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Portraits

24,342 works

Engraved portrait of an elderly seated man in a broad hat and long coat, holding a small object, beside foliage.

Samuel Mathews, a hermit. Engraving by J. Greig, 1803, after G. Arnald

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man seated by a fire with a cooking pot and walking stick, inside a rustic hut.

Petratsch Zortan, aged 185. Engraving by S. Springsguth, 1814

Samuel Springsguth

Engraved plate showing four figures: a pale-skinned woman, conjoined twins Hélène and Judith, and two children with skin mark

Four figures: Geneviève, an albino woman of African descent, with white instead of black skin; the conjoint twins Hél…

Jacques de Sève

Stipple engraving portrait of Jean Massieu in an oval frame, wearing a double-breasted coat and white cravat.

Jean Massieu, a deaf man. Stipple engraving by L.A. Boutelou

Louis-Alexandre Boutelou

Stipple engraving of a seated boy with dark scaly skin resembling an alligator, a case of ichthyosis, 1818.

A boy with a variety of icthyosis, a skin disease, which in this case resembles the scales of an alligator. Stipple e…

Robert William Sievier

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair, framed by a ribbon bow, with dense cross-hatched background.

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, ca. 1860-62

Etching of several head studies by Rembrandt, including a curly-haired woman centre, a hatted man lower left, and an elderly

Studies of the Head of Saskia and Others

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1636

Drypoint print of a swan and duck on rippled water with a faint sketched figure at left.

Swan and Duck, with Portraits of Julie

Berthe Morisot, 1889

Lithograph of a raven perched on a bust atop a pedestal, with a sleeping figure in the lower right and dense diagonal shading

Perched upon a Bust of Pallas, from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Engraved oval portrait of an older man with curly hair and a broad white collar, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Lorenzo Bernini

Arnold van Westerhout

Black chalk drawing of a woman with wavy hair and a high collar, with a handwritten inscription in the upper right corner.

Portrait of Charlotte Duchesne

Philippe de Champaigne, ca. 1628

Engraved oval portrait of Queen Marie wearing a jeweled crown, pearl necklace and fur-trimmed robe, 1663.

Portrait of Queen Marie

Nicolas de Larmessin III, 1663

Circular engraving of Judith holding a sword beside the severed head of Holofernes, with Latin text around the border.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Hendrick Goltzius, 1586/87

Brown ink sketch of a bearded man's head turned three-quarters, with wavy hair and loose shoulder lines.

Head of Christ

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a woman with curly hair and a white ruff collar, shown in bust-length portrait.

Portrait of a Lady

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1623

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame, flanked by allegorical figures, cherubs and fruit garlands.

Portrait of Julius Caesar Scaliger

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Black chalk portrait of a bearded cardinal in a tall biretta and clerical collar, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Portrait of a Cardinal (Alessandro Peretti Montalto?)

Ottavio Mario Leoni

Red chalk study of a man in a draped cloak, head turned toward the viewer, arms extended outward.

Study for a Portrait of a Man

Guillaume Courtois, 17th century

Drawing of an elderly bearded man with tousled hair and a furrowed brow, rendered in brown wash and white highlights.

Head of a Bearded Man

Giovanni Serodine, 1600

Red chalk drawing of a man's head with curly hair and wide eyes on a grey-toned sheet.

Study of a Man's Head

Pontormo, 1520-25

Etched portrait of a seated woman with upswept hair holding a cloth at a table, 1898.

Portrait de Mademoiselle E.W Dutch: Portret van mejuffrouw E.W.

Louise Danse, 1898

Engraving of Judith holding a sword as a servant lifts the head of Holofernes beside a tent under a crescent moon.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Christoffel van Sichem, c. 1600-1610

Woodcut of Judith holding the severed head of Holofernes beside a servant, in front of a tent under a starry night sky.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, c. 1600-1612

Lithograph bust portrait of a young man in dark jacket and white cravat against hatched dark background, with Latin inscripti

Baron Schwiter (Louis Auguste Schwiter, 1805-1889)

Eugène Delacroix, 1826

Etching of a woman resting her cheek on her hand, wearing a lace collar and bow, with hair in a bun.

Portrait of Madame Frédéric Villot

Eugène Delacroix, 1833

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a lace collar, flanked by winged figures and a French verse inscription below.

Portrait of Man in Oval with Decoration of Winged Figures

Cornelis Galle I after Nikolaus van der Horst

Oval engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and a white collar, inscribed Gantrel 1677.

Portrait of a Man

Étienne Gantrel, 1677

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar with a young boy beside him, a coat of arms and 1615 above.

Portrait of a Man and His Son

Peter Isselburg, 1615

Small circular engraved portrait of a bearded man in a white ruff, centered on a cream paper sheet.

Medallion Portrait of Man in Ruff and Pointed Beard

Engraved portrait of a young boy in black dress with a ruff collar, holding a falcon on his wrist.

Portrait of Boy with Falcon

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair and mustache, surrounded by allegorical vignettes and a coat of arms.

Portrait of a Man

Peter Ludwig van Schuppen, 1675

Etching of a woman and a young girl seated together, the girl leaning over a sketchbook on her lap.

The Drawing Lesson (Berthe Morisot and her Daughter)

Berthe Morisot, 1889