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![]() | John Wesley Jarvis by Bass Otis 1816 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Otis, Bass | ![]() Description: Portrait of John Wesley Jarvis, his body turned to the left, his gaze directed down, He wears a dark jacket with a white stock. |
![]() | John Ericsson by Arvid Frederick Nyholm 1912 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Nyholm, Arvid Frederick | ![]() Before he came to the United States in 1839, the Swedish-born engineer and inventor John Ericsson revolutionized navigation with his development of the screw propeller. He achieved fame during the Civil War when he designed the ironclad warship Monitor, the federal response to the threat of the Confederate ironclad Virginia (the refitted USS... |
![]() | Arvid Frederick Nyholm Self-Portrait by Arvid Frederick Nyholm 1924 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Nyholm, Arvid Frederick | |
![]() | Isaac Merrit Singer by Edward Harrison May 1869 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | May, Edward Harrison | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | Henry Clay by Edward D. Marchant c. 1838 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Marchant, Edward D. | |
![]() | Andrew Jackson by Edward D. Marchant 1840 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Marchant, Edward D. | |
![]() | Lucretia Coffin Mott by Joseph Kyle 1842 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Kyle, Joseph | ![]() Description: Portrait of Lucretia Mott seated with her body turned to the left, her gaze directed off to the left, and her arms folded across her chest. She wears a lace cap and around her shoulders she wears a shaw over her dark dress. |
![]() | Washington Allston by David Claypoole Johnston 1843 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Johnston, David Claypoole | ![]() Washington Allston (November 5, 1779 – July 9, 1843) was an American painter and poet, born in Waccamaw Parish, South Carolina. |
![]() | John Bard by David Claypoole Johnston 1828 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Johnston, David Claypoole |
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