The subject of this portrait is identified in an inscription only as "Bishop White." He is probably William White (1748-1836) of Philadelphia, an Episcopal clergyman who was consecrated bishop of Pennsylvania in 1787. With William Smith, White was chiefly responsible for the American revision of the Book of Common Prayer. This sketch came to the society mounted in an album of sketches and engravings by Thomas S. Cummings and various other nineteenth-century American artists.

This sketch came to the society mounted in an album of sketches and engravings by Thomas S. Cummings and various other nineteenth-century American artists.

This sketch came to the society mounted in an album of sketches and engravings by Thomas S. Cummings and various other nineteenth-century American artists.

This sketch came to the society mounted in an album of sketches and engravings by Thomas S. Cummings and various other nineteenth-century American artists.

This sketch came to the society mounted in an album of sketches and engravings by Thomas S. Cummings and various other nineteenth-century American artists.

Herbert George (better known as H. G.) Wells was a native of England. A prolific author, he published novels, short stories, and political, religious, and social commentary.

This sketch came to the society mounted in an album of sketches and engravings by Thomas S. Cummings and various other nineteenth-century American artists.

The subject married her cousin Franklin Delano in 1905, and lived the typical cloistered life of an upper-class lady until her husband was struck with polio in the early 1920s. FDR's illness and eventual resolve to continue his political career created a unique opportunity for Eleanor to take an active public role. While serving as First Lady, she became a vocal advocate of rights for the poor, minorities, and women in America.

An avant-garde writer and poet, Stein was educated at Harvard Annex, later called Radcliffe College. A pioneer in literary modernism and supporter of modern art and artists, she was well-known for the "salons" or intellectual gatherings that took place at her home in Paris.

A champion of modern art, Pach acted as European agent for the groundbreaking Armory Show of 1913, which introduced European modern art to the mainstream American public. He was a notable painter of portraits and still lifes, as well as an author of many scholarly books and articles on art and art criticism.