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Engraved oval portrait of Richard Whittington in a fur-trimmed robe and gold chain, with a cat beside him.

Richard (Dick) Whittington, Lord Mayor of London

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and ruff, with cherubs and a coat of arms above.

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and ruff holding a scroll, within an ornate decorative frame.

Sir Julius Caesar

Engraved oval portrait of King Henry II wearing a crown and ermine robe, holding a sceptre and orb, with a caption below.

Henry II, King of England

Engraved portrait of Queen Mary I in an oval cartouche with Latin inscription, ruff collar, fur-trimmed gown and coat of arms

Mary I (Tudor), Queen of England

Francis Delaram, 1610

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in armour and lace ruff, with horse heads, banners and two armed attendants in an oval fra

Horace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury

Francis Delaram, 1620

Engraved portrait of a crowned queen with ruff collar, holding a sceptre and orb, within an ornate oval frame.

Mary (Stuart), Queen of Scotland

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in pearls and jeweled headdress, with Latin inscription and coats of arms, 1610.

Anne Boleyn, Queen of England

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and chain of office, holding a book, with Latin inscription around the fram

Sir Edward Coke

Simon van de Passe, c. 1595 - 6 May, 1610

Stephen (of Blois), King of England

Engraved oval portrait of Sir Thomas More in fur-trimmed robe and chain of office, holding a scroll, within a decorative fram

Sir Thomas More

Engraved oval portrait of Edward the Black Prince in armour and feathered cap, with heraldic arms and inscription below.

Edward (The Black Prince), Prince of Aquitaine, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man in a lace ruff and chain of office, hand resting on a globe, with inscription.

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham

Simon van de Passe, c. 1595 - 6 May, 1610

Engraved portrait of a man in a lace ruff and embroidered doublet within an ornate oval frame with heraldic emblems.

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

Engraved oval portrait of Richard I in crown and armor holding a sword, with heraldic shields and inscribed text below.

Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), King of England

Engraved oval portrait of a young man in a lace ruff and embroidered dress, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms.

Charles I, King of England

Simon van de Passe, c. 1595 - 6 May, 1610

Engraved portrait of Edward IV wearing a crown, holding a sceptre and orb, within an oval frame with heraldic shields.

Edward IV, King of England

Engraved frontispiece with oval portraits of King James I and Queen Anne, a winged trumpeter above, and full-length royal fig

James I, King of England/King James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark, Queen

Engraved oval portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, bearded, wearing a feathered hat and lace collar.

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Baron Denbigh

Compton Holland, before 1600 - Jan, 1600

Engraved oval portrait of Richard III in royal robes, holding a scepter and orb, with Latin frame lettering and a caption bel

Richard III, King of England

Engraved oval portrait of Henry VI crowned, holding orb and sceptre, with a text panel of biographical details below.

Henry VI, King of England and France

Engraved oval portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, in plumed hat and ruff, holding a baton, with ornate frame.

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Compton Holland, before 1600 - Jan, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy in a crown and fur-trimmed robe holding a flower, with Latin inscription and heraldic l

Edward V, King of England

Engraved oval portrait of Sir Philip Sidney in armour and ruff, framed by military trophies, cherubs and inscriptions.

Sir Philip Sidney

Engraved oval portrait of Henry de Vere, Earl of Oxford, in lace collar and patterned doublet, holding a baton, with scrolls.

Henry de Vere (Veere), 18th Earl of Oxford

Engraved portrait of a man with a mustache and pince-nez glasses, wearing a dark suit and tie against a shadowed background.

Theodore Roosevelt

James S. King, 1920

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar and cuffs, framed by a decorative cartouche and coat of arms.

Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset

Simon van de Passe, c. 1595 - 6 May, 1610

Engraved portrait of Sir Thomas Gresham, bearded man in flat cap and ruff, within an oval scroll frame with cherubs.

Sir Thomas Gresham

Francis Delaram, 1610

Engraved group portrait of Union-era men around an allegorical woman holding the Constitution scroll, with an eagle and shiel

Lincoln with Major Union Figures

Henry S. Sadd, c. 1811 - 24 Nov, 1861

Lithograph bust portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled James Thacher, M.D.

James Thacher

James Thacher, 1820