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Oil painting of an elderly man with grey hair and a dark garment against a black background, looking at the viewer.

Head of a Man (Portrait Study)

Jacopo Tintoretto, 1560

Miniature portrait of a woman with curly dark hair in blue dress holding a child in white, set in an octagonal gold frame.

Portrait of Maria Naryshkina

Peter Edward Stroehling, 1790

Oil portrait of a bearded older man in a fur-trimmed cape and tall cap, with a lagoon city view behind him.

Portrait of Francesco Donato

David Teniers the Younger, 1650

Portrait of a noblewoman in gold gown and jeweled headdress with a young boy in a red cap and fur-trimmed cloak.

Portrait of a Lady and her Son

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1510

Oil portrait of an older man in a green gold-embroidered coat, blue sash and powdered wig, hand resting on a book.

Portrait of Count Munnich

Heinrich Buchholz, 1701

Painting of a woman playing a lyre beside a seated man in a red cloak, with a classical statue and stormy sky behind them.

Double Portrait of Arthur Wolfe and his Wife Anne

Thomas Hickey, 1769

Portrait of a young woman in gold brocade gown with pearls and lace collar, beside a small spaniel dog.

Portrait of a Lady

Federico Barocci, 1591

Oil portrait of a seated man in a brown cloak with gold trim, holding an open book beside a hat, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Collector

Arent de Gelder, 1700

Oval oil portrait of a young woman with upswept dark hair in a blue velvet gown with lace collar and fur trim.

Portrait of Rose O'Neill, later Mrs Nicholas Wogan

Garret Murphy, 1695

Painting of a seated queen in white watching a man present a severed head in a basin, with armored soldiers and attendants ne

The Head of Cyrus Brought to Queen Tomyris

Victor Wolfvoet, 1625

Oval oil portrait of a woman in a jeweled tiara, ermine cape, ceremonial sash and medals against a dark background.

Portrait of Catherine II

Richard Brompton, 1782

Two girls in period dress share a book in a shadowy wooded setting, one leaning in beside the other.

Portrait of Two Girls (Misses Cumberland)

George Romney, 1772

Oil portrait of a man in black dress with a gold chain and white collar, holding a sword against red drapery.

Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain

Peter Paul Rubens, 1628

Oil portrait of a woman with powdered grey hair, red gown with lace trim, black choker and drop earrings against a dark backg

Portrait of Princess Anastasia Dolgorukaya, née Lodyzhenskaya (1736-1828)

David Luders, 1750

Oil painting of a shirtless young man with a white drape holding a sword over his shoulder, against a dark background.

David Bearing the Head of Goliath

Bernardo Strozzi, 1635

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a patterned headcloth, dark bodice and brown sleeves, hands clasped, against a dark backg

Portrait of an Elderly Woman

Nicolas Neufchâtel, 1562

Oil portrait of a woman in a dark gown with gold embroidery, white lace ruff, and pearl necklace, against a dark background.

Portrait of the Infanta Catalina Michaela of Austria

Alonso Sánchez Coello, 1582

Oil portrait of a young man with curly dark hair, black doublet, white collar and jewelled brooch against brown background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Jacob van der Merck, 1648

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white silk gown with green foliage trim, holding a fan beside a gilt chair.

Portrait of N.V. Saltykova

Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, 1780

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in black clothing and white collar, resting his hand on a folded letter before red drapery.

Portrait of a Man Holding a Letter

Pieter Thijs, 1640

Seated man in green coat beside a white dog, leaning on a stone pedestal under a tree with a classical ruin behind.

Portrait of Prince Nikolai Yusupov with a Dog

Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder, 1782

Oil landscape of a wooded river valley with figures on a path, a ruined castle on a hill, and distant mountains under cloudy

Self-Portrait

Jr George Barret, 1795

Family portrait of a man, a woman in white satin with roses, a child in pink dress, and a greyhound against a dark background

Family Portrait

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1652

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a red embroidered coat, standing beside a gilded table, globe and cherub in an interio

Portrait of Joseph, Prince of Brasil and Beira

Miguel António do Amaral, 1773

Oil portrait of a man in a red cardinal's biretta and fur-trimmed robe, with a coat of arms in the upper left.

Portrait of Cardinal Albert of Brandenburg

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1526

Portrait of a standing woman in black dress and white lace ruff beside a red chair and velvet curtain.

Female Portrait

Federico Barocci, 1601

Circular painting of Christ's head wearing a crown of thorns, with blood and tears, against a gold-rayed halo background.

Head of Christ

Aelbrecht Bouts, 1500

Portrait of a bearded man in black with a white ruff collar, resting one hand on a table, dark background.

Portrait of Gottfried Hautappel

Geldorp Gortzius, 1597

Half-length portrait of a man in a red coat with fur collar, holding a small object and tool against a dark background.

Portrait of Karl Leberecht (?)

Angelica Kauffmann, 1785

Portrait of an elderly bearded man in black with a white lace ruff, holding gloves and a hat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas de Keyser, 1632