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Charcoal sketch of a seated shirtless man leaning on one arm, inside a circular border, by John Singer Sargent.

Thomas Eugene McKeller

John Singer Sargent, 1920

Engraved print of a seated man in a patterned robe painting at an easel, holding a brush and palette.

Washington Allston

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1840

Engraved portrait of an older man in a bow tie inside an ornate eagle-topped border, with signature and caption below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Samuel Houston

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and bow tie, captioned Edgar A. Poe.

Edgar Allan Poe

John Sartain, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a standing man in a frock coat with his hand on books beside a Louisville Journal newspaper.

George Dennison Prentice

George Dennison Prentice, 1860

Lithograph of seven oval portraits of uniformed officers arranged around a central figure, titled The Offering of the Carrier

The Offering of the Carriers of the Press to their Patrons

Charles Wilkes, 1861

Engraved-style portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame with an eagle, flags, and the Capitol, made of fine text lines.

Benjamin Harrison

Morris Diamond, 1890

Hand-colored lithograph of a bearded man's head framed within a pink starfish with knobbed arms.

Edwin Forrest

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Embossed white relief portrait of Henry Clay standing before a harbor scene with a ship, within an ornate green scrollwork bo

Henry Clay

John McPherson, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of a man's head with a cuttlefish's coiled tentacles spreading above it.

William Evans Burton

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a balding man in a dark suit and bow tie, labeled Eugene Field, on aged cream paper.

Eugene Field

Eugene Field, 1880

Oval lithograph portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat and bow tie, signed Salmon P. Chase.

Salmon P. Chase

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of Admiral George Dewey in naval uniform, with an eagle, flags and arrows below.

Admiral George Dewey

William Henry Warren Bicknell, 1890

George Washington

Jr Joseph Hiller, 1790

Reverend William White

Albert Newsam, 1830

Etched portrait of a bearded older man in a dark suit, seated before a densely hatched background, by Anders Zorn.

John Milton Hay

Anders Zorn, 1900

Political caricature of a man on a gallows platform labeled Secession Trap, with a crowd of onlookers below.

Jeff Davis, On His Own Platform

Jefferson Davis, 1861

Half-length portrait print of a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat, mounted on burlap backing.

George Washington

William Nutter, 1790

Oval lithographic portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat and cravat, signed in script below.

Henry Joseph Gardner

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Hand-colored 1840 portrait print of a man in a dark jacket and cravat, with a handwritten signature below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Louis McLane

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved portrait of Joseph Markle seated with a sash and medal, framed by an eagle, flags, and a factory scene.

Joseph Markle

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithographic portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat and white cravat, in an oval vignette.

Charles Carroll

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithograph caricature: a man in white coat gestures to two Black men while a figure holds a whip and shackles.

A Dodge That Won't Work

John Cameron, 1870

Grayscale bust portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Loring Andrews.

Loring Andrews

Louis Lemet, 1820

Lithographic bust portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Nathaniel Freeman, M.D.

Nathaniel Freeman

Nathaniel Freeman, 1820

Lithographic portrait of a man with dark hair resting his head on his hand, wearing a high-collared coat and cravat.

Robert Walsh

Cephas Grier Childs, 1820

Caricature of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in top hat and formal dress beside a coat of arms with a steamship and money bags.

Alfred Gywnne Vanderbilt

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Lithograph portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left, with a printed signature below.

Abel Parker Upshur

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of actor Joseph Proctor in frontier costume, holding a knife and wooden staff in a forest clearing.

Joseph Proctor

Joseph Proctor, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white collar, captioned Mr. Hamblin, Theatre Royal Drury-Lane

Thomas S. Hamblin

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820