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Portraits

24,657 works

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Line engraving by W. Findon, 1824, after J. Thurston after C. F. Zincke

Christian Friedrich Zincke

Pencil study of a classical helmeted head of Athena, shaded on the right, with handwritten notes on the sheet.

Head of Athena (from a cast)

S. D. Pratt, 1900

Line engraving of a man with shoulder-length hair and mustache in an oval frame, with an inscription plaque below.

Honoratus Fabri [Eustachius de Divinis]. Line engraving by J. Testana, 1659, after J. P. Schor

Johann Paul Schor

Line engraving of Joseph Blagrave seated with a celestial globe, open book and quill, with zodiac and farm landscape behind.

Joseph Blagrave. Line engraving after T. Cross (?), 1682

Sketches of Two Heads

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Engraving of Thomas Sutton's ornate tomb at Charterhouse, London, with statues, heraldic panels and a recumbent effigy.

Thomas Sutton: his tomb. Line engraving by J. Storer, 1808, after T. Whichelo

Watercolor ornament design showing a classical female bust cameo in a blue circle, with a pink ribbon bow above.

Ornament Design with Female Portrait Cameo

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a cap and cloak holding an open book, with Latin caption below.

Joachim Camerarius. Line engraving by P. Galle

Etched portrait of a bearded man with pince-nez, arms crossed, in a suit and bow tie, with a leaf sprig below.

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. Etching by E. Boilvin, 1894

Oval line engraving of James Gibbs, a man with curled hair and dark coat, before a classical architectural background.

James Gibbs. Line engraving by A. Bannerman, 1762, after J. McArdell after W. Hogarth

William Hogarth

Two Portraits of a Man in Half-Length

Dominique Vivant Denon, 1784/1815

Drypoint portrait of a bearded older man seated in an armchair before a wall of framed pictures and sculptures.

Portrait of Alexis Rouart

Paul César Helleu, 1897

Engraved title page with allegorical figures, a skeleton, a flayed figure, cherubs and surgical instruments framing a cartouc

Adrianus Spigelius [Spieghel], engraved titlepage of De humani corporis fabrica. Line engraving by F. Valesius, 1627,…

Odoardo Fialetti

Charcoal drawing of a young woman's face gazing forward against a dark, hatched background.

Self-Portrait

Ellen Thesleff, 1894

Stippled engraved portrait of a bearded man with a laurel wreath, shown as a classical bust in an arched niche.

Portrait of Pieter Cornelisz. Hooft

II Janus Lutma, 1669/81

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in checkered kimono and white headband, holding a pipe against a grey background.

Portrait of Matsumoto Kōshirō in Role

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Line engraving portrait of Pieter van Musschenbroek in a curled wig and dark academic gown, set on a stone pedestal.

Pieter van Musschenbroek. Line engraving after J. M. Quinkhard, 1738

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

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

Johannes Baptista Montanus (Giovanni Battista da Monte). Line engraving by D. Custos

Dominicus Custos

Coloured engraving of surgeon Ambroise Paré tending a bandaged wounded man in a wooden hut with assistants and instruments.

Ambroise Paré. Coloured line engraving by C. Manigaud after E. J. C. Hamman

Pencil sketch of a seated man in an interior with a draped curtain, on a sheet with faint handwritten notes.

Portrait Sketch

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Line engraving portrait of Balthasar Bekker, a man with long hair and white collar, in an oval frame with Dutch inscription.

Balthasar Bekker. Line engraving by P. van der Gunst after Z. Webber

Zacharias Webber

Chalk drawing on brown paper of a young woman with bowed head, dark hair, and white lace collar.

The Artist's Wife Sophie

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Line engraving of a seated man in a fur-trimmed robe, pointing upward beside a quill pen and open book, with Latin text below

Paul Gyöngyössi a Petteny. Line engraving by C.F. Fritzsch, 1753, after himself

Christian Friedrich Fritzsch

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded older man in a dark gown and white collar, with Latin inscription naming Erasmus Schmid.

Erasmus Schmid. Line engraving by C.C. Seitz, 1673

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo oval frame with a small scene of figures around an easel below.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Line engraving of William Pryce, a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, in an oval laurel frame with a name plaque below.

William Pryce. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1778, after Clifford

Gedney Bunce

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Line engraving of John Locke, bust-length in an oval frame with books, a quill and an ornate cartouche below.

John Locke. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1738, after Sir G. Kneller, 1697

Godfrey Kneller

Pen and grey wash design of an empty oval frame with drapery, with a seated putto holding a staff beside a crown.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of William Russell, First Duke of Bedford

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Engraved portrait of Robert Boyle in an oval frame, surrounded by laboratory flasks, a furnace and tongs.

Robert Boyle. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1738 after J. Kerseboom

Johann Kerseboom

Line engraving portrait of Robert Boyle in an oval frame, surrounded by scientific instruments, books and a globe.

Robert Boyle. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1739 after J. Kerseboom

Johann Kerseboom

Hand-colored oval portrait of a bespectacled man with side-whiskers in a dark jacket and cravat, 1854.

Portrait of Henry Augustus Walken

Mary Wheeler, 1854