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Henry Finn and Thomas Kilner

Henry Finn and Thomas Kilner

Print
1826
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David Claypoole Johnston
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Print
c. 1817
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John B. Neagle
James Thacher

James Thacher

Print
1828
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Pendleton Lithography Company
William Drayton

William Drayton

Drawing
c. 1833
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James Barton Longacre
George Washington

George Washington

Sculpture
c. 1819, after 1792 original
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Massimiliano Ravenna
Benjamin West

Benjamin West

Sculpture
1820
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William Behnes
John Adams

John Adams

Print
1827
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James Barton Longacre
Ira Aldridge as Othello

Ira Aldridge as Othello

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c. 1830
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Henry Perronet Briggs
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

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1805/1821
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Gilbert Stuart
Fitz-Greene Halleck

Fitz-Greene Halleck

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c. 1831-33
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Albert Newsam
John C. Calhoun

John C. Calhoun

Drawing
c. 1834
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James Barton Longacre
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Painting
1820
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Chester Harding
James Barton Longacre Self-Portrait

James Barton Longacre Self-Portrait

Drawing
c. 1820
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James Barton Longacre
Benjamin Silliman

Benjamin Silliman

Painting
1825
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John Trumbull
Benjamin West

Benjamin West

Print
1827
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Charles Etienne Pierre Motte

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