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John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams

Painting
1844
National Portrait Gallery
William Hudson Jr.
Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington

Sculpture
1946 (cast 1973)
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Salmon P. Chase

Salmon P. Chase

Painting
c. 1864-73
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James Reid Lambdin
George Brinton McClellan

George Brinton McClellan

Painting
1888
National Portrait Gallery
Julian Scott
Philip Henry Sheridan

Philip Henry Sheridan

Painting
1871
National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Buchanan Read
Charles Sumner

Charles Sumner

Painting
1874
National Portrait Gallery
Edgar Parker
Henry Laurens

Henry Laurens

Painting
1782
National Portrait Gallery
John Singleton Copley
Belva Ann Lockwood

Belva Ann Lockwood

Painting
1913
National Portrait Gallery
Nellie Mathes Horne
William Gilmore Simms

William Gilmore Simms

Painting
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Unidentified Artist
The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet

The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the Cabinet

Print
1866
National Portrait Gallery
Alexander Hay Ritchie
Anne Catharine Hoof Green

Anne Catharine Hoof Green

Painting
1769
National Portrait Gallery
Charles Willson Peale
Mr. Hackett, in the Character of Rip Van Winkle

Mr. Hackett, in the Character of Rip Van Winkle

Painting
c. 1832
National Portrait Gallery
Henry Inman
Bret Harte

Bret Harte

Painting
1884
National Portrait Gallery
John Pettie
Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton

Painting
c. 1861
National Portrait Gallery
Ferdinand Thomas Lee Boyle
Juliana Westray Wood

Juliana Westray Wood

Painting
c. 1811
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Rembrandt Peale

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America's Presidents (Reinstallation September 2017)  60
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NPG, East Gallery 144  8
NPG, East Gallery 150a  4
NPG, East Gallery 152  2
NPG, North Gallery 140  19
NPG, South Gallery 120  22
NPG, South Gallery 230  1
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NPG, South Gallery 240  30
NPG, South Gallery 310 Mezzanine  1
NPG, South Gallery 321  26
NPG, South Gallery 321 Mezzanine  14
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NPG, South Gallery 342  27
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NPG, South Gallery 350 Mezzanine  1
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NPG, West Gallery 220  24
NPG, West Gallery 240  3
National Portrait Gallery Collection  26042
Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900  161
Recent Acquisitions 2023  19
Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood’s Golden Age by George Hurrell  22
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