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Historical American Portraits

A series of prints focused on a prominent historical figure, featuring different stylistic interpretations and detail variations.

George Washington by Gilbert Stuart (1755 - 1828); oil on canvas; begun 1795

Thomas Willing (1731-1821) was an American politician and merchant, Painting by Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), Historic, Digitally restored reproduction of a historic original.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) 3rd president of the USA. Engraving after portrait by Desnoyers

George Washington. Artist: Rembrandt Peale (American, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1778-1860 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Dimensions: 36 x 29 in. (91.4 x 73.7 cm). Date: ca. 1846. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

James Madison - 4th President of the United States / on stone by A. Newsam ; P.S. Duval, lith., Philada. | Library of Congress

Benjamin Franklin 1785 Dulieu du Chenevoux. Benjamin Franklin 15022

Portrait of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788) a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopaedic author. Dated 18th Century

Portrait of the Georges Washington

Thomas Jefferson - Gilbert Stuart 1805

George Washington.. Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828). Prints. 1870. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

Reverend David SchuylerBogart. Artist: Unknown Artist, formerly attributed to: John Ramage, British, born Ireland, ca. 1748-1802, active United States, 1775-94

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792) British aristocrat and politician, originator of the sandwich. Cook named Sandwich Islands after him. Johann Zoffany or Zauffelij (17331810) German painter, active mainly in England.

George Washington, c. 1790s. America, 18th century. Oil on canvas; unframed: 52.7 x 43.2 cm (20 3/4 x 17 in.).

Samuel Adams (1722-1803). American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Portrait. Engraving by John Singleton.

American Revolution. George Washington, by Rembrandt Peale, American painting, oil on canvas, 1846. This is one of over seventy portraits the artist based his idealized portrait of Washington created in 1820, which integrated features of portraits by John Trumbull, Gilbert Stuart, and Antoine Houdon. This version presents the portrait in a tromp l'Sil stone oval frame (BSLOC_2019_4_6)

White House paintings: The Reception of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant by Francis B. Carpenter (later known as The Republican Court in the Days of Lincoln, attributed to Peter F. Rothermel)(1867); Cannonading on the Potomac, October 1861 by Wordsworth Thompson; James Garfield by Calvin Curtis (1881); Grover Cleveland by Eastman Johnson (1891); Benjamin Harrison by Eastman Johnson (1895); Theodore Roosevelt by John Singer Sargent (1903); Harry S. Truman by Greta Kempton (1947); Porch of the Maidens at the Erechtheum by Stanford White (1900) formerly called Temple of Seven Virgins; Millard Fillmore by George Peter Alexander Healy (1857); Franklin Pierce by George Peter Alexander Healy (1858); Martin Van Buren by George Peter Alexander Healy (1858); Rutherford B. Hayes by Daniel Huntington (1884); Chester Arthur by Daniel Huntington (1885); and St. Matthew's Cathedral, Washington, D.C.. Portrait of President Martin Van Buren, painted by George P. A. Healy.

Maximilien Robespierre, one of the leaders of the French Revolution, 19th century. Artist: W H Moll

Robert Lenox (1759-1839). Jarvis, John Wesley, 1780-1840. 1809 - 1815. Paintings, Portraits. New York Public Library Archives. Lenox, Robert, 1759-1839

Reynold Keen ca. 1769 Matthew Pratt American Soon after his return from London, where he had studied under Benjamin West, Pratt painted the portraits of Reynold Keen (1738- 1800), a successful Philadelphia merchant, and his wife, Christiana Stille (1744-1777; 2008.243), a Philadelphia heiress. Their affable faces and luxurious surroundings describe their well-being, early in their married life.. Reynold Keen 19815

George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait). Date/Period: April 12, 1796. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 2,476 mm (97.48 in); Width: 1,587 mm (62.48 in). Author: GILBERT STUART.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). One of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd President of the United States. Portrait by Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860).

Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (1770-1828) British statesman. Prime Minister from 1812 for nearly 15 years. Engraving.

Mayor Stefan Edler von Wohlleben, around Inv,-No,

Portrait of Richard Yates. Painted by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) an American painter. Dated 19th Century

GEORGE WASHINGTON First American President

Portret van George Washington, James Heath, after Gilbert Stuart, 1797 - 1800 print London paper etching / engraving historical persons. president ~ head of republic

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

George Washington, portrait chromolithograph portrait published by Dr. D. Jayne's Family Medicines, in the mid-19th century, c. 1840-60 (BSLOC_2019_4_181)

JOHN ADAMS, SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, by Pendleton's Lithography, 1825-1828, after Gilbert Stuart, American popular print (BSLOC_2019_5_62)

Thomas Jefferson ,1743 to 1826. Third president of the United States and a Founding Father. From a 19th century engraving.

George Washington (22 February 1732 - 14 December 1799) was the first President of the United States of America from 1789 to 1797, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Vintage Photograph. Painting of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart

Claude-François Duchanoy. Photograph after Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1798.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN American printer, statesman, scientist and author. with his autograph Date: 1706 - 1790

Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-74) English soldier and colonial administrator in India. Engraving

Thomas Jefferson, 1821 portrait, by Gilbert Stuart. This painting was made 12 years after his presidency, when he lived as a gentleman planter at Monticello (BSLOC_2019_6_144)

Vintage photograph. James Monroe, president of the USA, portrait, paintings

BenjaminFranklin. Artist: Henri Leport, American After: Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, French, 1725-1802

Portrait, the Honorable Benjamin Pickman, 1763-1843 , Portrait paintings, Pickman, Benjamin, 1763-1843. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

John Adams, by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1800-15, American painting, oil on canvas. Adams sat for this preliminary portrait in Philadelphia during his presidency. The more carefully finished painting was not completed by Stuart for 15 years (BSLOC_2016_5_65)

Portrait of George Washington (1732-1799) an American politician, soldier and the first President of the United States of America. Painted by Benjamin West (1738-1820) Dated 18th Century

Portrait, Colonel Benjamin Pickman, 1708-1773, merchant, by John Greenwood , Portrait paintings, Pickman, Benjamin, 1707 or 1708-1773. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

John Adams (1735-1826), American President (1797-1801). Portrait painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1798

Gilbert Stuart, Joseph Coolidge, 1820 Joseph Coolidge

Portrait of George Washington, first president of the United States.

JOVELLANOS , MELCHOR GASPAR DE. JURISTA ESPAÑOL . GIJON 1744 - 1811. OLEO DE FRANCISCO DE GOYA ( DETALLE ). COLECCION PARTICULAR .BARCELONA. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES.

Portrait, Carter Braxton by Albert Rosenthal after a miniature , Portrait paintings, Politicians, Braxton, Carter, 1736-1797. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

'John Singleton Copley', c1784. Artist: Gilbert Stuart.

Major General Philip Schuyler.. Trumbull, John (1756-1843). Prints. 1835. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804

John Abernethy (1764-1831). English surgeon and physiologist, pupil of John Hunter. Engraving after portrait by Thomas Lawrence

James Madison. Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828). Prints. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Madison, James, 1751-1836

Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey, English soldier and colonial administrator in India. Artist: Unknown

Portrait, Henry Dearborn by Charles W. Peale , Portrait paintings, Legislators, Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Portrait, Benjamin Harrison by J.R. Lamdin, after John Trumbull , Portrait paintings, Politicians, Harrison, Benjamin, approximately 1726-1791. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Benjamin Franklin, 1706 to 1790 American author, politician, printer, scientist, philosopher, publisher, inventor, civic activist and diplomat. Engraved by T Wright after a French painting from the book The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties by George L Craik published 1858

GEORGE WASHINGTON EN PRINCETON - (1732-1799)- O/L - 232,7x148,3 cm. Author: WILLSON CHARLES PEALE (1741-1827). Location: ACADEMIA DE BELLAS ARTES. PENNSYLVANIA-FILADELFIA.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756 - 1791, composer of classical music, First Viennese School, digitally edited

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

Portrait of William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) a prominent British Tory statesman and the youngest Prime Minister at the age of 24. Dated 18th century

George Washington (The Constable-Hamilton portrait). Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828. 1794. Paintings, Portraits. No Division, NYPL item, but not associated with any one Division, e.g. NYPL Art Work. Washington, George, 1732-1799

John Home, Scottish poet and dramatist, (1870).Artist: J Rogers

Portrait of a Gentleman 1804 William M. S. Doyle American. Portrait of a Gentleman. William M. S. Doyle (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1769-1828 Boston, Massachusetts). American. 1804. Watercolor on ivory

Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 - June 19, 1794) was the sixth president of the Continental Congress and is one of the founding fathers of the United States as a signer of the Constitution of the United States, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Portrait, Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1804, from painting at the Essex Institute by John Trumbull , Portrait paintings, Statesmen, Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

President John Adams 1807, Stuart, Gilbert, 1807

USA: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the 3rd President of the United States, serving from 1801-1809. Oil on canvas, Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860), 1800

Boston, Portrait, George Washington by Gilbert Stuart at Museum of Fine Arts , Portrait paintings, Washington, George, 1732-1799. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Portrait Miniature of the Marquis de Lafayette. Dimensions: 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.3 x 6.4 cm). Date: 1775-1883. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

USA: John Adams (1735-1826) was the 2nd President of the United States, serving from 1797-1801. Oil on canvas, John Trumbull (1756-1843), c. 1792

George Washington, February 22, 1732, December 14, 1799, was an American soldier, farmer, land investor, politician and statesman who served as the fi...

Portrait of William Hamilton (1730-1803) a Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and volcanologist. Dated 18th Century

Portrait of composer Joseph Haydn, photographed on silver gelatin paper using a box cabinet format in 1899.

England, Portrait of Horatio Nelson by Lemuel Abbott dated 1798

Portrait of Joseph Vernet (1719-1789), Vigée-Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth (1755-1842)

UK, London, Portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn

JAMES WATT

George Washington 22. Februar 1732 - 14. Dezember 1799 erster Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten 1789-1797, digital verbesserte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch

Thomas Jefferson Artist Unknown

Portrait of Dick Knight, Life of a Sportsman

James Otis, 1725, 1783, lawyer, advocate of American rights and opponent of British rule, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

George Washington, 22 February 1732, 14 December 1799, was the first President of the United States of America from 1789 to 1797, as Commander-in-Chief of the North American National Army, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

John Jay, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right | Library of Congress

James Monroe (1758-1831) Fifth President of the United States (1817-1825). Monroe Doctrine was introduced during his administration. Coloured lithograph c1897.

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Artist: Possibly after H. Sanford (1783-1822). Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. (13.7 x 10.8 cm). Date: 1776-1883. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

John Adams (1735-1826) was the second president of the United States having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States. A Founding Father, he was a statesman, diplomat, and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain

Austria, Portrait of Austrian composer and pianist Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

William Wyndham Grenville (1759-1834). 1st Baron Grenville. British politician. Pittite Tory who served as Speaker of the House of Commons in 1879 and Foreign Secretary (1791-1801). Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807. Portrait by John Hoppner (1758-1810). Oil on canvas (76,8 x 63,5 cm), c. 1800. National Portrait Gallery. London, England, United Kingdom.

Portrait of Sir Patrick Inglis, Baronet of Sunnyside, c. 1790-93, Sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish, 1756 - 1823, 49 x 39 in. (124.46 x 99.06 cm) (canvas), Oil on canvas, Scotland, 18th century

Charles IV, King of Spain and his son Ferdinand VII, 19th century. Artist: Cooper

Benjamin Franklin, American scientist and politician, 1782 (1956). Artist: Unknown

George Washington, the first President of the United States, (late 18th-early 19th century).Artist: Charles Willson Peale

Portrait of Leopold MOZART, 1719-87 father of Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART, 1756-91 Austrian composer, 1780 painting on wood

JOSEPH HAYDN Austrian musician and composer Date: 1732 - 1809

The presidents of the United States, the centennial souvenir of the one hundredth anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington, 1789-1889 | Library of Congress

Josiah Ingersoll, Master-Warden of the Port of New York 1751-1849 Attributed to James Sharples British. Josiah Ingersoll, Master-Warden of the Port of New York 12562

Thomas Jefferson.. Peale, Rembrandt (1778-1860). Prints. 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Portrait of Adam Smith (1723-1790) by Anonymous / National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh / 1795 / Great Britain / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 77,9x64,5

Martha Washington , Presidents' spouses, Washington, Martha, 1731-1802. Louis Prang & Company Collection

Richard Earlom, 1743-1822, British, The Right Honorable Viscount Duncan, 1798. Mezzotint.

Portrait, Benjamin Franklin by George Etter , Portrait paintings, Politicians, Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

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