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National Gallery of Art

689 works

Bust of an Old Woman Turned in Profile to the Right

Unknown artist

Bust of a Man with Thick Lips

Pencil sketch of three head studies on pale paper: an upturned youthful face and two profiles with curled, bound hair.

Head of Mary Magdalen and Two Saints (?)

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and white ruff collar, set within a decorative border.

Portrait of a Man (Le Doreur)

after Rembrandt van Rijn Léopold Flameng, published 1885

Pastel portrait of a seated young girl with blue eyes in a blue dress, holding a small book on a red stool.

Portrait of a Girl with Blue Eyes and Blue Dress

B. Doyle, c. 1820

Bust-length portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a red book against a grey-green background.

Portrait of a Man Holding a Book

Micah Williams, c. 1823

Crayon portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet and lace collar, drawn on tan paper with a dark vignette background.

Portrait of an Old Woman

Eastman Johnson, early 1840s

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head turned to the right, gazing upward, with hair pinned up and draped shoulders.

Head of a Woman Looking Back Over Her Shoulder

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of a seated woman in a black dress and white lace bonnet holding a small red book, against a green background.

Portrait of a Woman with a Lace Cap

Micah Williams, c. 1823

Imaginary Portrait of an English Gentleman

Thomas Frye (, 1760

Head of a Young Woman

Eastman Johnson, late 1870s

Black and white lithograph of an elderly woman in a white headscarf against a dark, heavily inked background.

Head of an Old Woman (Tête de vielle dame)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1828

Mezzotint portrait of a woman in a lace-trimmed bonnet, pearl earring and fur-trimmed cloak, against a dark background.

Imaginary Portrait of an English Beauty

Thomas Frye (, 1762

Watercolor portrait of a man in a tall brown top hat, dark coat and white cravat, against a pale background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Hamilton Shegogue, 1830

Chalk drawing of a bearded older man in a skull cap, doublet and white collar, facing forward.

Portrait of a Bearded Man in a Doublet and Skull Cap

Follower of Lagneau

Title page of 1553 French edition of Alberti's architecture treatise, with ornate woodcut border and reclining figures.

L'Architecture et Art de Bien Bastir du Seigneur Leon Baptiste Albert, Gentilhomme Florentin, divisée en dix livres,…

Leon Battista Alberti, published 1553

Pencil portrait of a young woman with hair in a bun and beaded necklace, set in an oval frame with flower garland and ribbon.

Portrait of a Girl

Head of an Old Man

Attributed to Gerrit Claesz Bleker

Head of a Macedonian Soldier

Atelier Assistant of Charles Le Brun, c. 1668

Pastel drawing of an older bearded man with curly gray hair and a yellow garment against a pale blue-gray background.

Head of a Bearded Man

Benedetto Luti, 1715

Chalk drawing of a woman's face framed by a white cap and draped veil, with red chalk on cheeks and lips.

Head of a Matron

Anton Johann Tischbein

Pencil caricature of a standing man with a large curled mustache, hands in pockets, on tan paper, 1859.

Self-Portrait

John Whetten Ehninger, 1859

Black chalk drawing of a young man with curly shoulder-length hair and a draped cloak, turned toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait

Peter Lely, c. 1641

Head of a Young Woman

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1605

Red chalk drawing of a young woman gazing upward, wearing a flower wreath and beaded strands in her curled hair.

Head of a Young Woman

the Elder after Jean-Baptiste Le Prince Gilles Demarteau

Head of a Faun

the Elder after François Boucher Gilles Demarteau

Black and red chalk drawing of a bearded man with curly hair and a mustache, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a young man with curled hair in an embroidered coat, arm resting on a surface.

Portrait of a Boy

Unknown artist, late 17th century

Pencil sketch of a bearded, balding man's head turned three-quarters, rendered in loose hatched strokes on pale paper.

Self-Portrait [recto]

Paul Cézanne, c. 1880/1882

Drawing of a man in a turban with white chalk highlights on blue-grey paper, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait Wearing a Turban

Sr Jonathan Richardson, 1728