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Portraits

23,908 works

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with grey curly hair, white cravat and fur-collared dark coat.

George Field. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1845, after R. Rothwell

Richard Rothwell

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark uniform with epaulettes and medals.

Jean Baptiste Bory de St Vincent. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself, 1826

Ambroise Tardieu

Grey wash drawing of two men in 16th-century dress beside a table with calipers, an hourglass and books on a shelf.

A Double Portrait of Hans Furraht and Jacob von der Burch

Ludger tom Ring the Younger, about 1560

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a bespectacled man in a frock coat and cravat, with caption naming Dominique Léman.

Dominique Léman. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1827, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Pencil drawing of a young man reclining on cushions, head resting on his hand, with an open book beside him.

Portrait of Raymond de Magnoncourt

Théodore Chassériau, 1851

Pastel drawing of a young woman with brown curls and a blue ribbon, reclining on a blue pillow, looking upward.

Head of a Young Woman

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1779

Coloured stipple engraving of Isaac Newton in a curled grey wig and dark coat, with a small globe and books vignette below.

Sir Isaac Newton. Coloured stipple engraving by R. Page, 1818, after Sir G. Kneller, 1702

Godfrey Kneller

Etched portrait of a man with curly hair and a mustache, head turned over his shoulder, on a pale sheet of paper.

Self-Portrait

Anthony van Dyck, 1645

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man's head turned upward, with white highlights on grey paper.

Head of a Man Looking Up

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, about 1750-1760

Pastel portrait of a young man with curled hair, wearing a blue jacket, lace cravat and red cloak against a dark background.

Portrait of William Burton Conyngham

Anton Raphael Mengs, about 1754-1755

Pencil portrait of a woman in a white cap and large white collar, with an inscription and date 1658 at upper right.

Portrait of a Woman

Jan de Visscher, 1658

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man beside a brass dividing engine and a large spoked wheel, dated 1791.

Jesse Ramsden. Mezzotint by J. Jones, 1791, after R. Home

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark coat and decorations, captioned Humboldt.

Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt. Stipple engraving by C. Cook after Emma Gaggiotti-Richards, 1854

Emma Gaggiotti-Richards

Black-line print of a sleeping winged cupid with curly hair resting his head on a cushion, one wing raised behind him.

Bust of Sleeping Cupid

Bartolomeo Coriolano, 1627/53

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a wig and velvet coat beside an armillary sphere, books and a geometric diagram.

James Hodgson. Mezzotint by G. White after T. Gibson

The Head of King Priam in Profile

Gaetano Gandolfi, about 1797-1799

Grey wash drawing of a woman holding a platter with a severed head at a banquet, with a dog and two onlookers.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Cornelis Engebrechtsz, about 1490

Etched portrait of a bearded seated man with clasped hands, beside an easel and a sketched dog on the wall.

Portrait of Vicomte Ludovic Napoléon Lepic

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1876

Red chalk drawing of a young man with bobbed hair and a ruffled collar, turned toward the viewer on tan paper.

Portrait of a Young Man

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1630

Portrait of a Young Girl

Edwin Landseer, about 1840-1845

Two Studies of the Head of an Old Man

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1626

Wood engraved bust portrait of Thomas Alva Edison in a dark suit and bow tie against a hatched dark background.

Thomas Alva Edison. Wood engraving by M. K. L. Wright after V. Daireaux

Blue wash drawing of Perseus on a winged horse Pegasus, holding a sword and Medusa's head.

Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa, with Pegasus in the Background

After Paolo Farinati, n.d.

Portrait of Cardinal Manning (2nd Plate)

Alphonse Legros, c. 1857-1911

Pencil-style portrait of an elderly bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, looking to the side.

Portrait of Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alphonse Legros, c. 1857-1911

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat with hands in pockets, shaded background, on pale paper.

Study for Portrait of Thomas Way

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose monochrome sketch of a seated woman with folded hands in a long dress, against a cream paper background.

Portrait Study: Mrs. Philip

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Sketch of a standing man in a dark suit and bow tie holding a hat and cane, drawn in loose grey hatching on paper.

Portrait Study: Mr. Herbert C. Pollitt

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a velvet cap with a feather plume and fur-trimmed cloak.

Self-Portrait in Velvet Cap with Plume

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1638

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir William Herschel in a fur-trimmed coat, holding a paper with a diagram.

Sir William Herschel. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after J. Russell

Pencil portrait of an elderly bearded man with long wavy hair, gazing toward the viewer in soft grey shading.

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2nd Plate)

Alphonse Legros, 1911

Stipple engraving portrait of an elderly man in a dark knitted cap and cravat, with an inscription naming Rev. Henry Owen.

Henry Owen. Stipple engraving by J. T. Smith, 1797, after himself

John Thomas Smith