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Hand-colored portrait of a man in an ornate frame with an eagle, captioned Ex Vice President U.S., Plumbeotype National Galle

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Richard Mentor Johnson

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Sheet music cover with nine oval portraits of uniformed men in an ornate frame, an eagle at top, and flags and cannons below.

Cadet's March

G. H. Nickerson, 1861

Etched portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and frock coat holding a cane, with a signature below.

John Wesley Jarvis

Henry Inman, 1810

Engraved bust portrait of a naval officer in uniform, with a ship at sea and a laurel wreath banner reading Don't Give Up the

James Lawrence

William Strickland, 1800

Newspaper page with ornate masthead and central oval engraved portrait of James Alexander Seddon, Confederate Secretary of Wa

James Alexander Seddon

A. Hurdle, 1860

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with star shoulder straps, with a printed caption and sign

Ulysses S. Grant

John A. O'Neill, 1861

Engraved portrait of Andrew Jackson standing beside a draped table with a quill, inkwell, and a Constitution scroll, with a c

Andrew Jackson

Francis Kearny, 1820

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat before red drapery.

James Buchanan

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Thomas Hart Benton

William Henry Brown, 1840

Hand-colored print of a green bird with a bearded man's head on a branch, wearing a gold watch chain and collar.

The Attorney

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Stephen Decatur

M. Osborn, 1800

Satirical lithograph of a crowd with tools and banners before a Constitution statue, Supreme Court and Senate panels above.

The People Putting Responsibility to the Test

Thomas W. Whitley, 1830

Black and white lithograph portrait of a seated man in a suit holding a book, with a curtain and inkwell beside him.

Andrew Johnson

John Henry Bufford, 1850

John Dickinson

B. B. Ellis, 1780

William Maxwell Evarts

Root & Tinker, 1880

Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin seated with a quill pen and manuscript, with a lightning storm scene behind him.

Benjamin Franklin

Edward Fisher, 1760

Sepia lithographic oval portrait of a man with swept-back hair, dark coat and bow tie, captioned Andrew Johnson.

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson, 1860

Mezzotint portrait of Samuel Adams in period dress beside a column, with rolled documents and a verse caption below.

Samuel Adams

J. Percy Sabin, 1900

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Major Ridge, a man with white curly hair in a dark blue coat and tan waistcoat.

Major Ridge

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

John Quincy Adams

William Henry Brown, 1840

Engraved portrait of Rembrandt Peale with spectacles and white hair, on a Ballou's Pictorial newspaper page with a harbor mas

Rembrandt Peale

flourished William J. Pierce, 1850

Lithograph portrait of Andrew Jackson in a dark coat and white cravat, with swept-up grey hair, against a pale background.

Andrew Jackson

William James Hubard, 1820

Henry Alexander Wise

Charles Fenderich, 1861

Lithograph portrait of Samuel Prentiss, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a printed quotation below.

Samuel Prentiss

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair, goatee, and dark cravat, signed Edwin Forrest.

Edwin Forrest

Edwin Forrest, 1860

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of Black Hawk, a Sac chief, in a blue coat with red collar and gold buttons.

Black Hawk

John Cameron, 1830

Lithograph portrait of Osceola of Florida standing with a rifle, wearing a feathered headdress, ornamented coat and beaded le

Osceola

George Catlin, 1890

Sheet music cover with oval portrait of a bearded officer in military uniform, framed by an ornate decorative border.

Burnside's Victory March

Mathew B. Brady, 1861

Sepia engraved portrait of a bald man in a dark jacket and striped cravat, with handwritten verse below.

Eugene Field

Jr Henry Taylor, 1890

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, captioned John Hancock Esqr.

John Hancock

John Singleton Copley, 1770