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Oval lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair and a cravat, labeled Hon. Rufus Choate, with signature.

Rufus Choate

John Adams Whipple, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a seated woman in a patterned gown beside a violin and carved chair, captioned Camilla Urso.

Camille Urso

Henry Atwell Thomas, 1860

Colored caricature of bearded James Abram Garfield with oversized head, brown jacket and green trousers, hands in pockets.

James Abram Garfield

Joseph Keppler, 1880

Engraved portrait of a seated man in dark period dress beside a desk and books, with classical columns and a landscape behind

James Monroe

Goodman & Piggot, 1810

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned John Warren M.D.

Dr. John Warren

Rembrandt Peale, 1820

Engraved print of fifteen oval portraits of Confederate leaders under a banner reading Enemies of Our Union, with numbered ca

Enemies of our Union

Jefferson Davis, 1861

Pink poster with a line-drawn bearded man holding a hat, advertising Edwin Markham's article in The Saturday Evening Post.

Edwin Markham

Edwin Markham, 1890

Engraved portrait of Thomas Jefferson with white hair and dark coat against a stippled background.

Thomas Jefferson

David Edwin, 1800

Sheet music cover with oval portraits of nine Confederate generals around the title Our Generals, Lee at center.

Our Generals

Joseph Eggleston Johnston, 1861

Campaign print with oval portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin under an eagle and draped curtains, 1860.

Republican Banner for 1860

Cole Brothers, 1860

Lithographic oval portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark suit and bow tie, signed Henry W. Longfellow.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Black and white oval lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with stars on the collar.

Robert E. Lee

J. L. Giles, 1861

Oval lithograph portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark double-breasted coat and black stock, dated 1850.

Daniel Webster

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Engraved oval portrait of bearded Captain John Smith in a ruff collar, with ships and a globe in the border.

John Smith

Simon de Passe, 1610

Sepia engraved portrait of an older bearded man in a dark coat and cravat, with a signature in the margin.

George William Curtis

Jacques Reich, 1900

Hand-colored caricature of a man's head on a black beetle body, titled HUM-BUG, on a cream paper sheet.

P.T. Barnum

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Oval black-and-white lithograph portrait of a balding man in spectacles, cravat and dark coat, signed Theodore Parker.

Theodore Parker

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

John Ferguson Weir

J. Alden Weir, 1890

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with silver epaulettes, holding a sword, bust-length.

Franz Sigel

Christian Inger, 1861

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair, wearing a double-breasted coat and white cravat.

Jared Sparks

Albert Newsam, 1830

John C. Calhoun

William Henry Brown, 1840

Caricature of P.T. Barnum playing a trumpet before a museum sign listing curiosities, printed on a Vanity Fair page.

P.T. Barnum

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Lithographic portrait of a man with dark tousled hair in a dark cloak and white collar, hand on chest, turned to the side.

Samuel Lewis Southard

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform with three collar stars, signed, on cream paper.

Robert E. Lee

Minnis & Cowell, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Gurdon Saltonstall in a powdered wig and white cravat, with a caption naming him Governor of Connec

Gurdon Saltonstall

Amos Doolittle, 1790

Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man in a pale robe with dark fur collar and red necklace, titled Ong-Pa-Ton-Ga.

Ong-pa-ton-ga

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat beside a desk with quill, inkwell and books.

James Monroe

Nicolas Maurin, 1820

Oval lithograph portrait of a man with swept dark hair, high collar and bow tie, on cream paper.

John Walker Maury

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Charles McLean Andrews

Jacques Reich, 1890

Thomas Jefferson

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800