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Seated elderly painter with palette and brush in a sunlit studio beside an easel, a potted plant and framed paintings.

Self-Portrait, the Artist’s Last Work

Julius Exner, 1910

Painted half-length portrait of a young man with dark hair in a black coat, framed by orange curtains and a landscape window.

Portrait of a Man

Raffaellino del Garbo, 1500

Potrait of a Young Woman - Bust of a Young Woman

Raffaellino del Garbo, 1485

Half-length portrait of a woman with curly auburn hair in a red dress and pearl necklace, holding a golden jar.

Portrait of a lady as Mary Magdalene, half-length, in a red dress and pearl necklace

Giovanni Francesco Caroto, 1550

Oil self-portrait of a mustached man in a dark suit holding a paintbrush and palette against a dark background.

Self-portrait

Aleksander Sochaczewski, 1910

Full-length 17th-century portrait of a man in black with white collar, holding a cane beside a potted orange tree.

Lille PdBA de geest portrait homme nassau

Wybrand de Geest, 1659

Half-length portrait of a woman in black dress with white collar and pearl necklace before a red curtain.

Portrait of Sophia Anna van Pipenpoy (1617-1670)

Wybrand de Geest, 1655

Portrait of a woman in a black gown with a large white lace ruff, gold chains and pearls against a dark background.

Portrait of Hylck van Eysinga

Wybrand de Geest, 1634

Oil portrait of a man with long brown hair, dark clothing, white collar and cuffs, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Noble Man

Wybrand de Geest, 1659

Oil portrait of a bearded older man in a dark cap and black robe, with a red sleeve and hand at lower right.

Portrait of Jacopo Soranzo

Giovanni Cariani, 1522

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark coat with a brown fur collar, holding the collar at his chest.

Portrait of a gentleman in a beret

Giovanni Cariani, 1500

Bust-length portrait of a man in a black cap and red robe, hand on an open book, with a mountain landscape behind him.

Portrait of Giovanni Benedetto Caravaggi

Giovanni Cariani, 1519

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a grey robe and dark cap holding an open book, with a landscape view behind him.

Portrait of a Man with a Book

Giovanni Cariani, 1520

Full-length portrait of an officer in bicorne hat and dark uniform, holding a map and pointing to a fortified hill.

Portrait du général comte Gazan de la Peyrière

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair, white shirt and dark jacket against a dark brown background.

Portrait de Jules Janin (1804-1874), écrivain et critique

Charles-Émile-Callande de Champmartin, 1839

Oil portrait of a bearded man with round wire glasses and dark hair, wearing a black coat and white collar against a dark bac

Portrait de Léon Cogniet (1794-1880), peintre

Charles-Émile-Callande de Champmartin, 1840

Full-length portrait of a young man in dark armour and long wig, leaning on a pedestal beside a plumed helmet.

Portrait of James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick

Charles-Émile-Callande de Champmartin, 1833

Portrait of a man

Michele Giambono

Hanging scroll portrait of an elderly bearded scholar in a white robe with green sash, with calligraphy above.

Portrait of Zhu Xi 朱熹像 (Shuki zō)

Tani Bunchō, 1796

Seated man in black coat and white cravat with open book, beside shelves of medical volumes and red drapery.

Portrait of Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell (1761-1830)

Ralph Earl, 1791

Portrait of a young man in a red coat seated beside a desk with an open book and black hat.

Portrait of William Carpenter

Ralph Earl, 1779

Seated man in olive coat with a cane beside a drawing board, with a landscape painting behind him.

Portrait of Colonel William Taylor

Ralph Earl, 1790

Portrait of a seated woman in a grey silk gown with a child in pink holding a black and white cat beside her.

Portrait of Mrs. William Taylor

Ralph Earl, 1790

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white lace dress holding flowers, with a green sofa and brown background.

Portrait of Hortense Thayer née Bertrand

Louis Janmot, 1840

Half-length portrait of a young man in a grey smock holding a palette and brushes, against red and green drapery.

Portrait of the Artist

Louis Janmot, 1832

Portrait of a bearded man in a jeweled black hat, ruff collar, fur-trimmed cloak, against a gold damask background.

Portrait of King James I of England and VI of Scotland (1566-1625)

John de Critz, 1650

Oil portrait of an older cardinal in red cape and lace cuffs, holding a red cap beside an open book on a table.

Portrait of a cardinal

Gaspare Traversi, 1750

Oil painting of a young woman in a red turban holding a platter with a severed head, with an old man's face behind her.

Salome and the head of St. John the Baptist

Gaspare Traversi, 1760

Full-length portrait of a woman in an embroidered ivory gown with a ruff collar, standing beside a red draped chair.

Portrait of Anne Vavasour

John de Critz, 1605

Oil study of an elderly monk with white hair and brown habit against a dark background, turned three-quarters.

Étude pour le portrait d'un moine

Gaspare Traversi, 1750