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George Washington

George Washington

Unidentified Artist
Silhouette
c. 1800-50
Owner: Virginia Museum of History and Culture
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Sculpture
c. 1810
Owner: U.S. Department of State

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Sculpture
1800-83
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

John Hodgkinson

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1790-1800
Owner: Harvard University Theatre Collection
George Washington

George Washington

James Sharples
Painting
c. 1796-1809
Owner: Independence National Historical Park
James Madison

James Madison

John Reich
Medal
1809 (struck 1814-15)
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Betty A. and Lloyd G. Schermer
George Washington (Athenaeum type)

George Washington (Athenaeum type)

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1805-10
Owner: Rhode Island Historical Society
Bernard Xavier Marigny de Mandeville

Bernard Xavier Marigny de Mandeville

William Bache
Silhouette
1804
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise
John Jay

John Jay

Ezra Ames
Painting
c. 1813
Owner: City of Albany, New York
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Cornelius Tiebout
Print
c. 1800
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
George Washington

George Washington

John Scoles
Print
c. 1801
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Aaron Levy

Robert Edge Pine
Painting
c. 1790-1800
Owner: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1800-30
Owner: John Frazer, Jr.
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Robert Scott
Medal
1801
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Betty A. and Lloyd G. Schermer

Charles Robinson

Quartus Ruggles
Painting
n.d.a.
Owner: Kansas Museum of History
George Washington

George Washington

Unidentified Artist
Painting
19th century
Owner: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Captain Charles McKnight

Jacob Frymire
Painting
1800
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum

"The Columbiad" -- Joel Barlow

Ankar Smith
Print
1807
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Barlow

John Cox, Jr.

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1810
Owner: New-York Historical Society

William Wallace Young

Anna Claypoole Peale
Painting
c. 1800-15
Owner: Hagley Museum and Library
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Sculpture
19th century
Owner: American Philosophical Society
John Follett

John Follett

William Stewart
Painting
1801
Owner: Strawberry Banke, Inc.
James Warrell

James Warrell

William Bache
Silhouette
c. 1803-04
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

William Russell Birch
Drawing
c. 1800-28
Owner: University of Virginia

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    • Bache, William  1886
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    • 1990s  19
    • 2000s  4
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    • Paintings  4941
    • Silhouettes  2490
    • Miniatures  1520
    • Prints  694
    • Drawings  333
    • Sculpture  274
    • Exterior views  240
    • Decorative arts  37
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    • Artists' materials  11
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