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Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly dark hair, wearing a dark blue coat and black bow tie.

Portrait of a Young Man

Nathaniel Plimer, c. 1810

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white headwrap and red sash, in a blue enamel frame with a bow.

Portrait of Charlotte Buller

Attributed to Nathaniel Plimer, c. 1828

Portrait of a young girl in a blue velvet cape with white fur, holding a black dog, against a grey background.

Portrait of Maria Frederike van Reede-Athlone at Seven Years of Age

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1755

Half-length portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a small pink flower against a blue arched background.

Portrait of a Man with a Pink

Quinten Metsys, 1500-10

Equestrian portrait of a man in armour on a pale horse beneath a large tree, with a cloudy landscape behind.

Equestrian portrait of Charles I

Anthony van Dyck, 1637

Oil portrait of a woman in pearls and lace ruff with a young boy in blue and red cape beside a jeweled crown.

Portrait of Maria Maddalena of Austria and her son Ferdinando in Polish costume

Justus Sustermans, 1623

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with long curled hair in blue armor and white lace collar, in a silver frame.

Portrait of Louis XIV in armor

Attributed to Pierre Bordier, 1670-80

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long curly hair, white collar, and studded armor, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Man in Armor

D.M., 1663

Abstract collage with wooden boards, painted stars and red stripe, green brushwork, and a printed song sheet, framed by a yel

Portrait of Ralph Dusenberry

Arthur Dove, 1924

Painting of a serious woman in a brown dress holding a fair-haired toddler in white against a dark background.

Mother and Child

Julius Gari Melchers, c. 1906

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a dark dress, white collar and black cap, hands folded, against a brown background.

Portrait of a Woman

Attributed to Nicolaes Maes, c. 1655

Seated woman in black dress and gold choker, hands folded, before a warm orange wall. Painting by Ilya Repin, 1889.

Portrait of painter Elizabeta Nikolayevna Zvantseva.

Ilya Repin, 1889

Painting of two short-haired nude women in half-length view against a yellow and green background.

Half-Length Portrait of Two Nude Women

Otto Mueller, 1919

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a blue coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Portrait of John Henderson, English actor, 1747-1785

Gilbert Stuart, c. 1780

Portrait of Thomas Carrick (1786-1814)

John Turmeau, c. 1810

Two men in dark robes stand beside a pale stone tomb opening, lit by warm light against a shadowed background.

The Two Disciples at the Tomb

Henry Ossawa Tanner, c. 1906

Anonymous 1597 English group portrait of three royal figures in jeweled costumes before a gold curtain and coat of arms.

Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and Edward VI

Unknown artist, 1597

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and cape holding a hat, against a muted brown background.

Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown: Portrait of Arthur Jerome Eddy

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Painting of a bearded metalworker tuning a large bronze bell as a violinist plays and children and a woman watch nearby.

Toning the Bell

Walter Shirlaw, 1874

Painting of Christ's head with a gold halo, long auburn hair, beard, and red gold-embroidered garment against a dark backgrou

Head of Christ

Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina, 1506

Miniature oval portrait of a gentleman in a powdered wig and brown coat, framed by a border of seed pearls.

Portrait of a Gentleman

William Russell Birch, 1795

Half-length self-portrait of a man with a paintbrush and palette in front of an easel and blank canvas.

Self-portrait

Salvador Mayol, 1800

Half-length portrait of a young man with dark hair and a white ruff collar against a dark brown background.

Portrait of Painter Josef Heintz

Hans von Aachen, 1584

Frontal oil portrait of an elderly man in a white headscarf and yellow shirt against a purple background.

Self-portrait by Lamplight

Kristian Zahrtmann, 1914

Full-length portrait of a standing man in armour with lace collar, plumed helmet and red drape on a checkered floor.

Portrait of Portrait of Hendrik Casimir I (1612-40), Count of Nassau-Dietz (1612-40)

Wybrand de Geest, 1632

Full-length 1630 portrait of a bearded man in armor, lace collar and white boots, beside a helmet on a draped table.

Portrait of Ernst Casimir (1573-1632), Count of Nassau-Dietz.

Wybrand de Geest, 1630

Sinan Reis and Hayreddin Barbarossa

Unknown artist, c. 1535

Half-length portrait of a man in a black beret and dark coat, pointing to the right beside a stone ledge.

Portrait of a Man

Tommaso Lunetti, 1521

Seated man in black satin with white lace collar beside a table with books, red drapery and a stone column behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas de Keyser, 1631

Two men in 18th-century dress, one pointing toward the other who holds a palette, with allegorical figures above in a dark ba

Self-portrait, wijzend naar het portret van zijn gestorven collega Dirk Jacobsz Ploegsma

Willem Bartel van der Kooi, 1791