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Portraits

23,993 works

Found - Study for the Head of the Girl

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1859

Oval engraved portrait of an older man with long hair holding a flower, with Latin inscription below.

Johann Michael Fehr. Line engraving by J. A. Boener, 1683

Johann Alexander Boener

Pencil sketch of an interior with a standing figure in a wall picture, drapery above, and a reclining form below.

Sketch of Mrs. Godwin's Portrait when hung at the Society of British Artists

James McNeill Whistler, 1886/1887

Sanguine chalk drawing of a woman with auburn hair, frilled collar and drop earring, gazing forward, dated 1868.

Portrait of Fanny Cornforth

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1868

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman in a dark dress asleep with her head resting on a sofa cushion.

Portrait of Jane Morris asleep on a Sofa

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1869

Red and black chalk drawing of a woman with a veil, head tilted upward, by François Lemoyne, 1726.

Head of a woman with a veil (Vestal, guarding the fire)

François Lemoyne, 1726

Pen and ink drawing of a woman with curly dark hair, one hand raised to her head, seated in loose sleeves.

Portrait of Jane Morris

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1871

Line engraving portrait of a seated man in a dark coat holding an open book, captioned Joseph Hume Esq. M.P.

Joseph Hume. Line engraving by R. Newton, 1821, after W. J. Newton

William John Newton

Red chalk drawing of a young man with wavy shoulder-length hair looking toward the viewer, head and shoulders.

Portrait of an unknown youth

Philippe de Champaigne

Study for the Head of Elijah

Albert Joseph Moore, 1860

Red chalk drawing of a sleeping child's head turned right, with curly hair and closed eyes on a pale background.

Head of a sleeping child to the right

Head of a river god turned to the left with a reed wreath

Engraved portrait of Arnold Weickard in a ruff collar and chains, holding a book, with coat of arms and Latin motto.

Arnold Weickard. Line engraving by M. Merian, 1626

Matthäus Merian

Sir William Herschel. Line engraving by J. Walker, 1785

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark gown, framed by a laurel wreath with a lion cartouche below.

Charles Leigh. Line engraving by J. Savage, 1700, after W. Faithorne

William Faithorne

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, within an ornate architectural frame with garlands and a small vignette be

Tobias George Smollett. Line engraving by J. T. Wedgwood, 1817

Portrait of Johann Jakob Dorner, friend of the artist

Johann Peter Krafft

John Dalton. Engraving by J. Stephenson, 1845, after himself

James Stephenson

Line engraving of a bearded man with a lace collar in an oval frame above a pedestal inscribed Ioannes Marcus Marci.

Joannes Marcus Marci. Line engraving by J. Balzer after J. Kleinhard, 1772

Johann Kleinhard

Line engraving portrait of a man with long curled hair and fur-trimmed coat, hand on hip, with Latin inscription below.

Charles Patin. Line engraving by J. F. Schmidt

Line engraving of a bearded man with curly hair and a white collar, in an oval frame above a lettered plinth.

Justus Fruben. Line engraving by J. Franck

Johannes Franck

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with an inscription naming Pierre Demours below.

Pierre Demours. Line engraving by N. F. J. Masquelier, 1792, after M. Quentin de La Tour

Maurice Quentin de La Tour

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and lace cravat in an oval frame with laurel wreath and Latin motto.

Johann Fatio. Line engraving by G. D. Heumann

Georg Daniel Heumann

Line engraving of a seated man in a long wig and cloak, hand on a book, with the caption The Honourable Robert Boyle.

Robert Boyle. Line engraving by B. Baron, 1722 after J. Kerseboom

Johann Kerseboom

Black-and-white composite print of Henry Monnier portraits and figures in top hats, with a central face, quill pen and scatte

Henry Monnier. Portraits and transformations: 1-Henry Monnier in 1822 (after a watercolor by Chalon), 2-Henry Monnier…

Edmond Morin, 1877

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Line engraving by A. Collas after P. J. David, 1832

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, within an oval inscribed frame with floral corners.

Matthias Untzer. Line engraving by C. G. Grahl, 1615

Portrait of Jean Calvin

Berny, Pierre Jean Paul de Pierre-Jean-Paul Berny de Nogent, 1772

Pen drawing of Martin Luther in an oval frame with ornate scrolls, Latin verse and dates beneath, in a robe holding a book.

Portrait of Martin Luther

Berny, Pierre Jean Paul de Pierre-Jean-Paul Berny de Nogent, 1772

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar and cloak, resting a hand on a book, with Latin inscriptions.

Johann Ludwig Hawenreuter. Line engraving by J. van der Heyden, 1613, after J. van der Heyden

Jacob van der Heyden

Head of a queen with Egyptian headdress from the "Queens at the Feet of Alexander the Great"

Charles Le Brun, 1661

Line engraving portrait of an older man with powdered hair beside a bookshelf, resting his hand on a chair.

Timothy Lane. Line engraving by P. Audinet after W. Patten