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Oil portrait of a man in gray periwig and steel armour holding a baton, with a smoky battlefield behind him.

Portrait of William Henry van Nassau-Zuylensteyn (1681-1710)

Marcus Lodovicus Antonius Clifford, 1700

Portrait of the Canon Count Georg of Löwenstein

Hans Pleydenwurff, 1457

Black-and-white photograph of a 1700 portrait of a woman in a fur-trimmed velvet robe, pearls and jeweled tiara.

Portrait of Elisabet Henrietta, 1661-83

Herman Hendrik de Quiter the Younger, 1700

Oil portrait of a woman in a blue satin dress and gold shawl leaning on a stone urn before a wooded landscape.

Portrait of Justina Johanna Ramskrammer, Wife of Isaac Parker

Philip van Dijk, 1734

Portrait of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, later 1st Earl of Nottingham

Portrait of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, later 1st Earl of Nottingham

Nicholas Hilliard, 1576

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and embroidered shirt, with a landscape and tower behind him.

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Black Beret

Dosso Dossi, 1530

Oval portrait of an elderly cardinal in red robes and biretta, holding a red hat, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Cardinal

Antonio David, 1650

Oval portrait miniature of a man with powdered hair in a pink coat and lace jabot, set in a woven hair frame.

Portrait of a Man

Hornong, 1780s

Madonna in blue mantle and red gown holds the curly-haired Christ Child seated on clouds beneath a glowing halo.

Madonna and Child in Glory

Isaac Oliver, c. 1605-1617

Round portrait miniature of two children in white dresses, one leaning on a wooden chair, against a green background.

Portrait of the Artist's Children Emma and Paul

Jean-Antoine Laurent, c. 1795

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with curled auburn hair, pearls and a blue gown against green drapery.

Portrait of a Woman

Samuel Cooper, 1646

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white ruff and black hat, set in a green and gold enamel case.

Portrait of a Woman

Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1593

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly auburn hair, gold jeweled crown, and white lace collar.

Portrait of Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, née Harrington

Isaac Oliver, c. 1608-1616

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curls and a black veil, wearing a pearl necklace, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Elizabeth Morrison, Lady Capell of Hadham

Richard Gibson, c. 1650

Oval miniature of a seated woman in a yellow dress and blue sash, hand to cheek, with a balustrade and roses behind her.

Portrait of Marie Karolina Anna, Countess Thun

Heinrich Füger, c. 1790

Head of a Woman

Antonio Guardi, c. 1739

Oval miniature portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and lace ruff, on blue ground, in gold filigree frame.

Portrait of a Man

Nicholas Hilliard, 1590s

Oval miniature of a grey-haired man in a blue coat and striped waistcoat, with a lake and rowboat behind him, in a gold frame

Portrait of a Man in a Landscape

Marie Gabrielle Capet, c. 1795

Oval portrait miniature of a man with long brown hair, white collar and dark coat, with blue sky and hills behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Samuel Cooper, c. 1655

Interior view of a round tortoiseshell box with mottled brown and amber surface and a thin rim.

Portrait of the Artist's Children Emma and Paul (box)

Jean-Antoine Laurent, c. 1795

Pastel portrait of a young boy with curly hair in a green jacket and embroidered pink waistcoat, dated 1747.

Portrait of a Boy

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1747

Oval miniature of a smiling woman with flowers in her hair holding a small grey and black dog, wearing a blue drape.

Woman with a Dog

Rosalba Carriera, 1710-20

Pastel portrait of a smiling young woman with curled hair decorated with pink roses against a blue-grey background.

Portrait of a Lady

Gustaf Lundberg, 1750

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly brown hair, white lace collar, black doublet, against blue background.

Portrait of a Man

John Hoskins, c. 1625

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with curled hair and pearls in a dark dress, set in a gold enamel pendant frame.

Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia

Alexander Cooper, 1630s

Oval portrait miniature of a man with curly brown hair, white collar, grey armor and a blue sash.

Portrait of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia

John Hoskins, 1630s

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl with curly hair, blue ribbons, and a white dress with flowers, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Little Girl

Anne-Marie Fragonard, c. 1785

Oval miniature of a seated woman in a white gown and blue sash, leaning on a table with pink roses, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Maximilien Villers, c. 1780

Oval miniature portrait of a young man in a dark blue coat and white cravat, turned to the right, in a gold pendant frame.

James Alexander Ross Cuthbert

Edward Greene Malbone, 1799

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with powdered curls and a large feathered white hat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman with a Hat

Jeremias Majer, c. 1780