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Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with star shoulder straps, captioned Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sh

Philip Henry Sheridan

Philip Henry Sheridan, 1861

Lithograph portrait of Rev. Christian Z. Paulison seated at a table with an inkwell, quill, books, and a rolled paper.

Christian Zabriskie Paulison

Sylvanus Palmer, 1840

Engraved oval portrait of a man in military uniform with epaulettes, sash and medals, above a crowned coat of arms.

Christian VIII

Johann Friedrich Bause

Monochrome lithograph of a seated woman in dark dress and lace collar beside a column and carved chair.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Leopold Grozelier

Oval lithograph portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark suit and cravat, signed George Law.

George Law

Mathew B. Brady, 1850

Caricature of a mustached man with hand on chin beside a draped column, with figures in period dress behind him.

Samuel Clemens

Theodore Wust, 1870

George E. Ohr

Frank Berkeley Smith, 1890

Lithograph portrait of a seated older man in dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, holding a plumed hat and sword.

General Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott, 1860

Lithographic portrait of a man with wavy hair and a dark bow tie, labeled Edwin Thomas Booth, on tan paper.

Edwin Thomas Booth

Jeremiah Gurney & Sons, 1870

Harper's Weekly page with an engraving of Sergeant Wyllyams's body pierced by arrows, plus battle and fort scenes.

Body of Sergeant Wyllyams

Harper's Weekly, 1860

Engraved portrait of a standing man beside a laboratory table with a phonograph, glass bottles and tubes.

Thomas Alva Edison

Thure de Thulstrup, 1890

Engraved oval portrait of Reverend Jonathan Mayhew in a powdered wig and black clerical robe, with name inscription below.

Jonathan Mayhew

Richard Jennys, 1760

Mezzotint portrait of an older man in a fur hat and fur-trimmed coat holding a letter beside a writing desk.

Benjamin Franklin

Johann Martin Will, 1770

Engraved portrait of Bishop Richard Allen seated with an open book, framed by an ornate foliate border with caption.

Bishop Richard Allen

Bp. Richard Allen, 1830

Engraved portrait of Earl Van Dorn with mustache and bow tie, part of a newspaper page with text and illustrations.

Earl Van Dorn

Charles DeForest Fredricks, 1861

Stippled engraved portrait of a man with powdered curled wig and dark coat, labeled ADAMS, within a dotted circle.

John Adams

William Joseph Williams, 1810

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man in a dark coat seated at a desk with an open book and pen.

Joseph Gales

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Lithograph of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes riding a grey horse across a grassy field.

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis, 1850

Lithograph portrait of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet and shawl, seated with an open book and stacked volumes.

Hannah Adams

Francis Alexander, 1820

Black and white print of Lincoln seated in a theatre box as a man with a pistol enters from the right.

Assassination of President Lincoln

Clara Harris Rathbone, 1861

Lithograph group portrait of eight men in formal 19th-century dress, seated and standing, with printed signatures beneath.

Zachary Taylor and his Cabinet

Francis d' Avignon, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man with dark swept hair in a dark cloak and white cravat, signed by Charles Fenderich.

John Dean Dickinson

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Oval lithograph portrait of an older man in a dark suit and cravat, with a handwritten signature below.

Lewis Cass

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Samuel Clemens

Edward Penfield, 1890

Lithograph portrait of Waddy Thompson, a man in a dark coat with a cravat and shoulder tassel, facing left.

Waddy Thompson

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Hand-colored engraved portrait of an older balding man in a white cravat within an ornate border, with signature.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Martin Van Buren

Jr John Plumbe, 1840

Engraved cartoon of a stooping widow holding an infant before a uniformed officer with a sword, with Beast Butler signs.

The Widow's Wants

Thomas Nast, 1861

Lithograph portrait of Charles Sprague, a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left.

Charles Sprague

Chester Harding, 1830

Benjamin Franklin

Jr William Harrison, 1790

Lithograph portrait of Franklin Pierce standing in formal dress beside a column and table of books, within an ornate oval flo

Franklin Pierce

Albert Hoffman, 1840