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Portraits

24,397 works

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and tasselled coat, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de L'Hospital. Line engraving by G. Edelinck, ca. 1695, after N. Foucher (Fouché)

Nicolas Fouché

Line engraving portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, inscribed Antonius Niger Patavinus.

Antonius Niger. Line engraving by H. David, 1630

Line engraving of an elderly bearded man in a fur-collared robe, in an oval frame, with a caption naming Alexander Massaria.

Alessandro Massaria. Line engraving by H. David, 1630

Line engraving of a bewigged man in a fur-trimmed garment within an oval frame, with Latin inscription below.

Louis Jean Le Thieullier. Line engraving by E. Fessard, 1743

Etienne Fessard

Line engraving of a man with curled hair and lace cravat, with Italian inscription and coat of arms below.

Antonio Cocchi. Line engraving by G. Vascellini after A. Tempesti

Antonio Tempesti

Pencil self-portrait of a man with curly hair and high collar, gazing at the viewer, with handwritten notes below.

Self-portrait

Caspar David Friedrich, 1800

Oval engraved portrait of Carl Linnaeus in a powdered wig and lace jabot, with a botanical sprig on his coat and caption belo

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by J.B. Compagnie after F. Bonneville

François Bonneville

Portrait of a Man

Oval line engraving portrait of Blaise Pascal, a man with curly hair, white collar and dark coat, turned three-quarters.

Blaise Pascal. Line engraving by F. Bonneville after F. Quesnel, junior

Engraved oval portrait of Johann Friedrich Meckel in a powdered wig, with an open anatomical book and serpent below.

Johann Friedrich Meckel the elder. Line engraving by J. Schleuen after A. Graf

Pencil and red chalk portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of Marc Liotard-Sarasin

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1720-89

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, labelled De Mairan, in a decorative frame.

Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan. Line engraving by P.C. Ingouf, 1771, after L. Tocquet

Pastel portrait of a woman with powdered hair and a white fichu, against a blue-grey paper background.

Portrait of Madame Schrøder

Marie Jeanne Clemens, 1781-1791

Engraving of a bearded man in a draped robe holding a painted self-portrait beside a skull and book.

Portrait du Caravage (Portrait of Caravaggio)

Henri Simon Thomassin

Jean Baseilhac (Frère Côme). Line engraving by F. R. Ingouf (Ingouf junior), 1782, after G. Fraïche de Brenest

Guillaume Fraïche de Brenest

Portrait of a young boy with dark hair in a dark jacket and yellow bow tie against a brown background.

Justiniano de la Rosa of Barranquilla, Colombia

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Line engraving bust portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, captioned J. D'Arcet.

Jean d'Arcet. Line engraving by E. Conquy, 1834, after F.P.S. Gérard

François Gérard

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, with a white lace collar, hand on his chest.

Portrait of a Man

Jacob Adriaensz. Backer, ca. 1645-50

Engraving of a draped woman with a winged cupid in a tree beside a stone tomb, set among cypresses and willows.

Fanny Grimaldi, widowed, is aroused by love for her late husband's younger brother. Engraving by P. Bettelini, 1806,…

François-Xavier Fabre

Watercolor study of a brown and white ox head with long curved horns, facing forward on a gray background.

Head of a Cow or Ox

Samuel Colman, 1870

Black chalk portrait study of a man with curled powdered hair, drawn with white highlights on tan paper.

Portrait of the Emperor Joseph II

Emperor Joseph II House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1770

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. Line engraving by A. Féart after himself after David d'Angers, 1836

Open book page with text and a small oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit.

Portrait of the dissawe Gabriel Jayewardene, Sri Lanka

Henry William Cave, 1896

Brown wash drawing of two bearded men in dark cloaks, one with a lace collar, lit strongly against a dark ground.

Portrait of Two Men

Jan de Bisschop, mid 17th century

Leucippus. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle Cl. Reydellet

Grey wash drawing of a cherub writing on a globe beneath an empty oval rococo frame with scrollwork.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Line engraving portrait of Jean-Théophile Desaguliers in an oval frame, wearing a powdered wig and clerical bands.

Jean-Théophile Desaguliers. Line engraving by E. Desrochers, ca. 1720

Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers

Pencil sketches of two hands on tan paper, one faint on the left and one detailed on the right, with handwritten notes.

Sketches for Portraits of William Amory and Thomas A. Scott

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Euclid. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle. Cl. Reydellet

Gui Crescent Fagon. Line engraving by A. Féart after himself

Etched portrait of a standing woman in a dark gown with fur trim, one hand on a chair, beside a draped curtain.

[Portrait de Mme T...]

Henri-Felix Vion, 1891

Line engraving of a bearded man with curly hair in an oval frame, captioned THEOPHRASTE, after Cl. Reydellet.

Theophrastus. Line engraving by Beyssent after Mlle Cl. Reydellet