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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Engraved portrait of a bearded man seated in a wooden armchair, wearing a wide hat, ruff collar and period costume.

Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam

John Romney after G.M. Brighty, published 1817

Engraved portrait of Francis Lord Bacon in an embroidered robe and lace ruff, with a hand on a table and drapery behind.

Francis, Lord Bacon

Edward Scriven after Paulus van Somer I

Engraved portrait of Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban, in a broad-brimmed hat and lace collar, with caption below.

Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Alban

after Paulus van Somer I

Engraved oval portrait of Francis Bacon in a tall hat and lace ruff, with printed caption below.

Francis Bacon

James Thomson after Jacobus Houbraken

Engraved portrait of Sir Francis Bacon in Elizabethan dress with ruff and tall hat, leaning on a table with a map.

Sir Francis Bacon

William Tringham, 1762

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and embroidered robe beside a table, with a draped curtain behind.

Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Albans

George Vertue after Paulus van Somer I, 1728

Watercolor drawing of an Italianate garden with a fountain, colonnades, a seated man, a poodle, and a red parrot.

An Italianate Garden with a Parrot, a Poodle, and a Man

Isaac de Moucheron, 1730

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and dark robes, with a mace, crown and coat of arms below.

Francis Bacon

George Vertue after Paulus van Somer I, 1734

Engraved print of a seated bearded man in a ruff and fur-trimmed robe in an arched niche above a Latin inscribed pedestal.

Francis Bacon

Engraved oval portrait of Sir Francis Bacon in a wide-brimmed hat and lace ruff, with lettered frame.

Sir Francis Bacon

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and lace ruff, titled Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor.

Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in ornate robes and a lace collar, one hand resting on a table beside a cap.

Bacon

William Henry Worthington after Paulus van Somer I, probably 1825

Engraving of the seated stone monument of Lord Bacon in an arched niche, with Latin inscriptions on the pedestal.

Monument of Lord Bacon in Saint Michael's Church

William Henry Worthington, published 1827

Engraved print of four labeled portraits of Hooker, Spenser, Lord Bacon and Ben Jonson with book, lyre and theatre masks.

Hooker, Spenser, Lord Bacon, Ben Johnson

Thomas Abiel Prior

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and ruff, holding a sceptre, with Latin inscriptions.

Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a large ruff collar and feathered headdress, with Latin inscription below.

Elizabeth van Pallandt, Countess of Culemborg, Wife of Jacob, Margrave of Baden

Crispijn de Passe I

Pen drawing of a heraldic shield with crossed lances, framed by arches, scrollwork and a border of hunting scenes with animal

Design for a Window (Hunting Scene)

Christoph Murer, 1579

Engraved portrait of a bald, bearded older man in a dark hooded robe before a draped curtain, with an inscription below.

David Baker

Jacob Neefs, 1641

Pen and grey wash drawing of soldiers and bearded men carrying a chest with trumpets before a walled city.

Joshua and the Israelites before the Walls of Jericho

Christoph Murer, 1600

Etched portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and pale coat, resting an arm on a desk beside an open book.

Walter Baker, Inventor of a Medicine

Thomas Worlidge

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a cap and robe holding a book, with a Latin inscription below.

John Bale, Bishop of Ossory

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and ruff, framed by an ornate cartouche with a coat of arms.

William Knollys, Earl of Banbury, When Viscount Wallingford

Engraved oval portrait of bearded Archbishop Richard Bancroft in clerical dress, with coat of arms and ornate border.

Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury

George Vertue, published 1745

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and embroidered doublet, with Latin verse below.

John Barclay

Jacob van der Heyden

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar and striped doublet, with a draped curtain behind him.

John Barclay

Nicolas de Larmessin IV

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and embroidered doublet, with Latin inscription, John Barclay.

John Barclay

Claude Mellan after Daniel Dumonstier, published 1623

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with a moustache and lace collar, with Latin inscription below.

John Barclay

Jacob van der Heyden after Jan van der Heyden

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar and embroidered doublet, labeled Ioannes Barclaius.

John Barclay

after Daniel Dumonstier, published 1630

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a mustache, surrounded by eight heraldic shields and Latin inscriptions.

William Barclay

Attributed to Karel van Mallery

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, within an oval frame with fruit garlands and Latin text.

Gulielmus Baudartius, Theologian and Historian

Albert Poel, 1624

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, holding a quill pen at a writing desk, dated 1588.

Jean de Beaugrand

Thomas de Leu after Pierre Dumonstier I, 1588

Thomas Becon, Protestant Divine

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved portrait of a bearded cardinal in a cassock writing with a quill at a table, with an IHS sunburst above.

Roberto, Cardinal Bellarminus

Attributed to Hieronymus Wierix

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bald abbot in dark monastic robes holding a book and rosary, within ornate framing.

Bernhard, Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Udalric and Afra in Augsburg

Bartholomaus Kilian after Johann Heinrich Schoenfeld, 1662

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and embroidered cape holding a star insignia, with a name inscription below

Philip, Comte de Bethune

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair and lace collar, framed by laurels and a coat of arms below.

Jerome van Beverningk

Abraham Blooteling after Bernard Vaillant, 1679

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a lace collar, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Dr. Henry Blackwood, Jr.

Claude Mellan, c. 1626

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark robe and white collar holding a book, with a decorative inscription panel below.

Everhard Bornaeus

Abraham Blooteling, 1668

Engraving of a foot-soldier seen from behind in plumed hat and ruffled breeches, standing before a tree trunk, dated 1520.

Foot-Soldier in Front of a Tree

Barthel Beham, 1520

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man flanked by Mercury and Pallas, with cherubs, a coat of arms, and verse below.

Jacob Bornonius

Attributed to Pieter van den Berge, 1573

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, lace collar and gloved hand on a sword hilt, beside a draped curtain.

Anthony Bourbon, Count Mouretan

Pieter de Bailliu after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Engraving of a peasant woman in a headscarf standing beside two jugs and a basket, dated 1524.

Peasant Woman with Two Jugs

Barthel Beham, 1524

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in ruff collar and embroidered gown, framed by allegorical scenes and Latin text.

Charlotte of Bourbon

Hendrick Goltzius, 1581

Engraving of a seated nude woman on armor, holding a round mirror, with a helmet and greaves at the base.

Naked Woman on an Armor (Prudentia?)

Barthel Beham, 1520

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a ruff collar and pearl-embellished gown, with a Catherine de Bourbon inscription.

Catherine de Bourbon

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a large ruff collar and upswept hair, with French verse below.

Catherine of Bourbon, Sister of Henry IV

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a ruff collar and pearl necklaces, with a French verse caption below.

Catherine de Bourbon

Léonard Gaultier

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a lace ruff, pearl necklaces and embroidered gown, with drapery curtains behind her.

Eleanora, Princess of Orange

Pieter de Jode, 1600, published 1638/1644

Engraved oval portrait of a young girl in a lace ruff and gown, holding a chain, with a perched bird beside her.

Elizabeth de Bourbon

Engraved oval portrait of Francois de Bourbon, Prince de Conty, in armor with a ruff collar and sash, with French verse below

Francois de Bourbon, First Prince of Conti, son of Louis I

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy in a ruff collar and feathered cap, with an inscribed border naming Henry de Bourbon.

Henry II de Bourbon, Prince de Conde

Léonard Gaultier, 1604

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and fur-trimmed cloak, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand

Simon de Passe, 1632

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a flat cap and ruff collar holding a book, with Latin inscription below.

John Bradford, Protestant Martyr

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a feathered cap and ruff, framed by an arch of heraldic shields with Latin text below.

Tycho de Brahe

Jacob van Meurs after Jacques de Gheyn II, 1630-1680

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man with lace collar, cloak and sword hilt, with Latin inscription below.

Hieronymus de Bran

Lucas Vorsterman

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a cloak holding dividers, with a Latin inscription naming Jacobus de Breuck.

Jacobus de Breuck, Jr.

Paulus Pontius after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a skullcap and patterned doublet, with a Latin inscription and coat of ar

Joannes Brice

Jerôme David, 1651

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long wavy hair and a white cravat, with a Latin inscription below.

Cornelius de Bruyn I, Painter

Gerard Valck after Sir Godfrey Kneller

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame, with allegorical figures, putti, a skull and Latin inscription.

Peter Brueghel

Aegidius Sadeler II after Bartholomaeus Spranger

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur collar, labeled George Buchanan, with Latin verse below.

George Buchanan

Jacques Granthomme, published 1650

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with Latin inscriptions around the frame, dated 1614.

Arnoldus Buchelius

Crispijn de Passe I, 1614

Engraved portrait of a woman with a feathered hat, lace collar and feather fan, with an inscription below.

Catherine Manners, Duchess of Buckingham

Magdalena van de Passe, 1620-1623

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in lace collar and pearl necklace, with a feather ornament and the name George Villie

George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Charles Simonneau after Michiel van Miereveld after Adriaen van der Werff, published 1707

Engraved oval portrait of a man with lace collar and ornate chain, framed by two cherubs and a French inscription.

George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham

Balthazar Moncornet