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Portraits

23,660 works

Line engraving of Albia Terentia, a woman with pearls and draped gown, with a column and printed caption below.

Albia Terentia, mother of Otho, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Watercolour of a back covered in red skin lesions with a large central tumour, with small dark spots along the top edge.

Back of a woman with disease and tumour. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1894

Mezzotint of a kneeling bearded king in royal robes holding a crown of thorns, with an open book and light rays.

King Charles I. Mezzotint by J. Smith

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with long hair, a decorated hat and loose shirt, inscribed Jacob Hall, 1810.

Jacob Hall, a tightrope walker. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1810, after J. van Oost

Watercolour of a leg on white cloth showing red, scaly, cracked skin disease across the popliteal area.

Popliteal area with disease. Watercolour by Mabel Green, 1900

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat, in an oval frame, with German caption below.

Franz Xaver, Ritter von Rudtorffer. Stipple engraving by D. Weiss after K. J. A. Agricola

Engraving of six men of letters gathered around a globe, books and an oil lamp, with names and Latin verses below.

Six Italian men of letters. Engraving after G. Vasari, 1543

Line engraving of a monk holding a compass beside a perspective drawing of a star polyhedron, with a church in the background

Jean-François Nicéron. Line engraving by M. Lasne, 1646

Domitian, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after B. Campi

Bernardino Campi

Engraved portrait of James Watt, seated with his hand at his chin beside a table with papers, dated 1792.

James Watt. Engraving after C. F. von Breda, 1792

Carl Frederik von Breda

Oval line engraving portrait of Paul Fleming, a man with long curled hair, mustache and lace collar, with Latin inscriptions.

Paul Fleming [Flaming]. Line engraving, 1642

Etching of a bust portrait of a man in an oval medallion, supported by two cherubs with laurel and grape garlands.

Giovanni Girolamo Sbaraglia. Etching by D. Creti, 1716

Engraved portrait of Nero Claudius Caesar in armor and cloak, with decorative border and explanatory text below.

Nero, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Charles Robert Darwin. Etching by P.A. Rajon, ca. 1877, after W.W. Ouless, 1875

Walter William Ouless

Portrait of an elderly seated man with white hair and waistcoat, smiling, in an armchair; caption names M.E. Chevreul.

Michel Eugène Chevreul. Photogravure by Dujardin after F. Bocourt, 1886

Marie-Firmin Bocourt

Engraved bust portrait of Aulus Vitellius in armour and cloak, holding a rod, within an ornate frame with text below.

Vitellius, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Line engraving portrait of a man in a high-collared coat and cravat, with the name Walsh printed below.

Edward Walsh. Line engraving by J. Kirkwood, 1834, after J. Comerford

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with a floral headdress and pearl necklace, framed by an ornate border with a French verse

Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke. Line engraving by J. de Courbes, 1624

Jean de Courbes

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit, with the printed name Dr. Franz Zeidler beneath, dated 1853.

Franz Zeidler. Lithograph by Gabriel Decker, 1853

Engraved portrait of an older man in a dark coat and ruff collar, hand resting on a table beside a hat.

Leonhard Golling, a German brewer, standing by a table. Engraving by B. Kilian, c. 1667, after H. Popp

Pompeia, wife of Julius Caesar. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Engraved oval portrait of a bewigged man holding a book, with putti and a laboratory scene in the cartouche below.

Caspar Neumann. Line engraving by J.G. Wolffgang, 1734, after A. Pesne

Johann Georg Kruenitz. Line engraving by J.C. Krüger after F.E. Wagner

Friedrich Erhard Wagner

Aemilia Lepida, wife of Galba, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian

Line engraving of Edward Jenner seated with a book, with a milkmaid and cows in a vignette and a sacred cow at upper right.

Edward Jenner. Line engraving by A. M. Monsaldi after J. Northcote and J. R. Smith

John Raphael Smith

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bearded man with curly hair, shown as a classical bust in a stone niche, labelled Galen.

Jan Lutma the elder, designated as Galen. Mezzotint by J. Faber the elder, 17--, after J. Lutma the younger

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar, framed by an ornate cartouche with a coat of arms.

Giovanni Battista Capponi. Line engraving by L. Tinti

Lithographic portrait of a man with a full mustache and dark coat, with a handwritten signature below.

Sir Henry Thompson. Lithograph, 1887, after J. E. Millais

John Everett Millais

Thomas Wright. Line engraving by P. Fourdrinier after G. Allen

Paul Fourdrinier

Engraved oval portrait of King Charles I in lace collar, with ornate frame, crowned coat of arms and motto ribbon below.

King Charles I. Engraving by T. Woodman and H. Mutlow, ca. 1784, after A. van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Christian Friedrich Elsner. Line engraving by J. H. Lips after C. Vernet

Jean de Gorris [Gorraeus]. Woodcut by Mary Byfield, ca. 1812