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Portraits

23,970 works

Line engraving portrait of a seated man with books, a quill and drapery, inside an ornate rococo frame.

Anton Heins. Line engraving by C.F. Fritsch, 1764

Christian Friedrich Fritzsch

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and dark coat, one hand raised, with a rococo name cartouche below.

Abraham Titsingh. Line engraving by J. Houbraken after J. M. Quinkhard, 1742

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a wide hat holding a quill, with a Latin inscription above and below.

Johannes Dryander [Eichmann]. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Chalk portrait drawing of a man in a powdered wig and tan coat with a white cravat, on tinted paper.

Portrait of Louis XVI of France

Joseph Ducreux, 1787

Line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and waistcoat, hand resting on an open book, labeled Haller.

Baron Albrecht von Haller. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars

William Home Lizars

Line engraving of a man with long wavy hair and fur-trimmed robe in an oval frame, with an inscription on the plinth.

Jacobus Joannes Wenceslaus Dobrzenski [Dobrensky] de Nigro Ponte. Line engraving by J. Balzer after J. Kleinhard, 1772

Johann Kleinhard

Line engraving portrait of Samuel Clarke in periwig and clerical gown, inside an ornate oval rococo frame with books.

Samuel Clarke. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1756, after T. Gibson

Oval line engraving portrait of John Locke, an elderly man in a loose robe, with a cartouche, books and laurel.

John Locke. Line engraving, 1749, after Sir G. Kneller, 1697

Godfrey Kneller

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man in a ruff collar, inside an oval frame with Latin inscriptions.

Guglielmus Fabricius of Hilden. Line engraving

Line engraving of a bearded classical bust labelled Epicuro, with curly hair and a hatched shaded background.

Epicurus. Line engraving by P. Bettelini after A. Tofanelli

Agostino Tofanelli

Miles Partington. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance, 1800

George Dance the Younger

Johan Gotschalk Waller. Line engraving by J. Gillberg, 1772, after himself

Oval line engraving portrait of John Gregory, M.D., F.R.S., wearing a powdered wig and embroidered coat.

John Gregory. Line engraving by Cook, 1787, after G. Chalmers

George Chalmers

Oval line engraving of a wigged man beside a globe, with the inscription Carolus Leadbetter, Teacher of the Mathematicks.

Charles Leadbetter. Line engraving by H. Roberts, 1734

Richard Brocklesby. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance, 1795

George Dance the Younger

Engraved oval portrait of Comte de Buffon in period dress, with a landscape vignette of mountains, animals and ships below.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1821, after Meyron

Line engraving of a man in fur Lapland dress holding a plant sprig, standing by stacked books, with a drum at his side.

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1843, after M. Hoffmans

William Home Lizars

Engraving of a sultana with attendants beside a young man in a turban at a terrace, with French text between them.

Portrait of Osman, Turkish prince, and of the sultana his mother (A. de Vesme 1057, Dutuit 95)

Stefano Della Bella, 1645

Line engraving portrait of a long-haired man in a dark gown and white collar, with a coat of arms and Latin caption.

Moritz Hoffmann. Line engraving after D. Preissler

Daniel Preissler

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe and white collar holding a small book.

William Oughtred. Line engraving by [F. S.] after W. Hollar

Wenceslaus Hollar

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar and dark doublet, with a Latin inscription below.

Joannes Marcus Marci. Line engraving by G. de Groos

Gerard de Groos

Engraved portrait of a bearded scholar in a cap, hands on a book, within an arched frame with Latin inscription.

Conrad Gesner. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Oval line engraving portrait of Joseph Jérome de Lalande, a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, 1789.

Joseph Jérome de Lalande. Line engraving by R. Stanier, 1789, after A. Pujos, 1773

Georg Gottlob Richter. Line engraving by G. D. Heumann after himself

Georg Daniel Heumann

Oval line engraving portrait of Richard Pulteney wearing a turban and buttoned coat, with a cravat, on a dark background.

Richard Pulteney. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1814, after T. Beach, 1788

John Heaviside. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell after G. Dance

George Dance the Younger

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair and lace collar, in an ornate frame above a globe and scrolls.

Sir Kenelm Digby. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1748, after A. van Dyck, 1633

Anthony van Dyck

Line engraving portrait of Tommaso Volpi, an older man with a cravat and dark coat, in an oval frame.

Tommaso Volpi. Line engraving by A. Gravagni after C. Ferreri

Line engraving portrait of Galileo Galilei, a bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar holding an object.

Galileo Galilei. Line engraving by J. Calendi after Santi di Tito

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a cap holding a book, with an inscribed arch and floral border above.

Guglielmus Gratarolus. Line engraving by T. de Bry

Line engraving portrait of Edmund Halley in an oval frame, wearing a curled periwig and dark cloak.

Edmund Halley. Line engraving after R. Phillips

Richard Phillips

Line engraving portrait of a long-haired man holding an open book, with a globe, coat of arms, and verse below.

Richard Sanders [Saunders]. Line engraving by T. Cross, 1653, after himself