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Engraved portrait of Washington Irving with curly hair, dark fur-collared coat and white cravat, against a shaded background.

Washington Irving

Hatch and Smillie, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of James Knox Polk, seated before green drapery, holding a rolled document.

James K. Polk

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Sepia etching of a gray-haired man in a dark suit and tie, shown in bust-length portrait with hatched shading.

Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

Franklin T. Wood, 1920

Etched caricature of three men drinking in a tavern, one raising a glass, with a spittoon and bottles on shelves.

Bombastes at the Mass: Military Academy

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Lithograph portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Andrew Jackson.

Andrew Jackson

Jean-Baptiste Adolphe La Fosse, 1850

Hand-colored lithographic portrait of a seated man in black suit beside a green drape and red-covered table.

John Parker Hale

Kelloggs & Comstock, 1840

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man in spectacles, dark jacket and high white collar, labeled Joseph Cross, D.D.

Joseph Cross

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

WWI poster with orange background, a November 1918 calendar, and a sketched portrait of a uniformed officer in a peaked cap.

John Joseph Pershing

Hiram Harold Green, 1910

Engraved caricature of a woman in a tall headdress lifting a man in a powdered wig, printed on a text page.

Patience Lovell Wright

Patience Lovell Wright, 1770

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with two stars on the shoulder strap, dated 1861.

Joseph Hooker

Joseph Hooker, 1861

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and floral cravat, captioned Secretary of State.

John Forsyth

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Stippled monochrome portrait of an elderly man in a dark jacket and bow tie, captioned Alderman John Binns, aged 73 years.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - John Binns

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Lithographic portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark cloak and cravat, with a printed quotation below.

William Cabell Rives

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark naval uniform with epaulettes, labeled William Bainbridge, 1810.

William Bainbridge

Asher Brown Durand, 1810

Lithograph of a woman in a patterned dress and checked apron, holding a bonnet, arms outstretched, in an oval frame.

Malvina Pray Florence

John L. Magee, 1850

Stylized theatrical poster of a woman with dark bobbed hair on blue background, lettered Eleanor Woodruff in Big Jim Garrity.

Eleanor Woodruff

Myron Perley, 1910

Engraved cartoon of a tiger attacking a woman in an arena while spectators watch from stands above.

The Tammany Tiger Loose

Thomas Nast, 1870

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a seated white-haired man in a dark coat with a gold sword, before green drapery.

Zachary Taylor

Kelloggs & Comstock, 1840

Oval lithograph portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with a high collar and a full moustache.

David Hunter

Dominique C. Fabronius, 1861

Drypoint portrait of a woman in a large plumed hat and fur stole, glancing over her shoulder, signed Helleu.

Consuelo Vanderbilt

Paul César Helleu, 1900

Engraved portrait of a man in ornate military uniform with epaulettes, sash and medals, hand resting on a book.

Alexander I

Henry Meyer, 1810

Engraved half-length portrait of a seated man in a dark suit holding a pocket watch, with draped curtain behind him.

John Sartain Self-Portrait

John Sartain, 1840

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe and bow tie, seated beside a draped table with a book.

Charles H. Van Brunt

Jacques Reich, 1890

Printed Emancipation Proclamation with central oval portrait of a bearded man, eagle above, and decorative engraved text.

Emancipation Proclamation

Albert Kidder, 1860

Lithograph portrait of a man with long wavy hair, white collar and dark coat, captioned John J. Audubon.

John James Audubon

Jules Lion, 1860

Political cartoon of a large man in a striped suit holding two boys by the collar, surrounded by reward notices on a newspape

Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum

Thomas Nast, 1870

Lithograph portrait of William Wirt, a man with curly hair in a dark coat and high white collar, by Albert Newsam, 1820.

William Wirt

Albert Newsam, 1820

Samuel Huntington

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1780

Engraved certificate of the Southern Orphan Association with a bearded man in military uniform portrait, Richmond 1867.

Stonewall Jackson

Nathaniel Routzahn, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark draped cloak, signed Ch. Fenderich, titled Thomas Hart Benton.

Thomas Hart Benton

Charles Fenderich, 1830