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Portraits

24,263 works

Red chalk drawing of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, turned three-quarters right, on an oval brown sheet.

Richard Brocklesby, physician

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Red and black chalk portrait drawing of an older man in a curled wig, turned three-quarter view, on an oval tan sheet.

Charles Pratt, Baron Camden (later 1st Earl Camden)

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Oval red and black chalk portrait of a man in a buttoned coat, turned three-quarters, on tan paper.

Frederick, Lord North

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Self-portrait in profile

Gustav Schraegle, 1917

Drawing of a man with a curled wig and high collar, in red chalk and pencil on an oval sheet.

Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham and 9th Baron Howard

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Head of a Woman

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1760-1815

Pen and ink drawing of a standing man in a shirt and bow tie holding a paintbrush and palette against hatched shading.

Portrait of Whistler with a Paintbrush

Harper Pennington

Chalk drawing of an elderly man in a white cap, head turned three-quarters, on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Pope(?) (recto); Two Studies of Left Hand (verso)

Jacopo Bassano, 1550-1600

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in three-quarter view with dense hatched shading, signed and dated 1917.

Self-portrait

Gustav Schraegle, 1917

Figures in Battle and Head of a Horse (recto); Studies of a Man's Head and Arms (verso)

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and ink sheet with a grinning satyr head, loose figure studies, and a handwritten Italian note in the margin.

Head of a Satyr and Other Figure Studies

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Engraved full-length portrait of a crowned queen in a jeweled gown, holding a scepter and orb, with a coat of arms above.

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

the elder Crispijn de Passe, 1603

Etched portrait of a bearded older man in a jacket, shown from the chest up against a pale background.

Portrait of a Man

Giuseppe De Nittis

Graphite drawing of a woman's head with lowered eyes, hair bound by a headband, and soft shading on a pale sheet.

Head of an Angel

Alphonse-Henri Périn, ca. 1833

Monochrome orange lithograph of a child's head emerging from shadow, with clusters of flowers along the right edge.

Tete d'Enfant avec Fleurs (Head of a Child with Flowers)

Odilon Redon, 1897

Studies for a Scourging Soldier and the Head of Christ

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1565

Bust of a Bearded Old Man, Profile to Right

Carletto Caliari, 1567-96

Portrait Head of a Man

Oresto Caldini, 1800-1900

Lithograph bust portrait of a man with curly hair and white cravat, shaded oval background, inscribed Carle Vernet.

Bust of Carle Vernet

Horace Vernet, 1817

Red chalk drawing of a child's head tilted downward, with lowered eyes, pinned-up curled hair, and a tied ribbon at the neck.

Child's Head

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

The Upturned Head of a Young Boy in Profile

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Classical Bust of a Bearded Male Seen in Profile

Vincenzo Camuccini, 1795-1844

Red chalk drawing of a youth with curly hair and his right arm extended diagonally across the sheet.

Half-Figure of a Youth with His Right Arm Raised

Simone Cantarini, 1612-48

Etching of a man in a wide hat leaning at a table by a window, drawing on paper, with a landscape visible outside.

Self-Portrait Drawing at a Window

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1648

Head of Christ

Jacob Matham, late 16th-early 17th century

Red chalk drawing of an older woman with braided hair and high collar, gazing forward with a faint smile.

Bust-Length Portrait of a Woman (recto); Bust-Length Study of a Girl (verso)

Agostino Carracci, 1577-1602

Head of a Woman Looking to Upper Left

Annibale Carracci, 1590-1600

Portrait of a Man

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1755-65

Profile Head of a Youth Looking to Upper Left, and Study of Clasped Hands

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man's head turned to the upper right, with curly hair and shoulder outline.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Right (recto); Head of an Old Man and a Drapery Study (verso)

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Painted study of an elderly bearded man with white hair, head bowed, against a dark brown background.

Head of a Bearded Man (Nicodemus)

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Sepia drawing of a bearded old man with tousled hair looking upward, signed Schmutzer 1804.

Head of Bearded Old Man

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1804