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Portraits

23,908 works

Portrait of Titian

Jan Thomas, 1661

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an older man with wavy hair, dark double-breasted coat and cravat, inscribed Baron von Wed

Georg Christian Gottlieb, Baron von Wedekind. Stipple engraving by F. Bolt, 1824

Johann Friedrich Bolt

Engraving of a woman in a turban holding a severed head by the hair and a sword, standing beside a stone ledge.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1520/1530

Chalk drawing of a woman's head with downcast eyes and curly hair highlighted in white on tan paper.

Head of a Female Figure (recto); Female Nude (verso)

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, about 1610

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Philip Meadows Martineau, Surge

Philip Meadows Martineau. Mezzotint by T. Lupton after G. Clint, 1823

Red and black chalk drawing of a nude woman fleeing right with outstretched arms and flowing hair, with faint secondary sketc

A Nude Female Figure Fleeing to the Right with Arms Outstretched, with Sketch of a Bust of Secondary Figure (recto);…

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1600 (recto); 1598/99 (verso)

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in a dark coat resting his hand on a human skull, 1827.

Richard Dugard Grainger. Mezzotint by T. Lupton, 1827, after T. Wageman

Thomas Charles Wageman

Stipple engraved oval portrait of Nathan Drake M.D. in a dark coat and white cravat, turned three-quarters left.

Nathan Drake. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1805, after H. Thomson

Head of a Young Boy

Jan Cossiers, about 1658

Stipple engraving portrait of William Walker, Esq., a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in an oval fram

William Walker. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1798, after Miss E. Barratt

Pedanios Dioscorides. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after Visconti

Ambroise Tardieu

Pencil sketch of a walking lion with a separate study of a lioness head above it, on a small page.

Lion walking, head of a lioness

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Stipple engraving portrait of John Locke with long wavy hair, white cravat and dark cloak, signed beneath the oval.

John Locke. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman, 1841, after Sir G. Kneller, 1697

Godfrey Kneller

Engraved bust portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, labelled Cornelis Hendrik à Roy.

Cornelis Hendrik à Roy. Engraving by D. Sluyter after J. A. Kruseman

Jan Adam Kruseman

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned R. Harlan, M. D.

Richard Harlan. Stipple engraving by M. Pekenino after J. Eichholtz

Jacob Eichholtz

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with an engraved caption below.

Aloys Rudolph Vetter. Stipple engraving by D. Weiss, 1803, after J. Kappeller

Josef Anton Kapeller

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded man in a cap and robe holding a scroll, inside an oval frame with a printed caption.

Janus Cornarius. Mezzotint by J. J. Haid, 1747

Johann Jacob Haid

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man with white hair in a dark coat, leaning on a desk with an inkstand and paper.

John Abernethy. Mezzotint by E. McInnes, 1842, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Red chalk sketch of a young woman with curled hair and a headdress, gazing upward, drawn in loose lines.

Portrait of Lady

John Hoppner, n.d.

Portrait of a Woman

John Downman, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long wavy hair and lace cravat, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Portrait of D. Hieronymous van Beverningk

Abraham Blooteling, n.d.

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark embroidered coat with a star-shaped order medal, labelled Percy.

Pierre-François, Baron de Percy. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu

Red chalk sheet of studies: a seated nude man, a youthful head, and a caricature of a man playing a pipe.

Sheet of Studies: A Seated Nude Man, A Youthful Head and a Caricature Head of a Man Playing a Pipe

Domenico Maria Canuti, about 1669-1671

Stipple engraving portrait of William Forsyth, an older man with powdered hair in a dark coat, in an octagonal frame.

William Forsyth. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman

Woodcut print of the frontal head of Christ with long wavy hair, full beard, and radiating halo, with Latin text below.

The Head of Christ

Unknown artist, probably 1500/1510

Portrait of Anton Rem

Hans Schwarz, about 1518

Ink wash portrait of a standing man in period costume with a cloak, rapier, and cane, captioned as John Bastwick, 1801.

John Bastwick. Ink wash drawing attributed to George Perfect Harding, 1801

George Perfect Harding

John Adams

James Sharples, ca.1796

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark cap and fur collar, framed by fruit garlands, cherubs and a coat of arms.

The Dukes of Burgundy: No. 8. Portrait of Philippe I (the Handsome) of Castile

Jonas Suyderhoef, c. 1628-86

Pen and ink sketches of a child reclining with a lamb, with mirrored handwritten notes along the top edge.

Studies for the Christ Child with a Lamb (recto); Head of an Old Man, and Studies of Machinery (verso)

Leonardo da Vinci, about 1503-1506

Pencil portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and period dress, shown in an oval vignette on a pale sheet.

Portrait of Henry IV

Baron François-Pascal-Simon Gérard, 1817

Mezzotint portrait of a bewigged man in lace cravat within an oval frame, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Christoph Gottlieb Scheurl. Mezzotint by C. Weigel

Christoph Weigel the Elder