This class includes portraits of leading individuals, bucloic nature scenes and other depictions of average life during the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
-
Seated Portrait of Andrew G. Curtin
Henszey and Co.
Seated portrait of statesman Andrew G. Curtin, Civil War-era governor of Pennsylvania.
-
Seated Portrait of Thomas Wentworth Higginson
W. H. Sherman
Seated portrait of Thomas Wentworth Higginson, an American abolitionist and member of the Secret Six.
-
Seated Portrait of Cassius Clay
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of Cassius M. Clay, abolitionist, politician, and planter from Kentucky.
-
Seated Portrait of Montgomery Blair
Earles' Galleries and Looking Glass and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General for Abraham Lincoln. In the portrait, Blair is seated with his body turned slightly to his proper left.
-
Vignette Portrait of Thaddeus Stevens
Vignette portrait of Thaddeus Stevens, an abolitionist, politician, and Radical Republican.
-
Standing Portrait of Caleb Cushing
Edward Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Standing portrait of Caleb Cushing, an American politician and diplomat.
-
Standing Portrait of Reuben E. Fenton
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Standing portrait of Reuben E. Fenton, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York.
-
Portrait of Lyman Trumball
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The carte de visite features a bust-length portrait of Lyman Trumball, U.S. Senator from Illinois.
-
Seated Portrait of George Peabody
The carte de visite features a seated portrait of George Peabody, financier and philanthropist.
-
Portrait of Wendell Phillips
Charles DeForest Fredricks
The carte de visite features a seated portrait of abolitionist Wendell Phillips.
-
Portrait of William Gannaway Brownlow
Edward Anthony
The carte de visite features a vignette portrait of William Gannaway ""Parson"" Brownlow, minister and pro-Union politician.
-
Portrait of William Lloyd Garrison
George K. Warren
The carte de visite features a bust-length portrait of William Lloyd Garrison, an American abolitionist.
-
Seated Portrait of Edward D. Baker
Washington Lafayette Germon
The carte de visite features a seated portrait of Edward D. Baker, Union Colonel.
-
Portrait of Henry Wilson
The carte de visite features a bust length portrait of Henry Wilson, U.S. Senator and Vice President in Grant administration.
-
Seated Portrait of Schuyler Colfax
The carte de visite features a photo of a lithograph or painting depicting a seated portrait of Schuyler Colfax, an American politician from Indiana. Colfax served as the 17th Vice President of the United States and the 25th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
-
Vignette Portrait of Horace Greeley
The carte de visite features a vignette portrait of Horace Greeley, founder and editor of the New York Tribune.
-
Portrait of Benjamin Wade
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The carte de visite features a bust-length portrait of Benjamin F. Wade, an American politician and member of the Radical Republicans.
-
Portrait of Charles Adams Jr.
The carte de visite features a seated portrait of Charles Adams, Jr., United States Congressman from Massachusetts.
-
Seated Portrait of Charles Sumner
The carte de visite features a seated portrait of Charles Sumner, United States Senator from Massachusetts and member of the Radicals, a branch of the Republican party during the United States Civil War.
-
Seated Portrait of Frank P. Blair Jr.
The carte de visite features a seated portrait of Frank P. Blair Jr., an American politician and soldier during the United States Civil War. In the Image, Blair is seated and turned slightly to his proper left. His proper right arm rests on a table.
-
Seated Portrait of Charles Sumner
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The carte de visite features a seated portrait of Charles Sumner, United States Senator from Massachusetts and member of the Radicals, a branch of the Republican party during the United States Civil War.
-
Standing Portrait of Charles Sumner
Silsbee, Case and Co.
The carte de visite features a standing portrait of Charles Sumner, United States Senator from Massachusetts and member of the Radicals, a branch of the Republican party during the United States Civil War.
-
Bust Portrait of John C. Breckinridge
The carte de visite features a bust-length portrait of John C. Breckinridge, former Vice President of the United States, United States congressman, and Secretary of War for the Confederacy. In the portrait, Breckinridge wears a suit and tie and pictured from the waist up.
-
Standing Portrait of John C. Breckinridge
Edward Anthony and Mathew Brady
The carte de visite features a standing portrait of John C. Breckinridge, United States Senator during the outbreak of the Civil War. He was removed from the Senate after joining the Confederate Army and was made Confederate Secretary of War in 1865. In the portrait, Breckinridge wears a suit and tie and holds his proper left hand at his waist.
-
Standing Portrait of Zachariah Chandler
R. A. Lewis
The carte de visite features an oval standing portrait of Zachariah Chandler, U.S. Senator from Michigan.