Robert Field Stockton (August 20, 1795 – October 7, 1866) was a United States Navy commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War. He was a naval innovator and an early advocate for a propeller-driven, steam-powered navy. Stockton was from a notable political family and also served as a U.S. senator from New Jersey.

Any man (or woman) of any importance in the 19th and early 20th century felt they had to have an official engraved portrait. This is a continuing series of intaglio vignette portrait engravings produced for these gentlemen and ladies.