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National Gallery of Art

14,475 works

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in lace collar within an octagonal frame with coat of arms and verse below.

Lewis Roberts

George Glover, 1637

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded clergyman in skullcap and ruff, with an allegorical medallion below.

James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh

Oval engraved portrait of a young man in a fur-collared robe and feathered beret, labeled Edvardus VI.

Edward VI

George Glover or William Faithorne

Engraved oval portrait of Queen Elizabeth wearing a jeweled crown, pearls, and a large lace ruff, with Latin inscription belo

Queen Elizabeth

George Glover or William Faithorne

Pastel portrait of an elderly woman in a blue-striped shawl, gazing upward with a pensive expression.

An Elderly Woman in a Striped Shawl

Giuseppe Nogari, 1740

Engraved title page with small religious meditation scenes around printed text and a central oval portrait of a man in a lace

Title Page for Devotionis Augustinianae Flamma, by William Austin

George Glover, published 1637

Engraved title page with biblical scenes, a kneeling woman offering a scepter to a king, and a central title block.

Title Page for The Golden Scepter, by John Preston

George Glover, published 1638

Engraved oval portrait of a young man in a feathered hat and lace collar, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Charles II as Prince

Cornelis van Dalen

Engraved oval portrait of a man with wavy hair and a lace collar, with ships at sea and an ornate scrolled frame.

Algeron Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland

Cornelis van Dalen

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a laurel wreath and ruff collar, with Latin inscription and English verse below.

Josuah Sylvester, Poet

Cornelis van Dalen

Engraved title page with armored cavalry on rearing horses flanking a central cartouche reading Militarie Instructions for th

Title Page to Cruso, Militarie Instructions for the Cavallrie

Cornelis van Dalen, 1632

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair, mustache and falling collar, with Latin inscription below.

John Bate, Writer

George Gifford, published 1635

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache in a broad collar, with Latin inscription below.

John Bate

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff and skullcap, seated with an open book and gesturing, with verse below.

Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester

George Gifford, published 1635

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man seated with an open book, gesturing, with verse text below.

Hugh Latimer

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a laurel wreath holding a book, with a landscape and Latin inscriptions.

Nathaniel Richards, Dramatist

Thomas Rawlins, published 1640

Engraved title page with oval portrait of Juvenal, allegorical figures, an eagle, and the title Juvenal's Satyrs.

Title Page to Juvenal's Satyrs, by Sir R. Stapleton

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white lace ruff, holding a scroll, with Latin inscription below.

Robert Aylett

Thomas Cross, published 1654

Engraved portrait of Francis Bacon in a tall hat and ruff, writing with a quill at a desk beside books and a coat of arms.

Francis Bacon

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a top hat and lace ruff, with an inscribed caption below the image.

Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St. Alban

Thomas Cross after Crispijn de Passe I, published 1653

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and lace ruff collar, with a printed inscription below.

Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St. Alban

Thomas Cross, published 1653

Engraved portrait of a man with long hair and moustache in a dark cloak, with a rocky landscape and Latin inscription below.

Tho. Browne, Med. Doctoris (Sir Thomas Browne, M.D.)

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark robe and ruff collar, seated and holding a scroll, with Latin inscription below.

Richardi Brownlowe Armigeri

Thomas Cross, published 1653

Red chalk sketch of a seated figure beside a standing nude among loose foliage, by Hans von Marées.

In Praise of Modesty

Hans von Marées, 1879

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

Robertus Cottonus Bruceus (Sir Robert Cotton)

Thomas Cross, published 1655

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy with long hair and a white collar, framed by a laurel wreath and inscription.

Thomas Crymes

Thomas Cross, published 1654

Engraved portrait of a man with long hair and mustache in a dark cloak, with a coat of arms and verse below.

Nicholai Culpeper, Equitus

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and lace collar beside a bookshelf, with inscription below naming Sir Kenelm Digby

Sir Kenelm Digby

Thomas Cross, published 1668/1669

Engraved portrait of a man with a celestial globe, open book, sun and moon faces, and stars above a hill.

Johannes Gadburius (John Gadbury)

Thomas Cross, published 1658

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark cloak, framed by a laurel wreath with a Latin caption below.

Johanis Gamble (John Gamble)

Thomas Cross, published 1656