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Portraits

23,993 works

Oval portrait of a young boy with long brown hair, wearing a brown doublet with a white lace collar against green.

Head of a Young Boy

Jan de Bray, c. 1650

Painted self-portrait of a red-bearded man in a blue jacket holding a palette and brushes against swirling blue strokes.

Self-Portrait

Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Oval painting of an elderly bearded man in a dark cap and coat, gazing upward to the left against a dark background.

Bust of a Bearded Man

Gerrit Dou, c. 1642/1645

Portrait of the Artist's Parents, Salomon de Bray and Anna Westerbaen

Jan de Bray, 1664

Oil portrait of a woman in a red velvet dress, golden shawl and pearls, with a dark curtain and sunset landscape behind her.

Portrait of a Lady

Nicolaes Maes, 1676

Young man in a studio holding a palette and brushes at an easel, glancing toward the viewer, with a sketch on the wall.

Self-Portrait in the Studio

Gillis van Tilborgh the Younger, c. 1645

Half-length portrait of a young man in a blue coat with gold braid and lace cuffs against a dark background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Pompeo Batoni, c. 1762

Painted self-portrait of a man with a palette beside an easel showing a cupid with a bow and a hound.

Self-Portrait before a Painting of "Amor Fedele"

Oil painting of an elderly man with grey tousled hair, wrinkled face and sinewy neck against a dark background.

Head of an Old Man

Abraham Bloemaert, 1625/1628

Self-portrait of a painter in a red coat and white cap, holding a palette, with classical statues behind him.

Self-Portrait

Nicolas de Largillière, 1707

Portrait of a standing gentleman in a brown coat and embroidered blue waistcoat, with a column and landscape behind him.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Joseph Blackburn, c. 1760

Oil self-portrait of a man in a white head wrap and pale garment against a dark brown background, painted in 1919.

Self-Portrait

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1919

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat against a pink background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Ammi Phillips, 1812/1819

Oil portrait of an older woman in a white lace bonnet, brown dress and pearl necklace, against a plain muted background.

Portrait of a Lady

Ammi Phillips, 1812/1819

Oil portrait of an elderly man with curly grey hair in a dark coat against a red drapery backdrop.

Self-Portrait

Thomas Sully, 1850

Painted portrait of an older bearded man with white mustache, dark suit, and pince-nez against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

William Merritt Chase, 1915

Oil portrait of a young man in a wide black hat and white collar, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

Head of a Young Man

Unknown artist, c. 1635-1655

Oval gilt-mounted snuff box with striped shell body and a miniature portrait of a young woman with pearls on its lid.

Snuff Box with a Portrait of a Young Woman

Jean Urbain Guérin, 1805

Oil portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearls, and white satin gown, standing before red drapery and a garden view.

Portrait of a Woman

Ferdinand Bol, 1660s

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in pink dress and pearls, set in blue enamel frame with diamonds and gemstones.

Portrait of Sarah Sophia Banks

Nathaniel Hone, 1768

Miniature portrait of a seated woman in a blue satin gown and pearl necklace, with a draped curtain and classical column behi

Portrait of Mary of Modena

Attributed to Nicholas Dixon, c. 1673

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long curled brown hair, lace collar and green bow, with a landscape behind.

Portrait of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (1610-1688)

Thomas Flatman, 17th century

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a dark blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Augustine Taylor

John Ramage, 1777-94

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and lace collar, set in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan

Thomas Hargreaves, c. 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a red military coat with gold epaulette and white sash against a pale background.

Portrait of Captain John James

Frederick Buck, c. 1800

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, white dress and tartan shawl, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of Mary Butler Stark-Christie of Ballinden

William John Thomson, 1812-25

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a salmon coat and white lace jabot, set in a scalloped gold frame.

Portrait of George Colman (1732-1794)

Nathaniel Hone, 1761

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and fichu, set in an ornate gold frame with a loop.

Mary (Polly) Lawton Bringhurst

James Peale, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long brown hair, white collar and dark clothing, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Samuel Cooper, 1658

Oval portrait miniature of a young woman with dark upswept hair, pink dress and black choker, in a gold pendant frame.

Elizabeth Ann Timothy

Henry Benbridge, ca. 1775-85

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curls, white lace collar and blue dress, in an ornate gilt frame.

Carolyn Mishner

Hugh Bridport, ca. 1825

Miniature portrait of a woman with dark ringlets, black dress, and lace collar against a dark textured background.

Portrait of a Lady

John Carlin, 1844