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Lithographic oval portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption.

Eliphalet Nott

Charles Fenderich, 1840

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man with long white hair, printed on a Harper's Weekly page from 1882.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

John White Alexander, 1880

Oval lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and waistcoat, with the signature Millard Fillmore below.

Millard Fillmore

Francis d' Avignon, 1850

Lithograph portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, hands clasped, captioned Hon: Edwd Everett.

Edward Everett

Samuel Stillman Osgood, 1830

Baron von Steuben

B. B. Ellis, 1780

Engraved portrait of a bald man in a dark coat and white cravat before draped curtains, titled Benjamin Rush.

Benjamin Rush

Edward Savage, 1800

Oval lithograph portrait of Daniel Webster, a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, within a gold laurel wreath.

Daniel Webster

John Adams Whipple, 1840

Hand-coloured lithograph portrait of an older man in a grey headwrap and dark coat, captioned Black Hoof.

Catahecassa

Albert Newsam, 1830

Lithograph portrait of a bald man in round spectacles and dark coat, shown in an oval vignette with a printed caption.

Joseph Story

Chester Harding, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark military coat with a high collar, against a shaded background.

Robert E. Lee

John A. O'Neill, 1861

Printed sheet of engraved portraits of Confederate statesmen and generals in rows, framed by an ornate scrolled border.

Statesmen and Generals, Confederacy

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, 1861

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a tricorn hat, curled wig and dark coat, titled Sir William Penn.

Sir William Penn

Elkanah Tisdale, 1790

Engraved print of a robed man seated on a cloud, offered a laurel wreath by a cherub, with figures in the clouds above.

Apotheosis of Washington

David Edwin, 1800

Framed printed portrait of Henry W. Hilliard, bust-length, with ornate border, eagle banner and signature below.

The National Plumbeotype Gallery - Henry W. Hilliard

Jr John Plumbe, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark frock coat and bow tie, captioned Hon. Edward Everett.

Edward Everett

Edward Everett, 1850

Ostenaco (Outacite)

Joshua Reynolds, 1760

Oval lithograph portrait of Franz Sigel in a double-breasted military uniform with epaulettes, hand at waist.

Franz Sigel

Henry Bruckner, 1861

Hand-colored portrait of a clergyman in dark robes with a gold cross on a chain, with printed title below.

John Joseph Hughes

Mathew B. Brady, 1860

Caricature of Andrew Carnegie in tartan kilt flinging gold coins and banknotes into the air, by Albert Levering.

Andrew Carnegie

Albert Levering, 1900

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie beside a draped table, with a small street scene below.

Henry Walton Bibb

Henry Walton Bibb, 1840

Caricature of a stout man with wavy hair holding pince-nez, standing beside a wooden table with papers, colored print.

The Massive Grievance

Thomas Nast, 1870

Oval lithograph portrait of Millard Fillmore seated in a chair, arm resting on the scrolled armrest, wearing a waistcoat.

Millard Fillmore

Charles G. Crehen, 1850

Sepia lithograph portrait of a man with tousled hair and a white collar, gazing upward.

Daniel Webster

William Sharp, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, a patterned scarf, a quill and inkwell on a desk beside her.

Frances Wright

Johan Gørbitz, 1840

Engraving of a costumed figure in a Senate chamber looking at a seated Black senator at a desk, with a gallery of spectators

Time Works Wonders

Thomas Nast, 1870

Hand-colored bust portrait of Red Jacket, a Seneca war chief, in a blue coat with a large oval medal.

Red Jacket

Edward Corbould, 1830

Colored lithograph of two officers seated at a round table, one in blue uniform gesturing, the other in gray writing with a q

Surrender of General Lee

Robert Edward Lee, 1861

Etching of a seated older man in a dark suit and bow tie, arm resting on a patterned tablecloth, against draped curtains.

Grover Cleveland

Anders Zorn, 1890

Etched portrait of an elderly bald man with white beard and bow tie against a dark background.

Chauncey Mitchell Depew

Adolfo Müller-Ury, 1890

Engraved print of a classical figure with a lantern beside an oval portrait medallion of Daniel Webster.

Daniel Webster

Woodcock & Harvey Engraving Co, 1830