| Preview | Description
  | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | A Virgin by Abbott Handerson Thayer 1892-1893 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Thayer, Abbott Handerson | |
 | Abraham Lincoln by John Henry Brown 1860 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Brown, John Henry |  Lincoln was becoming a national celebrity during the summer of 1860, but some worried that his looks might cost him votes. Philadelphia supporter John M. Read hired John Henry Brown to make a good, small portrait that would serve as the basis for a printed campaign image. Brown had five sittings with the candidate but also based the image on several... |
 | Abraham Lincoln by William Willard 1864 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Willard, William | |
 | After Sunset by Thomas Wilmer Dewing 1892. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Dewing, Thomas Wilmer | |
 | Andrew Jackson by Edward D. Marchant 1840 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Marchant, Edward D. | |
 | Arvid Frederick Nyholm Self-Portrait by Arvid Frederick Nyholm 1924 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Nyholm, Arvid Frederick | |
 | Charles Lee by Cephas Thompson c. 1810-1811 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Thompson, Cephas | |
 | David Claypoole Johnston Self-portrait by David Claypoole Johnston c. 1830 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Johnston, David Claypoole | |
 | Edith Wharton by Edward Harrison May 1870 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | May, Edward Harrison | Description: Portrait of a Edith Wharton as a young girl, her body turned to the right, her head turned to face the viewer, and her hand holding a vase of flower in front of her. |
 | Elizabeth Washington Gamble Wirt by Cephas Thompson c. 1809-1810 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Thompson, Cephas | Description: Portrait of Elizabeth Washington Gamble Wirt seated with her body turned to the left, her head slightly tilted, and her gaze directed down. She wears a white Empire-waist dress with short sleeves. Her dark hair is swept back from her face with ringlets falling across her forehead. |
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