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Sheet music cover with an oval bust portrait of a man in a dark jacket and cravat, framed by an ornate scrolled border.

Confederacy March

Edward Sachse & Co, 1860

Etched portrait of an older bald man with long hair, fur-collared dark coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

Benjamin Franklin

Jacques Reich, 1900

Stonewall Jackson

A. Hurdle, 1861

Black-and-white lithographic portrait of James K. Polk in an oval star frame, flanked by flags, an eagle, and military trophi

James K. Polk

Nathaniel Currier, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark suit and bow tie before a draped curtain, with handwritten inscription signed Wm Mille

William Miller

William Miller, 1850

John Dickinson

Burnet Reading, 1790

Lithograph of a naval officer in uniform and cocked hat standing on a wooden deck, with steamboats on a river behind.

Andrew Hull Foote

Andrew Hull Foote, 1850

Engraved portrait of a naval officer in uniform with epaulettes, above a vignette of a sailing frigate on water.

Isaac Hull

George Graham, 1810

Maggie Mitchell

Henry Atwell Thomas, 1880

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and frilled white cravat, shown against a shaded background.

Henry Clay

Albert Newsam, 1820

Engraved portrait of John Quincy Adams standing by a pedestal with an open book, draped curtain and classical columns behind

John Quincy Adams

Thomas Gimbrede, 1820

John Singleton Copley

William Daniell, 1800

Oval tonal portrait of a man with wavy dark hair, white collar and dark jacket, captioned Lawrence Barrett.

Lawrence Barrett

J. Howard Collier, 1880

Stippled oval portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, captioned Major General Winfield Scott.

General Winfield Scott

Engraved page showing seven portraits of men in frames, titled Members of President Lincoln's Cabinet.

Members of President Lincoln's Cabinet

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Oval lithograph portrait of a clergyman in black gown and white bands, with dark hair and side whiskers, dated 1850.

Manton Eastburn

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Lithograph portrait of Bishop Richard Allen, a bust-length man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, 1840.

Bishop Richard Allen

Bp. Richard Allen, 1840

Engraved portrait of seated John Hancock in period dress holding Continental Congress resolutions, with papers on the floor.

John Hancock

Colored caricature of a standing man in a pinstriped suit and cap, smoking, with a heraldic shield and witty banner above.

H. C. Chatfield-Taylor

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark suit beside a globe, holding a rolled document, in a formal interior.

Franklin Pierce

Marie Alexandre Alophe, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Hon. John Bell, Secretary of War.

John Bell

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Hand-colored etched portrait of a bare-chested Mohawk chief in a blue blanket, holding a tomahawk and wearing a medal.

Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row

Levi Woodbury

William Henry Brown, 1840

Sepia lithograph of a temple compound with tiled-roof buildings, a large tree, a stone well, and villagers on dirt paths.

Temple at Tumai Lew Chew

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1850

Engraved print with oval portrait of a man in a buttoned coat, laurel wreath frame, and a landscape vignette below.

Nathanael Greene

Lithographic portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, titled Commissioner of the Land-Office.

James Whitcomb

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Lithographic portrait of Edwin Forrest, a man in a dark coat and cravat, turned three-quarters to the left, on aged paper.

Edwin Forrest

James Queen, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of James K. Polk seated in a gilded chair beside a bookshelf, with an Oregon document on a table.

James K. Polk

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame, bordered by telegraph poles, a ship, and landscape scenes.

Taliaferro Shaffner

Taliaferro Shaffner, 1850

Engraved portrait of a woman in a jeweled crown, pearl necklace and lace bodice with fur wrap, within an oval vignette.

Queen Isabella II

August Weger, 1850