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Portraits

23,908 works

Line engraving of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, shown in an oval frame on a stone pedestal.

Edmund Halley. Line engraving by G. Vertue after R. Phillips

Richard Phillips

Etching of a young man with curly hair above four detailed studies of eyes on a light paper ground.

A head of a young man and four eyes

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Line engraving portrait of a man with curled wig and cravat in an oval frame, with an inscription below naming Salomon Cellar

Salomon Cellarius. Line engraving by J.C. Böcklin

Johann Christoph Boecklin

Line engraving portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed robe with his hand on a skull, inside an oval laurel wreath.

Karl Christopher Eisen. Line engraving by J. Sandrart after himself

Joachim von Sandrart the Elder

A bust of a Pole and a head of a Pole covered with a cap adorned with a feather

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Head of a young girl leaning slightly forward

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Head of a woman with hair tied with a ribbon

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Half-bust of a young woman wearing a helmet adorned with several plumes

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Line engraving of a marble-style bust of Edward Jenner on a pedestal, with draped shoulders and curly hair.

Edward Jenner. Line engraving by J. Dadley, 1830, after C. Manning, 1805

Charles Manning

Line engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, with Italian dedication text to Carlo Pigli below.

Carlo Pigli. Line engraving by G. Rossi after P. Bardotti

Palmiro Bardotti

Line engraving portrait of John Barclay, a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with his signature below.

John Barclay. Line engraving by Lizars after J. Syme

Line engraving portrait of a seated man in a dark coat with a quill pen and flowers on a desk, with caption below.

William Roxburgh. Line engraving by C. Warren, 1815

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with an inscription below naming Johann Justus von B

Johann Justus von Berger. Line engraving by J. F. Clemens, 1781, after J. Juel

Line engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with heraldic crest and name cartouche below.

Pierre Clément Grignon. Line engraving by S. C. Miger, 1776, after A. Pujos

Profile Portrait of a Girl

Paul A. Mulready, n.d.

Line engraving portrait of Giovanni Rossi, a man with curly hair in dark formal dress, with a medal, above an ornate inscript

Giovanni Rossi. Line engraving by G. Nardini after L. Sivalli

Line engraving portrait of a man with curled hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with cursive name inscription below.

Andreas Emmering. Line engraving by J. Boehm

Line engraving oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with coats of arms and Latin inscription.

Eberhard Gockel. Line engraving by G. A. Wolffgang

Georg Andreas Wolfgang

Line engraving of a bearded man in a cloak and white collar, with a caption plate below.

Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc. Line engraving by C. Mellan after himself

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man with long white hair in a dark coat, with a printed signature below.

Jeremy Bentham. Line engraving by C. Fox, 1838, after H. W. Pickersgill

Henry William Pickersgill

Head of a woman wearing a cap

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace cravat, leaning on a ledge, within a rococo frame with Latin inscription.

Joannes Burmann. Line engraving by J. Houbraken after J. M. Quinkhard, 1736

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Head of a man without a beard turned in profile

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Bust of an old Turk with his head covered by a turban

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Head of a woman with hair plaited and braided in the antique style seen in profile

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etched bust portrait of a beardless man in a plumed cap and tied collar, looking to the side, on pale paper.

Bust of a beardless man with a cap on his head

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Oval line engraving of Andrew Duncan, a man in a powdered wig and frilled cravat, with caption below.

Andrew Duncan. Line engraving by T. Trotter, 1784, after W. Weir

Line engraving portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with caption naming Baron Dupuytren.

Guillaume, Baron Dupuytren. Line engraving by F. J. Dequevauviller

François Jacques Dequevauviller

Line engraving of a bearded man with long hair in a fur-trimmed cloak, framed in an oval with ornate scrollwork.

Carolus Iarca. Line engraving by L. Hackenauer, 1676, after S. Bombelli

Sebastiano Bombelli

Oval line engraving portrait of a man in a curled wig and lace collar, framed by laurel wreath, with a printed name below.

Michael Bernardus Valentini. Line engraving by A. M. Wolffgang, 1701, after C. Labert

Line engraving portrait of Jean-Baptiste Guimet, an older man with spectacles, in an oval frame with a laurel wreath and putt

Jean-Baptiste Guimet. Line engraving by J.B. Danguin

Jean Baptiste Danguin

Line engraving of a bearded bust of Socrates in an arched niche on a stepped pedestal, after an antique marble.

Socrates. Line engraving by P. Pontius, 1638, after Sir P. P. Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens