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compiled from Various Authors; chiefly Designed to implant the Principles of Virtue and Morality in the Minds of Young Gentlemen and Ladies.--Adorned with Cuts, and a beautiful Frontispiece, elegantly Engraved by Page.

To complete this portrait of Thomas Jefferson commissioned by the United States Military Academy, Thomas Sully stayed for twelve days at Monticello, making sketches and painting the half-length study seen here. Jefferson was concerned that the…

Younger brother of Benjamin Vaughan, John Vaughan settled in Philadelphia in 1782 and became a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1784. He served variously as secretary, treasurer, and librarian of the Society. A wine merchant, John…

For the Improvement and Instruction of the Rising Generation. Adorned with Fifty-nine Pictures, by P. Van Grave.

This miniature Battersea enamelware portrait depicts New York statesman and diplomat John Jay. He participated in both Continental Congresses, helping to draft the “Address to the People of Great Britain,” which justified the American Revolution.…