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Portraits

23,895 works

Graphite drawing of an older priest's head turned upward, with a clerical collar and clasped hands below.

Head of a Priest

After Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, after 1760

Brown wash drawing of Perseus holding up Medusa's head to armored soldiers, with a winged figure above and fallen bodies belo

Perseus Turning Phinneas to Stone with the Head of Medusa

Charles Monnet, 1767

Thomas Brand-Hollis of the Hyde. Stipple engraving by R. Page, 1820

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir Humphry Davy seated with a quill, framed by drapery, a lion, and cherubs.

Sir Humphry Davy. Stipple engraving by R. Hicks, 1829, after T. Phillips

Thomas Phillips

Dark leather book cover with gold tooled border, central crown and fleur-de-lis emblem, and classical column motifs.

Album of Portraits of Queen Marie-Antoinette

Various Artists, volume assembled between 1815 and 1942

Lithograph of a bust of Ludwig van Beethoven with curly hair against a shaded background, captioned with his name and dates.

Bust of Ludwig van Beethoven

Josef Kriehuber, 1827

Lithograph portrait of a seated older man in a dark coat with a medal, arms folded, by Josef Kriehuber, 1838.

Portrait of Dr. Jospeh Hauer

Josef Kriehuber, 1838

Stipple engraving portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and shawl, hands folded, against a dark background.

Elizabeth Fry. Stipple engraving by T. Blood, 1823, after C.R. Leslie

Charles Robert Leslie

Lithographic bust portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat and cravat, with German inscription naming Anton Hayne.

Portrait of Dr. Anton Hayne

Josef Kriehuber, 1840

Lithographic portrait of an older man in a dark uniform with an ornate collar and medal chain, dated 1844.

Portrait of Dr. Karl Joseph Meyer

Josef Kriehuber, 1844

Pen sketch of a bearded doctor in spectacles and apron leaning over a reclining figure on a table, holding a knife.

Paul Camille Hippolyte Brouardel. Process print after J. Veber

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair in a fur-trimmed coat, holding a brush beside a drawing board, with French verse b

Figures de différents caractères, de Paysages, et d'Etudes dessinées d'après nature par Antoine Watteau (volume I)

Various Artists after Antoine Watteau, c. 1726

Paolo Mascagni. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man in an embroidered coat with laurel motifs, in an oval frame with printed caption.

Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet Lamarck. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1824, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Lithograph of an elderly bearded man in a cap studying a carved figurine beside an ornate wooden cabinet.

The Antiquary - Self-Portrait

Adolph Menzel, 1851

Monochrome lithograph of a man in a long curled wig and lace cuffs holding a brush, seated at a table.

Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Portrait of Molière

Adolph Menzel, 1850

Black chalk drawing of a woman's head with curled hair and downcast eyes on gray-blue paper.

Head of a Woman

called Veronese Paolo Caliari, c. 1575

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair in a fur-trimmed cloak and high collar, captioned Valeriano Luigi Brera.

Valeriano Luigi Brera. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1828

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir Astley Cooper in a dark coat and white cravat, inside an ornate scrolled frame.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman, 1828

Mezzotint portrait of a man in dark formal dress leaning on a carved table beside draped fabric, with a column behind him.

William Frederick Chambers. Mezzotint by H. Droehmer, 1851, after J. Hollins, 1842

Stipple engraving portrait of Nicolas Desmarest, a bald man in a dark high-collared coat, within an oval frame.

Nicolas Desmarest. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Moritz Gerhard Thilenius. Stipple engraving by C. Felsing

Johann Conrad Felsing

Mark Akenside. Stipple engraving by J. White, 1837, after A. Pond

Portrait of a Lady

Thomas Lawrence, n.d.

Stipple engraving bust portrait of a man in a dark uniform with medals, captioned Desgenettes.

Nicolas-René-Dufriche, Baron Desgenettes. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a curled wig and cloak seated by a column, with a Latin inscription below.

Sir Edmund King. Mezzotint by R. Williams, 1684, after Sir P. Lely, 1680

Lithograph of a seated woman in a white dress beside a tree, holding a hat, with a hazy landscape behind her.

Portrait of Mrs. Henry Inman

Henry Inman, 1831

Engraving of fashionable Parisian figures in gowns and coats with carriages, a stone archway and a greyhound, with French ver

Tableau des portraits a la mode

Pierre-Francois Courtois after Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1760

Stipple engraving portrait of Giambattista Monteggia seated at a desk beside a skull, with books on a shelf behind him.

Giovanni Battista Monteggia. Stipple engraving by Sasso after A. Bramati

Antonio Bramati

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark robe within an oval frame, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription bel

Michael Friedrich Lochner von Hummelstein. Mezzotint by J. C. Weigel after J.L. Hirschmann

Johann Leonhard Hirschmann

Stipple engraving of a seated man in a dark coat beside a table with an open book and scientific instruments.

Thomas Thomson. Stipple engraving by C. Cook after J. G. Gilbert

Chalk drawing of a seated woman with curled hair, lace cuffs and crossed hands, drawn on grayish-blue paper.

Portrait of a Woman

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1758-1762