

Joseph Clay Neal

John Neagle, 1830

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair in a black jacket, tan waistcoat and bow tie, against a brown background.

Unidentified Man

Thomas Hicks, 1850

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and red sash, with a mountain landscape and cloudy sky behind him.

John Charles Frémont

William Smith Jewett, 1861

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark suit resting his hand on a book on a red-draped table.

Robert Milligan McLane

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1880

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a dark suit and black cravat against red drapery.

William Morris Meredith

William Morris Meredith, 1840

Oil portrait of a smiling woman in a brown hat, blue coat and purple scarf against a dark green background.

Bessie Potter Vonnoh

Robert Vonnoh, 1890

Portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a green coat holding papers, with a harbor and ship visible behind him.

Gulian Crommelin Verplanck

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Bret Harte

John Pettie, 1880

Oil portrait of an older bearded man in spectacles and a gray suit against a brown background, by John Singer Sargent.

Charles Herbert Woodbury

John Singer Sargent, 1920

Half-length 1840 portrait of a young man with swept dark hair, wearing a brown jacket and white cravat, gazing left.

James Reid Lambdin Self-Portrait

James Reid Lambdin, 1840

Chief Joseph

Cyrenius Hall, 1870

Oil portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat, black cravat and white shirt against an olive background.

Salmon P. Chase

Francis Bicknell Carpenter, 1860

Oil portrait of an elderly clergyman in dark robes with a gold cross, gesturing before gold drapery and sky.

Jean Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus

Oval oil portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark coat and black bow tie against an olive background.

William Austin Burt

William Austin Burt, 1840

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, seated against a dark brown background.

Gustavus Franklin Swift

Ralph Elmer Clarkson, 1900

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a black coat and white lace cravat against a dark red background.

John Adams

Gilbert Stuart, 1810

Oval miniature portrait of an older bald man with white mustache and spectacles, in a dark suit and bow tie, in a gilt frame.

Thomas Corwin Mendenhall

Annie Ware Sabine Siebert, 1910

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white gown and sheer shawl, holding red roses and a fan, against a dark background.

Edith Bolling Galt Wilson

Emile Alexay, 1920

Oval oil portrait of an elderly man with grey hair in a black coat, white waistcoat and black bow tie.

Thomas Hart Benton

Ferdinand Thomas Lee Boyle, 1850

Portrait of an elderly bearded painter with spectacles, holding a brush, seated before a sunset landscape.

George Inness

Franklin C. Courter, 1920

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a black coat and white cravat, hands resting on an open book.

Francis Asbury

John Paradise, 1810

Painted portrait of an older man with grey hair and beard, wearing a dark brown coat, hands clasped, against a dark backgroun

Henry Ward Ranger

Alphonse Jongers, 1920

Oil portrait of a woman with curled brown hair in a black dress and white lace collar, seated beside a draped table.

Margaret Spear Smith

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Oval oil portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark coat and white collar, against a brown background.

Henry Clay

Henry F. Darby, 1840