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George Washington

Jr Joseph Hiller, 1790

Reverend William White

Albert Newsam, 1830

Etched portrait of a bearded older man in a dark suit, seated before a densely hatched background, by Anders Zorn.

John Milton Hay

Anders Zorn, 1900

Political caricature of a man on a gallows platform labeled Secession Trap, with a crowd of onlookers below.

Jeff Davis, On His Own Platform

Jefferson Davis, 1861

Half-length portrait print of a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat, mounted on burlap backing.

George Washington

William Nutter, 1790

Oval lithographic portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and cravat, signed in script below.

Henry Joseph Gardner

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Hand-colored 1840 portrait print of a man in a dark jacket and cravat, with a handwritten signature below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Louis McLane

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved portrait of Joseph Markle seated with a sash and medal, framed by an eagle, flags, and a factory scene.

Joseph Markle

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithographic portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat and white cravat, in an oval vignette.

Charles Carroll

Albert Newsam, 1830

Grayscale bust portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Loring Andrews.

Loring Andrews

Louis Lemet, 1820

Lithographic bust portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Nathaniel Freeman, M.D.

Nathaniel Freeman

Nathaniel Freeman, 1820

Lithographic portrait of a man with dark hair resting his head on his hand, wearing a high-collared coat and cravat.

Robert Walsh

Cephas Grier Childs, 1820

Caricature of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in top hat and formal dress beside a coat of arms with a steamship and money bags.

Alfred Gywnne Vanderbilt

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Lithograph portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left, with a printed signature below.

Abel Parker Upshur

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of actor Joseph Proctor in frontier costume, holding a knife and wooden staff in a forest clearing.

Joseph Proctor

Joseph Proctor, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white collar, captioned Mr. Hamblin, Theatre Royal Drury-Lane

Thomas S. Hamblin

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820

Lithograph portrait of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks in dark military uniform holding a sword, dated 1861.

Nathaniel Prentiss Banks

Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley, 1770

Colored caricature of a man in a long brown coat, dark hat and monocle holding a cane, from Vanity Fair.

J. A. M. Whistler

Leslie Ward, 1870

Engraved full-length portrait of a bearded man in a plumed hat and fur-trimmed robe, with a harbor and boats behind him.

Philip I

Lithograph of two seated men in dark coats with ornate border and printed text naming Meade Brothers, Daguerreotype Artists.

Meade Brothers, Daguerreotype Artists

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Etching of a plumed armored man being fitted by an armorer in a workshop, with a verse caption below.

Bombastes Preparing for his Crusade to New Orleans

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Black and white lithographic portrait of a man with swept hair in a double-breasted coat and cravat, dated 1861.

John Cabell Breckinridge

N. Cozzadi, 1861

Lithographic portrait of William Wilkins, a white-haired man in a dark coat and patterned vest, turned to the right.

William Wilkins

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Mezzotint portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet, ruffled collar and dark dress, hand resting in her lap with a ring.

Ann Dorothy Martineau

Charles Turner, 1830

Art Nouveau theatre poster of a woman in an ornate gown beside blossoming branches, with red lettering reading Miss Ada Rehan

Ada Rehan

Ada Rehan, 1890

Woodcut portraits of Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck in tricorn hats above columns of printed text on a worn broadside.

Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck

Daniel Shays, 1780

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform within an embossed scrolled paper frame with a shield crest.

John Clifford Pemberton

John Clifford Pemberton, 1861

Benjamin Franklin

John Norman, 1780

Lithograph portrait of seated James K. Polk in a dark coat and high collar, with French caption and signature below.

James K. Polk

Marie Alexandre Alophe, 1840