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Portraits

23,895 works

Wood engraving portrait of a bearded man with a mustache in a dark suit and high collar, captioned Doctor Poirier.

Paul Julien Poirier. Wood engraving by A. Norieux

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, in an oval frame above a Latin inscription plaque.

Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber. Mezzotint by J. E. Haid, 1777, after J. J. Kleeman, 1776

Johann Jakob Kleeman

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat, seated in a chair against a shaded oval

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland. Stipple engraving by C. Picart, 1810, after H. Edridge, 1809

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, dark coat and cravat, against a black background.

Sir William Knighton. Stipple engraving by S. Cousins after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark coat, seated beside a book, labelled Friedrich Hoffmann.

Friedrich Hoffmann II. Stipple engraving by A. Gabler after A. Pesne

Mezzotint portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

John Peacock. Mezzotint by T. Lupton after J. Meggett

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, with a Latin inscription naming Johannes Vischerus, Med. D

Johann Vischer. Mezzotint by G. Fennitzer, 16--

Georg Fennitzer

Persian manuscript painting of a courtyard with a balcony, a bathing pool with nude women, and a garden behind.

"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Maulana Azhar, ca. 1430

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and lace collar, in an oval frame with fruit garlands.

Justinius Muellner. Mezzotint by M. Fennitzer

Michael Fennitzer

Stipple engraving portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat and cravat wearing a star-shaped medal.

Joseph Louis Lagrange. Stipple engraving by R. Hart

Pencil sketches on aged paper showing a horse head with rider, a greyhound head, and faint preparatory studies.

Sketches of an Equestrian Battle and the Head of a Greyhound

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Stipple engraved portrait of James Johnson, M.D., a man in dark coat and waistcoat with one hand on a book.

James Johnson. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after J. Wood

Hand-coloured stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat, inside an oval frame.

William Brodum. Coloured stipple engraving by E. A. Ezekiel, 1797 after G. Barry

Engraved oval portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus with curly hair and a fur-trimmed collar, captioned in Italian below.

Nicolaus Copernicus. Reproduction of line engraving after J. Falck

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a period wig and lace cuffs, seated beside a potted plant, globe and books, with Latin text be

Johannes Gessner. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after R. Dällicker

Johan Rudolf Dällicker

Stipple engraving of a statue of Isaac Newton in academic robes holding a scroll, standing on a pedestal beneath a Gothic arc

Sir Isaac Newton. Stipple engraving by J. Whessel, 1812, after L. F. Roubiliac, 1755

Louis-François Roubiliac

Hand-coloured stipple engraving portrait of William Hunter in a powdered wig and blue coat, oval vignette background.

William Hunter. Coloured stipple engraving by B. Smith, 1817, after M. Haughton after M. Chamberlin

Mason Chamberlin

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a bearded man's head and shoulders in the form of a classical bust, gazing upward.

Bust of Pseudo-Seneca

Peter Paul Rubens, 1600-1626

Mezzotint portrait of a young man in a dark coat and white cravat, chin resting on his hand, with a signature below.

Sir Humphry Davy. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1835, after H. Howard

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a young woman in a white dress holding a book, on tan paper.

Sketch of the Portrait of Constance Pipelet (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)

Jean Baptiste François Désoria, after 1797

Head of a Young Woman

Albrecht Dürer, 1522

Pencil portrait of a seated woman in a lace cap and ruffled dress with gold bracelets, resting her arm on a chair.

Madame Félix Gallois

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1852

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, with caption and signature below.

Sir David Brewster. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after Sir H. Raeburn

Pen and ink drawing of an older man in a fur-trimmed hat gazing upward, rendered in brown hatching on tan paper.

Bust of a Man in a Hat Gazing Upward

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1480-90

Engraved portrait of Sir Christopher Wren in a long curled wig and lace cravat, with a domed building behind him.

Sir Christopher Wren. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Charcoal sketch of a curly-haired man's head and shoulders turned to the right on a pale sheet.

Bust of a Man, Head Turned to Right

Jacques-Louis David, c. 1810

Head of a Man, Left Profile

Jacques-Louis David, c. 1810

Pencil sketch of a smiling man with curly hair and a jabot at his neck, drawn in loose lines on pale paper.

Bust of a Man with a Jabot

Jacques-Louis David, c. 1810

Bust of Caroline Bonaparte, Princess Murat, Queen of Naples

Jacques-Louis David, c. 1810

Stipple engraving portrait of Wilhelm Andreas Haase, seated with one hand on a closed book, in a dark coat.

Wilhelm Andreas Haase. Stipple engraving by F.W. Bollinger after F.A. Junge

Friedrich August Junge

Lithograph of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with one hand raised to his lapel.

Self-Portrait

Paul Gavarni, 1842

Stipple engraving of a clergyman in a white wig and black gown with white bands, seated at a table beside an open book.

John Wesley. Stipple engraving by T. A. Dean after J. Jackson