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Etched portrait of a seated man in a dark coat, hands resting on a table with an open book, lit by a window.

Charles Deering

Anders Zorn, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man with white curly hair, dark coat and white collar, with a handwritten signature belo

Thomas Handasyd Perkins

Hezekiah Wright Smith, 1850

Alexander Mouton

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Lithograph portrait of Winfield Scott in dark military uniform with epaulettes, holding a sword, published by A. Winch, 1850.

General Winfield Scott

Sepia lithograph portrait of Abraham Lincoln in suit and bow tie, captioned The Nation's Martyr, with printed title below.

Nation's Martyr

Anthony Berger, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a woman in a ruffled bonnet, fur-trimmed collar and bow at the throat, with script signature below.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Lithograph portrait of a man with wavy dark hair in a dark suit and waistcoat, gazing toward the viewer.

Howell Cobb

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Oval lithograph bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, against a cloudy sky, signed H. Clay.

Henry Clay

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved caricature of a seated man beneath a donkey-headed figure, with a placard, cherub, desk lamp and newspapers.

A Midsummer's Night Dream

Thomas Nast, 1870

Full-length black and white print of a standing man in a dark suit beside a lace-draped table, captioned Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln

John L. Magee, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of a man in dark coat and white cravat, titled John Jay, with a horizontally lined background.

John Jay

Cornelius Tiebout, 1790

Hand-colored print of a bearded officer in an oval laurel frame, flanked by two American flags and a magenta name banner.

Philip Henry Sheridan

Charles Magnus, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Charles IX wearing a feathered cap and lace ruff, with biographical text below.

Charles IX

Nicolas de Larmessin I, 1670

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with star shoulder straps, captioned Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sh

Philip Henry Sheridan

Philip Henry Sheridan, 1861

Lithograph portrait of Rev. Christian Z. Paulison seated at a table with an inkwell, quill, books, and a rolled paper.

Christian Zabriskie Paulison

Sylvanus Palmer, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man in military uniform with epaulettes, sash and medals, above a crowned coat of arms.

Christian VIII

Johann Friedrich Bause

Monochrome lithograph of a seated woman in dark dress and lace collar beside a column and carved chair.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Leopold Grozelier

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark suit and cravat, signed George Law.

George Law

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Caricature of a mustached man with hand on chin beside a draped column, with figures in period dress behind him.

Samuel Clemens

Theodore Wust, 1870

George E. Ohr

Frank Berkeley Smith, 1890

Lithograph portrait of a seated older man in dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, holding a plumed hat and sword.

General Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott, 1860

Lithographic portrait of a man with wavy hair and a dark bow tie, labeled Edwin Thomas Booth, on tan paper.

Edwin Thomas Booth

Jeremiah Gurney & Sons, 1870

Harper's Weekly page with an engraving of Sergeant Wyllyams's body pierced by arrows, plus battle and fort scenes.

Body of Sergeant Wyllyams

Harper's Weekly, 1860

Engraved portrait of a standing man beside a laboratory table with a phonograph, glass bottles and tubes.

Thomas Alva Edison

Thure de Thulstrup, 1890

Engraved oval portrait of Reverend Jonathan Mayhew in a powdered wig and black clerical robe, with name inscription below.

Jonathan Mayhew

Richard Jennys, 1760

Mezzotint portrait of an older man in a fur hat and fur-trimmed coat holding a letter beside a writing desk.

Benjamin Franklin

Johann Martin Will, 1770

Engraved portrait of Bishop Richard Allen seated with an open book, framed by an ornate foliate border with caption.

Bishop Richard Allen

Bp. Richard Allen, 1830

Engraved portrait of Earl Van Dorn with mustache and bow tie, part of a newspaper page with text and illustrations.

Earl Van Dorn

Charles DeForest Fredricks, 1861

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man in a dark coat seated at a desk with an open book and pen.

Joseph Gales

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Lithograph of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes riding a grey horse across a grassy field.

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis, 1850