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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Engraved portrait of a bald man with mustache and goatee in a ruff collar, with verse below titled To the Reader.

William Shakespeare

Martin Droeshout

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor and lace ruff, with Latin inscriptions around the border.

Sir Anthony Shirley

Aegidius Sadeler

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

Sir Anthony Shirley, Traveler and Ambassador to Persia

Dominicus Custos after Aegidius Sadeler II, 1600

Engraved portrait of a man in a turban and patterned robe within an ornate cartouche with a small scene below.

Sir Robert Shirley

Matthäus Greuter

Stipple engraving of a woman with jeweled curled hair, pearl necklaces and a pendant, shoulders bare, in a mat.

Jane Shore

Attributed to Francesco Bartolozzi

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a feathered hat and ruff collar, with Latin inscription, on a printed page.

Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Red chalk drawing of a fashionable woman in a striped gown and feathered bonnet standing beside a stone balustrade in a park.

A Fashionable Woman Standing in a Park

Carle Vernet, 1798

Engraved oval portrait of Sir Philip Sidney wearing a laurel wreath, framed by ornamental scrolls and birds, with French vers

Sir Philip Sidney, Soldier and Poet

Jean de Courbes, published 1625

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

Sir Philip Sidney, Soldier and Poet

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a wide hat and striped doublet, with a sword, garden and tower behind him, in an ornate

Sir Philip Sidney, Soldier and Poet

George Vertue after Isaac Oliver, 1745

Engraved oval portrait of Sigismund III in a ruff collar, framed by allegorical figures, putti, and classical architecture.

Sigismund III, King of Poland

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraved oval portrait of Sigismund III in a feathered hat and ruff, with heraldic emblems and Latin inscriptions.

Sigismund III, King of Poland

Crispijn de Passe I, 1598

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a fur-collared coat and flat cap, with a Latin verse caption below.

Josias Simler

Hendrick Hondius

Engraved full-length portrait of jester Will Sommers holding a horn, with a town scene of playing children behind him.

William Sommers, King Henry VIII's Jester

Francis Delaram

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a feathered cap and fur-trimmed robe, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Edward Seymour, First Duke of Somerset

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Oval mezzotint portrait of a man in lace cravat and studded armour, with curled wig, under the caption The Duke of Somerset.

Charles Seymour, Sixth Duke of Somerset

John Smith after Jan van der Vaart

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, lace collar and ornate chain, inscribed Robertus Car Comes Somerset.

Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset

Engraved double portrait of a man and woman in Jacobean dress on a checkered floor, with a coat of arms above.

The Portraitures of Robert, Earl of Somerset and Lady Frances Howard

Renold Elstrack, published 1618

Engraved portrait of the Earl and Countess of Somerset in period costume, with ruffs, a feathered hat and an ornate headdress

Earl and Countess of Somerset, Accomplices inthe Murder of Sir Thomas Overbury

George Cruikshank

Engraved oval portrait of a long-haired man in dark dress and white collar, with printed title beneath, after Samuel Cooper.

Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton

Edward Harding after Samuel Cooper, published 1794

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and dark cloak, with Latin and French inscriptions.

Sir Richard Spencer, Ambassador to Holland

Hendrick Hondius

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in ornate armor and ruffled collar, with a plumed helmet beside him.

Ambroise Spinola, Spanish General in the Low Countries

Jan Muller after Michiel van Miereveld, 1615

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, lace collar and cloak, framed by ribbon ornament and a coat of arms.

Robert Stafford of Bradfield, Berks

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in dark dress and white collar, with Latin inscription and Dutch verse below.

Johannes Stalpard

Willem Jacobsz Delff after Johan Dircksz van Nes

Engraved oval portrait of Joannes Steinbergius in a dark coat and white collar, with Latin inscriptions, 1652.

Joannes Steinbergius

Crispijn de Passe II, 1652

Stephen, King of England

Renold Elstrack, published 1618

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache in armor and lace collar, inscribed Thomas Wentworth.

Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford

Johann Reinhold Schildknecht after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armor with a lace collar, surrounded by inscriptions in Latin and Dutch.

Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford

Claes Janszoon Visscher II

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and fur-trimmed robe, with a Latin inscription below.

Joannes Sturmius

Hendrick Hondius, 1603

Engraved portrait of Thomas Howard in a tall hat and ruff, framed by cherubs, a coat of arms and an inscription panel.

Thomas Howard, First Earl of Suffolk

Renold Elstrack