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Full-length portrait of a young man in gold satin suit with red cloak, lace collar, and sword against dark background.

John Van der Wall

Thomas Hudson, c. 1745

Painting of a young boy in a red vest holding a staff, black hat, bread, and rosary beads against a dark background.

The Beggar Boy (The Young Pilgrim)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1738-39

Seated man in brown coat and white satin waistcoat beside a table and book, with green drapery behind him.

Daniel Hubbard

John Singleton Copley, 1764

Portrait of a seated woman in a satin gown with lace cuffs, leaning on a table beside a white handkerchief.

Mrs. Daniel Hubbard (Mary Greene)

John Singleton Copley, c. 1764

Half-length portrait of a woman in black with white lace ruff, gold chain and clasped hands, against a dark green background.

Portrait of a Woman

Flemish; possibly Antwerp, 1562

Painting of a young man in a black cap holding a quill pen, with a desk, inkwell, sketch, and window landscape behind him.

Portrait of a Young Artist

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Black and white portrait of a young girl in a dark gown holding a small dog and a ring, with pearls and lace.

Portrait of a Girl with a Dog

Attributed to Alessandro Longhi, c. 1770

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and fur-trimmed mantle holding a pink carnation against green.

Portrait of Leonhard Fuchs

German; Bavaria, 1525

Oil portrait of a woman in a green silk robe holding a palette and brushes beside an easel, c. 1735.

Portrait of an Artist

Unknown artist, c. 1735

Half-length portrait of a man with long hair and mustache, in a dark velvet cloak and white lace collar, before a tree and cl

Portrait of a Man

Johannes Mytens, c. 1665

Oil self-portrait of a man in a grey wig and dark red cloak, holding a brush beside an easel.

Self-Portrait

Nicolas de Largillière, c. 1725

Oil portrait of a man in a red-brown coat and white cravat with grey hair, against a dark background.

Joseph Gerrish

John Singleton Copley, 1770

Oval portrait of a man in a tricorn hat, powdered wig and red embroidered coat against a cloudy landscape.

Portrait of a Man in a Tricorn Hat

John Russell, 1767

Oil portrait of a woman in a silver satin gown with pink drapery and pearls, set before a wooded landscape.

Mrs. Freeman Flower

Joseph Highmore, 1747

Portrait of a man in a white wig, brown velvet coat and white satin waistcoat, with trees and a stone urn behind him.

Freeman Flower

Joseph Highmore, 1747

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and robe holding rolled papers, with an apple and book on a table.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Venetian or Lombard, c. 1540

Full-length portrait of a man in a green coat with gold braid, beside a stone urn, a spaniel, and a river landscape.

Portrait of a Man

Arthur Devis, 1763

Portrait of a bearded man in a dark fur-trimmed robe with a gold chain, resting his hand on stacked books.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Pietro de Marescalchi, c. 1545

Painting of two women embracing under a tree, one in white with a veil, one in black with a gold necklace, with a landscape b

Portrait of the Maistre Sisters

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1796

Oil portrait of a woman with dark curls holding a toddler in a white dress and blue plumed hat before a landscape.

Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr.

Charles Willson Peale, 1790

Painted close-up of a cow's head with pale face, curved horns and dark ears against a muted brown background.

Head of a Cow

Dirck Govertsz, 1626

Oil painting of a girl in a white dress and wide hat seated with a spaniel in a wooded landscape by a river.

Portrait of George Dawe as a child

George Morland, 1784

Oil portrait of a bishop in a gold mitre and cope, holding a gilded crozier against a dark background.

St. Gerardo Sagredo, Bishop of Csanád

Bernardo Strozzi, 1633

Oil portrait of a young woman with auburn hair, white lace collar, red and black sleeves and gold jewelry against a dark back

Portrait of a Young Lady

Paulus Moreelse, c. 1620

Oil portrait of a young man in a cream and gold turban and embroidered garment against a dark brown background.

Young Man in a Turban

Follower of Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1650

Seated woman in dark gown with pearls and white collar, beside a red curtain and gilded chair, holding a fan.

Isabella of Bourbon, Wife of Philip IV of Spain

Workshop of Diego Velázquez, c. 1632

Seated woman in a blue silk gown with lace cuffs holding a letter, before a painted landscape background.

Portrait of a Woman

John Wollaston, 1749-52

Full-length portrait of a young man in a dark coat leaning on a ledge, holding a book, with a landscape behind him.

Portrait of a Young Man

John Wollaston, 1749-52

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and dark doublet with white lace collar against a green background.

Portrait of a Man

Corneille de Lyon, c. 1555

Black-and-white image of a man in a dark cap and robe, hands clasped, with a landscape of trees and a hilltop castle behind h

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1525