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Oil portrait of an elderly man in a black coat and white cravat, seated before red drapery and a grey wall.

Portrait of Isaac Van der Beek

John Wesley Jarvis, 1807

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white ruffled cap and dark dress against a black background.

Portrait of Mrs. Robert Walter Weir

J. Alden Weir, 1885

Oil portrait of a seated woman with curled dark hair, fur collar, gold striped bow, and folded gloved hands against red.

Portrait of a Lady (Possibly Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Neé Fitzgerald)

Horace Vernet, 1831

Oil portrait of a seated man in black suit with curly hair and beard, holding an open paper, in a carved blue-upholstered cha

Portrait of a Gentleman

Charles Loring Elliott, 1863

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark costume with a white lace collar, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Willem Key, 1540

Boy with violin and sheet music at a window, with a woman painting at an easel behind him and a caged bird nearby.

Painting and Music (Portrait of the Artist's Son)

Martin Drölling, 1800

Oil portrait of a man in grey wig and armour, gesturing toward a river valley with hills under a cloudy sky.

Portrait of Major General Paul Mascarene

John Smibert, 1729

Half-length portrait of a young woman with auburn hair, green dress, pearl necklace, and patterned sleeves against black.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Francesco Pietro Bissolo, 1500

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white gown with blue sash, holding a fan beside a floral armchair against red drapery.

Portrait of Princess Brancaccio-Massimo

Edouard Louis Dubufe, 1870

Oval portrait of a bearded man with curly brown hair in a dark cloak, against a dim warm background.

Portrait of a Bearded Man, formerly called John the Baptist

Govert Flinck, 1635

Portrait of a seated man in a red coat with a white cravat, resting his hand on a book at a marble table.

Portrait of Joseph Scott

John Singleton Copley, 1765

Seated woman in a lavender gown and feather boa, in a carved wooden armchair against a brown backdrop.

Portrait of Cecilia Tower

James Jebusa Shannon, 1889

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black dress standing beside a boy in a white sailor suit and straw hat.

Portrait of Mrs. Edward L. Davis and Her Son, Livingston Davis

John Singer Sargent, 1890

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black wide-brimmed hat and white lace collar, holding a handwritten letter.

Portrait of Marten Looten

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1632

Oil portrait of a woman in a jeweled crown and golden dress holding a palm frond beside a wheel, dark background.

Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Virginia Vezzi, 1624

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, holding a folded paper, against a dark background.

Portrait of Richard Barrington, Later Fourth Viscount Barrington

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Oil portrait of a man with dark curly hair, white cravat, dark red coat and a medal on his lapel, against a grey background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1800

Seated woman in white satin dress and lace shawl holding a book, with a column and landscape behind her.

Portrait of Jane Griffith Koch

Rembrandt Peale, 1817

Oil portrait of a man in a plumed black hat, red velvet cloak and gold chain, resting on a parapet with a handkerchief.

Self-Portrait, Behind a Parapet

Ferdinand Bol, 1648

Small painted portrait of a bearded man in armor and ruff collar, inside a gilded oval frame with a starry sky and Latin text

Portrait of Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592)

Otto van Veen, 1585

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a brown dress and black fur stole, with curled hair, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Charles Loring Elliott, 1836

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and white collar against a brown background, painted in 1857.

Portrait of Edward Wheelwright

William Morris Hunt, 1857

Portrait of an elderly bearded man in black robe and beret holding a red book and a folded letter.

Portrait of Wilhelm Kannengiesser

Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder, 1550

Four children in 1850s dress play with soap bubbles outdoors, with a red curtain and cloudy sky behind them.

Portrait of Children

George Augustus Baker, 1853

Oil portrait of a bearded man with white beard and dark coat against a warm brown background, dated 1859.

Portrait

James Henry Beard, 1859

Oil portrait of a man with long curled hair in a gold jacket and red cloak, leaning against a column before a cloudy landscap

Portrait of a Man

Ferdinand Bol, 1670

Oil portrait of a young woman in a black gown with white lace collar and cuffs, holding a dark fan against a brown background

Portrait of a Young Woman

Jacob Adriaensz. Backer, 1638

Portrait of a young woman in black dress with white lace collar, holding a red fan with a gold ribbon against a dark backgrou

Portrait of a young woman holding a fan

Oil portrait of a seated man in black coat and white cravat, holding a letter, before a red curtain and landscape.

Portrait of Jacob Gerard Koch

Rembrandt Peale, 1817

Half-length oil portrait of a man with dark swept hair and a black high-collared coat against a brown background.

Portrait of Mr. Blodgett

Jr Allen Smith, 1840