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Historical Portraits of American Statesmen

Engravings of early American political figures, notably George Washington, featuring classic attire and historical significance in their depictions.

John Adams, second president of the United States of America | Library of Congress
John Adams, second president of the United States of America | Library of Congress
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OLAVIDE , PABLO DE. POLITICO ESPAÑOL .- 1725 - 1803. GRABADO RETRATO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.FELIX RODRIGUEZ DE LA FUENTE, MARCH 1980.John Quincy Adams, 1795 miniature portrait by a British painter, John Parker, when Adams was the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands. His top priority as ambassador was to secure and maintain the US government loans (BSLOC_2019_8_96)Portrait, John Adams, by Trumbull, at Harvard , Portrait paintings, Adams, John, 1735-1826. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives CollectionCharles Marie de La Condamine, 1701 - 1774, French explorer, geographer and mathematicianJohn Smeaton 1724-1792 English mechanical engineer and an eminent physicist Founder of the civil engineering profession in Great Britain. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.Robert Morris, 1775 - 1890, Morris, Robert, 1734-1806Joseph Grozer, ca. 1755-1798, British, Lord Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire, 1796. Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige, laid paper.Portrait, John Adams by Charles W. Peale in Independence Hall , Portrait paintings, Adams, John, 1735-1826. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives CollectionGeorge Washington, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia). Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1888.Trade cards from the "Great Generals" series (N15), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Andrew Jackson, engraving after 1842 miniature painting by Charles Havens Hunt. 1843 engraving by Moseley Isaac Danforth (BSLOC_2017_6_12)JAMES WATT Scottish engineerDavid Ramsay, M.D., 1775 - 1890, Ramsay, David, 1749-1815Portrait of Yakov Knyazhnin by Nikolay Ivanovich Polivanov, Oil on canvas, 1854-1858, 1814-1874, Russia, St Petersburg, Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), 71x57Andrew Jackson known also as 'Old Hickory' 7th president of the United States Date: 1767-1845Jeremy Bentham 1748 to 1832 English philosopher economist and theoretical jurist Engraved by S Freeman after Worthington From the book National Portrait Gallery volume IV published c 1835Lord Horatio Nelson(1758-1805), naval officer.Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803). German Philosopher, theologian, poet and literary critic. Engraving of Germania, 1882.TIMOTHY DWIGHT American writer and educator, President of Yale College, Connecticut. Date: 1752 - 1817John Adams, 1735-4 to 1826, Second President of America American statesman and founding father Signer of the Declaration of Independence Engraving by J B Longacre from the 19th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedThomas Paine, 1793, by George Romney (1734-1802). Issued in London by publisher William Sharp. Engravings'Horatio Viscount of Nelson', (1933). Creator: Unknown.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 28 August 1749 - 22 March 1832, was a German poet and naturalist, Goethe in his 30th year, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, Vol. IV 1839 Edited and etched by James Barton Longacre American. The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, Vol. IV 368759Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, 29 September 1758, 21 October 1805, was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy...Alexander Hamilton, by Constantino Brumidi, painter of murals in the United States Capitol over a 25-year period, from 1855 to 1880. Brumidi painted the deceased Hamilton portrait from other artworks (BSLOC_2019_4_88)Antonio de Ulloa (1716-1795). Spanish general, explorer, astronomer and first Spanish governor of Lousiana. Discovered the element platinum. Portrait. Engraving.Nathaniel Griffing ca. 1800 American The Honorable Nathaniel Griffing (1767-1845) graduated from Yale College in 1786 and married Sarah Brown (1767-) in 1787. He became a prosperous merchant in Guilford, Connecticut, a judge of the court for New Haven County, and a representative in the Connecticut legislature from 1819 to 1833.. Nathaniel Griffing. American. ca. 1800. Watercolor on ivoryCharles Willson Peale, self portrait, 1791Isaac Newton (1642-1726). English physicist and mathematician. Engraving. Portrait.John Hancock (1737-1793) American Political Leader Richard Dale, U.S.N. / engraved by R.W. Dodson from a drawing by J.B. Longacre after a portrait by J. Wood. | Library of CongressPortrait of George Washington, 1732 - 1799, the first president of the United States of AmericaJohann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet, woodcut, 1888, historic engravingattributed to John Russell, 1745-1806, British, Portrait of a Gent Called Edmund Burke, undated. Pastel on medium, smooth, cream laid paper.James Madison. Copy of engraving by James Mitan after John Trumbull, published 1808.. 1931 - 1932.Thomas Dering ca. 1775 American. Thomas Dering 13010Benjamin Franklin Joseph Siffred Duplessis (1725-1802 French)Portrait of a Gentleman ca. 1798 Benjamin Trott American. Portrait of a Gentleman. Benjamin Trott (ca. 1770-1843). American. ca. 1798. Watercolor on ivoryH. Henry Hope, Esq., a mezzotint portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, issued in 1830 in LondonPhilip John Schuyler, 1733 -1804. General in the American Revolution and United States Senator from New York. After the work by John Trumbull.Salomon, Johann Peter.Paul REVERE 1735-1818, silversmith and folk hero of the American Revolution, propagandist and leader of the Boston Tea Party, express rider for Boston Committee of Safety, mezzotint after Gilbert StuartJames Watt (1736 - 1819) Scottish engineer Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, Wilson, Benjamin, 1759.William Pitt the Younger, British statesman. Artist: Unknown'William Vincent, D.D.', 1822. Creator: James Stow.James Monroe, President of the United States. Monroe was the fifth President of the United States. Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, the third of them to die on Independence Day, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation.William Chalmers of Westburn, Provost of Aberdeen, John Alexander (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1686 - c.1766) 1741Pierre François, Baron de Percy. Photograph after a bust.James Wolfe, 2 January 1727, 13 September 1759, a British general, notable for his role in Britain's conquest of Canada, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknownJAMES WAT (1736/1819) INVENTOR E INGENIERO ESCOCES-MEJORO LA MAQUINA DE VAPOR. Location: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. LONDON. ENGLAND. JAMES WATT.Heynitz, Friedrich Anton von.Portrait of Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), 1801-03. Lemuel Francis Abbott.. Matthew Boulton was one of the leading entrepreneurs and visionaries of the eighteenth century. In partnership with James Watt, in 1775, he launched into the development and industrial application of the steam engine. In 1761 he began building his Soho Manufactory, where he pioneered revolutionary techniques of production. He also established the first steam-driven coin mint in the world.Lord Clive. Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB, FRS (29 September 1725 - 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. He is credited along with Warren Hastings for laying the foundation of British rule in IndiaHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte, 29 September 1758, 21 October 1805, was a British admiral, digitally restored reproduction of a 1...John Taylor, Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1778, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass, USA, North AmericaSir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet, 1792 -1871, English polymathSamuel Barrington, British admiral, 19th century.Artist: Henry Thomas RyallAlexander Hamilton 1804-6 John Trumbull American While still in his teens, Hamilton (1757-1804) plunged into the revolutionary cause and was propelled headlong into the political arena. During the war, he distinguished himself by his intellect and military savvy. He later served in the Continental Congress, where he advocated a strong central government. He is perhaps best known for his activities as secretary of the treasury under George Washington and for his crucial role in establishing the first national bank, The Bank of New York. There was a great demand for portraits of Hamilton after his death by duel with Aaron Burr, and Trumbull produced several replicas, including this example, of a portrait he had made from life. Nearly a century later, the painting became the first early American work to enter the museum's collection.. Alexander Hamilton 12819Collection des Grands Hommes: Benjamin Franklin, c. 1795. Pierre-Michel Alix (French, 1762-1817). Mezzotint;Portrait of a Gent Called Edmund Burke, attributed to John Russell, 1745-1806, British, undated, Pastel on medium, smooth, cream laid paper, Sheet: 23 x 19 inches (58.4 x 48.3 cm), coat, collar, conservative, cravat, gentleman, nobility, politician, portraitCharles James Fox (1749-1806). Prominent British Whig.Thomas Heyward Jr, 1746 to 1809, American statesman and founding father A signer of the Declaration of Independence Engraving by JB Longacre from a nineteenth-century miniature, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a nineteenth-century original, Record date not statedPortrait of General Joseph Warren by John Singleton Copley, C. 1772. Warren, who died fighting in the Battle of Bunker Hill, was a personal friend and physician to John and Abigail Adams. On exhibit over the fireplace in the Long Room of the Old House. dated 1786Aaron Burr, circa 1800Portrait, Chevalier de Chastellux by Charles W. Peale , Portrait paintings, Military officers, Chastellux, François Jean, marquis de, 1734-1788. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives CollectionWilliam Burrows ca. 1807-13 Anson Dickinson American William Burrows (1785-1813) was a naval officer from Philadelphia. He died in battle on his ship, the Enterprise.. William Burrows 15034John Hancock, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Great Americans" series (N76), issued in a set of 50 cards in 1888 to promote W. Duke Sons & Co. brand cigarettes. There are two variations of the Beecher card, one where he faces left and one where he faces right. This is the left-facing variation.. John Hancock, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte, 29 September 1758, 21 October 1805, was a British admiral, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknownJames Monroe 1758 to 1831. Fifth president of the United States of America.Portrait of a Lady ca. 1850 John Carlin American. Portrait of a Lady 14428Portrait of Richard Palmer. George Romney (England, 1734-1802). England, 1787. Paintings. Oil on canvasPortrait of John Lane John Singleton Copley (American, 1738-1815). Portrait of John Lane, ca. 1770. Oil on canvas, 49 5/8 x 39 1/2 in. (126 x 100.3 cm). American Art ca. 1770Samuel Adams, 1722 to 1803, American Statesman and Founding Father Signer of the Declaration of Independence Nineteenth-century engraving by JB Longacre after a painting by Copley, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original, Record date not statedEdward Gibbon, British historian, 1773 (1956). Artist: UnknownPortrait of James Madison - Fourth President of the United StatesJoseph Griffiths 1794 American This may be the Joseph Griffiths who was a mariner and merchant in New York City, and later the chairman of the Republican Party in New York in 1796. He was married twice, first to Sarah Leonard, on July 19, 1775, and then to Agness Van Wagenen, on April 11, 1781, in New York City.. Joseph Griffiths 12533John Adams (1735-1826) Second President of the USA (1797-1801). After engraving published New York, 1861.Portrait, Leverett Saltonstall, 1783-1845, from painting at City Hall by Charles Osgood , Saltonstall, Leverett, 1783-1845. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives CollectionPortrait of George Washington 1800-30. Portrait of George Washington 3971Robert Morris, 1734 to 1806, American statesman and founding father A signer of the Declaration of Independence Nineteenth-century engraving by JB Longacre after a painting, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a nineteenth-century original, Record date not statedBenjamin Franklin and US Independence. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelImmanuel Kant, 1724 - 1804, German philosopher of the Enlightenment, digitally edited according to Gottlieb DoeblerEdward Jenner, 1749, 1823, English physician and scientistPortrait, Edward Holyoke, by Copley, at Harvard , Portrait paintings, Holyoke, Edward, 1689-1769. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives CollectionSteel engraving, ca. 1860, Sir Richard Arkwright, 1732, 1792, leading entrepreneur during early Industrial RevolutionImmanuel Kant, 1724 - 1804, German philosopher of the Enlightenment, digitally alteredFlinders in 1808. (From portrait drawn by Chazal at Ile-de-France.). January 21, 1949.John J Audubon, American naturalistThomas Mumford VI William Johnston (American, 1732-1772). Thomas Mumford VI, 1763. Oil on canvas, 50 1/16 x 39 3/16 in. (127.2 x 99.5 cm). American Art 1763Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally editedJohn Locke (1632-1704) English philosopher. Engraving portrait by Kneller.Benjamin Franklin, 1706 to 1790 American writer, politician, printer, scientist, philosopher, publisher, inventor, builder rights and diplomat, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,Portrait of Alexander Hamilton with speech bubblePortrait, Doctor Edward Augustus Holyoke, 1728-1829 , Portrait paintings, Holyoke, Edward Augustus, 1728-1829. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives CollectionOlaudah Equiano (c.1745-1797), a writer and abolitionist from NigeriaPortrait of James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. Dated 19th Century