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William Wirt

by Cephas Thompson

c. 1809-1810
oil on canvas
Frame: 107 x 90.2 x 8.9cm (42 1/8 x 35 1/2 x 3 1/2")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Thompson, Cephasnotes
Description: Portrait of William Wirt wearing a classical drapery, his body facing almost forward, his head turned slightly to the right, and his gaze directed off to the right.
William Winston Seaton

by Joseph Wood

1822
Oil on paper
22.2cm x 16.5cm (8 3/4" x 6 1/2")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Wood, Josephnotes
Description: Portrait of William Winston Seaton standing with his body turned to the right, his head turned to face the viewer, his right hand resting in the pocket of his pants, and his left hand inserted into the front of his jacket. He wears a dark jacket with a white vest and shirt.
William Starke Rosecrans

by Samuel Woodson Price

1868
oil on canvas
Other: 76 x 64cm (29 15/16 x 25 3/16") Frame: 92.7 x 80 x 7.6cm (36 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 3")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Price, Samuel Woodsonnotes
Description: Portrait of William Starke Rosecrans wearing his military uniform, his body facing front, his head turned to the left, and his gaze directed off to the left. He has a beard and moustache.
William Closson Self-Portrait

by William Baxter Palmer Closson

1900
oil on canvas
34.2cm x 24.9cm (13 7/16" x 9 13/16")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Closson, William Baxter Palmer 
Washington Allston

by David Claypoole Johnston

1843
Stipple and line engraving on paper
Image: 16.2 x 13cm (6 3/8 x 5 1/8")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Johnston, David Claypoolenotes
Washington Allston (November 5, 1779 – July 9, 1843) was an American painter and poet, born in Waccamaw Parish, South Carolina.
Varina Howell Davis

by John Wood Dodge

1849
Watercolor on ivory
6.5 x 5.3cm (2 9/16 x 2 1/16")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Dodge, John Woodnotes
Varina Howell was a young woman of lively intellect and polished social graces who married Jefferson Davis when she was at the age of eighteen. As the wife of the president of the Confederacy, she lived in Richmond during the Civil War and admirably fulfilled her three primary roles as an affectionate spouse to a proud and sensitive husband, an...
Thunder Clouds, Jamaica

by Frederic Edwin Church

c.1865
Oil.
Approx. 7 x 11 in. (cm. 17.8 x 27.9)

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Church, Frederic Edwin 
Thomas Sumter

by William G. Armstrong

c. 1835
Ink wash on illustration board
Image: 14.3cm x 15cm (5 5/8" x 5 7/8") Sheet: 27.6cm x 22.9cm (10 7/8" x 9")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Armstrong, William G.notes
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.
Thomas Stone (1)

by Robert Edge Pine

c. 1785
oil on canvas
67.5cm x 53.3cm (26 9/16" x 21")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Pine, Robert Edge 
Thomas Stone

by Robert Edge Pine

c. 1827
Ink wash on illustration board
Image: 9.8cm x 8.2cm (3 7/8" x 3 1/4") Sheet: 26.3cm x 15.3cm (10 3/8" x 6")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Pine, Robert Edgenotes
Thomas Stone (1743 – October 5, 1787) was an American planter who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland. He later worked on the committee that formed the Articles of Confederation in 1777. He acted as President of Congress for a short time in 1784.
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