18th Century American Figures

Engravings of notable American figures from the 18th century, characterized by formal attire and serious expressions, illustrating their historical significance.

Robert Treat Paine, 1777-1890, by Edward Savage (1761-1817)

Portret van George Canning, Antoine Mauri, Nicolas Mauri, 1827 print printer: Parispublisher: Parispublisher: London paper historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

James Monroe L.L.D.. After: Charles Bird King, American, 1785-1862

Horace Greeley, American presidential candidate from About Land and Sea, General Illustrirte Zeitung, Unknown

The Right Honourable George Grenville, first Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty.. Hoare, William (1707-1792). Portraits, Prints. 1760. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813

Richard Brinsley Sheridan. (copy of a painting); Stroeffer & Kirchner, or Friedrich Bruckmann (German, 1814 - 1898); about 1880; Albumen silver print

Captain James Cook, England, by Edward Scriven. Gift of Horace Fildes, 1937.

Addington, 1. Viscount Sidmouth, Henry .

Martin Van Buren: eighth President of the United states | Library of Congress

Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates. 1783 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806

Cyrus Griffin, president of the Continental Congress.. Prints. 1885. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Griffin, Cyrus, 1748-1810

George Bancroft 1800-1891. American historian known as the Father of American History. From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Portrait of the writer Johannes Lublink de Jonge. .

General Sir Frederick Haldimand, K.B., 1718-1791, Colonel of the 60th Foot, and Governor of Quebec.. 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791

John Ross (1800-62) British polar explorer and naval officer. In 1818 Ross led an expedition to search for the northwest passage. Accompanied William Parry (1790-1855) on Arctic expeditions in 1819-1827. Led an Arctic expedition 1829-1833, an Antarctic expedition 1839-1843, and the Franklin search expedition of 1850. Engraving.

Thomas Watson, 1743-1781, British, Andrew Stuart Esq, 1778. Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream, laid paper.

PortraT van Alexander von Humboldt, Michael Hofman, after Arthur F. Krüger, 1840 - 1855 print paper steel engraving historical persons. physics

Custine, Adam Philippe Graf von.

Samuel Chase.. Jarvis, John Wesley (1780-1840). Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811

Thomas McKean, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, vice-president of the State Society of Cincinnati &c.. Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828). Portraits, Prints. 1820. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817

James Madison. Prints. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Madison, James, 1751-1836

Curious Von Louis-Francois Bertin

Abernethy, John .

David Ramsay, M.D.. Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827). Prints, Portraits. 1836. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

The Right Honourable Viscount Gough, 19th century.Artist: J Jackson

Thomas Jefferson. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Portrait of George Stephenson (1781-1848) English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives. Dated 1840

Gen. Gadsden. 1775 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Gadsden, Christopher, 1724-1805

Samuel Freeman after William John Newton (British, 1773 - 1857), Robert Thornton, M.D., published 1809, stipple engraving

Robert Rainey Pennington. Mezzotint by W. Walker, 1849, after F. R. Say.

Sir Henry Clinton, K.B.. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738-1795

Gerhard Ludvig Lahde (1765-1833), Portrait AF W. Huth, 1798

George Washington.. Robertson, Archibald (1765-1835). Prints. 1866. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

Th. Jefferson.. Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

John Dollond. Stipple engraving by J. Posselwhite after B. Wilson.

AndrewJackson. Artist: Peter Rushton Maverick, American, 1755-1811

AndrewJackson. Artist: Orramel Hinckley Throop, American, born 1789, active through 1850

Benjamin Franklin, 1777 - 1890., 1777 - 1890. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Revd. Joseph Pilmore D.D.. 1801 - 1886. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History, Pilmore, Joseph, 1734-1825

Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates.. 1872. Hunt, Charles Havens. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806

Beck, Joseph .

Artist: Peter Rushton Maverick, American, 1755-1811, AndrewJackson, Lithograph, black and white, sheet: 36 × 27.3 cm (14 3/16 × 10 3/4in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Amelang, Karl Ludwig.

Thomas Jefferson. Copy of engraving by James Mitan after John Trumbull, published 1808.. 1931 - 1932.

Portrait of Frederik Frans, Duke of Brunswijk -Luneburg, Christian Friedrich Fritzsch, 1729 - 1774 print Portrait bust in Achthoek by Frederik Frans, Duke of Brunswijk-Luneburg. The head is turned light to the left and adorned with a stitch. His name and titles are under the oval. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving

Portrait of Nikolaus Ludwig, Count von Zinzendorff, Nikolaus Ludwig Graf von Zinzendorf, Jacob Houbraken, Amsterdam, 1762 - 1764, paper, engraving, h 346 mm × w 255 mm

Guy Carleton, Baron Carleton, 1724-1808., 1872., 1777 - 1890. Dorchester

Portret van George Washington.Portrait of George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Colonies in the American Independence War and the First President of the United States.

Andrew Jackson, president of the United States.. Hunt, Charles Havens. Prints. 1881. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Marquis Cornwallis.. Walton, Henry (1746-1813). Prints. 1795. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805

William Pitt, William Derby, (1786-1847 British), Engraving after Hoppner

General Washington. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

Timothy Pickering was a Massachusetts lawyer and veteran of the American Revolution. He aligned with the Federalists, serving in several cabinet positions including Secretary of State from 1795 to 1800. His support of the Federalist New England interests from 1801 though the War of 1812, put him as odds with Republican Presidents, Jefferson and Madison. As a Congressman from 1813-17, he led the New England secession movement (BSLOC_2019_4_151)

Karol Roman Hulewicz Portrait unknown

Portrait, Chevalier de Chastellux by Charles W. Peale , Portrait paintings, Military officers, Chastellux, François Jean, marquis de, 1734-1788. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Benjamin Franklin.. Duplessis, Joseph-Siffrède (1725-1802). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Reverend John Skinner, Scottish historian and songwriter, (1870). Artist: Unknown

Charles Carroll.. Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Zaupser, Andreas Dominik.

George Washington ca. 1800. George Washington 3947

Portrait of English Sculptor, Sir Francis Chantrey (1781-1841), in a Dark Jacket and White Cravat. Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A. (1756-1823). Oil on canvas, 76.8 x 63.5cm.

Andrew Jackson, 7th president of the United States / on stone by A. Newsam ; P.S. Duval, Lith. Philada. | Library of Congress

Of Good, Benedict.

Portrait, The Honorable William Gray, 1750-1825 , Portrait paintings, Gray, William, 1750-1825. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

'John Scott, Earl of Eldon', c1884. John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838) British barrister and politician, educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne and University College, Oxford. Eloped with Bessie Surtees. Served as Lord High Chancellor during reign of George III. From "Leaders of the Senate: A Biographical History of the Rise and Development of the British Constitution, Vol. I.", by Alexander Charles Ewald, F.S.A. William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh & Berlin

Heaviside, John .

William Ellery.. Portraits, Prints. 1871. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States. Continental Congress, Ellery, William, 1727-1820

JOHN ADAMS, by James Sharples, British-American pastel, c. 1796-1801. From 1796 to 1801 Sharples worked in Philadelphia and New York, securing portrait commissions. During these years Adams was George Washington's Vice President and then President from 1797-1801. This pastel drawing has oxidized and lost its original color (BSLOC_2019_5_57)

Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. Commandant en chef les troupes de la majest'e Britannique dans l'Amerique. 1760 - 1871. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738-1795

John Hunter. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786.

John Adams, from the Presidents of the United States series (N51) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 1885-89 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Presidents of the United States" series (N51), issued between 1855 and 1889 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights Cigarettes. Full series consists of 22 cards.. John Adams, from the Presidents of the United States series (N51) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes. 1885-89. Albumen photograph. Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)

William Hyde Wollaston, Physiologist, chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: William Hyde Wollaston Artist: Unknown

Liebig, Justus Freiherr von.

Samuel Denman Edward Greene Malbone A Philadelphia merchant, Denman (1774-1816) of Springfield, New Jersey, married Anna Maria Hampton in 1801.. Samuel Denman 15104

Hughes, Edward .

Wenberg, Ignaz Heinrich Freiherr von.

Martin Van Buren, President of the United States, Lithograph by Philip Haas from an Original Painting by H. Inman, 1837

Nathan Dane member of the Continental Congress. 1775 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Dane, Nathan, 1752-1835

His Excellency John Adams, Esq., President of the United States of America.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History, Adams, John, 1735-1826

Thos. Jefferson, President of the United States.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Carel Frederik Wesselman, / lord of Helmond, / formerly / mint master of the province of Utrecht, / b. April 12, 1746. - dec. January 25, 1825.

Andrew Jackson, President of the United States.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History, Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Sir Charles Linnaeus.. 1880. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778

Professor J. Stuart Blackie, Sir George Reid (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913) 1883

Gerhard Ludvig Lahde (1765-1833), Otto Thott Toensberg, 1765 - 1833

B. Lincoln. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

Warren, Sir John Borlase .

John Howard. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1790, after M. Brown.

Thomas Jefferson. Etching by J. Kay, 1807, after G. Stuart ?.

Richard Hutson, member of the Continental Congress.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Hutson, Richard, 1748-1795

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