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Portraits

23,895 works

Line engraving of Thomas Sydenham in an oval frame, surrounded by books, a snake, an urn and foliage.

Thomas Sydenham. Line engraving by H. F. Rose, 1822, after himself

Pencil sketch of a building facade with balcony and doorway, a seated figure at lower left, and a face and standing figures a

House, jesters, portrait

Pencil and blue crayon sketch of a bald, mustached man in a high collar, drawn on a sketchbook page numbered 43.

Portrait of a man shown to the shoulders

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Oval line engraving portrait of a man with long curly wig and cravat, inscribed Daniel Kenricus Medicus.

Daniel Kenrick [Kendrick]. Line engraving by R. White

Pencil portrait of a man with swept-back dark hair and a full mustache, wearing a dark collared jacket.

Portrait of M. Gorký

Ivan Žabota, 1930

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man with a ruff collar in an oval frame above a pedestal with Latin inscription.

Johannes Sambucus. Line engraving by J. Mansfeld

Johann Ernst Mansfeld

Pencil double portrait of a young man in a striped tie and an older mustached man, drawn on tan paper.

Double portrait

Ivan Žabota, 1925

Line engraving of the monument of William Gilbert with obelisks, heraldic shields and a central inscription panel.

William Gilbert: his monument. Line engraving by G. Vertue after J. Deane

Pencil portrait of a young girl with a bob haircut, gazing downward, wearing a ruffled collar.

Portrait study of a young girl

Ivan Žabota, 1935

Pencil sketch on tan paper of an elderly bald man with a mustache, looking sideways with a serious expression.

Head of an old man

Ivan Žabota, 1935

Pen and ink portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, with cursive name inscription, on ruled sketchbook paper.

Copy of the portrait of Joachim Chreptowicz. Sketchbook page 21

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1879

Engraved oval portrait of Johannes Roeder, a Nuremberg physician, with long curly hair and a lace collar.

Johannes Roeder, physician of Nuremberg. Engraving by W. Ph. Kilian

Wolfgang Philipp Kilian

Pencil sketch of a young girl's head turned slightly, with a faint smile and hair pulled back, on tan paper.

Head of a girl

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Line engraving portrait of Count Cagliostro in an oval frame with ribbon, above a French verse caption.

Giuseppe Balsamo Cagliostro. Line engraving by C. Guérin, 1781, after himself

Christophe Guérin

Portrait of Ignacy Maciejowski (Sewer)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat with his hand resting on a large book beside an ornate chair.

A man holding a large book, formerly designated as Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by T. Vercruis after F. Petrucci…

Line engraving of the philosopher Epicurus with a leaf wreath in his hair, head turned slightly downward, with Italian captio

Epicurus. Line engraving by P. Fontana after L. Agricola after Raphael

Oval engraved portrait of a bald, bearded man in a ruff collar and chain of office, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Petrus de Marchettis. Line engraving by G. Giorgi, 1647

Giovanni Georgi

Copies after drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, including his self-portrait

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Line engraving portrait of Johann Friedrich Crell in a periwig and academic robe, with coats of arms and inscription below.

Johann Friedrich Crell. Line engraving by M. Tyroff

Line engraving portrait of John Locke with long curled hair in an oval laurel wreath, with coat of arms and Latin inscription

John Locke. Line engraving by P. van Gunst after J. Greenhill, 1672

Mother and Child (recto); Profile Bust of a Man (verso)

Paul Gauguin, 1870s

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man with long hair in a dark robe, hand on chest, with Latin inscription below.

John Bulwer. Line engraving by T. Berry, 1820, after W. Faithorne

William Faithorne

Pencil drawing of a man with shoulder-length hair and a mustache, wearing a cravat and cloak, gazing directly at the viewer.

Self-Portrait

Friedrich Preller, 1838

Line engraving portrait of George Parker, a man with long curled hair and cloak, within an ornamental oval frame.

George Parker. Line engraving by J. Nutting

Pastel portrait of a young girl with long light hair, blue eyes and parted lips, signed Wyspiański 1900.

Head of Helenka

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Line engraving of a man with long curly hair and lace cravat in an ornate oval frame with a Latin inscription.

William Cole. Line engraving by R. White after himself

Charcoal sketch of a young soldier in a fur-collared greatcoat and cap, holding a rifle upright, turned to the side.

Portrait study of a legionary

Józef Mehoffer, 1915

Engraved oval portrait of a long-haired man in a dark coat and white collar, with Latin inscription below.

John Pordage. Line engraving, ca. 1795, after W. Faithorne, 1683

William Faithorne

Portrait of a woman

Line engraving of a man in a curled wig and dark cloak, with an Italian inscription and coat of arms below.

Cipriano Antonino Targioni. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after M. Targioni

Michelangiolo Targioni

Sketchbook page with a seated man, a bearded head, and a purple-crayon horse drawn in quick pencil studies.

Sketch of a seated man with his head resting on his right hand, portrait of a man en face in a turban, and a man lead…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870