Original Steel Engraving, 8” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 5” x 7 ¼” image of Wellington, dated “A.D. 1869” in print below the image.

Lightly toned, with a few superficial stains and light creases in the margins.

Original Engraving, 6” x 10” overall, with a 3 ¾” x4 ¾” image of Wentworth, imprinted, in full:

“Engraved by H. Robinson. THOMAS WENTWORTH, EARL OF STRAFFORD. OB. 1641. FROM THE ORIGINAL OF VANDYKE, IN THE COLLECTION OF THE RIGHT HON[ORA]BLE THE EARL OF EGREMONT. London, Published Jan[uar]y 1, 1829, by Harding & Lepard, Pall Mall East.”

Lightly toned, with minor staining in the margins and a handwritten pencil notation beneath the image.

Known for The Death of General Wolfe, Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, and The Death of Nelson; Second President of the Royal Academy – 1792-1805

Original Engraving, 6 ¾” x 10 ¼” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ½” x 4 ½” image of West, imprinted “G.H. Harlow.  J. Jenkins…FISHER, SON & CO., 1829.”

Lightly and evenly toned, with a few superficial stains.

Original Steel Engraving, 6 ½” x 9 ¼” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 5 ½” x 7 ¼” image of White, imprinted “Likeness from the original Painting by Thomas Sully.”

Lightly and evenly toned.

Original Engraving, 6 ½” x 10 ¼” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ½” x 4 ½” image of White, imprinted “Engraved by T.B. Welch from a Drawing by J.B. Longacre.”

Excellent, with a few superficial stains and light surface creases in the margins.

Original Steel Engraving, 8” x 10 ¾” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 5 ½” x 7 ¼” image of Whitney, imprinted “From the original Painting by Chappel in the possession of the Publishers,” and dated “A.D. 1867” in print below.

Lightly and pleasantly age-toned, with a few superficial stains and light creases in the margins.

Original Engraving, 6 ½” x 10” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 4” x 5 ¼” image of Whittier.

Excellent, with light, even toning and old book binding traces along the right edge.

Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ¼” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 5” x 7” image of Wilberforce, imprinted “From the original painting by George Richmond.”

Excellent overall, with a small tear at the lower edge.

Organizing head of the “Experimental School for the Instruction and Training of Idiots and Feeble-Minded Children in the State of Illinois,” in Jacksonville – 1865 

Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3” x 3 ¼” image, imprinted “Eng[rave]d by H.B. Hall & Sons, 13 Barclay St., N.Y.”  From a biographical work, published in 1876.

Lightly and evenly toned, with a few inconsequential stains and light creases, mostly near the edges.

Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¾” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 5 ¼” x 7 ¼” image, imprinted “Painted by Alonzo Chappel,” and dated “A.D. 1870” in print immediately below the image.

Excellent, with several superficial stains and light creases in the margins.

Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¼” x 10 ¼” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 5 ½” x 7 ½” image of Wilkes in military uniform, imprinted “Painted by Alonzo Chappel.  Likeness from a recent Photograph from life,” and dated “A.D 1864” in print below.

Lightly and evenly toned, with a few inconsequential stains.

American Revolutionary War, as commercial agent to the U.S. Commission in Nantes, France, inspected arms and supplies being shipped to the Continental Army

Original Steel Engraving, 7 ¼” x 10 ½” overall, with a printed facsimile signature beneath a 3 ½” x 4 ½” image of Williams in military uniform, imprinted “Engraved by R.W. Dodson from a Painting by T. Sully.”

Excellent, with a few superficial stains and light creases in the margins.