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Portraits

23,878 works

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig writing at a desk, with a city building visible through a window.

Jonas Hanway. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1780, after E. Edwards

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with handwritten inscription 'Faithfully yours' below.

William Jones. Mezzotint by G. R. Ward after J. P. Knight

John Prescott Knight

Engraved full-length portrait of a bearded man in a white turban and patterned robe before a stone pedestal and obelisk.

Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I, Standing

Melchior Lorck, 1573

Lithograph of a seated young man in a frock coat and cravat, resting his arm on a chair, with the name Liszt printed below.

Portrait of Franz Liszt

Achille Devéria, published August 1832

Stipple engraving of a seated man in 18th-century dress beside a scroll labelled The Royal Charter, a globe, and a column.

Thomas Coram. Stipple engraving by W. Nutter, 1796, after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, captioned George Cleghorn, M.D.

George Cleghorn. Stipple engraving by C. Sherwin

Charles Sherwin

Stipple engraving portrait of John Dollond in a powdered wig, holding spectacles beside a stack of books, 1804.

John Dollond. Stipple engraving by K. Mackenzie, 1804, after B. Wilson

Benjamin Wilson

Mezzotint portrait of a bewigged man in a dark gown with one hand resting on a book, against dark drapery.

Johann Georg Volckamer. Mezzotint by B. Vogel, 1736, after J. Kupetzky

Engraved portrait of a bust of Sir James Edward Smith, President of the Linnean Society, aged 68, with neckcloth.

Sir James Edward Smith. Mezzotint by W. Say, 1832, after H. B. Love after F. Chantrey

Francis Legatt Chantrey

Pencil drawing of a nude woman seated by a ledge with two bearded elders leaning toward her in a garden setting.

Susanna and the Elders (recto); Profile Head of Woman (verso)

After Annibale Carracci, c. 1602

Mezzotint oval portrait of Thomas Gill in a full curled wig and cravat, with calligraphic name inscription below.

Thomas Gill. Mezzotint by J. Smith, 1700, after T. Murray

The Head of a Young Man Looking Upwards to the Right

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, before 1752

Lithograph caricature of a mustached man holding an infant while gesturing toward a skeleton, by Jean Veber.

Pierre Paul Émile Roux. Lithograph by J. Veber

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a young boy looking down, with his hands raised in the foreground.

A Portrait of the Artist's Son Giacomo

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1735

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a high-collared uniform with a cross medal, with ornate inscription below.

Anton Beinz Bienenburg. Stipple engraving by A. Toppler

Portrait Bust of Man Wearing Cravat (recto); Sketch of Saddle (verso)

Style of Stefano della Bella, n.d.

Oliver Goldsmith. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Pen and brown ink sketch of Judith with a table, draped curtain, and studies of reclining river god figures below.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes and Sketches of River Gods (recto); Female Head, Looking Upwards (verso)

Recto possibly by Simone Cantarini, c. 1639

Reddish-brown etched portrait of a seated man with a mustache resting his head on his hand.

Paul Berger. Reproduction of etching by E. van Muyden

Evert van Muyden

Portrait of Eleanor Ramsay Fitzwilliam

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, c. 1790-1852

Stipple engraving portrait of a woman with braided hair, dark dress and lace collar, labelled C. S. Lozier, M.D.

Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall, junior

Jr Henry Bryan Hall

Stipple engraving portrait of the Reverend George Walker, an older man with grey curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

George Walker. Stipple engraving by R. Earlom

Portraits of Georges Arnold Fitzwilliam and Portrait of Eleanor Ramsay Fitzwilliam; a pair

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, c. 1790-1852

Charcoal portrait of a woman in a dark high-necked dress, hands crossed holding a book, on tan paper.

Portrait of Madame Jules Ricard, née Augustine Bulteau

Fernand Khnopff, c. 1893

Osage Warrior

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1805-7

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in Elizabethan dress with feathered hat and lace ruff, holding a compass beside a globe.

Sir Walter Ralegh (?). Stipple engraving by C. Picart, 1823, after F. Zucchero (?)

Federico Zuccari

Sir William Herschel. Stipple engraving by J. Godby, 1814, after F. Rehberg, 1814

Friedrich Rehberg

Head of Youth in Profile to Left (recto); Fragment of Figure Sketch (verso)

Style of Pietro da Cortona, 17th century

Pencil sketch of a seated man with a raised hand and draped garment, on speckled tan paper.

Portrait of Fuseli (recto); Sketch of a Hand (verso)

Attributed to Henry Fuseli, 1761/1825 (recto); 1770/80 (verso)

Watercolor of a standing woman in a dark gray dress holding a hat, against a black background with brown lower edge.

Lady in Gray

James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883

Brown wash drawing of a female figure with outstretched arms ascending on clouds, supported by an angel and a cherub.

Assumption (recto) Portrait Heads, various Sketches (verso)

Probably after Guido Canlassi, n.d.

Stipple engraving of Johann Goercke, an older man with powdered hair in a dark military-style coat and white cravat.

Johann Goercke. Stipple engraving by F. Bolt, 1805, after A. Graff