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Portraits

24,678 works

Red chalk sketch of a man's head and shoulders on tan paper, with wavy hair and a slight smile.

Study for portrait, Bell Tilghman

Harriet Blackstone, 1920

Sketches of Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Line engraving of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white pleated ruff, labelled Bernardino Telesio.

Bernardinus Telesius. Line engraving by G. Guzzi

Grayscale shaded drawing of a plaster head tilted upward on a stepped pedestal, with the name M. Alice Travers inscribed at u

Vertical rectangle. The head of a woman tilted upward and facing left. Signed in charcoal, upper right: "M. Alice Tra…

M. Alice Travers, 1890

Charcoal study of an elderly bearded man with a balding head wearing a buttoned overcoat, looking over his shoulder.

Portrait of a Man: Study from Life

Coralie E. Feilner, 1880

Line engraving of an elderly man with long hair and a white collar in an oval frame with scrolled ornament.

William Leybourn. Line engraving by R. White, 1690, after himself

Portrait fo unknown man

Richard Dighton, 1880

Line engraving of a bust of Giuseppe Piazzi on a pedestal with a Latin inscription and an allegorical relief figure.

Giuseppe Piazzi. Line engraving by Bossi, 1818, after V. Villareale

Two Ornamental Bands with Head of a Lion and Woman

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1648

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cloak, framed by a rococo cartouche with Latin inscription below.

Georg Erhard Hamberger. Line engraving by J.C. Sysang after Fasold

Johann Christoph Sysang

Drawing of a bearded man with a mustache and large white lace collar in a dark doublet, set in an oval frame.

A Portrait of a Man

Jan de Bray, 1650

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a turban holding a scroll, labelled GEBER ARABS, within an ornamental oval frame.

Geber. Line engraving by A. Sadeler, 1609

Aegidius Sadeler

Oval drawing of an older woman in a white ruff collar and lace cap, rendered in gray and red chalk, dated 1650.

A Portrait of a Woman

Jan de Bray, 1650

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a suit with one hand raised to his head, drawn in loose graphite lines.

Portrait of Albert Edelfelt

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1889

John Beaumont. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1812, after F. P. S. Gérard

François Gérard

Portrait of Anna Barbara Damkier, three-quarter profile facing left

Jens Juel, 1788

Line engraving portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur collar and braided jacket, with Latin inscription around an oval f

Aemilius Parisanus. Line engraving by R. Sadeler after P. Mera, 1617

Pencil and watercolour portrait of a man with tousled hair, high collar and star medal, signed and dated 1831.

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Pencil drawing with watercolour by H. W. Pickersgill, 1831

Henry William Pickersgill

Self-Portrait

Alfred William Finch, 1918

Friedrich August Ludwig von Burgsdorf. Line engraving by J. C. Krüger after Wagener

Portrait of Lord Beauclerk

Richard Dighton, 1880

Line engraving of a bearded man in a ruff collar within an octagonal frame, with name lettering around the border.

Joannes Heurnius. Line engraving attributed to A. Bosio, 1666

Line engraving of a bald, bearded man in a fur collar within an octagonal frame inscribed with the name Hieronymus Mercuriali

Hieronymus Mercurialis. Line engraving attributed to A. Bosio, 1666

Hand-coloured mezzotint portrait of a bald, smiling man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a printed caption below.

Antoine, Baron Dubois. Colour mezzotint by J.B. Gautier after L. L. Boilly

Louis-Léopold Boilly

Portrait of Mr. Franklin

Richard Dighton, 1880

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curly hair and pearl necklace, inscribed Madalena Corvina, dated 1636.

Portrait of Maddalena Corvina

Claude Mellan, 1636

Oval chalk portrait of a balding man with side-whiskers, dark jacket and bow tie, turned to the left.

Samuel Cartwright. Chalk drawing, 1849, attributed to T. Landseer

Thomas Landseer

Red chalk drawing of a tomb decoration with an oval portrait medallion, drapery swags, bows and an urn above.

Tomb decoration with portrait

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Charcoal study of a mustached man's head and shoulders on a torn cream sheet, with handwritten name and date below.

Study for portrait, Vicente Blasco Ibañez

Harriet Blackstone, 1910

Pastel portrait of a balding man in a blue coat, white cravat and waistcoat, against a brown oval background.

Portrait of a gentleman, presumably a Blücher

Jens Juel, 1790-1799

Oval engraved portrait of a man with tousled hair resting his head on his hand beside a stack of books.

Charles-Louis Chevalier. Line engraving by E. Rosotte after himself

Edouard Rosotte

A Bishop (Head of an Old Man)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1758