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Historical American Portraits

Engravings of American figures from the 18th and 19th centuries, focusing on prominent member of Congress and signers of the Constitution.

John Rutledge. 1810 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Rutledge, John, 1739-1800

Benedict Arnold (1741-1801). American general who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Portrait. Engraving. "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.

Grey, 2. Earl Grey, Viscount Howick, Charles .

Sir Henry Clinton, K.B., 1775 - 1890, Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738-1795

Lieut. Col. Edward Carrington. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810

Portrait of Jacob van Lennep. Portrait of Jacob van Lennep, writer, linguistic and politician.

Ludwig Xviii., King of France.

Gellert, Christian Fürchtegott.

An engraving of Robert R. Livingston, created between 1783 and 1889 and issued in 1853, originating from Philadelphia. Robert R. Livingston was born in 1746 and died in 1813

John Jay.. Portraits, Prints. 1870. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Jay, John, 1745-1829

Portrait of Christoph August Tiedge

Koch, Siegfried Gottilf.

Rossini, Gioachino.

Pierre Victor Baron de Besenval.

Jacob Read, Member of the Continental Congress. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Read, Jacob, 1752-1816

Portrait of Talleyrand

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

Matthisson, Frederick von.

Portrait of writer, poet and actor Vittorio Alfieri, Galgano Cipriani, after François-Xavier Fabre, 1806 print Italy paper engraving historical persons. portrait of actor, actress. writer, poet, author. portrait of a writer

John Howard. Line engraving by T. Holloway, 1791, after himself.

William Ridley, 1764-1838, British, Sir William Beechey, 1798. Engraving.

Cyrus Griffin, President of the Continental Congress.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Griffin, Cyrus, 1748-1810

Gov. Andr. Elliot N. York. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History

James Tilghman secretary of the Land Office of Pennsylvania. 1775 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Tilghman, James, 1716-1793

Domenico Cotugno. Line engraving by A. Locatelli.

Haydn, Josef.

Franz Weber (Austrian, 1760-1818), Benjamin Franklin, etching

Brown, Lancelot .

Gen. Baron Steuben. Prints. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794

Sir John Temple British Consul Gen. to the U.S.. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History

William Taplin. Stipple engraving by J. Heath, 1803.

Portrait of physiologist Franz Josef Gall.

John Ramsay. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1834, after J. Ramsay.

Cole, 2. Earl of Enniskillen, John Willoughby .

Portrait of Johannes Hendricus van der Palm, Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler, after Charles Howard Hodges, 1826 - 1830 print Johannes Hendricus van der Palm, pastor, theologian and professor of Eastern languages in Leiden. A knighthood on the lapel. Amsterdam paper engraving historical persons

Dolliner, Thomas.

Lagrange, Joseph Louis Comte.

Henry Laurens.. Du Simitière, Pierre Eugène (ca. 1736-1784). Prints, Portraits. 1808 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792

G. Washington.. Peale, James (1749-1831). 1865. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

Portrait of Charles-Michel de l'épée; Series Portraits by Soetens & Fils from 1838. The person portrayed wears clerical clothing and looks to the left. His name under the portrait.

Nathan Dane, member of the Continental Congress. Portraits, Prints. 1885. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States. Continental Congress, Dane, Nathan, 1752-1835

Laperouse, Jean Francois Comte de.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). 3rd President of the United States of America (1801-1809), one of the Founding Fathers. Portrait. Engraving. "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.

George Washington, 1732 to 1799. First President of the United States.

Matthisson, Frederick von.

Nath Nathanael Greene.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

Brown, Franz Anton von.

American statesman GOUVERNEUR MORRIS with his wooden leg Date: 1752 - 1816

JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY Artist, best known for his historical subjects. Date: 1737 - 1815

Watt, James .

Benjamin Huntington.. Huntington, Daniel (1816-1906). 1836 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States. Continental Congress, Huntington, Benjamin, 1736-1800

Portrait of Adolph Werner from Pallandt to Zuthem, Drost of IJsselmuiden. .

Benjamin Rush. Stipple engraving by Edwin, 1813, after T. Sully.

Colonel Henry Rutgers, 1869, New York, Etchings

Col. Wm. Washington. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, William Augustine, 1752-1810

Enghien, Louis Antoine Henri Duc de.

Francis Dana, Member of the Continental Congress.. Irving, Washington (1783-1859). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Dana, Francis, 1743-1811

Alexander I, Kaiser of Russia.

Middleton, Charles Baron Barham .

Constantin Heger (1809 - 1896), Belgian teacher, schoolmaster of Charlotte and Emily Bronte in Brussels during the 1840s and the prototype of the character Paul Emanuel in Charlotte Bronte's novel Villette. Date: C.1895

Portrait of Marquis d'Autichamp by Anonymous artist, Lithograph, Russia, Moscow, Russian State Library,

Cesarotti, Melchiorre.

Portrait of the Edgeworth

James Monroe. Vanderlyn, John (1775-1852). Portraits, Prints. 1877. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Portrait of historian and politus Carlo Botta. .

Daniel Carroll, signer of the Constitution of the United States.. Prints. 1888. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Portrait van Johann Tobias Mayer, Heinrich Lödel, 1808 - 1861 print paper engraving historical persons

Portrait of Joan Dek Van the Capel to the Pol. .

Alberto Fortis. Line engraving by G. Dala after himself.

Colonel John Montresor. 1760 - 1900. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History

James Kent L.L.D.. 1783 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

William Duer, Member of the Continental Congress.. Irving, Washington (1783-1859). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Duer, William, 1747-1799

Sharp, William .

Cadwallader David Colden, Mayor of New York City ca. 1825 Asher Brown Durand American. Cadwallader David Colden, Mayor of New York City 394429

Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History

Portret van politicus en Archeoloog Ennio Quirino Visconti, Francesco Cecchini, 1760 - 1811 print Italy paper engraving historical persons

John Quincy Adams, President of the United States.. Prints. 1825. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Portrait of Martinus Nieuwenhuyzen, Theodorus de Roode, 1793 print Portrait of Martinus Nieuwenhuyzen, on the occasion of his death. He was a pioneer in the field of education and popular development. Under his portrait his name and titles. print maker: Rotterdampublisher: Haarlem paper etching

Haydn, Josef.

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Sir Henry Clinton, K.B, 1780. Engraving.

John Paulding (one of the captors of Andre). 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History

Edward, Lord Thurlow, Lord High Chancellor.. Prints. 1809. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806

Field Marshal Conway.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795

Taylor, Charles .

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

Thomas Jefferson. 1868 - 1869. Drawings, Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States. Declaration of Independence , Signers

John Lansing Jr., member of the Continental Congress.. Portraits, Prints. 1885. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Lansing, John, 1754-1829

Thomas Mifflin.. Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828). 1800 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800

Gouverneur Morris.. Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887). Prints. 1863. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816

Bildnis of André Marie Constant Duméril

Hardy, Bernhard Kaspar .

John Adams. 1810 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Adams, John, 1735-1826

Giovanni Angelo Cesaris. Line engraving by P. Caronni after N. Mellini.

Koch, Siegfried Gottilf.

Portrait of Eduard Hageman, Leendert Springer (I), c. 1850 print Under the portrait the biographical data of the portrayed person. Leiden paper historical persons

James Thacher M.D., 1777 - 1890., 1777 - 1890. Thacher, James, 1754-1844

Portrait of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Adam Clarke 1760 or 1762 to 1832 British Methodist theologian and Biblical scholar Engraved by J Thomson after J Jenkinson From the book National Portrait Gallery volume III published c 1835

Robt Robert Morris.. Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

Zöllner, Karl.

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