| Preview | Description | Artist
  | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Henry Laurens by William G. Armstrong c. 1835 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Armstrong, William G. | |
 | Thomas Sumter by William G. Armstrong c. 1835 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Armstrong, William G. |  Thomas Sumter (August 14, 1734 – June 1, 1832) nicknamed the Carolina Gamecock, was a hero of the American Revolution and went on to become a longtime member of the Congress of the United States. Sumter was born in Virginia in 1734. His father was an emigrant from Wales. |
 | Self-portrait, 1894 by Cecilia Beaux 1894 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Beaux, Cecilia | |
 | 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... |
 | Salmon Portland Chase by Francis B. Carpenter 1861. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Carpenter, Francis B. | |
 | Niagara Falls by Frederic Edwin Church March 1856. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Thunder Clouds, Jamaica by Frederic Edwin Church c.1865 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Ruins of the Temple of Buccus, Baalbek, Syria by Frederic Edwin Church 1868. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Landscape with Classical Ruins by Frederic Edwin Church 1869 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Fives Studies of Autumn Landscapes by Frederic Edwin Church Oct. 1865. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin |
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