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Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oval pastel portrait of a woman with powdered hair, a feathered hat, and a blue dress with gold buttons.

Madame Elisabeth de France (1764-1794)

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, ca. 1787

Pastel double portrait of a man in a brown coat and a seated woman in a cream gown with pink ribbons and lace.

François de Jullienne (1722-1754) and Marie Elisabeth de Jullienne (Marie Elisabeth de Séré de Rieux, 1724-1795)

Charles-Antoine Coypel, 1743

Black and white photograph of an oval portrait of an elderly man with white hair, round spectacles, and a fur-collared coat.

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

H. Sanford, 1776-1883

Black-and-white photo of a reverse-painted glass portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, labeled Washington, in a

Plaque of George Washington

Gilbert Stuart, 1776-1830

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a grey coat holding a small bird, with a tree and cloudy sky behind him.

James Badger

Joseph Badger, 1760

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet, dark velvet dress and white shawl, seated in a red chair.

Mrs. Benjamin Simons

Henry Benbridge, ca. 1771-76

Portrait of a seated man in gray suit with a quill pen at a desk, red curtain and window view behind him.

Samuel Cutts

Joseph Blackburn, ca. 1762-63

Seated woman in green silk gown with a brown and white spaniel on a red sofa, against a landscape background.

Lady with a Dog

Mather Brown, 1786

Seated woman in brown silk gown and white bonnet holding a closed book, against a dark background, by John Singleton Copley.

Mrs. Sylvanus Bourne

John Singleton Copley, 1766

Full-length portrait of a boy in a blue coat and brown waistcoat holding a book, with red drapery and bookshelves behind.

Boy of the Crossfield Family (Possibly Richard Crossfield)

John Durand, ca. 1766-68

Half-length portrait of a woman in silver gown and blue wrap, with dark tree and cloudy sky behind her.

Portrait of a Lady

Gerrit Duyckinck, ca. 1710

Oil portrait of a seated woman in white satin holding a child in a blue sash, with an inkwell and quill on a table.

Lady Williams and Child

Ralph Earl, 1783

Half-length portrait of a woman in a green silk gown with teal drape, pearl necklace, and lace collar against a dark backgrou

Mrs. Augustus Jay

Gerrit Duyckinck, ca. 1700

Oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat and white ruff, holding a closed book against a dark background.

Portrait of Theodorus Schrevelius, Rector of the Latin School in Leiden

Theodorus Schrevelius, 1700 - 1732

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and powdered wig, with a landscape and cloudy sky behind him.

Tench Francis

Robert Feke, 1746

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat with gold buttons and white ruffled cuffs, holding a folded letter.

Jacob Hurd

William Johnston, ca. 1762

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and powdered wig holding a document, with a quill pen beside him on a desk.

Samuel Gardiner

William Johnston, 1763

Portrait of a woman in a brown dress with pearls and a white ribbon, holding a pink rose, with an iris beside her.

Mrs. Samuel Gardiner

William Johnston, 1763

Portrait of a man in a teal coat and ruffled white shirt, with quill pens and an ink well on a desk.

Job Perit

Reuben Moulthrop, 1790

Portrait of a seated woman in a blue dress, lace shawl, and tall white bonnet, holding a miniature on a black cord.

Sally Sanford Perit

Reuben Moulthrop, 1790

Oval portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the right against a dark background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1775

Black-and-white oval portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet, dark dress and black choker, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1775

Half-length portrait of a man with powdered gray hair in a dark military coat with star epaulettes and a white cravat.

George Washington

Charles Peale Polk, ca. 1790

Oil portrait of a man with powdered gray hair in a navy coat with red collar, white cravat and epaulette.

Joseph Howell, Jr.

Charles Peale Polk, ca. 1787

Oval oil portrait of a dark-haired woman in a red silk dress with white chemise against a dark background.

Hannah Pemberton

John Smibert, 1734

Oval portrait of a man in a green coat and frilled white cravat, with a lakeside landscape and cloudy sky behind him.

Jonathan Dwight

Joseph Steward, ca. 1790

Portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat and frilled cravat, seated against a dark background.

George Heathcote

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1785

Oval portrait of a man in a green coat and white cravat with powdered hair, holding a book against a dark background.

Man in a Green Coat

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1779-85

Portrait of a man in a dark blue naval-style coat with gold epaulette, holding a gold sword hilt, against a red and blue sky.

Matthew Clarkson

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1794

Portrait of a woman in a red wrap and pearl necklace holding a small sprig of flowers against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady (Possibly Hannah Stillman)

Pieter Vanderlyn, 1720-30