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Oval lithographic portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat with white cravat, within a gold ornamental frame.

Caleb Strong

J. B. Marston, 1840

Lithograph bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and white waistcoat, with the caption Col. Richard M. Johnson below.

Richard Mentor Johnson

Jules Lion, 1830

Oval engraved portrait of an elderly clergyman in a powdered wig and white bands, with inscription Rev. Joseph Prince below.

Joseph Prince

Samuel Hill, 1790

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark uniform coat and high white collar, captioned Com. Buchanan of the Merrimac.

Franklin Buchanan

Lithograph of six Osage figures, four men in feathered headdresses and two seated women in striped dresses, with lettered cap

Les Six Indiens Osages

Pierre Lacroix, 1820

Engraved portrait of Edward A. Hannegan, a man in dark formal dress with bow tie, against a dark background.

Edward Allen Hannegan

Thomas Doney, 1840

Ornate engraved portrait of a heavyset man in a bow tie, framed by a decorative border with an eagle at the top.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Lewis Cass

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Display of the United States of America

Amos Doolittle, 1790

Martin Van Buren

William Henry Brown, 1840

George Washington

Lithographic portrait of a clergyman in black biretta and embroidered white vestments, with signature below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Henry B. Coskery

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, with inscription naming John Jay, ambassador.

John Jay

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a cravat and period coat, framed by laurel branches, with the name Joel Barlow below.

Joel Barlow

Louis Charles Ruotte, 1790

Engraved double portrait of Charles and Henry Meade beside text columns and engravings of Swedes Church and a Michigan copper

Charles and Henry Meade

Mar Charles Richard Meade, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of John C. Breckinridge in brown coat and blue cravat, before red drapery and a column.

John Cabell Breckinridge

Nathaniel Currier, 1861

Etching of a bearded man in a suit holding a palette and brushes beside an easel with an inscription.

Thomas Nast Self-Portrait

Thomas Nast, 1900

Mezzotint portrait of Henry Laurens seated beside a draped table with quill and papers, in a columned interior.

Henry Laurens

Valentine Green, 1780

Oval lithographic portrait of James K. Polk in a dark coat and bow tie, framed by an ornate scrolled border.

James K. Polk

Albert Newsam, 1840

Engraved portrait of William Augustus Bowles in a feathered headdress, ruffled shirt and sash, against a dark background.

William Augustus Bowles

Joseph Grozer, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of General Washington in military dress, with a small scene of a surrender ceremony below.

George Washington

Charles Willson Peale, 1770

Silas Deane

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Engraved portrait of Major General Richard Montgomery in tricorn hat and military coat, holding a sword, standing on ground.

Richard Montgomery

John Norman, 1780

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with the caption Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia.

Wilson Lumpkin

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Hand-colored print portrait of John Hancock in a blue coat and powdered wig, framed by drapery and a laurel wreath.

John Hancock

Sr John Coles, 1790

Caricature of a bearded man in a bowler hat and striped coat holding a pipe, with a red horse crest at upper right.

Arthur J. Caton

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with curly hair, shaded in loose dark hatching.

Unidentified Man

William Miller, 1890

Lithograph portrait of Reverend John P. Donelan in clerical dress with embroidered stole and wire-rimmed spectacles.

John Philip Donelan

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Hand-colored portrait of a man in a suit and cravat within an ornate botanical frame with an eagle at top.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Thomas Corwin

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark jacket and bow tie, with a handwritten signature below the image.

Daniel Stevens Dickinson

Thomas Doney, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and white cravat, holding a book, labeled Abbott Lawrence.

Abbott Lawrence

Marcus Ormsbee, 1850