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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,265 works

Group portrait of a family in an interior with men in military uniforms, a seated woman holding an infant, and a small dog.

Portrait of a Military Family

Unknown artist, ca. 1789-90

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled dark hair, white cravat and dark coat with brass buttons against a brown background.

William Fraser of Reelig (1784-1835)

Henry Raeburn, 1801

Portrait of a seated woman in a white dress with blue ribbons, set against a wooded landscape with a cloudy sky.

Lady Lemon (1747-1823)

George Romney, mid- to late 1780s

Hanging scroll portrait of an elderly man in a blue robe and black cap, standing on a wooden stand against a brown background

Portrait of the artist’s great-granduncle Yizhai at the age of eighty-five

Ruan Zude, dated 1561 or 1621

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated elderly woman in a blue robe with a gold crane emblem and red shawl.

Portrait of the wife of Yizhai

Ruan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620

Head of Krishna: cartoon for a mural of the Raslila

Sahib Ram, ca. 1800

Painted equestrian portrait of a bearded rider on a dappled grey horse with black mane, holding a spear, on paper.

Equestrian Portrait of a Noble

Bakhta, ca. 1775

Hanging scroll of a seated robed figure with a staff, flanked by green and red demons, before misty mountains and clouds.

Portrait of En no Gyōja

Jakusai, late 14th-15th century

Hanging scroll of a shaven monk with a red box and staff beside a green-faced attendant holding a censer, on a dark ground.

Portrait of Xuanzang (Genjō) with Attendant

Kasuga Motomitsu, 14th century

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated Zen monk in yellow and red robes holding a staff, with calligraphy above.

Portrait of the Ōbaku Zen Monk Jifei Ruyi (Sokuhi Nyoitsu)

Kita Genki, 1666

Sketch for the Portrait of Tachihara Suiken

Watanabe Kazan, ca. 1823

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a bearded elderly man in flowing robes, set within patterned silk brocade mounting.

Portrait of Emperor Shennong

Kano Tan'yu, 1665

Painting of a seated man in a patterned brown robe and black court cap on a yellow ground, with a red seal.

Imaginary Portraits of Famous Poets

Kano Shōun, late 17th century

Hanging scroll portrait of a standing man in a pale blue robe, with calligraphy inscription above and red seals.

Portrait of Zhao Zhiqian

Wang Yuan, dated 1871

Oval portrait of a bearded man with graying hair in a black garment and white lace ruff against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1632

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark costume and metal breastplate, holding a red plume, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man with a Breastplate and Plumed Hat

Rembrandt van Rijn

Full-length painting of a man in a dark coat and black hat holding a walking stick on a sunlit grassy path.

Portrait of the Painter

John La Farge, 1859

Hand-colored Japanese print of a bald warrior monk with a blue staff, debris flying around a prone figure below.

Rochishin Chopping Off the Head of Nio

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in red robes at a window, with plum blossoms below and calligraphy framing the painting.

Portrait of Li Xiangjun

Cui He, dated 1817

Hanging scroll of a seated figure in a blue kimono on a green cushion, with red seals at the right edge.

Portrait of Iwai Kumesaburō II

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1827-29 (Kansei 10-12)

Hanging scroll of a seated man in a gold floral kimono beside a sword, fur cushion and red lacquer object, with calligraphy.

The Actor Arashi Kitsusaburō I (Kichisaburō II) as Prince Koretaka

Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1821

Ink painting of a fierce bearded monk with bulging eyes and calligraphy above his head, on a hanging scroll.

Portrait of Bodhidharma

Hakuin Ekaku, mid-18th century

Ink painting of Bodhidharma, bald and bearded, gazing upward, with calligraphy and a red seal above on a hanging scroll.

Portrait of Daruma

Fūgai Ekun, early 17th century

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated bald monk with staff and brush, red robe, and calligraphy inscription above.

Portrait of the Ōbaku Zen Monk Mu’an Xingtao (Mokuan Shōtō)

Kita Genki, dated 1674

Album leaf of a seated bearded man in a patterned white robe and black cap, with calligraphy on the facing page.

Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals

Sumiyoshi Gukei, 1674-92

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a bald, bearded elderly man seated on a mat beside a fan, gazing upward.

Portrait of Botanka Shōhaku

Maruyama Ōkyo, second half 18th century

Ink and color portrait of a seated courtier in black robes with calligraphy inscription on the right side.

Portrait of Minamoto no Muneyuki, from the “Fujifusa Version of the Handscroll of Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals”

Emperor Godaigo, early 15th century

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated man in red hakama holding a sword, with calligraphy above him and a brocade mount.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ōmezō I

Utagawa Kunisada, painting ca. 1833; inscription dated 1858

Watercolor and graphite portrait of a bearded man in a pink turban and white garment, gazing to the side.

Portrait of a Sri Lankan Tamil

Samuel Daniell, 1806-1807

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