Seated frontally, with his gaze directed toward the viewer, the subject leans on his elbow, his right hand and extended index finger raised to his right cheek. His face is rendered flatly with a thin-lipped mouth, rosy cheeks, and blue eyes beneath a broad brow. The fifth finger of his hand is adorned with a gold (and possibly ruby or seal) ring. His clothes include a black coat atop a waistcoat and a white cravat. To his right is a table covered with a red cloth; on the table are several bound volumes and sheaves of papers. The background consists of an off-white studio drape.

Extended bust-length portrait with body turned slightly to the left, in front of a dark tan background. The subject has gray hair, dark gray eyes, and a clear complexion. He wears a black coat and white neckcloth. Unsigned and undated.

Rembrandt Peale painted this half-length portrait of William Tilghman in 1829, copying his own original 1819 portrait. Seated frontally, the sitter directs his gaze toward the viewer’s left in three-quarter profile. Tilghman wears a dark overcoat and a translucent white cravat tied in a loose bow at the neck. His somewhat rectangular face is rendered in fleshy detail, with a naturalistically figured double chin, sagging cheeks, and clear eyes. Tilghman is seated on a red leather chair with brass rivets in front of a plain background.

Half-length seated figure, head turned right, leaning on left hand, elbow on table. Wearing black coat, gold waistcoat, white scarf with bow. Corner of table and part of book visible in lower right corner. After 1814 portrait by Thomas Sully.

Extended bust-length, frontal portrait with head turned slightly to the left, in front of a brown-gray background. The subject has graying, red-blonde hair, gray eyes, and a pale complexion. He wears a red-brown coat with a black collar, black stock, and a white shirt collar. Unsigned and undated on canvas front. Inscribed on reverse: "Thomas Sully Painted. / by Order of the, / Musical Fund. / Society. / TS 1867."

Bust-length portrait with body turned to the right and head turned slightly to the left. The subject has gray hair and a fair complexion. He wears a blue coat and waistcoat, white collar, neckcloth, and ruffle. In his right hand, he holds a book with the initials "APS" in the center of the cover. This volume rests on another book on a table, entitled "Library Catalogue" on the spine. A large red curtain and tassel is visible in the background, behind the figure. Signed "TS 1823" on the book cover in the lower left of the canvas.

Three-quarter length seated figure, legs crossed, hands in lap. Wearing black coat, waistcoat, bow tie, white collared shirt. Arms rest on armchair. Gray background with architecture suggested. Signed: "M. W. Lesley" lower right corner.

Half-length figure turned slightly left. Wearing black coat, waistcoat, cravat, and white collared shirt. Brown background. Inscribed on re-backed canvas: "Dr. Robert M. Patterson/ Nat. 1787/Ob. 1854/Painted by Samuel F. DuBois/Jan. 1855.

Half-length seated figure, body turned slightly left, head facing forward. Wearing black suit, white shirt, black bow tie, brown coat with brown fur. Medium tan background.

Half-length figure turned slightly right, wearing black coat, waistcoat, bowtie, and white collared shirt. Brown background. Signed: "K. C. B. N." in lower left corner.

Half-length portrait, body turned right, hands holding book. Figure wears dark suit, waistcoat, and tie with fleur-de-lis pattern, white winged-collar shirt and pearl stickpin. Signed "G. W. Pettit" on lower left corner. Possibly after 1888 or 1898 photograph by Franz Meinen.

Small still-life portrait of fruit on wooden table. Previously attributed to Rubens or Raphaelle Peale.

Three-quarter length seated figure, body turned left, head facing forward. Wearing white summer suit, striped vest, white shirt, black four-in-hand tie. Seated on wooden chair with upholstered arms. Background of trees. Signed "M. Lesley Bush-Brown" on lower left corner.

This oil-on-canvas was executed by Swiss landscape painter George Lehman (d. 1870) c. 1829. This view was taken from the western bank of the Schuylkill River, just south of the Fairmount Water Works. In the foreground are two men in a keelboat (a shallow-draft riverboat that is usually rowed, poled, or towed and commonly used for freight) loaded with cargo; in the left midground is a male figure, fishing and seated, on the shore; in the background are structures including a dam and several neoclassical buildings (formally known as the Fairmount Water Works). These structures include (left to right): a dam completed in 1821; the mill house / eight arched openings which return water to the river; a building (with tall chimneys, above a willow tree) constructed to house the original steam engines for the pumping system; and a promenade extending along the eastern bank, above which sat the original reservoir for the city’s pumping system.

Half-length portrait of front-facing figure, with head turned slightly to the left, in front of a sienna background. The subject has graying, brown hair, a gray beard and brown eyes. He is wearing a black coat and waistcoat, a high white collar and a black cravat. Pinned on his left lapel is the red, white, and blue rosette of the Loyal Legion. Unsigned and undated.

Case opens like book, with clasp. Portrait painted on ivory is on right side when opened, set into gold-toned metal frame. Franklin wears fur coat. Opposite side is padded velvet.

Bust-length portrait of figure turned three-quarters to the left, in front of a hazy grey-blue background, resembling a cloudy sky. The subject has dark, graying hair and sideburns, hazel eyes, and a clear, rosy complexion. He wears a dark gray coat, a white waistcoat and shirt, and a white stock, tied in a high knot. Signed and dated in the lower left corner, "Agassiz / by D. Huntington / 1857."

Three-quarter-length seated figure turned left, head resting on left hand, right hand holding manuscripts. The sitter wears a black coat and waistcoat and a white shirt. There is a red table cloth at lower right, under manuscript. Gray-brown background. Signed: "D. Huntington/1861" on lower right corner.

Depicts head, shoulders, and chest of figure, facing right, wearing dark suit, white shirt, and tie, with white hair and a beard. Inscribed "D. Huntington" on front lower left corner.

Oval image of half-length figure. Figure faces forward, hands folded on book. Sky and clouds in background.