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National Gallery of Art

689 works

Red chalk sketch of a man's head in three-quarter view with curly hair and a full beard on pale paper.

Self-Portrait

called Il Volterrano Baldassare Franceschini, 1640s

Engraved print of a seated man in a forest beside an easel with a painting of a stag, with German verse below.

Self-Portrait of the Artist's Father in a Forest

after Johann Elias Ridinger Martin Elias Ridinger, after 1767

Etching of a bearded man in a cap seated at a slanted drafting table with ink bottles and brushes, in a studio.

Self-Portrait

Alexandre Lunois, c. 1912

Monochrome print of a young woman in a turban with curled hair, shown in bust length with drapery over her shoulders.

Bust of a Young Woman with a Turban

Giuseppe Longhi, 1808/1812

Bust of Francesco I d'Este

after Gian Lorenzo Bernini Giovanni Boldini, c. 1890/1900

Black and tan print of a bearded man in a tall hat with a smaller figure in a wide hat beside him, plus small sketched heads.

Study Sheet with Portraits of Hans Hess and Albert Klesse

Otto Greiner, 1894

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a white ruff collar and dark doublet, facing left with a serious expression.

Portrait of a Man

after Sir Anthony van Dyck Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, c. 1770

Pen and brown ink sketch of two seated figures at a table, one writing with a quill beside an inkwell.

Self-Portrait Writing with a Companion

Felice Giani, 1780/1786

Pencil sketch of a nun's head with closed eyes and veil, with faint watercolor washes on the garment below.

Head of a Nun

Tito Lessi, c. 1895/1896

Head of a Sheep

Francesco Paolo Michetti, c. 1881

Brown ink drawing of allegorical figures crowning a bust with garlands beside classical columns and a temple.

Virtues Crowning the Bust of Canova

Michele Sangiorgi, 1812

Graphite sketch of a frontal face with large eyes, broad nose and framing hair, numbered 32 in the lower right corner.

Self-Portrait

Lyubov Popova, 1910s

Graphite portrait of a woman with short hair and a dark cap, wearing a dark top with a ruffled collar, on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Olga Rozanova, c. 1915

Portrait study of Pierre Louis Alexandre

Carl Frederick von Saltza, c.1890

Pencil portrait of a woman with bowed head, headwrap, chain necklace and clasped hands, dated 1704.

Half-length portrait of a Young Black Man

Anna Waser, 1704

Black-and-white woodcut portrait of a man's face with a mountain village of wooden houses behind him.

Head of van de Velde, Bright (Kopf van de Velde, Hell)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1917

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bald, bearded elderly man looking up and to the right.

Head of a Bald Man with a Beard

Alphonse Legros, 1906

Portrait of Dr. Bilderbeck Gomess

Theodore Roussel, c. 1909

Dark lithograph portrait of a bearded, balding older man turned slightly to the right, lit from the upper left.

Self-Portrait (Steinlen de face, tete droite)

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1905

Self-Portrait, Medallion, No.2, 11th plate

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a seated woman in a wide-sleeved gown before a latticed cabinet and shelf of bottles, with a drape at right.

Portrait of Mrs. Arthur Melville

Theodore Roussel, c. 1908

Engraving of Christ's head wearing a crown of thorns, eyes turned upward, with long wavy hair and beard.

Head of Christ

Sebald Beham, 1520

Portrait of an Old Peasant Woman, in Profile to the Right

Wilhelm Leibl, 1874

Etched portrait of a standing woman in a wide-brimmed hat and draped off-shoulder dress, soft shaded background.

Portrait of Miss Hetty Pettigrew

Theodore Roussel, c. 1908

Etched bust portrait of a young figure with tousled hair and loose garment against cross-hatched shadow.

Bust of a Young Woman

Cornelis Pietersz Bega

Print of a seated ruler receiving a severed head from a kneeling servant, with armored men and robed figures around.

Artaxerxes Receiving the Head of Cyrus

Peregrino da Cesena, c. 1490/1510

Loose etched portrait of a young woman with dark hair, head tilted down, resting her cheek on her hand.

Head of Girl Leaning on Her Hand

Theodore Roussel, c. 1895 - 1900

Bust of an Old Woman

Cornelis Pietersz Bega

Circular engraving of a young man with curly hair and a ruffled collar, set against dense cross-hatched shading.

Portrait of a Young Man (V.H. Reinnier)