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Caricature print of two men shaking hands beside a donkey and a stack of books labeled Life and Times of Thomas H. Benton.

Sad Parting Between Two Old Friends

David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov, 1840

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 van de Passe, c. 1595 - 6 May, 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

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

Lithograph portraits of Daniel Webster and Edward Everett in oval frames, beneath a draped curtain with a tassel.

Daniel Webster and Edward Everett

Joseph Edward Baker, 1860

Charles McLean Andrews

Jacques Reich, 1890

Thomas Jefferson

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1800

Sheet music cover with seven oval portraits of uniformed Confederate officers and ribbon banners listing names, titled In Mem

In Memory of the Confederate Dead

Albert Sidney Johnston, 1861

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in dark clerical dress with white bands, holding a book, captioned Rev. John T. Kirkland.

John Thornton Kirkland

Rembrandt Peale, 1830

Lithograph of a mounted officer in plumed hat on a horse, with cavalry and artillery in a battlefield behind him.

Franz Sigel

Feodor Fuchs, 1861

Hand-colored print of a deathbed scene with mourners in period dress, a draped bed, and a portrait on the wall above.

Death of Harrison

Henry R. Robinson, 1840

Caricature of Peter Cooper beside a barrel marked SPECIE, on a Vanity Fair cover page from 1862.

Peter Cooper

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co, 1860

Lithograph of Daniel Webster standing and addressing a crowded Senate chamber with seated senators and spectators in the gall

Daniel Webster Addressing the United States Senate

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1860

Charles Sumner

Leopold Grozelier, 1850

Lithographed sheet music cover with a bust portrait of Daniel Webster in a frock coat, titled Funeral March.

Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster, 1840

Engraved sheet with seven oval portraits of women in period dress arranged in a cluster on a pale background.

Representative Women

L. Schamer, 1870

Oval lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and bow tie, resting his arm on an upholstered chair.

William Winston Seaton

Leopold Grozelier, 1850