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National Gallery of Art

690 works

Bust of an Old Man in Profile, Facing Right

Salomon Koninck, 1638

Mezzotint self-portrait of a man in a beret and fur-trimmed coat, after Rembrandt, with a crest below.

Rembrandt, Self-Portrait

Richard Earlom after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1767

Engraving of a young man in a plumed hat holding a skull, with his hand pointing toward it.

Portrait of a Young Man with a Skull

Lucas van Leyden, c. 1519

Chalk drawing of an elderly woman with wrinkled face and gray head scarf, with red shawl visible at shoulders.

Bust of an Old Woman Wearing a Head Scarf

Lagneau, c. 1625

Head of a Young Woman

the Elder after Jean-Martial Fredou Gilles Demarteau

Etched landscape with hills, towns, and a figure carrying a head, with a chariot in the clouds above.

Mercury with the Head of Argus in His Hand

Hieronymus Cock, 1558

Pencil portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, signed C. L. Elliott and dated Albany, April 13, 1864.

Portrait of the Artist Asa W. Twitchell

Charles Loring Elliott, 1864

Graphite drawing of a young woman with lowered eyes, hair in a bun, and a collared blouse, on tan paper.

Head of a Young Woman

Eastman Johnson, 1850

Pencil drawing of an elderly seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, with soft shaded background.

Portrait of a Seated Man

John Vanderlyn, c. 1800

Dark lithographic self-portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, with a signature and date at the right.

Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

Lovis Corinth, 1920

Pencil drawing of a man with a mustache and wavy hair, turned three-quarters toward the viewer, on pale paper.

Self-Portrait

Eastman Johnson, c. 1850

Self-Portrait

Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

Max Liebermann, 1917, published 1920

Engraved heraldic print with rows of coats of arms, a central royal crest with lion and dragon, and four corner portraits of

Coats of Arms with Corner Portraits of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary

Unknown artist

Bust of a Bearded Man Looking Up

Pencil sketch of a young child in a cap, head turned, resting one hand under the chin.

Head of a Child in a Cap

after John Flaxman Anonymous

Long engraved royal family tree with oval portraits of English monarchs, crowned coats of arms and vine scrollwork.

Family Tree with Portraits of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Elizabeth, James, and Charles

Unknown artist

Classical Portrait Bust of a Bearded Man

Engraved portrait of a man in a feathered hat and lace collar smoking a long pipe, with city rooftops behind him.

Mulld:Sake (Portrait of John Cottington)

Renold Elstrack, published 1618

Brown ink sketch of an elderly bearded man's head and shoulders, turned to the left, with a somber expression.

Head of an Old Man

Unknown artist, 19th century

Head of a Woman (Theresa Turner?)

Pencil print of a bearded Christ figure with long wavy hair, holding an open book, framed by a circular halo of beads.

Head of Our Savior, from Arringhi's "Roma Subterranea"

Henry Noel Humphreys after John Flaxman, published 1829

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, set within a double-line border on cream paper.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Unknown artist, probably 18th century

Head of a Woman in a Scarf, Looking Down

Engraved print of a draped bust of a man with curly hair on a stepped pedestal, captioned The Author of Waverley.

Bust of Sir Walter Scott

James Thomson after Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey, published 1832

Engraved portrait of a curly-haired young man in a dark coat, surrounded by cupids, a flower garland and a harp.

Portrait of a Young Gentleman Surrounded by Cupids; Lord Byron?

Unknown artist, 19th century

Head of a Woman Looking Down (Theresa Turner?)

Head of a Cleric

Benigno Bossi, 1775

Etching of a bearded man in a light cap and loose shirt, gazing forward against dense dark hatching.

Bust of a Cook with Cap

Pencil drawing of a woman's face in frontal view, wearing a headscarf tied at the top, on pale paper.

Portrait of a Woman