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Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in wire-rimmed glasses, dark jacket and white collar, against a red-brown background.

Sir Jonathan Hutchinson. Oil painting by W. Swainson

Half-length portrait of a young man in a brown cap and dark garment, gazing upward against a black background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Jacometto Veneziano, 1480

Portrait of a Lady

Jacometto Veneziano, 1470

Painting of a young woman in a white headdress, black veil, pearl necklace and brown gown against a black background.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Benedetto Ghirlandaio, 1450

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a curled periwig and lace cravat, set in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of Samuel Butler

Bernard Lens, c. 1715-20

Man with beard holding brush and palette, with a skeleton playing violin over his shoulder against a dark background.

Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle

Arnold Böcklin, 1872

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with grey powdered hair, white feathered headdress and purple dress, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

George Nikolaus Ritter, 1758

Pair of oval portrait miniatures in braided gilt frames showing a woman in white lace and a man in a green coat.

Portrait of a Man and Portrait of a Woman (pair)

Nathaniel Plimer, c. 1795

Painting of a woman in a white dress reading a letter on a chair, with blooming flowers behind her.

On a Balcony

Mary Cassatt, 1878-79

Oval miniature portrait of a man with grey powdered hair, blue coat, red collar and white frilled cravat.

Portrait of a Man

John Smart, 1786

Oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white ruff, raising a glass of wine against a dark background.

Portrait of Maerten Rey (1595/96-1632)

Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy, 1627

Oval portrait of a woman in black dress, white pleated ruff and lace cap, holding white gloves against a dark background.

Portrait Maria Joachimsdr Swartenhont (1598-1631)

Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy, 1627

Half-length oval portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair, white collar and dark coat, with a coat of arms at upper left.

Portrait of François Leydecker, Burgomaster of Tholen

Bernardus Zwaerdecroon, 1648

Oval half-length portrait of a woman with curled hair, gold headband, white collar and dark dress, by Bernardus Zwaerdecroon,

Portrait of Digna de Maets. First Wife of François Leydecker

Bernardus Zwaerdecroon, 1648

Portrait of a woman in black dress with white ruff, lace cap, gold chain and gloves against a dark background, 1622.

Portrait of Johanna Le Maire (c. 1601-60)

Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy, 1622

Painter at an easel in a studio with a standing woman in yellow silk, a man in a periwig, a servant and a dog.

An Artist in his Studio, Painting the Portrait of a Lady

Ludolf Bakhuizen, 1707

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a teal gown with lace sleeves, holding a sprig of flowers on a red cushion.

Portrait of a Lady from the van de Poll Family, possibly Anna Maria Dedel, Wife of Jan van de Poll

Guillaume de Spinny, 1762

Oil study of a man's head tilted upward, eyes gazing up, lit in warm yellow tones against a brown canvas ground.

Head of a Man with Upturned Eyes

Alphonse Legros

Portrait of a red-haired man in a black doublet with white slashed sleeves, holding a handkerchief and sword, before red drap

Portrait of a Man

Francesco Salviati, 1530

Portrait of a woman in black velvet and white fur with a small brown dog on a green table, dated 1562.

Portrait of a Woman, probably Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys

Steven van der Meulen, 1562

Oval enamel miniature portrait of a woman with dark curled hair and a white garment edged in blue.

Miniature portrait of Queen Ulrika Eleonora the Elder, Queen of Sweden 1680-1693

Erik Utterhielm, 1690

Oval enamel miniature portrait of a man with curly brown hair in a purple cloak and dark coat, against an olive background.

Miniature portrait of Charles XI, King of Sweden 1660-1697

Erik Utterhielm, 1690

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled grey hair, blue ribbons, pearl earring and blue dress, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a lady

Full-length portrait of a man with long curly hair in a black cloak and lace collar, against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Gérard ter Borch, 1668

Oval portrait of a young man with long brown hair, lace collar and grey doublet against a dark background.

Portrait of Caspar van Kinschot (1622-1649)

Gérard ter Borch, 1646

Oil portrait of a woman in pearls and gold brocade shawl, standing before a stone balustrade and garden landscape.

Portrait of Petronella van der Burcht (1657-1682)

Zacharias Blyhooft, 1674

Bust portrait of a bearded man in black with a white ruff and a red Santiago cross on his chest, dark background.

Portrait of a Knight of the Order of Santiago

Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, 1601

Oil portrait of a curly-haired man in a gold-patterned coat and red cloak, leaning on a stone column before a dark landscape.

Portrait of Pieter Groenendijk

Nicolaes Maes, 1677 - 1685

Painting of a bearded man in armor with two pages, one in a striped orange doublet, before a distant army.

Portrait of a man in armor with two pages

Paris Bordone, 1520

Oil portrait of a bearded man in black holding a falcon on his gloved hand against a dark background.

Portrait of a gentleman with a falcon

Niccolò dell'Abbate, 1548