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Portraits

24,563 works

Etching of a young girl's head with loosely drawn tousled hair, turned slightly toward the viewer, signed in the lower right.

Head of a Girl

Karl Gustav Carus. Line engraving, 1884, after David d'Angers

Drawn portrait of an elderly bearded man with a pensive expression, shaded in soft pencil with hatched background.

Self-Portrait

Alphonse Legros

Line engraving of a man with long curled hair and white collar in an oval frame, with a coat of arms below.

Nathaniel Highmore. Line engraving by A. Blooteling

Abraham Blooteling

Line engraving of a bearded man in dark robes and ruff collar beside a writing table with inkwell and book.

Ambroise Paré. Line engraving by Leclerc, 1838, after C. Jacquand

Claudius Jacquand

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig and cloak, gesturing with one hand, with Latin caption below.

Hendrik van Deventer. Line engraving by P. Bouttats after T. van der Wilt

Thomas van der Wilt

Line engraving of a seated older man in a dark fur-trimmed gown beside a stone column, with Latin inscription below.

William Harvey. Line engraving by J. Hall, 1766

Line engraving portrait of a man in a curled powdered wig and dark coat with white cravat, with signature below.

William Stukeley. Line engraving by P. Audinet, 1817, after Sir G. Kneller, 1721

Godfrey Kneller

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in pale blue robes holding prayer beads, with Japanese calligraphy beside him.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII

Utagawa School, 1854

Woodblock print of a seated man in blue kimono holding prayer beads, with incense burner and calligraphy, 1862.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1862

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped blue kimono holding prayer beads, with calligraphy text on a green background.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ichizo III

Utagawa Yoshitora, 1865

The Head of a Despairing Young Woman

Andrea Appiani the Elder, 1790

Woodblock print of a seated man in a blue kimono holding prayer beads, with a sword and incense burner beside him.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Arashi Kichisaburo III

Toyohara Kunichika, 1864

Engraved portrait of a young man with curly hair, cheek resting on his hand, with a handwritten signature below.

John Keats. Engraving by W.B. Scott after J. Severn, 1819

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono holding a bamboo bucket with a white peony, beside tall grasses.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Kawarazaki Kunitaro I

Toyohara Kunichika, 1867

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in a pink patterned robe holding prayer beads, with vertical inscriptions.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1824

Woodblock print of a seated man in blue kimono holding prayer beads, with Japanese calligraphy inscriptions beside him.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Kanjaku II

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1861

Woodblock print of a seated bald man in a dark kimono beside a tea kettle and brazier, with calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V (Ichikawa Danjuro VII)

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman with a maple branch and a seated man with prayer beads, with calligraphy.

Memorial Portraits of the Actors Otani Baju II (right) and Ichikawa Monnosuke III (left)

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1824

Japanese woodblock print of a seated figure in a patterned kimono holding a flowering branch, with calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Roko IV

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1812

Japanese woodblock portrait of a sumo wrestler in a striped kimono holding an inscribed black fan.

Portrait of the Sumo Wrestler Ikezuki Geitazaemon

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1845

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in pink kimono holding prayer beads beside a lacquer table, with calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Iwai Hanshiro VI

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1836

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair, cravat and coat, labelled Boerhaave.

Hermann Boerhaave. Line engraving by F. Anderloni after G. Garavaglia

Giovita Garavaglia

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling man in a purple robe holding a bowl beside a wooden box, with calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Sawamura Tanosuke II

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1817

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a purple robe with a blue collar, holding prayer beads, with calligraphy at upper righ

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Bando Shuka I

Utagawa School, 1855

Drawing of three studied hands above a young girl's bust, her arms resting on a plate, in graphite and white chalk.

Studies of Hands and the Bust of a Young Girl Holding a Plate

Louis-Léopold Boilly, ca.1801-03

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one gesturing toward a pagoda in clouds, the other holding prayer beads and bl

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V (Danjuro VII)

Utagawa School, 1859

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar within a stone niche, with a scrolled inscription below.

John Gerard. Line engraving by T. Berry after J. Payne, 1633

Woodblock print of a seated man with prayer beads, sword and incense burner, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1859

John Sims. Line engraving by Mrs D. Turner, 1817, after B. Pistrucci

Benedetto Pistrucci

Japanese woodblock print of a seated figure in grey robes holding prayer beads, with an incense burner and calligraphy.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Onoe Kikugoro IV

Utagawa School, 1860

Hugh Downman. Line engraving by J. Fittler after J. Downman, 1796