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Portraits

24,448 works

Portrait of Hortense Valpinçon (Mme. Jacques Fourchy)

Edgar Degas, 1883

Pencil sketch of a lion resting its head on the ground with eyes closed, mane shaded in loose strokes.

The Head of a Recumbent Lion

Self-Portrait; wearing a top hat facing left within a drawn frame (recto); two studies of his face (verso)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1797-98

Etched portrait of a man in a plumed cap working with his hands on a small plate, with French caption below.

Self-portrait, drawing on an etching-plate

Pierre François Basan, 1733

Pencil drawing of a smiling balding man with curly hair in an oval frame, beside a book and a long gun on a table.

Portrait of the Composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813)

François Dumont, 1808

Head of a Saint (profile to the right), after Fra Angelico

Edgar Degas, n.d.

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

William Davisson. Line engraving by P. Lombart after D. Schultz

Line engraving of a bald man's head and shoulders as a bust, framed by laurel leaves and a name banner reading Antonio Cocchi

Antonio Cocchi. Line engraving by V. Rossi, 1758, after L. Frati

Oval engraved portrait of George Heriot in a white ruff collar, with a castle view behind him and caption below.

George Heriot. Engraving, 1791

Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot)

Edgar Degas, 1869

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair, dark coat and white cravat, shown in bust view against a pale background.

Francesco Aglietti. Line engraving by A. Viviani after G. Busato

Giovanni Busato

Portrait of the Artist's Mother

Henri-Edmond Cross, 1899

Engraving of a classical male statue holding a serpent-entwined staff, draped in a toga, labeled Esculapio.

Antonius Musa as Aesculapius (?). Line engraving by I. Bonaiuti after G.B. Borani

Giovanni Battista Borani

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental design with three oval frames, swagged drapery, and cherubs around a central pede

Decoration for portrait of Pope Pius VI and royal couple

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Line engraving of an older bald man in a dark cap and white collar, framed by an oval laurel wreath with a caption below.

David Laigneau. Line engraving by J. Boulanger

Drawing of a draped female figure with clasped hands gazing upward, in graphite and white chalk on tan paper with grid lines.

Allegorical Figure of the City of Piacenza, for a Pendentive in the Chapel of Saint-Roch, Church of Saint-Sulpice, Pa…

Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol, 1821

Study for “Madame Théodore Gobillard” (Yves Morisot)

Edgar Degas, 1869

Line engraving of a bearded man with curly hair and lace collar in an oval frame with ornate scrolled border.

Francesco Pona. Line engraving by H. David

Engraved portrait of a man with long curly hair holding a skull, with a flower vase beside him and Latin text below.

Gideon Harvey. Line engraving by P. Philippe, 1663

Pierre Philippe

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curled wig, lace collar and dark cloak, holding a book.

Nicolas Léméry. Line engraving by N. Pitau after L.E. Ferdinand

Pencil and ink sketch of two children in sailor suits, one reading on the floor and one seated on a sofa.

Grand Dukes Kirill and Boris as Children, portrait study

Albert Edelfelt, 1881

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress with one arm extended, on cream paper.

Sketch for a Portrait of Bella Worsham

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Line engraving portrait of Claude Pouteau, a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, in an oval frame with inscription.

Claude Pouteau. Line engraving by A. de St Aubin

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Oval line engraving of Marsilius Ficinus in a tall cap and robe, with Latin verse printed beneath the portrait.

Marsilius Ficinus. Line engraving after P. Galle, 1572

Line engraving portrait of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned Bertrand Pelletier.

Bertrand Pelletier. Line engraving by Blanchard

Line engraving portrait of Evangelista Torricelli, a man in a fur-trimmed coat, with an Italian inscription below.

Evangelista Torricelli. Line engraving by F. Allegrini, 1760, after G. Traballesi

Giulio Traballesi

Head of a Bearded Man in Half-Profile

Adolf von Menzel, 1894

Line engraving of a bewigged man with a book in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription below.

François Nicolas Marquet. Line engraving by C.F. Nicole, 1763

Claude François Nicole

Drawing of a young girl in a white communion dress and veil, seated with hands clasped against a dark background.

The Little Communicant (La Petite Communiante)

Jules Bastien-Lepage, 1848-84

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green kimono holding a fan and sword, with a stern expression.

Otawaya: Onoe Matsusuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugat…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1795

John Shebbeare. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1788

William Bromley

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned kimono and red cloak, holding a sword, by Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1794.

Yamatoya: Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794