This engraving was drawn by Jules Guerin with a half-tone plate engraved by H. C. Merrill shows the White House West Terrace as seen from the State Dining Room windows. The State, War, and Navy Building, later renamed the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, is in the background. It was commissioned as part of a series during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency (1901-1909) to illustrate the 1902 improvements to the White House.

This pencil sketch by Albert Berghaus is of Inauguration Day 1877. Outgoing President Ulysses S. Grant and President-Elect Rutherford B. Hayes leave the White House for the ceremony at the Capitol. Berghaus was a Reconstruction-era American illustrator who worked for Frank Leslie's Weekly. Berghaus' original works are extremely rare and few are in private collections. This sketch appears to be preliminary, with details such as the detailed stonework over the entrance to the North Portico only partially completed, as though Berghaus intended to use it for a larger work or finish the sketch later. See image 8772 to see the reverse side sketch and inscription.

This portrait of an unidentified man was a pencil sketch attributed to Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Latrobe is best known as the architect who designed the U.S. Capitol, St. John's Church and the Decatur House in Lafayette Square, the White House East and West Terraces, and the Madison state rooms, and was the chief engineer for the U.S. Navy.

This drawing is by Thomas Nast, a pictorial reporter with the New York Illustrated News who would later go on to work as a political cartoonist for Harper's Weekly. In the drawing, a large group of men congregate in the lobby of the famous Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. on March 6, 1861, just two days after President Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration. Notable among the men is Horace Greeley, the editor of the New York Tribune, who stands conversing with another man on the right. The German-born Nast is widely considered to be one of the premiere political cartoonists in American history, famous for his early 1870s crusade against William Marcy "Boss" Tweed in New York City.

This pencil drawing by French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard was completed circa 1778. Fragonard completed the drawing while Benjamin Franklin was serving as a United States envoy in France. Franklin was a renowned author, inventor, and philosopher who was also one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The Franklin figure is seated and wearing Roman-style robes and a laurel wreath, with female figures surrounding him. Male figures, in similar classical attire, fight before him. The sketch was made quickly while Franklin was visiting the Louvre. From the drawing, an etching and aquatint were created by Jean-Honoré Fragonard's sister-in-law Marguerite Gérard. This was the first major acquisition by the White House Fine Arts Committee during the John F. Kennedy administration. Bates Littlehales photographed the drawing in March 1962, also during the Kennedy administration.

This 1967 pencil drawing is of President Andrew Jackson completed by Paul Calle, an artist known for work that has been featured on postal stamps. In this drawing, President Jackson is depicted saluting the Federal Union, which had been endangered by talk of secession. Protests from South Carolina over tariffs hit a critical point during Jackson's presidency in 1832, sparking the Nullification Crisis. A compromise was reached in 1833, but larger tensions over state's rights and federal power remained unsolved.

This pencil sketch of First Lady Grace Coolidge was done by Feodor Zakharov. Zakharov began exhibiting in Russia in 1911 and then worldwide before settling in New York. Other commissions include works for a U.S. Ambassador to China and First Lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson.

This sketch was drawn in 1861 by Alfred R. Waud, an artist and illustrator who worked as a correspondent during the Civil War. The drawing was done on green paper using pencil and Chinese white, a white pigment used in watercoloring. In the drawing, President Abraham Lincoln and General Winfeld Scott review volunteer troops parading down Pennsylvania Avenue. President Lincoln and Scott stand under a tent erected outside the North Grounds of the White House, perhaps the first reviewing stand built near the White House grounds.

In this pencil drawing completed by Paul Calle in 1967, President Thomas Jefferson sends his private secretary Meriwether Lewis to lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson served as president from March 4, 1801 until March 4, 1809. Calle was an artist well-known for his work with the United States Postal Service, for whom he made over 40 pieces of art used on postage stamps.

This pencil on paper portrait of President George Washington was completed by Jacques Reich sometime during the late 19th or early 20th century. It was a gift to the White House Collection from Mr. and Mrs. Clement E. Conger. Reich was a Hungarian portrait etcher who came to the United States, and studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.

This is a sketch drawn by Albert Berghaus in February 1860 of a reception First Lady Harriet Lane held in the Blue Room following the dedication of the statue of George Washington. The statue was placed in Washington Circle and created by Clark Mill who is also known for the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park. Berghaus was a prominent engraver who worked for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

This pencil drawing of the Blue Room by Thomas William Jones was made in 1985. The sketch of the room, featuring the fireplace and east wall, was an initial rendering by the artist. The Blue Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion and is recognized for its oval shape and grand views of the South Lawn through the South Portico windows. This sketch is one of four works by Jones in the White House Collection.

This pencil drawing of the Blue Room by Thomas William Jones was made in 1985. As the top inscription states, this sketch of the fireplace and east wall of the Blue Room at Christmas was an initial rendering by the artist. The Blue Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion and is recognized for its oval shape and grand views of the South Lawn through the South Portico windows. This sketch is one of four works by Jones in the White House Collection.

This pencil drawing of the Cross Hall by Edward Howard Suydam was made around 1929. The drawing is a detailed sketch of the main hall that runs the length of the State Floor in the Executive Mansion, connecting the East Room, three state parlors, and the State Dining Room. Suydam drew the hall facing west towards the closed, double doors leading to the State Dining Room.

This drawing is by Frederick Childe Hassam (often referred to as Childe Hassam), an artist usually known for his American Impressionist paintings. The drawing is a loose sketch of the South Lawn and South Portico of the White House. Both the West Wing and East Wing are obscured by trees. Hassam drew on a piece of stationary or letterhead with "The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C." printed in script. Six Hassam pieces are in the White House Collection.

This drawing was done by John William Casilear. The rough sketch depicts two hills opposing one another on either side of the Hudson River. Casilear was an American landscape artist who belonged to the Hudson River School and was also trained as an engraver.

This drawing of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 is by artist Charles-Edouard Armand-Dumaresq. The drawing is possibly a sketch or draft of Armand-Dumaresq's oil painting that is also in the White House Collection. The drawing depicts the delegates actively debating and voting on the Declaration. Armand-Dumaresq was a French painter who visited the United States in the 1870s.

This pencil drawing by French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard was made while Benjamin Franklin was serving as a United States envoy in France. Franklin was a renowned author, inventor, and philosopher who was also one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The Franklin figure is seated and wearing Roman-style robes and a laurel wreath, with female figures surrounding him. Male figures, in similar classical attire, fight before him. The sketch was made quickly while Franklin was visiting the Louvre. From the drawing, an etching and aquatint were created by Jean-Honoré Fragonard's sister-in-law Marguerite Gérard. This was the first major acquisition by the White House Fine Arts Committee during the Kennedy administration.