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Lithograph of a uniformed officer on horseback raising a plumed hat, with soldiers in the background.

General Winfield Scott

Otto Starck, 1860

Lithograph of two men in period costume, one stooping with a top hat, the other holding a paper, captioned Paul Pry and Col H

Henry Finn and Thomas Kilner

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1820

Ignace Jan Paderewski

Emil Fuchs, 1900

Marquis De Lafayette

Edward Gosselin, 1890

Engraved bust portrait of General George Washington in a powdered wig and lace jabot against a dark stippled background.

George Washington

David Edwin, 1800

Etched portrait of a man with short dark hair in a suit and tie, rendered in fine cross-hatched lines.

Herbert Hoover

Leo Mielziner, 1920

Lithograph poster for Tony Pastor's Double Troupe showing cherubs holding a Kelly and Ryan banner above costumed performers o

John T. Kelly and Thomas J. Ryan

John T. Kelly, 1880

Etching of a man in a smock examining a small framed print in a dim studio with a chair and bookshelves.

The Etcher

Childe Hassam, 1910

John Marshall

Waterman Lilly Ormsby, 1830

Jonas Chickering

Jonas Chickering, 1850

Stonewall Jackson

Anton Hohenstein, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of Samuel Adams in a wig and cravat, above a pedestal with scales and a caduceus.

Samuel Adams

John Norman, 1780

Engraving of mounted men gathering in a rocky mountain pass beside a lone pine, with a river valley and moon beyond.

Rendezvous of Mosby's Men

Mason Jackson, 1861

Engraved oval portrait of an older man with powdered hair, dark coat and lace jabot, after Gilbert Stuart.

George Washington

William Edgar Marshall, 1860

Stipple engraving portrait of John Adams in an oval frame, wearing a powdered wig and buttoned period coat.

John Adams

Cornelius Tiebout, 1800

Theodosia Bartow Burr Alston

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1790

Chromolithograph poster of a woman in a white lace hat, framed by green leaves, pale blue panels and gold scrollwork, with th

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell, 1880

Theatrical poster of Adelaide Norwood in a blue kimono as Madam Butterfly, beside a parasol and painted screen, advertising E

Adelaide Norwood

Adelaide Norwood, 1820

Hand-coloured engraving of a young man in a blue coat and tan breeches standing in an oval frame, with a satirical caption be

Joseph Wright Self-Portrait

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1770

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed by Jacques Reich, marked artist's proof.

Joseph Jefferson

Jacques Reich, 1900

Caricature of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with folded arms and yellow shoes, with a law-themed coat of arms beside hi

George S. Willits

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Caricature of a man in cap and knickerbockers holding a golf club, with a rooster and WHEAT shield in the upper right.

E. C. Worthington

Carlo de Fornaro, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a powdered wig and coat, with a Latin inscription on the plinth below.

Benjamin Franklin

Johann Elias Haid, 1770

Benjamin Franklin (front cover of "The VIsion of Columbus")

John Scoles, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a military coat with epaulettes, surrounded by flags and foliage, with the name Hamilton o

Alexander Hamilton

William Rollinson, 1800

Hand-colored campaign poster with oval portraits of Fremont and Cochrane, an eagle with shield, and American flags.

Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy for 1864

John Charles Frémont, 1861

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket and cravat, titled John Adams Whipple, by Francis D'Avignon.

John Adams Whipple

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Black and white lithographic portrait of a man in dark formal dress with a tasseled cord, captioned John M. Robinson, Senator

John McCrackern Robinson

Charles Fenderich, 1830

Poster with a sepia-toned portrait of a young man in an ornate gold frame, green leaves, and a banner reading W. J. Scanlan.

William James Scanlan

William James Scanlan, 1880

Poster of a mounted officer leading soldiers with American flags, with ghostly medieval knights riding in the sky above.

Pershing's Crusaders

John Joseph Pershing, 1910