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Portraits

23,895 works

Stipple engraving portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, in an oval frame with caption below.

Jean-Louis Marie Poiret. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1825, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Etching of a bearded seated man resting his hands on a table beside a pitcher and ashtray, with shelves behind him.

Portrait of Eduardo Zamaçois, Spanish Painter

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, n.d.

Stipple engraved portrait of a curly-haired man in dark coat holding a small book, with inscription below.

Edoardo Calvo. Stipple engraving by P. Palmieri, filius, after G. Pécheux

Gaetano Pécheux

Mezzotint portrait of a seated older man in a dark jacket and white cravat, in an upholstered armchair beside a table with bo

Sir Philip Crampton. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1842, after W. Stevenson

Stipple engraving of Abraham Rees in a powdered wig and dark coat, seated beside an inkwell and quill pen.

Abraham Rees. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1811, after J. Opie

Coloured stipple engraving of Carl Linnaeus in a green coat and powdered wig, with a cherub and laurel wreath below.

Carolus Linnaeus. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1812, after A. Roslin, 1775

Alexander Roslin

Stipple engraved portrait of Abbé de l'Epée, an older clergyman in a dark cassock and white collar.

Charles Michel, Abbé de l'Epée. Stipple engraving by J. Posselwhite after C. A. Deseine

Claude André Deseine

Stipple engraving portrait of Robert Jameson, a man with tousled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with caption.

Robert Jameson. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins, 1847, after K. Macleay

Kenneth MacLeay

Engraved portrait of a woman in a jeweled headdress, dark veil, and ruffled collar with a pendant, against a plain background

Portrait of a Woman

Francesco Bartolozzi, December 31, 1799

Portrait of a Young Woman

Francesco Bartolozzi, February 15, 1800

Stipple engraving portrait of James Hamilton, M.D., a man in powdered wig and buttoned coat, in an oval frame.

James Hamilton. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley

Sepia engraving of a bearded man in a dark cap and cloak, turned three-quarters to the left, after Holbein.

Portrait of a Man

Francesco Bartolozzi, November 22, 1799

Stipple engraving portrait of Andreas Emmering, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a German dedication below.

Andreas Emmering. Stipple engraving by J. Boehm after Jantz or Jautz

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption below.

Pierre-Jean-Georges Cabanis. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of William Hey, a man in a powdered wig and buttoned waistcoat, in an oval vignette with script caption.

William Hey. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1823, after Allen

Stipple engraving of a bearded man in a dark jacket working with test tubes and glass vessels at a table.

James Sheridan Muspratt. Stipple engraving by J. Le Conte after Feard & Beard

Wood engraving of a bearded lecturer addressing an audience in an arched hall, with fossils and shells displayed on a table.

Bernard Palissy. Wood engraving by C. Maurano after E. Morin

Then There Appears a Singular Being, Having the Head of a Man on the Body of a Fish

Odilon Redon, 1888

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly white-haired man with a mustache, seated with clasped hands in a dark suit.

Sir Patrick Manson. Mezzotint by M. Osborne

Malcolm Osborne

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a frock coat and white cravat, with an inscription naming Sir James Edward Smith below.

Sir James Edward Smith. Stipple engraving by F. C. Lewis, 1816, after W. Lane

Mezzotint oval portrait of Johannes Hevelius writing with a quill over an open star chart, with a bust on a shelf.

Joannes Hevelius [Hewelke]. Mezzotint by J. Faber after A. Stech, 1677

Oval stipple engraving of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with French inscription below.

Anselme-Gaetan Desmarest. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1826, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded man in a bow tie and waistcoat, with a handwritten signature below.

William Henry Harvey. Stipple engraving by F. Holl after F. W. Burton

Frederic William Burton

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat with medals, holding a rolled paper beside a desk with quill pens.

Sir James McGrigor. Mezzotint by W. Ward after J. Jackson

Lithograph sheet of four seated portraits, two men and two women in early 19th-century dress, drawn in fine line.

Sylvester (Douglas) Lord Glenbervie; Katherine Anne (North) Glenbervie; Frederic (North) Earl of Guilford; Frederic S…

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1815

Stipple engraving bust portrait of a man in a dark coat and patterned cravat, with signature Richard Lloyd Williams, M.D.

Richard Lloyd Williams. Stipple engraving by J. Posselwhite, 1848, after H. W. Phillips

Henry Wyndham Phillips

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat, in an oval frame, with a printed caption below.

Claude François Lallemand. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1826, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, within an oval frame, with a printed caption below.

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1826, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and white cravat, with a bookshelf behind him.

John Hadley. Mezzotint by E. Fisher after B. Wilson, 1759

Benjamin Wilson

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Samuel Solomon M.D., a man with powdered hair and white cravat.

Samuel Solomon. Stipple engraving by D. Orme after T. Hargreaves

Pastel drawing of a young woman in a dark dress holding a yellow box beside a bright window, with blue tones.

The Milliner

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1879

Stipple engraving portrait of Thomas Exley, a seated man in a dark coat holding compasses beside stacked books.

Thomas Exley. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1819, after Branthwaite [Branwhite?]