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Portraits

23,908 works

Pastel portrait of a woman nursing an infant as a boy leans beside her, with roses in her hair and blue silk drapery.

Portrait of Madame Charles Mitoire with Her Children

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1783

Stipple engraving of seated John Locke in a dark gown before bookshelves, within an ornate decorative border.

John Locke. Stipple engraving by H. Robinson after Sir G. Kneller, 1704

Godfrey Kneller

Three Studies of the Head of a Youth

Francesco Fontebasso, about 1737

Stipple engraving of zoologist George Edwards in a powdered wig and dark coat, within an oval frame with caption text.

George Edwards. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after B. Dandridge

Bartholomew Dandridge

Portraits of Wilhelm Völcker and Ludwig Dörr

Gerhardt Wilhelm von Reutern, 1825-1828

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat beside a glass jar and open book, with scientific apparatus behind him.

Michael Faraday. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1838, after himself

Pen and ink drawing of a young man in a cap and buttoned collar, shown head and shoulders, facing the viewer.

Portrait of a Young Man, Head and Shoulders, Wearing a Cap

Piero del Pollaiuolo, about 1470

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bald man seated in a chair beside draped curtains and a stack of books.

Thomas Leighton. Mezzotint by J. Egan after T. Carrick

Thomas Heathfield Carrick

Portrait of Antonio Canova

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1787

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and dark coat, holding a book, against a draped background.

William Bromfield. Mezzotint by J. R. Smith, 1777, after B. Vandergucht

Benjamin Vandergucht

John Hunter. Aquatint silhouette by G. Maile

Head of Man in Profile to the Left

Girolamo Macchietti, about 1571-1572

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Henry Taft, a man in dark coat and white cravat, with caption below.

Henry Taft. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, 1815, after J. Jackson

Stipple engraving portrait of Professor William Gregory in dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption and signature bel

William Gregory. Stipple engraving by C. Cook

Hand-coloured stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, captioned Maskelyne, 1815.

Nevil Maskelyne. Coloured stipple engraving by R. Page, 1815

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, labeled Loder, in an octagonal frame.

Justus Christian von Loder. Stipple engraving by F. W. Bollinger after Tischbein

Johann Friedrich August Tischbein

Red chalk drawing of a young man with wavy hair facing forward, with a separate study of a hand below.

Self-Portrait

II John Flaxman, c. 1779

Head of a Youth

Domenico Beccafumi, about 1530

Graphite portrait drawing of a standing man in a frock coat holding a top hat, with a domed city in the background.

Portrait of Lord Grantham

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1816

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, labelled J. Hooper, M.D. F.M.S.

Joseph Hooper. Stipple engraving by W. Grainger

William Grainger

Red and black chalk drawing of the Holy Family with infant John the Baptist, plus faint figure studies on aged paper.

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist (recto); Amorous Putti at Play; Head of a Bird (verso)

Michelangelo, about 1530

Stipple engraving portrait of Charles Bonnet, botanist and philosopher, in a powdered wig and cravat, within an oval.

Charles Bonnet. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of a young man with swept-back hair and high collar, captioned John Warren Howell, M.R.C.S.

John Warren Howell. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1845, after C. Ford

Wood engraving portrait of a man with a mustache holding a pocket watch, wearing an overcoat and bow tie.

David Livingstone. Wood engraving by G. F. Sargent

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in a cap marked POSTES, set against a densely hatched background.

Portrait of Joseph Roulin

Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Stipple engraving portrait of botanist Charles-François Brisseau Mirbel, a man with curly hair in a dark coat.

Charles-François Brisseau Mirbel. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after L. de Mirbel

Lizinska de Mirbel

Seated man in white wig and red cape holding a document in a study with a blue table, globe, and folding screen.

Portrait of Gabriel Bernard de Rieux

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1739-1741

Oval engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe and white lace collar, labeled Joseph Scaliger.

Josephus Justus Scaliger. Stipple engraving by C. E. Wagstaff after G. Edelinck

Gerard Edelinck

Pen and brown ink drawing of a young man's head with curly hair, looking upward, with cross-hatched shading.

The Head of a Young Man

Parmigianino, about 1539-1540

Portrait of a Man with White Hair in a Pigtail

Giles Louis Chrétien, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a young man's head with curly hair, looking directly outward, on aged cream paper.

Head of a Man

Bronzino, about 1550-1555

Mezzotint portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat against a black background.

Robert Smith. Mezzotint by W. J. Ward after W. Fowler