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An Unfinished Study of the Head of James Thomson

William Aikman, 1725

Portrait of a woman in red and blue clothing holding a white ermine against a dark background.

The Lady with an Ermine (Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani)

Leonardo da Vinci, 1490

Half-length portrait of a young man with curly hair in a red cap, holding a sheet of music against a dark background.

Portrait of a Musician

Leonardo da Vinci, 1485

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black doublet and red sleeves, with a white ruff, beside gold rings and a brooch o

Portrait of Steven van Herwijck (c.1530-1565/67)

Antonis Mor, 1564

Expressive painted portrait of a man in a blue jacket and white shirt against a warm ochre background.

Self-Portrait

Magnus Enckell, 1918

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark beret and dark clothing with a white collar, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Corneille de Lyon, 1570

Oil portrait of a woman in a pink striped gown with lace collar, holding a gold pocket watch, against a green drapery.

Portrait of a Lady

Louis-Michel van Loo, 1750

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, a white lace ruff, jewelled necklace, and dark gown on blue.

Portrait of a woman

Isaac Oliver, 1575

Portrait of a seated man holding a large spiral shell, with a collection of shells on a green table beside him.

Portrait of Jan Govertsz. van der Aer (?-1612)

Hendrick Goltzius, 1603

Portrait of the Artist's Sister Annie Edelfelt

Albert Edelfelt, 1883

Oil painting of a armored rider on a rearing white horse beside a dog, under a dark tree and stormy sky.

Equestrian Portrait of Giovanni Carlo Doria

Peter Paul Rubens, 1606

Painted portrait of a young woman in a dark green plumed hat, orange gown, and gold jewelry against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Hans Baldung Grien, 1530

Oil portrait of a woman in Russian costume wearing a gold embroidered kokoshnik, coral necklace and red bodice against a dark

Portrait of an Unknown Woman in Russian Costume

Ivan Argunov, 1784

Watercolor portrait of a bearded man in a dark hat and black suit seated in an armchair, reading a paper, 1903.

Portrait of Hugo Simberg

Antti Favén, 1903

Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci

Piero di Cosimo, 1480

Oil self-portrait of a man with short dark hair, beige jacket and blue bow tie, set against a green and blue background.

Self-Portrait

Väinö Kunnas, 1926

Loose oil sketch of a bearded older man in a light suit and bow tie, seated in a chair and reading a sheet of paper.

Herman Hallonblad, Sketch for Double Portrait of Herman and Elisabeth Hallonblad

Adolf von Becker, 1888

Oil portrait of a young man with brown hair and a blue cravat, set before a dark wooded landscape.

Self-Portrait

Berndt Lindholm

Painting of a standing woman in a flowing white robe and sash, with an elaborate hair ornament, on a brown silk ground.

Portrait of a woman in white: Lu Meiniang 廬媚娘像

Oil portrait of an older woman in a lace cap, blue velvet cloak with fur trim, and gold bow, against a brown background.

Portrait of a Lady

Unknown artist, 1725-50

Young man in dark coat and wide-brimmed hat reading a book by a bed, with an open window showing a hillside.

Young Clergyman Reading

Martin Rørbye, 1836

Painting of an elderly couple seated in a panelled room, the woman in a satin gown and lace bonnet, the man at a writing tabl

Portrait of Jacob Feitama (1726-1797) and his Wife, Elisabeth de Haan (1735-1800)

Wybrand Hendricks, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white bonnet with blue ribbons and a white dress with blue sash, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Niclas Lafrensen nuorempi / den yngre / the Younger, 1788

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled dark hair and blue eyes, in a white dress, on green background.

Portrait of Amalie Sebald

Johann Heusinger, 1814

Bearded man in black with white ruff beside ruined Colosseum arches, with a small figure sketching in the lower right corner.

Self-portrait with the Colosseum

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1553

Oil portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed black hat, face lit against a dark background, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of Whistler with a Hat

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici

Giorgio Vasari, 1534

Oil portrait of a man in a black beret and fur-collared robe, seated at a table with coins, a book and a candle.

Portrait of (possibly) Pieter Gerritsz Bicker, pendant of (possibly) his wife Anna Codde

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1529

Portrait of a man in red robe and laurel wreath holding an open book, with a terraced mountain and sea behind him.

Alegorical portrait of Dante Alighieri

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1550

Painted self-portrait of a man in a straw hat with a pipe, green shirt and red scarf, on a blue background.

Self-Portrait

Bror Andsten, 1945