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Portraits

23,804 works

Seated man in brown coat and powdered wig, hands clasped, beside a green-draped table with a bottle.

Mr. Quick as Vellum in Addison's Drummer

Samuel de Wilde, 1792

Oil portrait of a grey-haired woman in a dark academic gown with pink-trimmed hood, holding a black cap against a dark backgr

Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake, surgeon. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in pince-nez and dark suit reading a letter at a desk.

Sir Thomas Barlow (1845-1945), physician to the King. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Half-length portrait of a young boy with reddish-blond hair in a black jacket and white collar against a dark background.

Portrait of a Boy, Aged Six

Jan de Bray, 1654

Portrait of the Artist's Parents

Jan de Bray, 1664

Oval portrait of a young boy with long light brown hair, brown jacket and white lace collar against a green background.

Head of a Young Boy

Jan de Bray, 1650

Seated woman in grey dress and white bonnet reading a book at a table in an interior with harpsichord and cat.

Portrait of probably Elisabeth Jannette Hoogstadt (1752-1824)

Wybrand Hendricks, 1801

Oval oil portrait of a man in a dark blue coat and white cravat against an olive background, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of Cornelis Joannes de Bruys Kops (1791-1858)

Wybrand Hendricks, 1813

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in black with white lace collar, hand on a globe and an open book.

Portrait of Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Bailiff of Muiden, Historian and Poet

Joachim von Sandrart the Elder, 1630

Allegorical group portrait of children and women in a garden with red drapery, classical rotunda, and cherubs in clouds.

Allegorical Group Portrait of the Children of Diederic Pietersz. van Leyden (van Leeuwen), Mayor of Leiden, and Alida…

Daniel Mijtens the Younger, 1679

Equestrian portrait of a woman in a black gown and lace ruff on a chestnut horse, with a garden fountain beside her.

Equestrian Portrait of Margarita of Austria

Diego Velázquez, 1635

Oil self-portrait of a bearded man in black with a white ruff, holding a palette and brush beside an open book.

Self-portrait

Abraham de Vries, 1621

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, framed by a border of pearls.

Portrait of a Man

John Smart, 1789

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark garment and white ruff, holding a red book beside a writing desk with inkwell and qui

Portrait of Bartholomeus van der Wiere (1534-1603)

Jan Claesz, 1593

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with a mustache, seated in a dark suit with hands clasped, in a gilt frame.

Sir Rickman John Godlee. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Oil portrait of a woman in a white satin gown, lace ruff, pearl necklace and gold cross, holding a fur muff.

Portrait of Maria Louis de Tassis (1611-1638), daughter of canon Antoine de Tassis

Anthony van Dyck, 1629

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white lace-trimmed dress holding a parakeet, with ivy and a red box on a ledge.

Untitled (Lady with a Parakeet)

August Canzi, 1856

Portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark gown holding a rose, against a dark olive background.

Portrait of a man holding a rose

Ambrosius Benson, 1525

Portrait of a young woman in a black beret and red velvet dress with fur cuffs, holding flowers before a plain interior.

Portrait of a girl

Georg Pencz, 1545

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark cap and black coat against a green background, with Latin inscriptions beside his hea

Portrait of Sir Richard Southwell

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1536

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with a mustache in a dark blue suit, hand in pocket, against a dark background.

Sir William Tilden (1842-1926), chemist. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Half-length portrait of a man with dark hair in a black jacket, white cravat, red sash and brown cape against a grey backgrou

Portrait of the Matador Pedro Romero

Francisco Goya, 1795

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit beside a table with glass flasks and papers, in a gilded frame.

Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister (1827-1912), surgeon. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit seated holding a paper, in an ornate gilded frame.

Sir Norman Moore, physician and historian. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man with moustache in a grey suit, seated beside a desk with papers and a book.

Sir Patrick Manson, invesigator of tropical diseases. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph

Harry Herman Salomon

Oil portrait of a woman in black with a white cap beside two boys, one writing and one holding a book, with inscribed wall pa

Portrait of Alice Barnham (nee Bradbridge)

Hans Eworth, 1557

Portrait miniature of a man with powdered grey hair in a brown coat, holding a clear glass goblet against an ochre background

Portrait of a Man Holding a Glass

Joseph Daniel, c. 1780s

Portrait of a young woman in a red velvet gown with gold embroidery and a jeweled pendant before green drapery.

Portrait of a woman, aged sixteen, previously identified as Mary Fitzalan, Duchess of Norfolk, 1565

Hans Eworth, 1565

Half-length portrait of a man in a white wig and blue velvet cloak, resting his hand on a leather-bound book.

Portrait of a Man

Cornelis Troost, 1730

Full-length portrait of a man in a grey coat and powdered wig, one hand on his hip, leaning on a chair with a red cushion.

Portrait of Jan Lepeltak, Timber Merchant in Amsterdam, Regent of the Aalmoezeniersweeshuis Orphanage

Cornelis Troost, 1728

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in wire-rimmed glasses, dark jacket and white collar, against a red-brown background.

Sir Jonathan Hutchinson. Oil painting by W. Swainson

Half-length portrait of a young man in a brown cap and dark garment, gazing upward against a black background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Jacometto Veneziano, 1480