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Portraits

23,895 works

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

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled John Thomas, late missionary in Bengal.

John Thomas. Stipple engraving by N. Branwhite after S. Medley

Head of a Man (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)

Possibly Jonathan Richardson, 1710/20

Mezzotint portrait of John Dollond, an elderly man in a powdered wig with books labelled Opticks and an engraved caption belo

John Dollond. Mezzotint by J.R. Smith after B. Wilson

Benjamin Wilson

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, within an oval frame.

J. L. Marin Defrance. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Édouard Manet, Seated, Holding His Hat

Edgar Degas, ca. 1868

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig holding a geometric diagram and resting a hand on a globe, within an ornate fra

Johann Bernoulli. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after J. Huber

Red and black chalk drawing of a bald man's head turned upward, with an open mouth and shaded face on pale paper.

Head of a Man

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1718

Pencil drawing of three young women in period dress, one seated at a piano, two standing behind her, 1818.

The Kaunitz Sisters (Leopoldine, Caroline, and Ferdinandine)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1818

Red chalk drawing of a young girl with curly hair and a bow, head tilted, on a grey-toned sheet.

Bust of a Young Girl (recto); Profile of a Young Girl (verso)

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1886 (recto); c. 1886 (verso)

Brown ink and wash drawing of two men seated under a tree with goats grazing nearby, a cottage at right.

Jacob and Esau (recto); Head of a Young Woman Asleep (verso)

Attributed to Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1647/78

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with long curly hair and a lace collar, within an oval frame.

Edward Browne. Stipple engraving by E. Harding

Pastel and chalk study of a standing woman in a dark gown and bonnet against vertical blue strokes on brown paper.

Study for "Arrangement in Black, No. 2: Portrait of Mrs. Louis Huth" (recto); Study for "Symphony in Flesh Color and…

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1872

Wood engraving bust portrait of a man in a curled wig, white cravat and buttoned coat, signed W. J. Linton.

Thomas Coram. Wood engraving by W. J. Linton after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Etched self-portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache, turned over his shoulder toward the viewer, on pale paper.

Self-Portrait, from "The Iconography"

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1640

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark greatcoat and white cravat, captioned Sir John Leslie, with signature.

Sir John Leslie. Stipple engraving by H. Cook, 1847, after A. Chisholm

Alexander Chisolm

Chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted down, eyes lowered, with soft wavy hair in shaded tones.

The Head of the Virgin in Three-Quarter View Facing Right

Leonardo da Vinci, 1510-13

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a curly-haired man in an embroidered coat with a medal, with a printed caption below.

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Aman-Jean (Portrait of Edmond François Aman-Jean)

Georges Seurat, 1882-83

Black chalk drawing of a woman with curled hair, head turned toward viewer, on tinted paper with handwritten inscription.

Portrait of Emma Hamilton

Angelica Kauffmann, 1791

Mezzotint portrait of Johannes Koch in powdered wig and fur-trimmed robe, holding a letter, with coat of arms and verse below

Johannes Koch. Mezzotint by G. Bodenehr after M. Schmid, 1740

Wood engraving of a statue of Sir Isaac Newton in a draped robe, standing on a plinth beside a stack of books.

Sir Isaac Newton. Wood engraving by [P. H.] after W. Theed, 1858

Stipple engraving portrait of Henry Andrews, a man in a powdered wig and dark coat beside a globe.

Henry Andrews. Stipple engraving by T. Blood after J. Watson

Charles Hutton. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1823, after B. Wyon

Mezzotint of a woman with a parasol and feathered fan, attended by two figures in feathered headdresses under a cloudy sky.

A character in the play "The widdow Ranter": Semernia, a Native American queen, with two pageboys. Mezzotint by W. Vi…

William Vincent

Stipple engraving portrait of Bernard de Jussieu in an oval frame, showing a man with a curled wig and lace collar.

Bernard de Jussieu. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of Edward Jenner seated beside an open book, wearing a fur-collared coat, with a sea view behind him.

Edward Jenner. Mezzotint by W. Say after J. Northcote, 1802

James Northcote

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a curled wig and white cravat, within an oval frame with a coat of arms and inscription.

Georg Haintke. Mezzotint by E. C. Heiss after himself

Stipple engraved bust portrait of Louis Agassiz with long hair and bow tie on a tan background.

Louis Agassiz. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1879, after a photograph

Charles Henry Jeens

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig holding a printed page, with inscription naming James Johnstone ju

James Johnstone, junior. Stipple engraving by J. Ross after T. Burney after J. Russell

Mezzotint portrait of a bespectacled man in a dark coat and plaid waistcoat before rocky cliffs, with printed inscription bel

Sir Henry Thomas de la Bèche. Mezzotint by W. Walker, 1848, after H. P. Bone

Henry Pierce Bone

Stipple engraved portrait of Charles Babbage in dark coat and white cravat, with signature and caption below.

Charles Babbage. Stipple engraving by R. Roffe, 1833