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Portraits

23,958 works

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

Head of a Young Girl in Profile

Odilon Redon, 1895

Pastel portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat with a white cravat, against an oval ochre background.

Pierre Bacot

Henrietta Johnston, ca. 1708-10

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with long curled hair and white collar, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Nicolaus Blancard. Mezzotint by P. Aeneae

Wood engraving of a seated man with curly hair and mustache, resting his head on his hand beside an ornate table.

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. Wood engraving by G. Kruell

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly seated man in a dark coat, with an inkstand and quill pen on a table beside him.

Thomas Masterman Winterbottom. Mezzotint by W. O. Geller after R. Elliott

Robinson Elliott

Red and black chalk drawing of a boy's head tilted downward, on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Boy (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Federico Barocci, about 1586-1589

Watercolor of a young woman in a flower garland beside an outrigger canoe under a tree, with a thatched hut behind.

Portrait of Faase, the Taupo, or Official Virgin, of Fagaloa Bay, and Her Duenna, Samoa

John La Farge, 1891 (?)

Head of an Angel (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)

Francesco Paolo Michetti, about 1890

Mezzotint portrait of Robert Boyle with curled hair and draped cloth, in an arched frame with engraved caption below.

Robert Boyle. Mezzotint by J. Faber after J. M. Rysbrack, 1733

John Michael Rysbrack

Black chalk portrait of a young woman with a tall feathered hairstyle and ruffled collar, holding a fan, seated in a chair.

Portrait of a Young Woman Holding a Fan

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1781

Black chalk drawing of a bearded older man in a lace collar and dark doublet, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Portrait of Hendrick van Balen

Anthony van Dyck, about 1627-1632

Charcoal portrait of a bespectacled man in a dark jacket and tie, signed in the lower right corner.

Arno Holz Mappe: Portrait Arno Holz

Max Liebermann, 1923

Sketch after "Arrangement in Brown and Black: Portrait of Miss Rosa Corder"

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1879

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a wig and dark gown holding an armillary sphere, eyes closed, 1719.

Nicholas Saunderson [Sanderson]. Mezzotint by G. White after J. Vanderbank, 1719

John Vanderbank

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frilled cravat, labelled Bordeu.

Théophile Bordeu. Stipple engraving by Lambert [le jeune?]

Lambert frères

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in an oval frame with ornamental scrollwork and an architectural base.

Self-Portrait

Annibale Carracci, early 1580s

Pastel portrait of a man in a powdered grey wig and grey coat with gold embroidery and white lace at the collar.

Portrait of Théophile Van Robais

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1770

Etching of a caricatured standing man in a top hat, pince-nez, and long overcoat, signed Carlo Pellegrini.

Portrait of Whistler

Carlo Pellegrini, 1881

Chalk drawing of a man's head turned left, with curly grey hair, red-accented lips and cheek on a tan background.

Head of King Louis XV

François Lemoyne, about 1729

Stipple engraving portrait of James Currie, a man in powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat, with printed caption below.

James Currie. Stipple engraving by T. A. Dean, 1830, after J. Williamson, 1791

John Williamson

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

Pierre-Louis Dulong. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1825, after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Pen and brown ink drawing of a muscular nude figure with raised arms, beside a bearded head and a sketched landscape.

David with the Head of Goliath

Parmigianino, about 1535

Benjamin Smith Barton. Stipple engraving by C. Gobrecht, 1816

Christian Gobrecht

Portrait of Voltaire, after His Bust by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1770s

Charcoal portrait drawing of a woman with short dark hair and a rounded collar, looking straight ahead.

Head of a Tahitian Woman

Paul Gauguin, about 1892

Stipple engraving of Sir Isaac Newton's bust portrait in an oval frame with a caption below.

Sir Isaac Newton. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after L. Allen after L. F. Roubiliac

Louis-François Roubiliac

Drawing of a man with long wavy hair, white collar and grey doublet, resting his hand on a book against a warm background.

Portrait of M. Quatrehomme du Lys

Charles Le Brun, 1657

Pen and ink drawing of a man's face in three-quarter view under a dark cap, with dense hatched shading.

Self-Portrait

Charles Samuel Keene, about 1845

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat beside a skull and crossed bones, with a printed caption below.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer, 1819, after F. Simoneau

Cartoon for the Head of Saint James

Sebastiano del Piombo, about 1520

Engraved portrait of a bearded man beside a lion, surrounded by nude classical statues and sculpture fragments.

Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli with Lion

Nicolò della Casa, 1548