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Portraits

23,970 works

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark double-breasted coat and white cravat, with printed caption below.

Caleb Hillier Parry. Engraving by P. Audinet after J. H. Bell

Etching of a seated woman in a dark dress holding an open fan, with the caption La Dame à l'Éventail below.

Self-Portrait in a Spanish Costume

Marie Bracquemond, 1880

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with long dark hair and white collar, after Frans Hals, titled Des Cartes.

René Descartes. Stipple engraving by W. Holl, after F. Hals, 1649

Lithographic portrait of a man with tousled hair and white cravat, in a dark coat, against a shaded oval background.

Portrait of Carle Vernet

Horace Vernet, 1817

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a velvet coat with a open book, carved chair and classical column behind him.

John Gregory. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1774, after G. Chalmers

George Chalmers

Pencil sketch of a woman's head with closed eyes and flowing hair outlines on tan paper, inscribed Anatolia and Modigliani.

Head of Anatolia

Amedeo Modigliani, 1900/20

Etching of an elderly bearded man with bowed head, turned three quarters right, rendered in dense crosshatched lines.

Bust of an Old Bearded Man, Looking Down, Three Quarters Right

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631

Mezzotint portrait of a seated balding man in a dark coat and cravat, holding a newspaper beside a draped curtain.

William Hyde Wollaston. Mezzotint by W. Ward, 1824, after J. Jackson

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a fur cap, shown in bust length and nearly full face.

Bust of an Old Man with a Fur Cap and Flowing Beard, Nearly Full Face

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1631

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir Joseph Banks, seated with powdered hair, sash and star insignia, after Thomas Lawrence.

Sir Joseph Banks. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon, 1810, after W. Evans after Sir T. Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence

Etched portrait of a bald man with a mustache in a suit and necktie, signed William H. Welch, after Alfred Hutty.

William Henry Welch. Process print after A. Hutty, 1930

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig and ornate robe, with a coat of arms on a pedestal below.

Portrait of Giovanni Maria Vincenti

Jacques Chéreau, 1724

Circular engraving of the bearded head of Silenus with a scowling face, protruding tongue, and ivy and foliage border.

Head of Silenus

Adamo Scultori, c. 1547-87

Fine-line print of a seated woman in a dark dress with upswept hair, turned toward the viewer, on a pale background.

Portrait of Marianne Brockhaus in Leipzig

Otto Greiner, 1899

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark coat holding a rolled paper, with papers and books on a table beside him.

Sir Charles Hastings. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds, junior, after R. B. Faulkner

Stipple engraving portrait of Sir Henry Halford in a dark coat with a star badge, within an ornate decorative border.

Sir Henry Halford. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after H. Room

Black and white mezzotint of a standing man in a dark suit beside a desk with papers, an armchair and a column.

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. Mezzotint by W. T. Davey, 1851, after F. Bird

Stipple engraving of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, a seated elderly man in a dark coat holding a walking stick.

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison. Stipple engraving by D. J. Pound after J. Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Mezzotint portrait of a seated man in a dark coat with medals, writing with a quill beside a classical column and draped curt

Sir William Burnett. Mezzotint by H. Cousins, 1844, after Sir M. A. Shee

Martin Archer Shee

Mezzotint portrait of a bearded man reading papers beside a microscope, inkwell and quill on a silver tray.

Sir Richard Quain. Mezzotint by T. O. Barlow, 1882, after D. Maclise

Stipple engraving portrait of a middle-aged man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, against a shaded background.

John Cheyne. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran, 1838, after W. Deey

Grayscale watercolor of a standing woman in a white gown with her hand on a globe beside a draped table.

Standing Portrait of a Lady with a Globe (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Etching of a seated woman with both hands raised to her head, looking toward the viewer, with dense hatched shading.

Portrait of a Seated Woman

Charles Émile Jacque, n.d.

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man in dark coat and cravat, facing left, signed G. F. Stoddart.

Sir Charles Lyell. Stipple engraving by G. F. Stoddart

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man in a curled periwig and lace cravat, with engraved name inscription below.

Sir William Petty. Mezzotint by J. Smith, 1696, after J. Closterman

John Closterman

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned to the left against a shaded background.

Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch. Stipple engraving by P. Gareis after J. L. Kreul

Johann Lorenz Kreul

Red chalk sketch of a standing young man raising his hat, beside a head study of a woman in a hat.

Head of a woman wearing a veiled hat and a young man

Alfred Philippe Roll

Mezzotint portrait of an older man with grey hair and whiskers in a dark coat and cravat, inscribed James Syme.

James Syme. Mezzotint by J. Faed after A. Swan Watson

Andrew Swan Watson

Brown chalk drawing of a veiled standing woman with outstretched arms, plus a sleeve study, with white highlights.

Study for the Death of the Virgin, Church of Saint-Etienne du Mont (recto). Study for a portrait of a young woman (ve…

Alexandre-François Caminade, 1839

Stipple engraving portrait of an older man with curly white hair, dark coat and white collar, seated with hand on chair.

Sir James Annesley. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after H. Room

Bust of a Woman (recto); Head of a Man, Two Studies of a Woman's Profile, and a Study of An Angel (verso)

Benozzo Gozzoli, c. 1458

Stipple engraving portrait of a man with white curled hair, dark coat and white cravat, captioned Jean Pierre Frank.

Johann Peter Frank. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu

Ambroise Tardieu