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Unidentified Man

George Linen, 1830

Pen and ink drawing of a standing man in a wide hat and frock coat beside a street lamp and waterfront buildings.

John A. Winslow

Pierre Victor Galland, 1861

Colored pencil and watercolor sketch of a man in a hat and green jacket on a boardwalk among dune grasses and yellow flowers.

Childe Hassam Self-Portrait

Childe Hassam, 1930

Pencil sketch of a woman in a long gown beside a boy holding a hat, with a faint child behind her and a stone column.

Study of 3 figures - woman and 2 children

George Linen, 1830

Watercolor of a man in a top hat and red shirt holding a cigar, standing before a theatre facade beside a playbill.

Francis S. Chanfrau

Francis S. Chanfrau, 1840

Pencil drawing of a seated woman in a straw hat and plaid puffed-sleeve blouse, resting on a wicker chair.

Lillian Gish

Eric Pape, 1930

Jane Addams

Wallace Morgan, 1910

Sepia drawing of a uniformed officer in a tricorn hat raising a sword beside a tree, with soldiers advancing behind him.

Francis Marion

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Sepia drawing of a standing officer in dark uniform beside a horse, a map on a rock, and a cloudy sky.

George Brinton McClellan

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, 1850

Charcoal portrait of a woman with wavy hair in a belted dark coat, turning toward the viewer, signed and dated 1930.

Helen Hayes

Eric Pape, 1930

Full-length watercolor of a young boy in a green coat and yellow waistcoat holding a top hat before a rural landscape.

The Infant Roscius

Augustus Earle, 1810

Ink caricature of an elderly man in plaid with monocle gesturing toward a creature on a cannon, captioned about a lost key no

James Gillespie Blaine

Thomas Nast, 1880

Ink sketch of a man with a butterfly net among butterflies, a dome on the horizon, and a canister reading Votes for Women 191

Theodore Roosevelt

Oscar Edward Cesare, 1920

Watercolor portrait of a bald officer in a blue coat with gold epaulettes, resting his hand on a rolled paper.

George Rogers Clark

James Barton Longacre, 1820

Hand-colored drawing of a bearded man in a green coat and wide hat with a walking stick, beside mining cabins and hills.

James Wilson Marshall

Adolph Schwartz, 1850

Pen and ink drawing of two uniformed men with sabers on a harbor quay beside a sailing ship.

James R. Wheeler, Sidney Smith

Pierre Victor Galland, 1860

Sepia portrait of a man in a brown coat and powdered wig holding a walking stick, with a tree and river landscape behind him.

John Dickinson

James Barton Longacre, 1830

Hand-colored print of a man's head on a bird's body with pink breast and long tail, perched on a branch.

Sun Bird

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraving of a woman holding a HELP banner over a starving family on a rocky shore, with steamships approaching in the distan

The Herald of Relief from America

Thomas Nast, 1880

Lithograph of a standing naval officer in uniform and bicorne hat on a wooden deck, with steamboats on a river behind him.

Andrew Hull Foote

Andrew Hull Foote, 1860

Comic colour illustration of a man's head on a hen's body beside an egg labelled Natural History, under the title.

The Hen That Hatched This Egg

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Political cartoon of a donkey-headed man with greenback scrolls facing a reclining woman with a star, beside a cornucopia.

A Midsummer-Night's Dream Nomination

Thomas Nast, 1880

Lithograph of a mustached Union officer in uniform beside a grey horse, with soldiers, a flag, and ships behind him.

David Hunter

David Hunter, 1861

Colored lithograph of a standing officer in blue uniform with sword, on an American flag, titled Col. Ellsworth's Funeral Mar

Col. Ellsworth's Funeral March

Lithograph of a mounted officer on a black horse raising a sabre, with marching soldiers and a bugler behind him.

William H. Lytle

William Haines Lytle, 1861

Sheet music cover showing a couple dancing in an oval frame against red and green striped background.

Castle Innovation Waltz

Vernon Blythe Castle, 1910

Yellow sheet music cover with a black-and-white portrait of a man in a suit within a gold halo design.

Won't You Let Me Build a Nest For You

De Wolf Hopper, 1900

Lithograph sheet music cover of Jenny Lind Music showing a woman in a lace tiered gown holding a music folio.

Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind, 1840

Lithographic portrait of Major General S. R. Curtis mounted on a dark horse in military uniform, against a rocky landscape.

Samuel Ryan Curtis

Samuel Ryan Curtis, 1861

Engraving of Capac standing over fallen Zamor amid bodies, with armed figures and a mountain behind them.

"The Columbiad" -- Zamor Killed by Capac

James Parker, 1800

Engraving of an allegorical female figure with a torch and sword above a bound man, with a crowd and eagle behind.

"The Columbiad" -- Inquisition

Luigi Schiavonetti, 1800

Lithograph of a bearded officer in dark uniform riding a black horse across rocky ground toward distant hills.

William B. Franklin

William Buel Franklin, 1861

Color lithograph of a mounted officer in blue uniform and plumed hat on a brown horse, with ships and a fort in the backgroun

John E. Wool

John Ellis Wool, 1861

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and velvet coat, one hand resting on a map, with a draped curtain behind.

George Washington

Edward Savage, 1780

Hand-colored lithograph of a woman's head on a warbler bird's body perched on a flowering branch.

Catorn's Warbler

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Hand-colored engraving of a bearded elderly man in a pale coat and broad hat, holding an open book, beside a basket of fruit.

Benjamin Lay

Henry Dawkins, 1750

Engraved view of the columned Patent Office building in Washington, with a carriage and pedestrians, above a steamer and sail

The Patent Office, Washington

U.S. Patent Office, 1850

Red sheet music cover with a portrait photograph of a smiling woman, Anna Held, surrounded by stylized poppies and title lett

The Maiden With the Dreamy Eyes

Anna Held, 1900

Engraving of a man fleeing along a wooded path past a rock face while two pursuers, one firing a pistol, follow behind.

A Narrow Escape

FOY, 1870

Engraved equestrian portrait of a young man in a feathered hat and ruff on a horse, with a town behind and verse below.

Henry Frederick, Prince of Bohemia and Prince of the Palatinate

Prince of Bohemia and Prince Palatine Frederick Henry, 1610

Lithograph of a bearded officer in dark uniform and plumed hat on a black horse, with rocky mountain landscape behind.

John C. Fremont

John Charles Frémont, 1861

Lithograph of a bearded man in spectacles writing at a desk in a room with a US map, globe, and bust, troops visible outside.

Edwin M. Stanton

Edwin McMasters Stanton, 1860

Lithograph of a mounted officer raising his hat on a rearing horse, with a bugler and charging soldiers behind him.

Robert L. McCook

Robert Latimer McCook, 1860

Lithograph of Major General E. V. Sumner in dark uniform and bicorne hat, mounted on a white horse in a landscape.

Edwin V. Sumner

Edwin Vose Sumner, 1861

Hand-colored print of a woman in a blue shawl carrying a child in a striped cradleboard along a grassy path.

Chippeway Squaw and Child

John T. Bowen, 1830

Colored cartoon of a man on a cliff resisting a red devil labeled Bryan, with a sound money sign and silver labels below.

The Temptation

Grant E. Hamilton, 1890

Hand-colored print of a woman in a blue dress with a fan of pastel feathers, perched on a branch, titled Bird of Paradise.

Bird of Paradise

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Political cartoon of two men cutting a map of America along Mason and Dixon's Line, with a skeleton labeled U.S. Army on the

The European Plan

Thomas Nast, 1880

Engraving of uniformed officers in a surrender scene, one officer handing a sword to another beneath a flag, with a horse beh

"The Columbiad" -- Cornwallis Resigning his Sword to Washington

James Heath, 1800

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in decorated armour holding a lance, with a jousting tournament scene behind him.

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales

before William Hole, 1610

Hand-colored lithograph of a woman's face on a bird's body perched on a branch with red flowers.

Taylor Bird

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraved advertisement for Lawrence's Gallery daguerreotypes on Broadway, showing the building, two medals, and promotional t

Lawrence's Gallery

Martin M. Lawrence, 1850

Sheet music cover with palm trees, a steamship on water, and an oval portrait of Al Jolson in the lower right corner.

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

Rosenbaum Studios, 1910

Hand-colored print of a grimacing lion-bodied creature on a grassy mound, with a man in orange below beside a waterfall.

Catamaran, Speel's Owl

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Nast cartoon: Columbia shields a seated Chinese man from jeering men with sticks, beside anti-Chinese placards and a burning

The Chinese Question

Thomas Nast, 1870

Architectural sheet with a shaded view of a columned building, a longitudinal section, and a floor plan labeled 1840.

Old Patent Office plan

U.S. Patent Office, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a bearded naval officer in uniform standing on a ship deck with rigging and a flag behind him.

Louis M. Goldsborough

Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, 1861

Hand-colored portrait of Chief Keokuk in feathered headdress holding a staff, with a seated child in beaded necklaces before

Keokuk - Chief of the Sacs and Foxes

Alfred M. Hoffy, 1830

Wood engraving of a man in a hat perched on a leafy tree branch, with a figure below in the woods.

Up a Tree

FOY, 1870

Blue-toned sheet music cover for 'I've Lost You' with a portrait of a woman resting her chin on her hands.

I've Lost You

Theda Bara, 1910

Hand-colored print of a standing officer in blue uniform and plumed shako, leaning on a stone wall beside a map.

Zachary Taylor

Lithograph of Major General W. S. Rosecrans on a rearing black horse, pointing forward in military uniform.

William S. Rosecrans

William Starke Rosecrans, 1861

Lithograph of bearded Brigadier General August Willich on a prancing gray horse, raising his cap, with marching soldiers behi

August Willich

August Willich, 1860

Lithograph of a mounted officer raising his hat on a rearing black horse, with bugler and infantry behind him.

Ebenezer Dumont

Ebenezer Dumont, 1860

Wood engraving of the Patent Office Building in Washington with pedestrians and carriages, on a page of Gleason's Pictorial w

A View of the Patent Office Building

U.S. Patent Office, 1850

Lithograph of a bearded officer in uniform and kepi riding a rearing black horse, cape flying behind him.

Jefferson C. Davis

Jefferson Columbus Davis, 1860

Engraved portrait of a bearded officer in uniform and wide hat, with binoculars and a river map beside him.

Ulysses S. Grant

James Fagan, 1861

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in spectacles seated at a desk with a map, globe, bust, and military scene behind him.

Edwin M. Stanton

Edwin McMasters Stanton, 1850

Hand-colored caricature of a rooster with a smiling human face, black neck ribbon, beside a beer mug and pipe.

Jolly Old Cock

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Richard Riker

Dominico Canova, 1820

Engraving of a man with raised axe beside a hollow tree, a coiled snake on the ground, and dense forest behind.

Living in a Hollow Tree

Harry Grimes, 1870

Lithograph of a seated man at a desk beside a wall map, a bust, a globe, and a view of a military parade outside.

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson, 1850

Hand-colored lithograph of a raccoon with a human face and bow tie walking along a mossy branch among leaves.

Same Old Coon

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Lithograph of a mounted officer in dark uniform pointing forward, his black horse rearing beside a fallen soldier on a battle

George Henry Thomas

George Henry Thomas, 1861

Poster of Eddie Foy in a red and white striped suit, smiling, with song titles listed on the left.

When There's No Light at All

Edward Foy, 1910

Engraving of Capac and Oella instructing Peruvians under a large tree, with a robed figure standing on a rock before seated o

"The Columbiad" -- Capac and Oella Instructing the Peruvians in Agriculture and Spinning

William Bromley, 1800

Engraved Harper's Weekly page with scenes of street rioting, a looted clothing store, and a dead man in the street.

Harper's Weekly

Theodore R. Davis, 1860

Hand-colored print of a woodpecker with a human face in a bow tie, perched on a branch with green leaves.

Woodpecker

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Good Night Dear

Billie Burke, 1900

Sailors of a battleship band play brass and drums on a gun turret, with warships and a mountainous coast behind them.

The Storming of San Juan

Frederic Remington, 1890

Lithograph of a uniformed officer on a rearing dark horse, raising his hat, with a sabre at his side and a caption naming Bri

Alexander M. McCook

Alexander McDowell McCook, 1860

Engraved view of the burning Patent Office in Washington with fire engines, firemen, smoke, and two inset scenes of rescue an

Burning of the United States Patent Office from The Daily Graphic, Sept. 27, 1877

U.S. Patent Office, 1870

Engraved portrait of Patrick Lyon seated with dividers over a map, in front of a stone wall and barred window.

Patrick Lyon

Lithograph of a bearded officer in uniform raising his hat on a grey horse, with marching soldiers behind him.

Samuel P. Heintzelman

Samuel Peter Heintzelman, 1861

Hand-colored print of dancer Fanny Elssler as La Cracovienne in blue skirt and yellow bodice before domes and minarets.

Fanny Elssler

Jr Eliphalet M. Brown, 1840

Lithograph of Major General Lewis Wallace in uniform, mounted on a black horse with ornate silver tack, against a smoky lands

Lewis Wallace

Lewis Wallace, 1861

Folding hand-colored panorama of Washington D.C. with a George Washington portrait, building vignettes, and a Capitol view, p

Panorama of Washington

Charles Magnus, 1860

Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams seated beside a map of Canada, holding a document, with a street view through a window.

Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams, 1770

Bearded officer in military coat and cape pointing forward, with soldiers, an American flag and a cannon on snowy ground.

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1861

Hand-colored lithograph of a man's head on a green terrapin body wearing a masonic apron, kneeling on a shore.

Masonic Terrapin

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraving of a woman in white pouring liquid toward a coiled dragon as an armored warrior watches in a dark cave.

"The Columbiad" -- The Rape of the Golden Fleece

Abraham Raimbach, 1800

Lithograph portrait of a bearded naval officer in uniform with a sword on a steamboat deck, river and steamers behind him.

William D. Porter

William David Porter, 1860

Hand-colored print of a standing Ojibwe chief in feathered headdress, fringed blanket, and beaded leggings, holding a pipe.

Okee-makee-quid

Henry Inman, 1830

Hand-colored illustration of a colorful bird with a woman's head in a yellow bonnet, perched on a stalk with a hatbox.

Milliner Bird

Max Rosenthal, 1850

Engraving of a winged figure of Cruelty on a cloud above a prison ship, with hands reaching from the hold below.

"The Columbiad" -- Cruelty Presiding Over the Prison Ship

James Neagle, 1800

Engraved portrait of a balding man with curly hair and neckerchief, arms folded on a ledge, with leaves and mountains behind.

John James Audubon

John James Audubon, 1840