Portrait of Charles Bulfinch (detail), by George Matthews, 1931, after a drawing by Alvan Clark, 1842

Perspective view of Enlarging, by Walter, 1850

James Madison, by Charles Willson Peale, 1783

Impressment of American Seamen, wood engraving after Howard Pyle, April 1884

Congressional Pugilists, anonymous cartoon, 1798

Pierre L’Enfant, silhouette by Sarah DeHart, ca. 1785

George Washington's Seal, gold and carnelian, 1794

Watercolor View of the Capitol, by William Birch, ca. 1800

Benjamin Henry Latrobe, by Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1804

Portrait of Admiral George Cockburn, by John James Halls