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Portraits

23,895 works

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a white wig and embroidered coat, with books, a glass and a star emblem, in a rococo fr

Georg Bernard Bilfinger. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid

Johann Jacob Haid

Watercolor portrait of a seated woman in a lace cap and fur stole, with a soft autumn landscape behind her.

Portrait of a Woman

George Richmond, 1851

Pastel drawing of three men in top hats and dark coats in a pale interior, one leaning in to speak to another.

Portraits at the Stock Exchange

Edgar Degas, ca. 1878-79

Stipple engraving portrait of a middle-aged man in a fur-collared coat and cravat, with Italian caption beneath.

Michele Vincenzo Giacinto Malacarne. Stipple engraving by L. Rados after R. Focosi

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly man with tousled hair and a weary expression, hatched shading on his cloak.

Head of an Old Man

Paul Gavarni, 1858

Oil self-portrait of a young man with dark hair, white collar and red tie, gazing at the viewer against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Edgar Degas, ca. 1855-56

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark coat holding a book, with a heraldic shield and motto below.

Dawson Turner. Stipple engraving by A. Fox after M. W. Sharp

Michael William Sharp

Watercolor of green alpine hillsides, a snow-capped peak, and rustic slate-roofed buildings under a blue sky.

In Austrian Tyrol

John Singer Sargent, 1911

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark fur-collared coat, with printed biographical text below.

James Jay Mapes. Stipple engraving by J. Sartain after himself

Charcoal portrait of a woman with upswept dark hair, pearl earrings and a loose blouse against a dark background.

Portrait of Dorothy Draper

John Singer Sargent, 1919

Stipple engraving portrait of Antonio Porati, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with Italian inscription below.

Antonio Porati. Stipple engraving by G. Rados, junior, after Demarchi

Vincenzo Demarchi

Portrait of Georges Arnold Fitzwilliam

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

Stipple engraved portrait of a bearded man with his hand raised to his head, printed on a page with a caption.

James Joseph Sylvester. Stipple engraving by G. J. Stodart after Messrs J. Stilliard & Co.

Oval stipple engraving of Edward Archer, M.D., an 18th-century man in a powdered wig and dark coat.

Edward Archer. Stipple engraving by H. Kingsbury after R. E. Pine, 1782

Robert Edge Pine

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a hat and cape, turned to the left, with the name Soyer below.

Alexis Benoît Soyer. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall, 1859, after E. Soyer, 1843

Watercolor drawing of a bust of Cleopatra in pale blue tones on a gold pedestal, with handwritten inscription below.

Agate Head of Cleopatra

Giuseppe Grisoni, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a Roman bust with a blue face, gold cuirass with a Medusa relief, and a marble pedestal.

Head of Tiberius

Giuseppe Grisoni, n.d.

Adam Walker. Stipple engraving after S. Drummond

Samuel Drummond

Watercolor drawing of a blue cameo head of Medusa with golden snake hair in an oval gold frame with a topaz.

Head of Medusa (Sabbatini collection, Rome)

Giuseppe Grisoni, n.d.

Etched oval portrait of a woman in a turban with feather plume and pearl necklace, by Stefano Della Bella.

Several heads in the Persian style: Portrait, Sultana Wearing a Pearl Necklace and a Turban (Plusieurs têtes coiffées…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Stipple engraving portrait of James Gregory with long wavy hair, white collar and dark robe, beside a globe.

James Gregory. Stipple engraving by E. Harding after Count H. D. E. Buchan

Oval mezzotint portrait of Nathaniel Godbold in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, with engraved caption and coat of arms belo

Nathaniel Godbold. Mezzotint by H. Kingsbury after A. Pope

Portrait of Charles Dickens

Georges Gorvel, c. 1929

Engraved portrait of a seated bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, in an ornate armchair before a patterned wall.

Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville-sur-Illon, Comte de Lacépède. Engraving by T. Todeschini after Demarchi

Vincenzo Demarchi

Watercolor portrait of a seated man in a blue jacket holding a newspaper, with red drapery and bookshelves behind him.

Portrait of Seated Man with Newspaper

Attributed to Adolphus H. A. Wing, c. 1846

Stipple engraving portrait of a seated man in dark dress with a cravat, hand resting on a book, signed William Beattie M.D.

William Beattie. Stipple engraving by T. Rogers after H. Room

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair holding a book titled New Family Herbal, in an octagonal frame.

Robert John Thornton. Stipple engraving by Holl, 1813, after J. Russell

Black and red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man looking upward with wild, curling hair on tan paper.

Head of King Lear

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1747-1785

Engraved portrait of Bernhard Siegfried Albinus in a dark robe and powdered wig, resting an arm on a stone parapet.

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus. Engraving by J. Houbraken after C. de Moor

Karel Isaak de Moor

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and lace collar, captioned Sir Francis Drake.

Sir Francis Drake. Stipple engraving by F. W. Bollinger

Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger

Portrait of a Man (Portrait of a man)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1898 (printed 1927)

Etching of a swan and a duck on rippling water, with a faint figure sketched at the left edge.

Swan and Duck, with portraits of Julie (Swan and duck, with portraits of Julie, or Swan and duck, essay)

Berthe Morisot, 1889