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Members, House of Assembly

Hand-colored print of an assassin with a knife fleeing a theatre box where a seated man is attacked, as audience members reac

Assassination of President Lincoln

Joseph Edward Baker, 1861

Engraved cartoon of a crowded wedding scene with a bride on a bed, a kneeling groom, and stuffed ballot boxes in front.

The Death-Bed Marriage

Thomas Nast, 1870

Sepia lithograph of a temple compound with tiled-roof buildings, a large tree, a stone well, and villagers on dirt paths.

Temple at Tumai Lew Chew

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1850

Lithograph of an encampment with a tiled-roof wooden pavilion, a flag, robed figures, and stone lanterns among trees.

Encampment of the Exploring Party in Lew Chew

Peter Bernard William Heine, 1850

Lithograph caricature of a man in a dress fleeing soldiers across a field, with a tent and speech bubbles behind him.

Jefferson and Varina Howell Davis

Jefferson Davis, 1860

Engraved family portrait of a uniformed bearded man, a seated woman, and a young girl in a paneled interior with busts.

Stonewall Jackson and Family

William Sartain, 1861

Etching of a plump pig lying on its side against crosshatched shadow, with a small wreath emblem below.

Stonewall Jackson

Frederick Volck, 1861

Lithograph of four seated family members around a table with flowers and books, titled The Washington Family.

The Washington Family

George Washington, 1860

Hand-coloured engraving of a family group in an interior: a seated woman with an infant, a boy, and three men.

Benjamin West and Family

George & Johan Facius, 1770

Engraving of Lafayette seated on a ship as ghostly American patriots appear and sea gods drive away storm clouds.

Marquis De Lafayette

Achille Moreau, 1820

Caricature lithograph of a ballerina dancing on stage while a manager, a despondent man and a newspaper reader look on.

Lola Has Come!

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1850

Engraved group portrait of eight men seated and standing around a table with inkwells and quills, with a draped curtain behin

The Cabinet of the Confederate States at Montgomery

Whitehurst & Hinton, 1861

Engraved print of bearded riders and soldiers with a flag moving through a wooded clearing, with bare trees behind.

Flight of President Davis

Frank Vizetelly, 1861

Hand-colored print of American naval officers landing by boat to meet Japanese officials under pine trees on a riverbank.

Landing of Commodore Perry, Officers and Men of the Squadron, to Meet the Imperial Commissioners at Simoda, Japan, Ju…

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1850

Engraving of a large amphitheatre with a crowd, a violent melee of armoured figures, and bearded men in classical dress.

Amphitheatrum Johnsonianum

Thomas Nast, 1860

Wood engraving of a crowded formal reception at the White House with officers and women in gowns beneath a chandelier.

Grand Reception at the White House, January, 1862

Alfred R. Waud, 1861

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

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

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

Ornate calligraphic memorial sheet with an engraved oval portrait of George Washington in military uniform at center.

George Washington

Peter Maverick, 1810

Engraving of bearded Confederate cavalry officer in plumed hat leading mounted troops and a battle flag across a field.

Jeb Stuart

Frank Vizetelly, 1861

Caricature lithograph of men on a dirt road with speech bubbles, a small man with crutch centered, titled Taking the Stump, 1

"Taking the Stump" or Stephen in Search of His Mother

John Bell, 1861

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

The Tammany Tiger Loose

Thomas Nast, 1870

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

Stonewall Jackson

Nathaniel Routzahn, 1861

Hand-colored print of a formal landing party at a shoreline with ships at anchor, ranks of soldiers, and hills behind.

First Landing of Americans in Japan

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1850

Etched caricature of a reclining man in a chair with feet on a stool, cherubs holding a laurel wreath above, dog on floor.

Battle at Great Bethel

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Satirical lithograph titled The Democratic Platform showing men stacked as a human platform, with caricatured speech balloons

Democratic Platform

Nathaniel Currier, 1850

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

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