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Portraits

23,993 works

Lithograph of a wounded archbishop on a stretcher carried past clergy, guards, and a crowd beside a barricade.

Archbishop Affre, wounded in the June 1848 insurrection, is carried back to his residence to die. Lithograph by V. Ad…

Engraved portrait of a woman facing right, wearing a white headdress, pearl necklace and cameo pendant.

Portrait of a Woman Facing Right

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1798

Sepia engraving of a woman in a white headdress and dark-banded bodice, turned three quarters toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Woman

Francesco Bartolozzi, January 1, 1798

Photogravure portrait of a bearded older man in formal dress with orders and medals, within an oval vignette.

King Edward VII, head and shoulers. Photogravure after Luke Fildes, 1905

Engraved deathbed scene: a cardinal scatters flowers over a figure in a canopied bed, watched by a crowd in period dress.

The deathbed of Raphael Sanzio: Pope Leo X scatters flowers on his dead body. Engraving by Pauquet after P.-N. Bergeret

Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret

Portrait of a Peasant Woman

Francesco Bartolozzi, August 1, 1799

Self-Portrait

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair in drapery, with the sketched verso shown beside it.

Head of a Young Man (recto) Sketch of a Head (verso)

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1780s

Black and white woodcut portrait of bearded Henrik Ibsen in wire-rim glasses, with IBSEN label and masks below.

Henrik Ibsen. Woodcut by R. Bryden, 1899

The death mask of Charles Talleyrand, the French statesman. Lithograph, c. 1860, after M. Krantz

Engraved portrait of an elderly man with long white hair and beard wearing a fur-collared coat, titled James Turner.

James Turner, a beggar and a painter's model, aged 93. Etching by R. Graves, after N. Hone

Nathaniel Hone the Elder

Sepia portrait of a seated older man in a dark coat, hands in lap, with sketched hatching behind him and an inscription.

[Portrait or self-portrait of Achille Devéria]

Achille Devéria, 1855

Woodblock print of folded pink fabric with a dark kabuki motif and white calligraphy on a deep blue background.

Self-Portrait of Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Performance

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII

Faint sepia print of a bearded man in a cap and collared coat, set within a ruled border on a cream page.

Self-Portrait of Juan de Yciar

Nicolaas Henneman, 1847

Etching of a seated man at a desk surrounded by demons, with laurel-crowned Dante and Virgil standing at right and angels abo

Pinelli etching Virgil and Dante, the plate being examined by monsters who are watched on the right by Virgil and Dan…

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Woodblock print of a samurai in black and white robes peering at a red lantern with morning glories and a blue bird.

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852-53

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman in a headscarf and dark cloak, leaning on a cane, labelled Catherine Warman.

Catherine Warman, a very old lady. Engraving by R. Graves

Japanese woodblock print of two men in kimono, one standing in a floral robe and one seated beside a brazier.

Portrait of Ichimura Takenojō and Sanjō Kantarō

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1793

Aquatint of a stout young boy in a dark jacket holding a walking stick before rocky cliffs and water.

Hercules, a very large child. Aquatint by T. Cartwright, 1815, after E. Pugh

Shaumonekusse, a chief of the Oto (Otoe) tribe, wearing a crown hair piece with horns, a bear-claw necklace and a med…

Charles Bird King

Hand-coloured engraving of a bearded man in grey clothes holding books, with a hat and stacked books on the ground.

Richard Robert Jones, a self taught linguist. Coloured etching by A.R. Burt, 1823

Etched bust portrait of a man with curly hair and a white cravat, inscribed Thomas Coutts Esqre below.

Thomas Coutts. Etching after W. Beechey

William Beechey

Me-na-wa, a Creek Indian. Coloured lithograph by J.T. Bowen after C.B. King, 1837

Charles Bird King

Pencil drawing of a bald, bearded man with a mustache looking forward, signed F. Cormon and dated 1912.

Self-Portrait

Fernand Cormon, 1912

Etching of Judith holding a platter with the severed head of Holofernes beside a canopy bed, with a maidservant.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Jacques Callot, n.d.

Coloured aquatint of a young woman in a bonnet and yellow shawl making a sign language gesture with her hands.

A woman using sign language. Coloured aquatint by W.T. Annis, 1819, after J. Northcote

James Northcote

Etched caricature of a curly-wigged man in a long coat with a walking stick, gesturing beside a bust on a pedestal.

Pier Leone Ghezzi as the "knight of caricature", carrying a stick and making a gesture with both hands. Etching by M.…

Carl Marcus Tuscher

Portrait of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria

Jean-Étienne Liotard, c. 1781

Lithograph of a standing child with a flower crown on a cushion, with exhibition text printed below.

Iòao Baptista dos Santos, a diphallic boy with supernumerary legs. Lithograph by W. Kohler

Lithograph bust portrait of a man with swept dark hair, dark coat and bow tie, gazing toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait

Franz Krüger, c. 1828

Lithograph bust portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and cravat, inscribed Rauch, after Franz Krüger, 1828.

Portrait of the Sculptor Rauch

Franz Krüger, 1828

Lithograph portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat with embroidered collar and medal, labelled Carl v. Arnold.

Portrait of Carl von Arnold

Gustav Lüderitz, n.d.