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Portraits

23,993 works

Oval line engraving of J. L. Petit, an 18th-century surgeon, in a powdered wig and embroidered waistcoat.

Jean-Louis Petit. Line engraving after F. Bonneville after L. Vigée

Crayon portrait of a heavyset man with tousled hair and a tied cravat, turned to the right against a hatched background.

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste de Boissieu with a Necktie

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1781

Antoine de Parcieux. Line engraving by A. de Saint Aubin, 1771, after C. N. Cochin

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Engraved portrait of Sir Isaac Newton in an oval frame, with a seated figure reading and scientific objects below.

Sir Isaac Newton. Line engraving by W. Sharp after Sir G. Kneller, 1702

Godfrey Kneller

Pencil and white chalk portrait of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet and dark dress, hands folded, on tan paper.

Portrait of Mrs. Jeremiah Chandler

Eastman Johnson, 1847

Line engraving oval portrait of a man in a dark buttoned coat and white cravat, with a Latin name inscription below.

Edouard François Marie Bosquillon. Line engraving by A. de St Aubin, 1798, after J. B. Isabey

Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Chalk drawing of a smiling elderly bearded man with long hair, glancing to the side, in red and black tones.

Head of a laughing old man

Jean Jacques de Boissieu

Charcoal drawing of a man's head and shoulders in three-quarter view, with tousled hair and an open collar on tan paper.

Head of a Man

Henri Regnault, 1866

Line engraving of a bewildered man in a powdered wig holding an open book, in an oval frame above an ornate coat of arms.

Philip Jacob Duettel. Line engraving by J.A. Fridrich, 1722

Jacob Andreas Fridrich

Red chalk drawing of a man with long wavy hair, mustache and beard, seen from the shoulders up.

Portrait of the Duc Louis-Emmanuel de Valois

Robert Nanteuil

Watercolor portrait of a woman in dark lace-trimmed dress holding a black fan against a teal background.

Portrait of Berthe Morisot with a Fan

Édouard Manet, 1874

Line engraving portrait of Antonio Bertoloni, an older man in a dark cloak and white lace cravat holding a book.

Antonio Bertoloni. Line engraving by R. Bedetti after A. Guadagnini

Portrait of a peasant woman with wool cap in profile to the right

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a white collar holding flowers, with a skull beside him and Latin text below.

Hieronymus Besler. Line engraving by P. Tröschel

Pencil portrait of a man with curly shoulder-length hair, moustache and a crown with pointed fleurons.

Portrait of Gaston d'Orléans with crown

Robert Nanteuil

Pencil portrait of a man with long curled hair, moustache and lace collar, shown head and shoulders in three-quarter view.

Portrait of Louis XIII, King of France

Robert Nanteuil

Pencil drawing of a young child's head and shoulders, with curly hair and a direct gaze.

Portrait of a child

Robert Nanteuil

Richard Grindall. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance

George Dance the Younger

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark coat, labelled Sir Samuel Garth, M.D.

Sir Samuel Garth. Line engraving after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Pencil portrait drawing of an elderly man with spectacles, wavy hair, and a serious expression, wearing a buttoned coat.

Half-Length Portrait of an Old Man

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair and dark gown, framed by scrolled ornament above a coat of arms.

Thomas Burnet. Line engraving by R. White, 1697, after Sir G. Kneller

Godfrey Kneller

Red and black chalk drawing of two heads and three hand studies on a grey-brown ground.

Head of a flutist, head of a young man with a flat beret, three hands, holding two drawing pens and a compass

Nicolas Lancret, 1730

Line engraving of a bearded man in a fur collar and cap, writing at a table, with a Latin inscription above.

Jacob Milich. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Chalk drawing of an older bearded man with a white collar and dark coat draped over one shoulder, gazing forward.

Bust of an older man with a blond beard, his coat thrown over his shoulder

Daniel Dumonstier

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair in a satin gown, with a Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Portrait of Christine-Caroline, the Margrave of Brandenbourg-Onoltzbach, wife of Guillaume-Frédéric of Wurtemburg, 16…

Pierre Drevet, c. 1723

Line engraving portrait of Vincenz Ritter von Kern, a man with curly grey hair, cravat and dark coat with a cross medal.

Vincenz Sebastian, Ritter von Kern. Line engraving by G. Leybold after C. Leybold

Karl Jakob Theodor Leybold

Pencil portrait in an oval vignette of a bearded man with swept-back hair and dark coat, looking downward.

Portrait of William Holman Hunt (1827-1910)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1853

Domenico Angeloni. Line engraving by G. Morghen

Giuseppe Morghen

Line engraving of a seated man in a fur-trimmed robe beside a writing desk, bookshelves and a bust behind him.

François Quesnay. Line engraving by J. G. Wille, 1747, after J. Chevallier, 1745

Portrait of a young Man

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1853

Red chalk drawing of a young man's head turned right, gazing upward, with curly hair and white highlights.

Head of a young man to the right

Portrait of Ada Vernon

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1863