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Portraits

23,958 works

Stipple engraving portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark coat and patterned cravat, after Winterhalter, 1874.

Christian Friedrich, Baron von Stockmar. Stipple engraving by F. Holl, 1874, after F. Winterhalter

Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Pencil drawing of a bearded man in a straw hat and jacket, looking toward the viewer, on pale paper.

Self-Portrait with a Hat

Gustave Caillebotte, c. 1879

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir James Mackintosh in dark coat and cravat, within an ornate decorative border.

Sir James Mackintosh. Stipple engraving after W. Derby

Stipple engraving portrait of Mathew Townsend Bethune, M.D., a man in a dark coat and white cravat.

Mathew Townsend Bethune. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after J.G. Hamilton

Engraved bust portrait of a young man in a felt hat and fur-collared coat, gazing sideways with one hand raised.

Bust of a Young Man with a Fur-Collared Coat

Giovanni Marco Pitteri, c. 1750

Three Medals with Portraits

Sepia engraved portrait of a balding man in a dark judicial robe and bow tie, signed by Max Rosenthal, 1890.

Portrait of Chief Justice Chase

Max Rosenthal, 1890

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a dark military uniform with a sash, holding a sword, beside a chalkboard.

Sir Thomas Longmore. Mixed method print by C.J. Tomkins after Sir G. Reid

Stipple engraving of a man in a wig and waistcoat holding a book, set against foliage and a distant hilly landscape.

Thomas Pennant. Stipple engraving by W. H. Lizars, after T. Gainsborough, 1776

Thomas Gainsborough

Sepia oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, white collar and armor, signed Charles Cotton below.

Portrait of Charles Cotton

Typo-Etching Company, 1888

Sir Henry Charles Englefield. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1821, after T. Phillips, 1815

Thomas Phillips

Stipple engraving oval portrait of an older man with powdered hair and a dark coat, with French caption below.

Peter Simon Pallas. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after himself

Ambroise Tardieu

Pen and ink sketch of a hooded figure bent over a desk with an open book, inkwell and candlestick.

Half-length Figure in a Monk's Cowl (Possibly a Self-portrait) (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir Henry Halford in a dark coat with a gold star badge, with his signature below.

Sir Henry Halford. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Cochran after H. Room

Portrait of Frederick R. Leyland

James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1871-73

Woodcut bust of an old bearded man with curly hair and a German inscription above, dated 1546.

Bust of an Old Bearded Man

Sebald Beham, 1546

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frock coat leaning on a desk with a quill pen and inkwells.

Richard Warren. Mezzotint by J. Jones, 1792, after T. Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough

Stipple engraving of a bearded marble bust of Epicurus with curly hair, head bowed, on a pedestal.

Epicurus. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon, 1823, after W.M. Craig

William Marshall Craig

Collection of various scribbles and etching proofs, Bust of a shouting man and half-length Pole. Tenth number of a se…

Stefano Della Bella

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig writing with a quill, with shelves of leather-bound books behind him.

Henry Harrington. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1799, after T. Beach, 1799

Collection of various scribbles and etching proofs, Two adjoining heads of old men, a head of an adolescent and a hea…

Stefano Della Bella

Small etching proof with three head studies: a woman from behind, a bearded man in a feathered turban, and another woman.

Collection of various scribbles and etching proofs, Heads of a black person and a Turk and bust of a woman. Seventeen…

Stefano Della Bella

Stipple engraving in an oval frame of a woman with dark hair, hand to cheek, in a dark gown with lace trim.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by Caroline Watson, 1803

Caroline Watson

Second collection of various scribbles and etching proofs. Head of a woman in a circle. Fourth number of a series of…

Stefano Della Bella

Stipple engraving portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu in an ornate turban and embroidered robe, facing left.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by W. Greatbach, 1844, after C. F. Zincke

Christian Friedrich Zincke

Sir Ashton Lever. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after S. Shelley

Second collection of various scribbles and etching proofs. Bust of a peasant in profile and face of a sleeping old ma…

Stefano Della Bella

Second collection of various scribbles and etching proofs. Bust of a young girl seen from behind. Twenty-fifth number…

Stefano Della Bella

Stipple engraving of seated Adam Ferguson with white hair, holding a quill pen beside an open book.

Adam Ferguson. Stipple engraving by R. Page, 1824, after Sir J. Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of Edward Savage

Max Rosenthal, 1899

Second collection of various scribbles and etching proofs. Bust of a child who appears to be swimming. Forty-seventh…

Stefano Della Bella

Oval stipple engraving of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wearing a feathered headdress, lace collar and dark gown.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Stipple engraving by Caroline Watson, 1813, after J. Richardson, 1719

Jonathan Richardson