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Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, with the caption Philip Syng Physick, M.D. below.

Philip Syng Physick

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithographic portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Joel Turrill, Representative from N

Joel Turrill

Charles Fenderich

Engraved portrait of Andrew Jackson in a dark military uniform with ribbed epaulettes and embroidered collar.

Andrew Jackson

Charles Cutler Torrey, 1820

Caricature lithograph of a mustached man in a dark suit with one hand on his chest, leaning on a table.

Henry Morton Stanley

Charles Auguste Loye, 1870

Etched portrait of a seated older man with white mustache and striped tie, hands clasped, by Otto J. Schneider.

S.A. Walker

Otto J. Schneider, 1920

Engraved portrait of an older bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, turned to the left, with printed caption below.

Samuel Putnam Avery

Thomas Johnson, 1900

Oval lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat, bow tie and patterned waistcoat, with signature below.

Charles Beebe Stuart

Francis d' Avignon, 1861

Engraving of two Egyptian-style mummy cases with portrait faces between cat statues, labeled with years on the steps.

Embalmed That They May Keep Until 1880 - Or Longer

Thomas Nast, 1870

Lithograph of a uniformed officer on horseback raising a plumed hat, with soldiers in the background.

General Winfield Scott

Otto Starck, 1860

Lithograph of two men in period costume, one stooping with a top hat, the other holding a paper, captioned Paul Pry and Col H

Henry Finn and Thomas Kilner

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820

Ignace Jan Paderewski

Emil Fuchs, 1900

Marquis De Lafayette

Edward Gosselin, 1890

Engraved bust portrait of General George Washington in a powdered wig and lace jabot against a dark stippled background.

George Washington

David Edwin, 1800

Etched portrait of a man with short dark hair in a suit and tie, rendered in fine cross-hatched lines.

Herbert Hoover

Leo Mielziner, 1920

Lithograph poster for Tony Pastor's Double Troupe showing cherubs holding a Kelly and Ryan banner above costumed performers o

John T. Kelly and Thomas J. Ryan

John T. Kelly, 1880

Etching of a man in a smock examining a small framed print in a dim studio with a chair and bookshelves.

The Etcher

Childe Hassam, 1910

John Marshall

Waterman Lilly Ormsby, 1830

Jonas Chickering

Jonas Chickering, 1850

Stonewall Jackson

Anton Hohenstein, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Samuel Adams in a wig and cravat, above a pedestal with scales and a caduceus.

Samuel Adams

John Norman, 1780

Engraved oval portrait of an older man with powdered hair, dark coat and lace jabot, after Gilbert Stuart.

George Washington

William Edgar Marshall, 1860

Stipple engraving portrait of John Adams in an oval frame, wearing a powdered wig and buttoned period coat.

John Adams

Cornelius Tiebout, 1800

Theodosia Bartow Burr Alston

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Chromolithograph poster of a woman in a white lace hat, framed by green leaves, pale blue panels and gold scrollwork, with th

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell, 1880

Theatrical poster of Adelaide Norwood in a blue kimono as Madam Butterfly, beside a parasol and painted screen, advertising E

Adelaide Norwood

Adelaide Norwood, 1820

Hand-coloured engraving of a young man in a blue coat and tan breeches standing in an oval frame, with a satirical caption be

Joseph Wright Self-Portrait

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1770

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed by Jacques Reich, marked artist's proof.

Joseph Jefferson

Jacques Reich, 1900

Caricature of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with folded arms and yellow shoes, with a law-themed coat of arms beside hi

George S. Willits

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Caricature of a man in cap and knickerbockers holding a golf club, with a rooster and WHEAT shield in the upper right.

E. C. Worthington

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a powdered wig and coat, with a Latin inscription on the plinth below.

Benjamin Franklin

Johann Elias Haid, 1770