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Caricature of a seated man in bowler hat and suit on a travel trunk with labels, beside a New York Herald newspaper.

James Gordon Bennett, Jr.

? - Constantine Von Grimm, 1880

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Andrew Jackson seated at a desk with a quill pen, beside a draped curtain and sword.

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, 1830

Protection to American Industries

Charles Milton Bell, 1880

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Stephen Alonso Schoff, 1870

Hand-colored engraved portrait of a uniformed officer above laurel, cannons, spears and a ribbon reading Proctor Defeated.

William Henry Harrison

William Strickland, 1810

Seated man in dark suit in a draped interior with a framed landscape and marble pedestal, lithograph portrait.

Andrew Jackson

Albert Newsam, 1830

Oval lithographic portrait of a bearded officer in dark military uniform with collar stars, captioned Gen. Stonewall Jackson.

Stonewall Jackson

Dominique C. Fabronius, 1861

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded officer in dark military uniform, captioned Gen. Beauregard.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Charles DeForest Fredricks, 1861

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, framed by an ornate border with a signature below.

James Fenimore Cooper

Oliver Pelton, 1830

Sheet music cover showing a bearded officer in uniform holding a sword and cap, framed by an arch, a column and drapery.

General Lyon's Funeral March

Thomas S. Sinclair, 1861

Mah-to-toh-pa

Johann Hürlimann, 1830

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and waistcoat, signed by Francis D'Avignon.

James Lawrence Orr

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved portrait of John Adams seated in a chair with one hand on a book, with a dedication and eagle emblem below.

John Adams

Henry H. Houston, 1800

Engraving of a formal dinner and a presentation of American women to Japanese ambassadors at Willard's hotel, Washington, 186

Japanese Ambassadors

M. N, 1860

Hand-colored print of a seated man in a sailor-style jacket beside a rifle, with rowboats on a river behind him.

John Banvard

Charles Baugniet, 1840

Engraved portrait of a man with powdered hair and white cravat, labeled Oliver Ellsworth, late Chief Justice of the United St

Oliver Ellsworth

David Edwin, 1810

Engraved caricature of two bearded men playing billiards in a pool hall, one in star-patterned clothing striking a ball.

Great Cannon Game

Sir John Tenniel, 1860

Charles Willson Peale

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Political cockfight caricature: a rooster with a human head stands over a fallen rooster in an arena, with spectators at ring

The Great Match at Baltimore

Stephen Arnold Douglas, 1861

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair, dark coat and cravat, with printed name caption below.

Richard Mentor Johnson

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Engraved portrait of Richard Cromwell in armor and lace collar, holding a baton, within an octagonal frame.

Richard Cromwell

Frederik Bouttats

Engraved oval portrait of Andrew Johnson in dark suit and bow tie, facing left, with printed name and signature below.

Andrew Johnson

John Chester Buttre, 1860

Engraved portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in a dark military uniform with star shoulder straps, against a gray background.

Ulysses S. Grant

John Mooney, 1861

Satirical lithograph of Uncle Sam greeting job applicants at a doorway, with the White House in the background.

Uncle Sam Making New Arrangements

John Bell, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of William Henry Harrison in an oval vignette with an ornate decorative frame.

William Henry Harrison

Albert Newsam, 1840

Engraved print with an oval portrait of a man in a dark coat, framed by ornate calligraphic flourishes and lettering.

Marquis De Lafayette

Joseph Perkins, 1820

Sheet music cover showing a standing fireman in a tall engineer helmet holding a brass speaking trumpet, with The Engineer Po

Harry Howard

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes and brass buttons, labeled W. J. Worth.

William Jenkins Worth

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Newspaper page with an oval engraved portrait of bearded Samuel Preston Moore, Surgeon-General, above columns of text.

Samuel Preston Moore

John W. Torsch, 1860

Etched portrait of a white-haired, mustached man in a suit, bow tie and waistcoat, seated with hands clasped.

Samuel Clemens

Otto J. Schneider, 1900