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Hand-colored print of a standing bearded man in a dark suit beside a red chair, column and draped curtains, with a quotation

Abraham Lincoln

William Marsh, 1860

Lithograph of seven oval portraits of men arranged in a circle within ornate scroll border, titled American Prohibitionists.

American Prohibitionists

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Engraved portrait of a dark-haired man above a printed Civil War era song sheet with two columns of verse.

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis, 1860

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in formal dress with a star medal on his lapel, captioned Kalakaua I, King of the Hawaiian

Kalakaua I

King David Kalakaua

Sepia lithograph portrait of a bearded, balding man in a military uniform with star collar insignia, labeled Gen. R. S. Ewell

Richard Stoddert Ewell

J. L. Giles, 1861

Lithograph portrait of William J. Le Moyne surrounded by seven vignettes of Dickens characters in arched frames with foliate

William J. Le Moyne

Joseph Edward Baker, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armour, framed by drapery, laurel, doves and a council scene below.

William II

Pieter Tanjé, 1740

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a military uniform with a high collar and three stars, signed Albert Sidney Johnston.

Albert Sidney Johnston

George Edward Perine, 1861

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark overcoat and patterned waistcoat, by Charles Fenderich.

Le Grand Guerry Capers

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of Thaddeus Stevens in dark suit and bow tie, framed by a laurel wreath, with name at bottom.

Thaddeus Stevens

John Sartain, 1860

Engraved portrait of seated Washington Allston in a fur-collared coat, holding a drawing compass beside paper.

Washington Allston

John Sartain, 1840

Engraved cartoon of a crowned figure on a Tammany throne flanked by armed attendants, titled The Power Behind the Throne.

The Tammany King-dom/ The Tammany Ring-dom

Thomas Nast, 1870

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark high-collared coat and cravat, captioned Senator from Kentucky.

John Jordan Crittenden

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit beside a table with a scroll reading LIBERTY, FREEDOM TO ALL.

John Brown

Anton Hohenstein, 1860

1900 campaign poster with oval portrait of W.J. Bryan, flags, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty and an octopus labeled Trusts.

William Jennings Bryan

William Jennings Bryan, 1900

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with buttons and a collar star, captioned J.E.B. Stuart.

Jeb Stuart

J. L. Giles, 1861

Oval lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a double-breasted coat beside books, an inkwell and a quill pen.

Regis De Trobriand

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Dirck Ten Broeck

Isaac Hutton, 1800

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of James K. Polk in dark suit, seated before teal curtains and a classical building.

James K. Polk

James S. Baillie, 1840

Etching of a thin old man in a draped cloak watching a boy with a bucket and a loaf on a staircase.

Ye Vow

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a light jacket inside an ornate border with an eagle, titled National Plumbeotype Galle

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - D. Hoyt

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Joseph Reed

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Lithograph portrait of a man in formal dress above a temperance society certificate with decorative banner.

Possibly E. L. Snow

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curled wig and armor, with a crowned coat of arms below.

Philip V

Charles Simoneau, 1700

Engraved oval portrait of the Reverend John Murray in a powdered wig and clerical bands, with inscription on a plinth below.

John Murray

Samuel Hill, 1790

Hand-colored print of Andrew Johnson standing by a green table, red drapes, and a domed capitol building behind him.

Andrew Johnson

Edward Valois, 1860

Engraved portrait of a seated man with a mustache in a dark suit and carved wooden chair, dated 1900.

Alexander Johnston Cassatt

Samuel Sartain, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of a man in powdered wig and embroidered coat, with garland border and scripted inscription below.

John Hancock

Joseph H. Seymour, 1790

Lithograph portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and waistcoat, hand resting on books, with signature George Peabody belo

George Peabody

George Peabody, 1850

Caricature of a uniformed officer with binoculars on a Hudson River ferry, surrounded by political newspapers and signs.

All Quiet on the Hudson

Thomas Nast, 1870