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Portraits

23,908 works

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

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a man in a cloth hat, turned three-quarters, on blue-gray paper.

Self-Portrait Wearing a Cloth Hat

Jonathan Richardson the Elder, about 1730-1735

Mezzotint portrait of a seated bearded man in a dark coat beside a shelf with a bronze figure and books.

Sir Henry Bessemer. Mezzotint by T. O. Barlow after R. Lehmann

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat with a draped curtain behind him, captioned Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P.

Joseph Hume. Engraving by F. Bacon after G. P. A. Healy

George Peter Alexander Healy

Engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig, dark coat and lace cravat, before a column and drapery.

Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Stipple engraving by W. Hopwood after M. Quentin de la Tour

Maurice Quentin de La Tour

Engraved portrait of an older bald man in a high-collared coat and cravat, titled William Hyde Wollaston, 1830.

William Hyde Wollaston. Stipple engraving by F. C. Lewis, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Stipple engraving of seated man in dark coat beside desk with inkstand, quill and books, captioned John Harrison Curtis.

John Harrison Curtis. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1819, after J. Shand

Etching of a man in a plumed beret and fur-trimmed coat leaning on a stone sill, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait Leaning on a Stone Sill

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639

Head of a Child, an Angel and a Hand (recto); Male Figure (verso)

Fra' Bartolomeo, about 1510-1515

Stipple engraved oval portrait of William Swainson, seated with a book, above his signature and an 1840 title page.

William Swainson. Stipple engraving by E. Finden, 1840, after A. Mosses

Alexander Mosses

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman in lace collar and headdress, set within an oval, signed D. Bailly 1629.

Portrait of a Woman

David Bailly, 1629

Head of a Woman

Paul César Helleu, c. 1880-1920

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark cap holding a quill over an open book, with an inkwell beside him.

John Mudge. Mezzotint by W. Dickinson after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Stipple engraved portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair, captioned Sir William Thomson, on cream paper.

William Thomson, Baron Kelvin. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1876

Charles Henry Jeens

Mezzotint portrait of a man in academic gown holding a skull, with ammonite fossils and a wall map behind him.

William Buckland. Mezzotint by S. Cousins, 1833, after T. Phillips

Thomas Phillips

Seated lion, head of lioness

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and white cravat, signed Thomas Young, after Sir Thomas Lawrence.

Thomas Young. Stipple engraving by H. Adlard after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Chalk drawing of a man in a turban holding a palette and brushes, inside an oval scrolled cartouche with an inscription below

Self-Portrait

Gaetano Sabbatini, early 1730s

Pen and ink drawing of ruins, an arched bridge, overgrown trees and two small figures under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Ruins (recto); Head of a Woman and Animals (verso)

Jan van de Velde, about 1615-1616

Painted portrait of a seated man in black dress with spectacles and a watch chain in a red armchair.

Sir John Soane. Mezzotint by C. Turner after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Guillaume Rondelet [Rondeletius]. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving of Buffon in a powdered wig and embroidered coat with lace jabot, against a dark background.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Stipple engraving by R. Hart after F. H. Drouais

François-Hubert Drouais

Engraved portrait of the Reverend John Wesley in dark clerical robes and wig, gesturing toward an open book on a table.

John Wesley. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after J. Jackson

Drawing of a man in a red cardinal's cap and orange cloak with white collar, holding a paper, on a tan ground.

Portrait of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu

Simon Vouet, about 1632-1634

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and period dress, with coins and a Latin inscription panel below.

Johann Heinrich Schulze. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after G. Spizel

Gabriel Spitzel

Red and black chalk study of a boy's head and two flute players by Watteau, on a tan sheet.

Two Studies of a Flutist and a Study of the Head of a Boy

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1718

Richard Powell. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins, 1839, after J. Lonsdale

Graphite drawing of an older man's head turned to the side, with a bald crown, stubbled jaw, and open collar, on tan paper.

Head of a Man

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, about 1820-1825

Pen and brown ink drawing of two boys seated at a table with quill, inkwell, books and papers, c. 1720.

Portraits of Serafino and Francesco Falzacappa

Pier Leone Ghezzi, about 1720

Stipple engraving portrait of a bearded elderly man with curly hair, signed Alfred Smee below the image.

Alfred Smee. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens after H. R. Robertson

Circular color print of a young woman with powdered hair holding an oval miniature beside a floral garland and stone urn.

Portrait d'une jeune princesse

Jean François Janinet

Pastel self-portrait of a man in a grey wig and brown coat, leaning on a drawing board with white chalk sketches.

Self-Portrait

Charles-Antoine Coypel, 1734