Immigrant artist Étienne Léopold Trouvelot used his skills to accurately represent the details—and the sublimity—of our solar system.

Napoleon didn't like sitting for portraits, and yet artists and mass market prints helped cement his legendary status.

In its early days, The New Republic tried many creative ways to rejuvenate its waning readership. Some were more successful than others. 

Though considered a limited artist, Martin Droeshout engraved the only portrait of Shakespeare, which appeared on the cover of the first folio.

The iconic Dr. "Doc" Martens boots seem to have shifted their own image, expanding its reach and popularity.