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Portraits

23,895 works

Engraved portrait of a bearded man seated beside a draped table with a book, with printed caption and signature below.

James Sheridan Muspratt. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after A. Claudet

Antoine Claudet

Stipple engraving of a seated man in a dark coat, with a handwritten signature and M.D. F.R.S. below the portrait.

Edward Jenner. Stipple engraving by W. H. Mote after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Pencil and watercolor study of a woman with braided brown hair in a loose white blouse, set on a blank cream sheet.

Study for Female Portrait

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on paper on a table.

John Mackintosh. Mezzotint by T. Lupton, 1838, after J. Watson-Gordon

John Watson Gordon

Pencil and watercolor studies of two young girls on cream paper, one seated in a ruffled dress and one head study at upper ri

Studies for Portraits of Two Young Girls

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor study of a seated young boy holding a book, enclosed in an oval vignette on cream paper.

Study for Portrait of Boy with Book

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Black and white chalk portrait of a seated young man with wavy hair and mustache, dressed in a frock coat and waistcoat.

Portrait of a Young Man

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1837

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a German calligraphic title below.

Johann Adam Schmidt. Stipple engraving by C. H. Rahl, 1801, after J. A. Kapeller

Josef Anton Kapeller

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a young girl in a wide-brimmed hat holding a crop, with color on her face and hat.

Portrait of Young Girl with Hat and Crop

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a bearded man with his head tilted, resting against a pale form, by Eugène Devéria.

Head of a Man

Eugène Devéria, c. 1824-65

Watercolor portrait of a young girl with curly blonde hair in a white off-the-shoulder gown against a grey wash background.

Portrait of Young Girl with Shoulderless Gown

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man with a cane beside a draped table, quill and inkwell, with a building in the background.

Dauntsey Hulme. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds, 1830, after J. Lonsdale

Red chalk sketch of an infant in a bonnet, with a hand and a partial second figure sketched at lower left.

Portrait of an Infant

Henri Cros, 1800s-1900s

Pencil and chalk drawing of a young child with pearl necklace leaning on a table with playing cards and toys.

Portrait of a Child

Pastel portrait of a young girl with dark hair pulled back, wearing a white collar, turned to the left.

Head of a Young Girl

Alexandre Hesse, c. 1857

Graphite portrait of a seated woman in a lace head covering, resting her cheek on her hand, with a book on the table.

Portrait of his Mother

Henri Lehmann, 1851

Watercolor portrait of a young girl with curly hair in a pink off-shoulder dress, against a soft grey background, dated 1849.

Portrait of a Young Girl

Elizabeth Murray, 1849

Engraved oval portrait of a bewigged man in embroidered robes, with Latin inscriptions and a coat of arms below.

Johann Jakob Baier. Engraving by M. Rösler, 1728

Watercolor portrait of a young woman in a brown hat and red shawl carrying bundled sticks, against a blue wash.

Portrait of Peasant Woman

Elizabeth Murray, October 1840

Watercolor portrait of a seated woman with curled hair in a dark dress with fur trim, before a rose cushion.

Portrait of a Woman

George Richmond, c. 1830-1835

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man with tousled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Dr. C.A.F. Kluge.

Karl Alexander Ferdinand Kluge. Stipple engraving by J.F. Bolt, 1828, after E.F. Bussler

Ernst Friedrich Bussler

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark hair on brown paper, with a sketched second face at upper right, by Edgar Degas.

The Artist's Cousin, Probably Mrs. William Bell (Mathilde Musson, 1841-1878)

Edgar Degas, 1873

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Peter Templeman in a powdered wig and dark coat, with engraved inscription below.

Peter Templeman. Stipple engraving by W. Evans, 1799, after R. Cosway

Watercolor portrait of a young girl with curled hair in a wide hat with blue ribbon and feathers, on tan paper.

Portrait of Florence Seymour

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Portrait of Selina (Quin) Markham

Elizabeth Murray, 1850

Watercolor portrait head of a young girl with curled blonde hair on a cream sheet, shoulders faintly sketched.

Portrait Head of a Young Girl

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Bust Portrait of Child

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Full-length ink and wash drawing of a standing man in a dark suit and spectacles, signed Henry Monnier, 1873.

Self-Portrait in the Role of M. Prud'homme

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, 1873

Sir William Butts. Stipple engraving by W.N. Gardiner, 1790, after S. Harding after H. Holbein

Hans Holbein the Younger

Oval chalk portrait of a man in a powdered wig and grey coat, with a red accent at the shoulder, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1770

Watercolor of a seated woman in a dark gown sewing beside a table of ceramics and a candlestick, with a green curtain.

Thinking, Portrait of Emma Madox Brown

Catherine Madox Brown, c. 1870

Portrait Bust of a Lady

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1770