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Portraits

23,878 works

Line engraving portrait of a bewigged man in a dark robe and chain, in an oval frame with coat of arms and Latin inscription.

Johann Georg Volckamer. Line engraving by L. Heckenauer after D. d'Savoye

Daniel de Savoye

Line engraving portrait of John Browne with long curly wig and lace collar, inside an oval frame with a coat of arms.

John Browne. Line engraving by R. White, 1681

Charcoal drawing on tan paper of a man with tousled hair, mustache and dark bow tie, facing the viewer in a dim room.

Self portrait

Wojciech Weiss, 1904

Charcoal sketch of two seated men, one reading an open book, in a loose studio-style composition.

Double portrait of Józef Mehoffer in a Paris studio. Study for Józef Mehoffer’s stained glass for the Latin Cathedral…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

Line engraving of a bust-length man with long curly hair and a white collar, in an oval frame with Latin and Italian inscript

Tommaso Cornelio. Line engraving by A. Magliar

Pencil sketch of a smiling bearded man in a cap on a torn sheet, with handwritten notes in the right margin.

Portrait of Johannes Kessler, called Ahenarius (c. 1502-1574), Swiss chronicler and theologian

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Line engraving of a standing man in an 18th-century coat holding a hat, cane and book, with trees behind him.

Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by J. Stöber, 1841

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man wearing a bishop's mitre, on tan paper.

Head of a Bishop

Anton Raphael Mengs

Oval line engraving of a bust of John Jebb with curled wig on a stepped pedestal, 1787.

John Jebb. Line engraving by J. Hall, 1787

The head of a young woman with a headscarf, profile to the left

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-1666

Engraved portrait of a bewigged man in a dark robe, framed by draped curtains and bookshelves, with a coat of arms below.

Polycarp Gottlieb Schacher. Line engraving by Bernigeroth fils, 1738, after E. G. Haussmann

Elias Gottlob Haussmann

Line engraving portrait of an older bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar, within an oval frame with Latin text.

Johannes Casparus Fausius. Line engraving by J. Schweizer after A. H. de Vos, 1659

Alaerdus Hinderick de Vos

Line engraving portrait of an elderly man in a dark robe and lace collar, with an inscription naming Francesco Bianchini belo

Francesco Bianchini. Line engraving attributed to Felice Polanzani

Felice Polanzani

Line engraving of an older man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, wearing a medal on a ribbon, with the name Carolus Linneo be

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by F. Zuliani after Tramontini after A. Roslin, 1775

Alexander Roslin

Alberto Fortis. Line engraving by G. Dala after himself

Line engraving of Sir Francis Drake, bust length in an oval frame, wearing a deep lace collar and dark doublet.

Sir Francis Drake. Line engraving by J. Goldar, 1786

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription.

Melchior Ayrer. Line engraving by J. Pfann, 1640

Line engraving of a seated man in a fur-trimmed coat holding a quill, with an inkwell and stacked books on the table.

Francesco Aglietti. Line engraving by F. Ambrosi after N. Schiavoni

Natale Schiavoni

Line engraving of Sir Francis Drake in an oval frame, wearing a lace collar and embroidered doublet, on a stone plinth.

Sir Francis Drake. Line engraving, 1705, after R. White

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a ruff collar with Latin inscriptions on the mount below.

Johann Neander. Line engraving after W. Delff, 1626, after D. Bailly

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, within an oval frame with Latin inscription.

Daniel Sennert. Line engraving by M. Merian, 1628

Matthäus Merian

Pastel oval portrait of a young woman with curled blonde hair, wearing a green dress with a lace collar.

Portrait of Frederika Louise Wilhelmina of Prussia

Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, 1785

Portrait of a Lady attributed to Johannes Anspach Mauritshuis 387

Johannes Anspach, 1767

Pastel portrait of a man in a blue uniform with gold braid, a sword at his side, and sailing ships in the background.

Portrait of Johan Arnold Zoutman by Pieter Frederik de la Croix Het Scheepvaartmuseum

Pierre Frédéric de la Croix, 1781

Self Portrait

James Ensor, 1880

Pastel drawing of a woman in a dark headscarf with blue eye shadow and red lips, framed by swirling yellow strokes.

Portrait of Maria Kasprowiczowa

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1931

Line engraving in an oval frame of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat.

Melchiorre Gioia. Line engraving by Boara after S. Jesi

Pencil sketch of a bearded older man with long wavy hair and a draped garment, seen in three-quarter bust view.

Copy of a bust of a man from a composition by Jan Matejko

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Graphite academic studies of facial profiles, noses, lips, chins and an eye on grey paper, with a round collector's stamp at

recto: Academic print with studies of faces, verso: Academic print with the head of the Holy Virgin

Antoine Maxime Monsaldy, 1814

Engraved oval portrait of John Locke in a curled periwig and lace collar, with a coat of arms below.

John Locke. Line engraving by J. Nutting after S. Brownover

Sylvester Brownover

Pencil portrait drawing of a young woman with upswept hair and earrings, head and shoulders in an oval frame.

Portrait of Virginia de Vezzo da Velletri

Claude Mellan, 1626

Charcoal and white chalk self-portrait of a bearded man seated beside an easel, holding a palette and brushes.

Self-Portrait

Ferdinand Roybet, 1800s-1900s