Subject: Portrait drawing

Charcoal drawing of a young man by Mary M. Cohen, dated December 12, 1887. The drawing depicts a young man; Mary M. Cohen was a prominent Jewish-American journalist, writer, poet, and activist known for her work in women's suffrage and Jewish causes.

Original pen and ink drawing of Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States, by Hungarian-born American artist Jacques Reich. The head-and-shoulders portrait, completed circa 1885, depicts Pierce in a dark coat, vest, white shirt, and dark tie. Reich based his work on the 1858 presidential portrait by G.P.A. Healey. The drawing measures 6 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W.