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Portraits

23,908 works

Lithograph portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat and skullcap, signed A. Legros in the upper right corner.

Portrait of George Frederic Watts (2nd Plate)

Alphonse Legros, c. 1857-1911

Pencil drawing of a young woman with dark hair reclining on a cushion, head tilted back, signed Gustav Klimt.

Portrait of a Young Woman Reclining

Gustav Klimt, 1897-1898

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and cravat, captioned G.B. Monteggia da Laveno, 1816.

Giovanni Battista Monteggia. Stipple engraving by E. Bisi, 1816, after B. Milesi

Pen drawing of a man with curly hair, mustache, and high collar, gazing toward the viewer.

Portrait of Peder Hjort

Carl Barth, about 1818-1819

Portrait of a Lady

Jan van de Velde, 1639

Stipple engraving of a bust of Hippocrates with curly beard and hair, inscribed name on the base, 1796.

Hippocrates. Stipple engraving by M. Bovi, 1796, after A. Day

Pastel portrait of a man in a gray wig, blue sash and dark cloak, hands clasped before a gray drapery backdrop.

Portrait of a Man

Joseph Vivien, about 1725

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with French caption naming geologist Ramond de Carb

Louis-François Elisabeth, Baron Ramond de Carbonnières. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1823, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with French caption below.

George Shaw. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself after J. Russell

Brown ink and white heightening drawing of a plumed rider on a rearing horse, with onlookers in the background.

Equestrian Portrait of Don Juan José of Austria

José Ximénez Donoso, about 1660-1680

Oval stipple engraving of Thomas Howel M.D., a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and ruffled white shirt.

Thomas Howel. Stipple engraving by W. N. Gardiner, 1790, after S. Harding

Silvester Harding

Jean Sylvain Bailly. Mezzotint by C.F.G. Levachez after J. Duplessi-Bertaux

Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

Stipple engraving of a bearded man with arms folded, wearing a dark coat, with a handwritten signature below.

Robert James Culverwell. Stipple engraving by W. F. Holl after S. Chinn

S. Thomas Chinn

Stipple engraving oval portrait of Placidus Fixlmillner, a man in a dark cap and coat, with biographical text below.

Placidus Fixlmillner. Stipple engraving by C. Westermayr

Konrad Westermayr

Pen and wash drawing of a woman's head tilted downward, with red chalk on cheeks and lips and a ruffled collar.

Head of a Woman

Jacob Jordaens, about 1635

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in an oval frame wearing a dark overcoat and white cravat, caption naming Comte de Cassin

Alexandre-Henri-Gabriel, Comte de Cassini. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself, 1827

Ambroise Tardieu

Engraved self-portrait of a bearded man in a beret and fur-trimmed cloak, with an inscription panel below.

Self-Portrait

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1537

Engraved portrait of William Fairbairn seated in an armchair beside a stack of books, wearing a dark suit and watch chain.

William Fairbairn. Engraving by W. H. Mote, 1862, after Hills & Saunders

William Henry Mote

Pastel portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat holding a black hat against a grey background.

Portrait of George de Ligne Gregory (1740 - 1822)

John Russell, 1793

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and clerical gown holding an open book, with inscription below.

Johann Heinrich Samuel Formay. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid after D. Matthieu

Watercolor portrait of a smiling woman with upswept brown hair, white blouse and dark floral shawl.

Anne Charlotte Lynch (Later Mrs. Vincenzo Botta)

Savinien Edme Dubourjal, ca. 1847

Brown ink and wash sketch of a man's head with wavy hair and downcast eyes, mounted on a card with handwritten labels.

Head of a Man

called Palma il Giovane Jacopo Negretti, 1600/11

Abraham Trembley. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after Clemens

Ambroise Tardieu

Stipple engraving portrait of Hermann von Helmholtz, a man with a mustache and bow tie, on cream paper.

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1871

Charles Henry Jeens

Chalk study of a bearded man gazing upward on tan paper, with white highlights on the forehead and cheeks.

Head of Saint Stephen: Study for the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen

Jacopo Cavedone, 1627/30

Mezzotint portrait of John Hunter seated beside a desk with anatomical drawings, skulls, bones and glass specimen jars.

John Hunter. Mezzotint after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786

Joshua Reynolds

Drawn bust portrait of a man in a broad cap and white collar, gazing upward against a warm brown background.

Portrait of a Man

Lucas Cranach the Elder, about 1530

Mezzotint portrait of seated bearded man beside a microscope and a winged sculpture, with printed caption naming Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill Hassall. Mezzotint by S. Marks after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of Joshua Brookes, an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, against black.

Joshua Brookes. Mezzotint by W. Ward, 1833, after B. E. Duppa

Bryan Edward Duppa

Antoine Gouan. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Portrait of Antonio Canova

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, 1787

Mezzotint portrait of Jonas Hanway seated at a desk, writing with a quill, with a classical window view behind him.

Jonas Hanway. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1781, after E. Edwards