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Portraits

24,283 works

Mezzotint of a turbaned executioner holding up the severed head of Saint John the Baptist, with a banner at left.

The Great Executioner with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, 1685

The Society Man (Monsieur Joseph Prudhomme)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, 1874

Engraving of Judith in flowing drapes holding up the severed head of Holofernes, with a military camp behind her in an oval f

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Nicolaas Braeu, c. 1590

Grey chalk drawing of a classical marble-style bust with curled hair and headband, after a sculpture of Dionysus, 1793.

Academic study after a sculpture: bust of Dionysus

Joseph Charles de Meulemeester, 1793

Self portrait

Angelica Kauffmann, 1811

Grey-toned academic drawing of a marble-like bust of a young woman with upturned gaze on a stepped pedestal.

Academic study after a sculpture: bust of Proserpina

Augustin van den Berghe, 1774

Hand-colored plate of a standing Papua native with circular body tattoos, holding a paddle, with a yellow loincloth.

Native of the Papua Islands. From: The Natural History of Man by James Cowles Prichard

J Bull, 1842

Academic drawing of a standing male nude with a staff, beside a classical bust on a pedestal and a shield on the floor.

Academic life drawing study: standing male nude with bust of Proserpina and coat of arms

Augustin van den Berghe, 1778

Chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair in a light jacket and orange waistcoat, against a grey background.

Half-Length Portrait of a Young Man

Jean-Marc Nattier, 18th century

Graphite sketch with white highlights of a man in period dress, wig and cloak, holding a hat aloft on gray paper.

Self-Portrait

Jean-Marc Nattier, ca. 1730

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a man with a mustache and goatee wearing a large white ruff collar, dated 1622.

Bust of a gentleman

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1622

Pencil drawing of a bearded man with long hair and bare shoulders, facing forward on cream paper.

Head of Christ

Andre-Jacques-Victor Orsel, 1810-50

Ink and pencil sketch of a seated woman in a jacket, turned three-quarter view, on tan paper, titled Self portrait.

Self portrait

Gertrud Kauders, 1919

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded king in a jeweled crown and star-studded collar, with French text below.

Portrait of Narai

Nicolas de Larmessin, 1673

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, titled H.W. Bunbury Esqr., published 1812.

Portrait of Henry William Bunbury

Henry R. Cook, 1812

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with a city street scene behind him and Latin text in the border.

Portrait of Albert Fransz. Schatter

Hendrick Goltzius, 1581

Pen and brown ink sheet with four studies of a bearded man in hats and collars, some framed in rectangles.

Four Studies for a Portrait of a Man

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1648

Pencil portrait study of a young woman with shoulder-length hair and a faint smile, wearing a collared blouse.

Portrait study of a female model

Ivan Žabota, 1925

Grey-washed drawing of Susannah and the Elders before Daniel, showing a crowd, soldiers and a woman in a classical square.

Susannah and the Elders before Daniel

Pomponio Amalteo, 1530-40

Pen and brown ink sketch of a kneeling woman seen from behind, holding a small child turned toward the right.

Woman and Child Kneeling (recto); Head of Child (verso)

Andrea del Sarto, 16th century

Oval engraved portrait of a young man in a ruffled collar and patterned doublet, with a Latin inscription around the border.

Portrait of a 24-Year-Old Man

Hendrick Goltzius, 1583

Red chalk study of a seated gentleman in a buttoned doublet with a collar, hands resting in his lap, on tinted paper.

Study for a Three-Quarter-Length Portrait of a Gentleman (recto), Study of a Clothed Figure and a Foot (verso)

Mario Balassi, 1605-67

Lithograph self-portrait of a man in a flat cap and bow tie, looking out beside an easel edge, in dark crayon on cream paper.

Self-Portrait

Paul Cézanne, 1898

Red and black chalk drawing of a young woman's head, eyes lowered to the right, on toned paper.

Head of a Young Woman Looking to Lower Right

Federico Barocci, 1565

Oil study of a bearded, balding man's head bowed downward and to the left, against a grey background.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Lower Left (Nicodemus)

Federico Barocci, 1579-82

Oil study of a woman's head in an ochre headscarf, eyes lowered and smiling faintly, painted in soft warm tones.

Head of an Old Woman Looking to Lower Right (Saint Elizabeth)

Federico Barocci, 1584-86

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval cartouche within an ornate architectural frame with allegorical figures.

Portrait of Hans von Aachen

Jan Saenredam, 1601

John Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1779-1802

George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester, William, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, de jure 8th Earl of Devon, and George Willia…

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1779-1802

John Hinchcliffe, Bishop of Peterborough

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1779-1802

Oval chalk drawing of a man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed collar, shown head and shoulders on tan paper.

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1779-1802

Oval drawing in black and red chalk of a man with curled powdered hair gazing downward, on brown paper.

William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802