Founding Fathers and Early Leaders

Engravings and prints of key figures in American history, including founding fathers dressed in period attire.

John Adams, 1820, 1820, Washington

Geo. Washington. 1880 - 1889. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

Chief Justice John Marshall 1833 Asher Brown Durand American. Chief Justice John Marshall 394421

Edward C. Cunningham ca. 1800 Lawrence Sully. Edward C. Cunningham 15198

GRABADO-JAMES MADISON-PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS.

Pierre Auguste Adet ambassador to the United States. 1783 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Adet, Pierre-Auguste, 1763-1832

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Engraving by Dean after Sir T. Lawrence.

Leonard Gansevoort, member of the Continental Congress.. Portraits, Prints. 1885. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Gansevoort, Leonard, 1751-1810

JamesMonroe. Engraver: Thomas Gimbrede, American, 1781-1832 After: John Vanderlyn, American, 1775-1852

Admiral Marriot Arbuthnot, 1778 - 1890, Arbuthnot, Marriot, 1711-1794

NOAH WEBSTER American lexicographer and author Date: 1758 - 1843

Thomas Grenville,1755-1846.British book collector and diplomat. Engraved by T.A.Dean after J.Hoppner.From the book 'National Portrait Gallery Volume I' published 1830.

Abercromby, Sir Ralph .

John Adams.. Irving, Washington (1783-1859). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Adams, John, 1735-1826

Salvandy, Narcisse-Achille Comte de.

Salvandy, Narcisse-Achille Comte de.

Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke. Mezzotint by T. Hodgetts, 1833, after S. Lane, 1832.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN the American statesman, scientist and philosopher in later life Date: 1706 - 1790

Brookes, Joshua .

Chief Justice John Marshall. Artist: Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796-1886 Maplewood, New Jersey); After Henry Inman (American, Utica, New York 1801-1846 New York). Dimensions: plate: 9 5/16 x 6 9/16 in. (23.7 x 16.7 cm)sheet: 15 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (39.7 x 29.8 cm). Sitter: John Marshall (American, 1755-1835). Date: 1833.This portait of the fourth chief justice of the United States is one of nineteen prints Durand engraved for Herring and Longacre's "National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans," published in 1835. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portrait, William Bradford by Albert Rosenthal after Bass Otis , Portrait paintings. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Oberhauser, Benedikt.

Portrait of Franz Josef HAYDN, 1732-1809 Austrian composer

Portrait, George Clymer by E.D. Marchant , Portrait paintings, Government officials, Clymer, George, 1739-1813. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

John Marshall, LL.D. Chief Justice of the United States, 1801-1835.. Inman, Henry (1801-1846). Prints. 1877. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Marshall, John, 1755-1835

Richard Henry Lee 1732 to 1794 American statesman and Founding Father A signatory of Declaration of Independence 19th century engraving by P. Maverick and J.B. Longacre from a drawing by Longacre from a miniature

Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn (Rohrau, 1732 - Vienna, 1809), Austrian composer, drawing

Charles Cornwallis, Marquis Cornwallis.. Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815). Prints. 1831. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805

Portrait of U.S. president Alexander Hamilton

Revd. Timothy Dwight, D.D., president of Yale College.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817

Köckritz, Karl Leopold of.

David Rittenhouse, L.L.D. F.R.S. president of the American Philosophical Society.. Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827). Prints. 1796. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

John Quincy Adams President of the United States. 1776 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Christian Friedrich Karl Alexander, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach.

Horatio Gates.. 1872. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Francis Wingrave (c1789-1823), 1818.Artist: Moses Haughton

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1820, after J. Opie.

Washington, George .

Thomas Jefferson.. Otis, Bass (1784-1861). Prints. 1815. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Sharp, William .

Barzoni, Vittorio.

George Washington (1732-1799). First president of the United States (1789-1797). Commander-in-chief of the revolutionary Continental Army in the American War of Independence (1775-1783). Portrait. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle's Etats-Unis d'Amérique in 1837. Spanish edition, printed in Barcelona, 1850. Later colouration.

WILLIAM WINDHAM statesman Date: 1750 - 1810

Parker, Sir Peter 1. Baronet .

His excellency Samuel Adams Esq.r, L.L.D., and A.A.S., Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.. Prints. 1865. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Seventh President of the United States, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York

Charles Turner, 1774-1857, British, Dugald Stewart Esq, 1808. Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper.

Dubois, Antoine Baron.

Portrait of Marc Auguste Pictet

Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803). German Philosopher, theologian, poet and literary critic. Engraving of Germania, 1882.

Portrait of a man, late 18th century / early nineteenth century. Gilles Louis Chrétien (1754-1811). Portrait of a man, at the end of 18th century - early nineteenth century. Physionotrace. 1786-1799.

U.S. President James K. Polk (1795-1849), Half-Length Portrait, Engraving

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

George Washington President of the United States of America. 1776 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

Richmond, Charles Gordon-Lennox Duke of .

John Adams. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Adams, John, 1735-1826

Portrait, unknown man by Charles W. Peale , Portrait paintings. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Denis-Sébastien Leroy (died in 1832). "The king, veterinarian of the house of King Louis XVI". Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 35217-4 Portrait, french king, veterinary, oil on canvas, house

Alexander Hamilton.. 1872. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Gabriel V. Ludlow 1816 John Rubens Smith American. Gabriel V. Ludlow 12615

John Abernethy. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1827, after Sir T. Lawrence.

George Washington 1796 James Sharples Jr.. George Washington 12561

William Younge. Line engraving by E. Scriven, 1841, after J. Moore.

Aaron Burr Jr., 1756 -1836. Third Vice President of the United States (1801-1805). Aaron Burr's signature. From an engraving by Henry Wright Smith, after a painting by John Vanderlyn

Bishop Asbury. Original caption: Bishop Asbury: Centenary Pictorial Album by George C. M. Roberts 1866.

Richard, First Earl Howe. 1776 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799

Thomas Jefferson. Stipple engraving by Tibout after R. Peale.

George Clinton, late Governor of New York.. Wright, Joseph (1756-1793). Prints, Portraits. 1804. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Clinton, George, 1739-1812

The Right Hon. Isaac Barré.. Evans, William (fl. 1797-1856). Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Barré, Isaac, 1726-1802

Poynter, William .

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, printer and scientist 1896 Engraving

James Madison.. Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828). 1880. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley .

JOSEPH HAYDN Austrian musician and composer Date: 1732 - 1809

Portrait of Claude Alexandre Isabeau MP for the National Convention

General Sir Henry Clinton, 1730 to 1795. British army officer and politician during the American War of Independence. After an 18th century portrait.

Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates. 1780 - 1880. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806

USA: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the 3rd President of the United States, serving from 1801-1809. Engraving, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 19th century

George Bass. December 06, 1946.

Nathanael Greene. ink on paper. Date: c. 1899-1920. Museum: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.

Portret van William Pitt, William Bromley (I), after Thomas Gainsborough, 1808 print print maker: Englandpublisher: London paper. etching / engraving historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader. chair. table

John Ogborne the Elder, 1755-1795, British, Joseph Strutt. Engraving.

Portrait of Daniel Boone (1734-1820), created by Thomas Sully (1783-1872), dated between 1777 and 1890

John Jay(1745-1829). Artist: John Trumbull, American, 1756-1843

Sir William Herschel. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after J. Russell.

Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey, British statesman and general, (1833).Artist: WT Mote

Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman, 1830.Artist: Samuel Freeman

George Washington (1732-1799). 1st President of the United States (1789-1797). Portrait. Engraving. Detail. "Historia biográfica de los Presidentes de los Estados Unidos" (Biographical story of the Presidents of the United States). Published in Barcelona by Montaner y Simón, 1885.

The Honorable John Forbes, Charles Townley, 1746-c.1800, after George Romney, 1734-1802, British, 1796, Mezzotint proof, Sheet: 13 x 18in. (33 x 45.7cm)

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of Benedict Arnold, 1741 - 1801, rebel and later general in the Continental Army

Kenton, Benjamin .

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), The Right Honorable William Pitt, 1799. Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Alexander Cruden, 1700-1770. Scottish biblical scholar.

James Monroe (1758-1831) 5th President of the United States Engraving

Washington, George painter: Frey, Johann ZachariStecher: Krethlow, Johann Ferdinandverlag: Schumann, Gebr.verlagsort: Zwickau

John Armstrong. Mezzotint by E. Fisher after Sir J. Reynolds.

Pelham, 2. Earl of Chichester, Thomas .

Governor Bligh. February 8, 1941.

Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Jefferson, American, 1755-1828, c. 1821, oil on wood

Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) 1st Marquis Cornwallis. English soldier and statesman. Commanded British forces in the American War of Independence. Governor General of India 1786-1793 and 1804-1805. Engraving after portrait by Copley.

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