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Circular portrait of a young woman in a white coif and black bodice with a gold pendant, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Woman with a White Coif

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1541

Half-length portrait of a man in a black cap and red pleated garment against a dark background, gazing at viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Petrus Christus, 1465

Seated cardinal in red biretta and pink cape holding a letter, with velvet curtains and an arcade behind him.

Portrait of Cardinal Roberto Ubaldini, Papal Legate to Bologna

Guido Reni, 1627

Portrait of a Lady

Benjamin West, 1750

Half-length portrait of a man in a blue fur-trimmed robe, with a comic mask and Latin inscriptions in the background.

Portrait of Lorenzo de' Medici

Giorgio Vasari, 1533

Oil portrait of a young boy in a white embroidered satin doublet, lace collar and blue sash against a red background.

Portrait of Louis XIII, King of France as a Boy

Frans Pourbus the Younger, 1616

Oil portrait of a young man with powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat against a dark background.

Portrait of Richard Palmer

George Romney, 1787

Double portrait of two women in satin gowns, one in red reaching toward pink roses, the other in white with blue drapery, out

The Cheeke Sisters: Double portrait of Essex, Countess of Manchester (circa 1617-1658) and her sister, Anne, later Co…

Anthony van Dyck, 1639

Oil portrait of a young man in a gold velvet cloak and lace collar, gesturing outward against a dark background.

Portrait of John Viscount Garlies, Later 7th Earl of Galloway, as Master of Garlies

Anton Raphael Mengs, 1758

Seated woman in a blue gown with white ruffled cuffs against a muted green landscape with trees.

Portrait of Sarah Larrabee Edes

Joseph Badger, 1760

Painting of a seated calligrapher in a green robe writing at a blue stand, with a flowering tree and purple hills behind him.

Self-Portrait of Mir Sayyid Ali

Mir Sayyid Ali, 1555

Oil portrait of a woman in Turkish-style dress with feathered turban, yellow satin gown and fur-trimmed blue mantle.

Portrait of a Lady in Turkish Fancy Dress

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1790

Oval half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and white ruff, holding a pink rose.

Portrait of Pieter Tjarck

Frans Hals, 1635

Oil portrait of a woman with grey upswept hair in a red gown with lace collar, set in a black and gold frame.

Portrait of Madame Leon de la Mejenelle

Nicolas de Largillière, 1711

Three-quarter portrait of a bearded man in a black doublet and white lace ruff against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Adriaen Thomasz. Key, 1574

Portrait of a bearded man in black slashed doublet and white ruff, holding gloves, against a dark background.

Portrait of a man holding gloves

Adriaen Thomasz. Key, 1575

Panel painting of the Virgin Mary with bowed head, blue starred mantle and tooled gold halo background.

Bust of Saint Mary (formerly entitled Madonna)

Lorenzo Monaco, c. 1381 - c. 1425

Oil portrait of a woman in black dress with white lace collar and cuffs, hands clasped, against a blue-grey background.

Portrait of a Woman

Cornelius Janson van Ceulen the Younger, 1655

Oval portrait of a young man in a red velvet coat with a blue sash and jeweled badge, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of Tsarevich Paul, later Tsar of Russia

Alexander Roslin, 1777

Full-length portrait of a man in a blue coat and sash with a white powdered wig, beside an ermine cloak and plumed hat.

Portrait of Gustav III of Sweden (1746-1792)

Lorens Pasch the Younger, 1777

Oil self-portrait of a smiling man in a black top hat, green coat, red collar and white cravat, in an oval frame.

Self-Portrait

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1796

Oil portrait of a man in a grey wig, blue sash and star insignia, with a red mantle against a dark background.

Portrait of Pyotr Andreyevich Tolstoi, President of Collegium of Commerce

Johann Gottfried Tannauer, 1711

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and red coat with a rose at his chest, against a dark background.

Portrait of Old John, Head Waiter at the King's Head Inn in Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1780

Portrait of a man, possibly a pilgrim

Jan van Scorel, 1500

Oil portrait of a man in a dark cap and blue coat with white collar, turned toward the viewer against a brown background.

Self-Portrait

Jonathan Richardson, 1733

Painting of an older woman in white headcloth reading a small book, with Latin inscriptions on a dark background.

Portrait Bust of Dorotea Quistella

Tullio India il Vecchio, 1536

Full-length portrait of a man in polished armour with a gold sash, holding a baton, with a battle scene behind him.

Portrait of William III, King of England, Prince of Orange and Nassau (1650-1702)

Caspar Netscher, 1672

Portrait of a heavyset man in black robe and beret, holding a dark object above gold rings on a ledge, with a road landscape

Portrait of a Jeweler

Franciabigio, 1516

Oval oil portrait of a woman in a green gown with gold trim and red drapery, with a small dog at lower right.

Portrait of Anna Margaretha van Petcum (1676-1745)

Johan van Diest, 1700

Half-length portrait of a woman in black dress with white cuffs and cap, holding a folded white handkerchief against a brown

Portrait of a Lady

Anthonie Palamedesz, 1654