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Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Bust-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark costume and white collar against a dark brown background.

Self-portrait (?)

Paris Bordone, 1550

Oil portrait of a bearded man in black clerical robes and a white ruff, leaning on a ledge before red drapery.

Portrait of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury

Anthony van Dyck, 1638

Two young men in ceremonial costume stand before classical columns and red drapery, one in a red cape, one in silver.

Portrait of Grand Dukes Alexander and Constantine

Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder, 1795

Seated woman in black dress with large white ruff collar and lace cap against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Ferdinand Bol, 1644

Painting of a young man in a red tunic holding the severed bearded head of Goliath by the hair, with a sword on his shoulder.

David Bearing the Head of Goliath

Jacob van Oost, 1648

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark brown background.

Portrait of John Rogers (1739-1811)

James Saxon, 1799

Head of a Young Warrior

Pietro della Vecchia, 1630

Oil portrait of a woman with powdered grey hair, blue gown, lace trim, fur-lined red mantle and floral corsage.

Portrait of A.I. Kurakina

Georg Cristoph Grooth, 1701

Oil portrait of a man in gold-embroidered dark coat and red sash, seated beside a white greyhound against a dark background.

Portrait of P.B. Sheremetev

Ivan Argunov, 1753

Oil portrait of a young man in red embroidered coat, blue sash and powdered wig, holding a cane before a fortress.

Portrait of Grand Duke Piotr Fiodorovich

Fyodor Rokotov, 1750

Oil portrait of a young boy with brown hair in a white frilled shirt and lavender sash, against a dark olive background.

Portrait of Count Pavel Stroganov as A Child

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1778

Full-length portrait of a man in a white wig and red coat with a black cloak bearing a white cross, beside a column.

Portrait of Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia

Anna Dorothea Therbusch, 1773

Portrait of a young man in embroidered uniform holding a telescope, with warships at sea and an attendant in a turban beside

Portrait of Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich

Stefano Torelli, 1765

Oval portrait of a woman with grey powdered hair, blue ribbons, lace collar and lilac silk dress against a dark background.

Portrait of Countess Ekaterina Shuvalova

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1770

Painting of a bearded man with closed eyes lying on a cushion under a golden-brown drape against a dark background.

Portrait of Peter the Great on his Death-Bed

Ivan Nikitich Nikitin, 1725

Half-length portrait of a man with long dark hair and white collar, pointing with one hand and holding a small object in the

Portrait of a Man

Michiel Sweerts, 1633

Oval painted portrait of a smiling woman in a wide black hat, white ruffled blouse and brown sash, against a grey background.

Self-Portrait

Angelica Kauffmann, 1780

Oval portrait of a young man with long blond hair, lace collar, and gold cape within a carved frame.

Portrait of Sir Philip Perceval, 2nd Bt (1656-1680)

Thomas Pooley, 1670

Oval-shaped oil portrait of a man in armour and powdered wig holding a blue baton with gold fleurs-de-lis.

Portrait of Louis of France, Grand Dauphin

Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1697

Full-length portrait of a woman in a gold embroidered gown with fur trim, jeweled tiara and plume, beside a garden urn.

Portrait of Anna Elizabeth Louise Ferdinanda of Prussia

Anna Dorothea Therbusch, 1773

Three women in period dress stand under painted arches, with heraldic shields and name inscriptions above them.

Portrait of Christina of Denmark, Claude of Valois and Christina of Lorraine

Jean de Wayembourg, 1598

Seated bishop in black cassock and biretta with gold crucifix, holding a document in a wooden armchair against a dark backgro

Portrait of Joannes Malderus, bishop of Antwerp

Anthony van Dyck / Workshop of Anthony van Dyck, 1650

Portrait of a man in a green fur-trimmed cloak and fur hat against red drapery and a stone column.

Portrait of Joseph Leeson, later 1st Earl of Milltown (1711-1783)

Pompeo Batoni, 1744

Oil portrait of a young boy with curly brown hair, wearing a white falling collar and dark clothing, against a dark backgroun

Portrait of a Boy

Jean Laurent Mosnier, 1789

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in dark robe and red cap holding a scroll, with a Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Aloysio Garzoni

Pietro della Vecchia, 1640

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a black robe and white ruff, seated in a carved chair beside a red curtain.

Portrait of an Old Man

Jacob Jordaens, 1637

Oil portrait of a young woman with curled hair and a white headscarf, resting her arm on a red velvet cushion against a dark

Portrait of Empress Yelizaveta Alekseyevna

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1798

Oil portrait of a young woman with pearl-adorned powdered hair, wearing a red velvet mantle with fur trim against a dark back

Portrait of Crown Princess Elizabeth Petrovna

Louis Caravaque, 1720

Oil portrait of a man in a grey wig and black robe holding sheet music, with violins and an open score below.

Portrait of Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), Composer and Violinist

Hugh Howard, 1699

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat and white cravat, set against a dark background with a glowing landscape.

Portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)

John Hoppner, 1788