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Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil painting of an elderly man with grey tousled hair, wrinkled face and sinewy neck against a dark background.

Head of an Old Man

Abraham Bloemaert, 1625/1628

Self-portrait of a painter in a red coat and white cap, holding a palette, with classical statues behind him.

Self-Portrait

Nicolas de Largillière, 1707

Portrait of a standing gentleman in a brown coat and embroidered blue waistcoat, with a column and landscape behind him.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Joseph Blackburn, c. 1760

Oil portrait of a young man in a wide black hat and white collar, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

Head of a Young Man

Unknown artist, c. 1635-1655

Oil portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearls, and white satin gown, standing before red drapery and a garden view.

Portrait of a Woman

Ferdinand Bol, 1660s

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in pink dress and pearls, set in blue enamel frame with diamonds and gemstones.

Portrait of Sarah Sophia Banks

Nathaniel Hone, 1768

Miniature portrait of a seated woman in a blue satin gown and pearl necklace, with a draped curtain and classical column behi

Portrait of Mary of Modena

Attributed to Nicholas Dixon, c. 1673

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a dark blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Augustine Taylor

John Ramage, 1777-94

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a salmon coat and white lace jabot, set in a scalloped gold frame.

Portrait of George Colman (1732-1794)

Nathaniel Hone, 1761

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and fichu, set in an ornate gold frame with a loop.

Mary (Polly) Lawton Bringhurst

James Peale, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long brown hair, white collar and dark clothing, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Samuel Cooper, 1658

Oval portrait miniature of a young woman with dark upswept hair, pink dress and black choker, in a gold pendant frame.

Elizabeth Ann Timothy

Henry Benbridge, ca. 1775-85

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, framed by a ring of red garnet stones.

Jeremiah Lee

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1769

Oval miniature portrait of a heavyset man in a grey coat and pink cravat, set in a silver pendant frame.

William Gale

Joseph Dunkerley, 1776

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with powdered hair, dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

William Franks, ca. 1795

Oval miniature of a gentleman in a powdered wig, blue coat and white cravat, in a beaded gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Nathaniel Hancock, ca. 1785

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curly hair in a pale gown with lace trim, by Edward Greene Malbone.

Mrs. James G. Almy (Myra Eliot)

Edward Greene Malbone, ca. 1798

Oil portrait of a young woman with curly hair in a white dress and blue sash, resting her arm beside a pink rose.

Portrait of M.I.Lopukhina

Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1797

Oil portrait of a man in gilt-edged armor, red velvet mantle and white fur, holding a baton beside a plumed helmet.

Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia (1712-1786)

Antoine Pesne, 1750

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a blue coat with gold epaulettes and a yellow waistcoat, in a gold frame.

Governor George Clinton

John Ramage, ca. 1785

Oval black-and-white miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair, dark coat and frilled cravat.

Major Greene, B.A.

John Ramage, ca. 1777

Oval half-length portrait of a woman with upswept hair in a red dress and blue drape against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

David Richter the Younger, 1697

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a gray wig, blue coat and white lace jabot, in a red enamel gold frame.

William Few

John Ramage, ca. 1787

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a dark blue coat and white cravat, in an engraved gold frame.

William Loughton Smith

Archibald Robertson, ca. 1795

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with powdered grey hair, pearls and a blue dress with lace collar, in a gold frame.

Mrs. Joseph Donaldson (Frances Johnston)

Charles Willson Peale, 1776

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curled hair and white lace collar, framed by a ring of pearls.

Mrs. William Few (Catherine Nicholson)

John Ramage, 1787

Oval miniature portrait of a gentleman with pale hair, white cravat and pale coat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

William Verstille, ca. 1785

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a blue coat, yellow waistcoat and white cravat, set in an engraved gold frame.

Jasper Ely Cropsey

Ebenezer Mack, ca. 1794

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a blue coat with gold trim and white lace jabot, in a gold frame.

Archibald McCall

John Hesselius, ca. 1755-60

Portrait of a young woman with auburn hair in a white lace ruff, red embroidered gown and feathered pearl headdress.

Portrait of Margaret of Austria (1584-1611), Queen of Spain

Margaretha van Oostenrijk, c. 1600