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Caricature of a seated bald man smoking a cigar, with an Associated Press emblem above him and signed by Carlo de Fornaro.

Melville E. Stone

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved political cartoon of a man in a suit holding leashed bulldogs labeled Hoax and Senator, beside newspaper headlines.

Mysterious Influence

Thomas Nast, 1870

Sepia print of a standing man in dark coat with lace cuffs, gesturing toward a desk with books and a quill, beside a sword an

George Washington

George Graham, 1800

Hand-colored print of a wounded officer supported by comrades beside an American flag, with a dead horse and battle smoke beh

Death of Lieutenant Henry Clay Jr.

John Cameron, 1840

Oval engraved portrait of Thomas Paine in a high collar and cravat, with French text inscribed beneath the image.

Thomas Paine

Auguste Samdoz, 1790

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a white wig writing with a quill at a desk beside a glass globe.

Joseph Priestley

Thomas Holloway, 1780

Samuel Ringgold

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a standing bearded man in a frock coat beside a carved pedestal and armchair.

Chester Alan Arthur

Root & Tinker, 1880

Political cartoon of a scowling giant leaning over a cradle holding a small Massachusetts infant beside a bottle.

Cradle of Liberty in Danger

Thomas Nast, 1861

Theatrical poster for Uncle Tom's Cabin with a central portrait of a bearded man and vignettes of figures, shackles, and a bo

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, 1880

Lithograph playbill with central bust of G. E. Locke and six full-length Yankee comic characters in ornate frames.

Yankee Locke

John L. Magee, 1860

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with crosshatched oval background and printed name caption below.

David Cadwallader Colden

Asher Brown Durand, 1810

Engraved bust portrait of a naval officer in uniform above a laurel wreath with a banner reading Capt'd Frolick.

Jacob Jones

George Delleker, 1800

Engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a dark suit, with an eagle, shield and laurel branches below him.

Abraham Lincoln

François Carquillat, 1870

Oval lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, with a caption identifying him as a Georgia senator.

Robert Augustus Toombs

Leopold Grozelier, 1861

Black and white lithograph of a standing man in period dress beside a table with an inkwell and quill, arched colonnade behin

William Cobbett

Nicolas Maurin, 1830

Russell Sage

Max Cramer, 1900

Lithograph of a standing man in a top hat and fur-collared greatcoat holding a long whip, captioned Mr. Johnson as Crack.

William F. Johnson

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820

Engraved portrait of Thomas Paine, seated with hand on chin beside a quill pen and inkwell on a desk.

Thomas Paine

Charles Willson Peale, 1790

Etched portrait of a woman with upswept hair, chin resting on her hand, gazing toward the viewer.

Ethel Barrymore

Paul César Helleu, 1900

Stippled oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark skullcap and white collar, captioned John Clark M.D.

John Clark

Thomas Edwards, 1820

Engraved portrait of an older man with grey hair in a dark robe and white cravat, seated in a chair against a shaded backgrou

Bushrod Washington

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Lithograph of a family in a studio: a woman with a book, children, a dog, and an artist painting a large sheet with sketched

Frances Trollope and Family

Frances Trollope, 1830

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned REV. O. SCOTT, on aged paper.

Orange Scott

? - Benjamin F. Nutting, 1830

Wood engraving of General Winfield Scott in dress uniform with plumed hat and sword, before a flag and cannonballs.

General Winfield Scott

William Luson Thomas, 1860

Sepia lithograph portrait of a mustached man in a double-breasted military uniform, captioned Gen. G. T. Beauregard.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

J. L. Giles, 1861

Engraved portrait of a standing man in a powdered wig and sash beside an ornate table, captioned Christian VII, King of Denma

Christian VII

William Grainger, 1780

Engraved oval portrait of a man in military uniform with epaulettes, inscribed Major Gen. Brown, U.S. Army.

Jacob Jennings Brown

John Wesley Jarvis, 1810

Lithograph portrait of a man in a fur-collared cloak beside a tree, with a log cabin vignette below labeled North Bend.

William Henry Harrison

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Franklin Pierce seated in a gilded chair with a quill pen, before red drapery.

Franklin Pierce

Nathaniel Currier, 1850