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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Etched oval portrait of a smiling old man in a plumed turban and fur-trimmed coat, with a white collar and brooch.

Portrait of an Old Man

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1780

Black-and-white portrait print of a man in a wide hat and ornate collar, flanked by columns, griffins, and an eagle crest.

Portrait of Maximilian I

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Etched portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat holding a palette, inscribed William Hogarth.

Self Portrait of William Hogarth

Samuel Ireland, 1780

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded clergyman in a dark cap and robes within an oval frame, labeled Hugo Latimerus.

Portrait of Hugo Latimer

Richard Houston, 1740

Portrait of Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1880

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned to the left against hatched background.

Portrait of Robert Burns

William Nicholson

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in military uniform with a star order and sword, framed by an ornate scrolling border.

Portrait of Frederick Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge

Daniel John Pound, 1850

Engraved bust portrait of an older bearded man with white hair in a dark jacket and cravat, on a cream paper sheet.

Portrait of George Bancroft

Henry Bryan Hall, 1860

Portrait of George Campbell Cooper

John White Alexander, 1900

Oval portrait of an older woman in a lace cap and red shawl with fur trim, set in an ornate gilt frame.

Portrait of Sarah Amelia Cooper

B. C. Porter, 1890

Pencil portrait sketch of an elderly bearded man resting his hand on his cheek, looking to the side.

Portrait of Abram Stevens Hewitt

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Graphite study of a woman's bare arm bent at the elbow with the hand resting below, on grey toned paper.

Study of an Arm for Portrait of Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Chalk study on blue paper of a kneeling veiled woman with drapery and a separate head of a young woman.

Studies: The Cloth of a Kneeling Woman. The Head of a Young Woman

Carlo Maratti, 1650

Oval pastel portrait of a woman in a blue jacket and black feathered hat holding a brass horn, with a yellow skirt.

Portrait of Sarah Cooper Hewitt in French Costume

Carroll Beckwith, 1890

Pencil sketch of a seated figure in draped fabric with an arm resting across a chair back and a hand at right.

Sketches for Portraits

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Portrait of Nancy Darling

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1870

Pencil sketch of a young man's head and shoulders, gazing directly at the viewer, with hatched shading on hair and face.

Self-Portrait

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Pencil sketch of two female hands in different poses on cream paper, with the inscription Mrs. McCready at lower right.

Sketch of Hands for Portrait of Mrs. McCready

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pencil sketch of a startled man with both hands raised to his head, with handwritten label naming Kenyon Cox.

Sketch of Kenyon Cox

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Watercolor of three men in top hats and black riding coats, one seated on a brown horse, with trees and sky behind.

Portrait of Sir George Wombwell and His Brothers

Richard Dighton, 1880

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress with studies of hands and handwritten color notes on the page.

Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes Standing, Studies of Arm and Hands

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Charcoal and white chalk study of a young woman with hair in a bun, turning her head to the right, on grey paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman in a jeweled tiara and white fur, holding a jeweled scepter against a dark blue background.

Personification of Europe

Rosalba Carriera, 1720

Study for "Roman Girl", Head of a Woman

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Charcoal and white chalk portrait sketch of a young woman with hair pinned up, looking sideways, on grey paper.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Woman

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Portrait of Aunt Alicia McNeill

James McNeill Whistler, 1840

Graphite sketch of a standing female nude with curled hair, one arm across her body and the other extended to the right.

Female Nude, Study for Portrait of Mrs. Henry Schieffelin

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a white turban and pearl necklace holding a scorpion, against a blue sky.

Personification of Africa

Rosalba Carriera, 1720

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a young girl's head turned to the side, drawn on tan paper.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Girl

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a standing woman in period dress with separate arm and drapery studies on tan paper.

Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, Separate Arm and Drapery Studies

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Portrait of a Boy

James Henry Moser, 1880

Rosina

Elihu Vedder, 1890

Graphite study of a standing man in a long overcoat leaning on a table, with a handwritten name at lower right.

Study for Portrait of James Prendergast

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Seven Sketches of Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Portrait of Unidentified Man

Richard Dighton, 1880

Pencil study on tan paper of an older man seated at a table, one hand resting on it, the other hanging by his knee.

Study for a Portrait of Albert Gallatin, Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Portrait of Florence Johnson

James Henry Moser, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted down, eyes lowered, with loose hair and faint outlines of shoulders.

Head of a Woman

Edward Burne-Jones, 1890

Ink and wash sketch of a man with dark hair, dark jacket and bow tie, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of Kenyon Cox

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Portrait of Mrs. Henry B. Fuller

Louise Cox, 1900

Sketches of People on Montreal Boat

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a reclining man with closed eyes on a pillow, with handwritten colour notes across the page.

Funerary Portrait of James Cardinal Gibbons

Griffith Baily Coale, 1920

Head of Athena (from a cast)

Adile Marie Osborne, 1900

Head of a Nun

Alessandro Marchesini, 1800

Charcoal sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and jacket, face turned left, dark shading around the head.

Portrait of a Young Man

Thomas Sidney Moran, 1900

Red chalk drawing of a classical head of Apollo with curly hair and downcast eyes, by Giuseppe Longhi.

Head of Apollo

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Pencil sketch of a man's head and shoulders, turned to the side, drawn in loose hatched strokes on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of a bearded seated man in an armchair with handwritten notes below, by Daniel Huntington.

Carl Schurz Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1890

Red chalk study on blue-grey paper of a robed figure with raised arm, plus hands holding a lantern and a box.

Portrait of a Cardinal

Giuseppe Passeri

Pen and grey wash design for an ornate rococo frame with an empty oval, drapery, a sword, a crown, and a courtly scene below.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a long overcoat standing with one arm resting on a support, by Daniel Huntington.

President Chester A. Arthur, Standing

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Portrait of an Elderly Woman, Hartford, Connecticut

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a bowler hat and dark suit, hands resting on a table.

Portrait of a Man

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of a bearded man beside a faint child figure, with an open book in the foreground.

Sketches for "Lesson of Charity" and portrait of Peter Richards, Jr.

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Loose oil sketch of a dark-haired woman embracing a fair-haired child who rests against her shoulder.

Study for "Portrait of Mrs. James Robb and her Three Children," Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA

Thomas Sully, 1840

Pencil sketch of a man in a light headwrap, head and shoulders turned toward the viewer, on tan paper.

Japanese Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a frock coat and bow tie, turned to the left, resting his hands in an armchair.

William E. Dodge Seated

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Portrait of a Man

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1800

Sketch, Portrait of a Man

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Graphite sketch on gray paper of an elderly man with white highlights, leaning forward to read a letter held in both hands.

Portrait of the Artist's Father

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of two banquet scenes with seated diners, servants, and nude figures in arcaded interiors

Salome given the Head of John the Baptist [left]; Salome offers the Head of John the Baptist to her Parents [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Portrait of a man

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of a seated figure in a jacket with lace collar, hands in lap, on aged paper.

Sketch for a Portrait

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Rococo design drawing of an ornate oval frame with allegorical figures, cherubs, and military trophies around an empty centra

Design for the Frame of the Portrait of Charles III, King of Spain

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1750