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Portraits

23,958 works

Second collection of various scribbles and etching proofs. Portrait in profile. Twenty-ninth number of a series of 47…

Stefano Della Bella

Second collection of various scribbles and etching proofs. Bust of a young girl. Twenty-sixth number of a series of 4…

Stefano Della Bella

Stipple engraving of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet and ruffled collar, with spectacles, labelled Caroline Herschel, aged

Caroline Herschel, aged 92. Stipple engraving by J. Brown

Stipple engraving portrait of G. G. Lichtenberg in powdered wig and lace cravat, within an octagonal frame.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Stipple engraving by F.W. Bollinger after J. L. Strecker

Johann Ludwig Strecker

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman seated in a chair, wearing a white bonnet and dark cloak, with a dedication below.

Elizabeth Alexander, aged 104. Engraving, 1806

Elizabeth Atkins

Heliogravure portrait of a seated older man in a fur-trimmed coat, holding a quill above an open book.

Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, Comte de Chanteloup. Heliogravure by Dujardin after a painting by A. J. Gros

Antoine-Jean Gros

Oval stipple engraving of Samuel Solomon, M.D., a man in a dark coat and white cravat with powdered hair.

Samuel Solomon. Stipple engraving by J. Pass after Turmeau

Stipple engraving of a standing man in period coat and cravat holding a book, shown as a statue on a plinth.

Oliver Goldsmith. Stipple engraving by G. Stodart after J. H. Foley

John Henry Foley

Portrait of Petrarch

Unknown artist, first half 16th century

Wood engraving of a bearded man standing among seated Inuit figures around a fire inside a hut, with a boat and hanging fish.

Elisha Kent Kane. Wood engraving by [P. U. P. ?] & Pager after E. Etherington

Nicolaus Copernicus. Wood engraving by A. Regulski after F. Tegazzo

Franciszek Tegazzo

Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in a dark overcoat beside a chaise longue, with a top hat and gloves, in an ornate inter

Richard Hotham Pigeon. Mezzotint by C. E. Wagstaff after J. P. Knight

Woodcut-style portrait of an elderly man in military uniform seated on a stool, with a dark shadow and tree silhouette behind

Twelve Portraits: Lord Roberts

William Nicholson, 1899

Stylized black and tan print of a standing man with a mustache, against a flat background with a horizon line.

Twelve Portraits: Cecil Rhodes

William Nicholson, 1899

Woodcut-style portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat and pale cloak, against a black and gold background.

Twelve Portraits: The Archbishop of Canterbury

William Nicholson, 1898

Coloured lithograph of two orang-utans in human clothing, one holding a teacup while seated beside a standing companion.

Two orang-utans wearing clothes and drinking tea. Coloured lithograph by Day & Haghe after W Hawkins

Woodcut portrait of an older man in a long coat leaning against a dark form, with a flat sea and shoreline behind him.

Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Irving

William Nicholson, 1898

Twelve Portraits: Rudyard Kipling

William Nicholson, 1898

Stylized print of a bearded man in a dark coat holding a bowler hat against an ochre background, by William Nicholson.

Twelve Portraits: H.R.H. The Prince of Wales

William Nicholson, 1898

Flat woodcut-style portrait of a man in a white wig and red robe, resting his hands on a dark ledge, by William Nicholson.

Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins

William Nicholson, 1898

Mezzotint portrait of a man with curled hair in a dark academic gown, in an oval frame with an inscription below.

Hermann Boerhaave. Mezzotint by G. White after J. Goddard

Wood engraving portrait of Sir James Paget in an oval frame, a man with side-swept hair and whiskers in a dark suit.

Sir James Paget. Wood engraving after T.D. Scott, 1871

Thomas Dewell Scott

Mezzotint portrait of a young woman in a feathered hat and lace shawl, reading an open book, labelled Miss Jones.

A young woman (Miss Jones) reading. Mezzotint, 17--, after Catherine Read

Mezzotint oval portrait of an older man in a powdered wig and dark coat, with an engraved caption naming Sir Edward Hulse.

Sir Edward Hulse. Mezzotint by J. Watson after F. Cotes, 1757

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress, feathered hat and fur stole, by James McNeill Whistler.

Portrait Study: Miss Charlotte R. Williams

James McNeill Whistler, 1892

Colour caricature of Professor J. Béclard holding a thermometer beside a wire cage and physiology books, magazine cover.

Jules Auguste Béclard. Colour wood engraving by Rougeron Vignerot after Coll-Toc

Mezzotint of two men in an observatory, one observing through a telescope and one writing beside a celestial globe.

Astronomy: Thomas Phelps (left) and John Bartlett making astronomical observations in the observatory of the Earl of…

Pencil sketch of a bearded man and a woman in a wide hat, with a hand sketched at lower left, on pale paper.

Sketch: Self-Portrait with Miss R. Birnie Philip

James McNeill Whistler, 1895, printed posthumously

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded wild boy in a long coat standing in forest foliage with a bowl and scattered nuts.

Peter, the wild boy. Mezzotint by V. Green after P. Falconet

Loose pencil portrait sketch of a seated woman in a dark fur wrap, face detailed, body softly sketched on pale paper.

Portrait Study: Mrs. Philip, No. 3

James McNeill Whistler, 1897

Head of an old man

Stefano Della Bella

Sepia portrait drawing of a man with light swept-back hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned to the left.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Lithograph (?) by S. Cousins, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence