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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

159 works

Oval portrait of two young girls in white dresses embracing against a dark background, one raising her hand.

The Calmady Children (Emily, 1818-?1906, and Laura Anne, 1820-1894)

Thomas Lawrence, 1823

Oval-framed miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a brown coat and white shirt, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Jean-Baptiste Sambat, 1780

Circular portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark doublet against a teal background, with date inscription.

Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?)

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1535

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white dress and veil against a dark wooded background, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Etienne Charles Le Guay, ca. 1800

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black robe holding a paper, with an hourglass and a landscape view behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Moretto da Brescia, ca. 1520-25

Edward VI (1537-1553), When Duke of Cornwall

Hans Holbein the Younger

Painted head of an older balding man in blue collar, with a hand at upper left and red drapery behind him.

Head of a Donor

Albert van Ouwater, ca. 1465-70

Portrait of a Man

Edme Quenedey, ca. 1780

Painted bust-length portrait study of a man with short curly hair and beard, gazing toward the viewer against a dark olive ba

Bust-Length Study of a Man

François-Auguste Biard, 1848

Miniature portrait of a man with dark hair in a blue coat, white cravat and yellow waistcoat, against a green background.

Benjamin Moore McVickar

Charles C. Ingham, ca. 1825

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with upswept dark hair, white feather, lavender dress, in an ornate gold frame.

Mrs. Charles Willson Peale (Rachel Brewer)

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1790

Oil head study of a man with curly reddish hair gazing upward against a warm brown background.

Washington Allston

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1819-20

Oval miniature portrait of a man with dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

William M. S. Doyle, 1810

Three hanging scrolls showing seated court poets in robes against misty grey backgrounds, one holding a paper scroll.

Portraits of Three Famous Poets: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Lady Ise, and Ono no Komachi

Tosa Mitsuoki, 1691

Miniature portrait of a young man in a black cap and grey cape holding a cane, in an ornate gilt frame.

Alfred Sully

Thomas Sully, ca. 1839

Miniature portrait of a woman in a straw bonnet and dark shawl, holding a flower basket before a pink sky and hills.

Portrait of a Woman

Vincent Bertrand, ca. 1810

Oval miniature portrait of an older bald man in a green fur-collared coat and white lace jabot, in a gilt frame.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), after a Painting by Greuze of 1777

Charles Paul Jérôme de Bréa, 1777

Miniature portrait of a dark-haired woman with bare shoulder, red shawl and pink rose, in a gilded oval frame.

Francesca Ghirardi Lechi (1773-1806)

Giovanni Battista Gigola

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled hair, maroon dress and white lace collar, in a gold frame.

Lola Montez (1818-1861)

Round portrait of a man in a red cap and red jacket with gold initials, against a teal background, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532-35

Twelve Heads

Madame Ingouf

Vincent, ca. 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a heavyset man in a grey coat and pink cravat, set in a silver pendant frame.

William Gale

Joseph Dunkerley, 1776

Oval miniature of three women with curled brown hair and ribbons against a turquoise background, in a gilt frame.

Madame Jerome Bonaparte (Elizabeth Patterson)

Thomas Sully, ca. 1805-10

Head of a Young Woman

Lorenzo di Credi, late 15th-early 16th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red and white makeup and black wig, with patterned robe and blue wave, framed by a decor

Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of Kagekiyo in the Play Enlightenment from a Series of Portraits of Danjūrō

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a scowling man with dark hair, a yellow rope at his collar, against a pink and black radiating background.

Head of an Unidentified Actor as a countryman in Rags

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1793

Head of a Young Woman

Lorenzo di Credi, 1479

Ink and color print of a seated man in a dark robe and tall hat beside a tied bundle, with a signature and red seal.

Portrait of Rikyū (?)

Shibata Zeshin, ca. 1875

Pen and brown ink sketch of a plumed-hat rider on a rearing horse, with a cloaked standing figure at left.

Study for an Equestrian Portrait, Possibly that of Albert de Ligne, Count of Arenberg; verso: Various Studies of Stat…

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1628-32