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Portraits

24,245 works

Nicolas de Plattemontagne, Portrait de Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne et de son épouse, 1677. Pierre noire, sanguine et…

Nicolas de Plattemontagne, 1677

Red chalk drawing of a classical female bust with long wavy hair in an oval frame, with a Greek inscription below.

Presumed Portrait of Alexander the Great

Bernard Picart, 1719

Presumed Portrait of Phocion

Bernard Picart, n.d.

Etching of a young woman's bust, head turned to the side, with shadowy cross-hatched background and draped shawl.

Bust of a Young Woman

Cornelis Pietersz Bega

Bust of an Old Woman

Cornelis Pietersz Bega

Printed newspaper page with engraved bust of the Duke of Wellington, a gold vase, and a harbour scene with men and ships.

"Reminiscences of "the Duke." Bust of the Duke of Wellington. the Waterloo Gold Vase Presented to the Duke BY the Mer…

Robert Thomas Landells, 1852

Head of a Man Wearing a High Collar

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pastel self-portrait of an older man in round spectacles, white headscarf, blue-brimmed visor and brown coat.

Self-Portrait with a Visor

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1776

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a young woman with hair pulled back, head turned, wearing a loosely draped garment.

Portrait of a girl

Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother

Richard Josey, 1879

Self-Portrait

Félix Edouard Vallotton, 1891

Loose charcoal-toned portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket, with handwritten caption Stéphane Mallarmé below.

Stéphane Mallarmé, from "Vers et Prose"

James McNeill Whistler, 1892

Head of a Young Man

Gustav Heinrich Naecke, 1818

Charcoal and white chalk study of a bearded standing male figure with a draped white cloth on grey paper.

Study for Clovis (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Etched oval portrait of a bishop in biretta and cross pendant, with fine hatched shading on dark clerical robes.

Portrait of Pierre Nivelle, Bishop of Luçon

Charles Meryon, 1861-62

a. Hands of Saint Remi (lower register); b. Head of Saint Clotilde (upper register); c. Head of Saint Clotilde (lower…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Portrait of Mrs Wilhelmina

Frederika Henriëtte Broeksmit, 1885

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar inside an oval frame decorated with grapevines and crossed tools.

Portrait of René de Laudonnière Sablais (de Burdigale)

Charles Meryon, 1861

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fez and embroidered robe with a medal, captioned Sultan Abdul-Aziz, after Montani.

S. M. Le Sultan Abdul-Aziz.- D'après un portrait de M. Montani

M. Montani, 1862

Engraved portrait of a man in a lace ruff holding dividers and resting his hand on a globe, with a Latin inscription below.

Portrait of a Man

John Payne, 1627

Graphite sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, smoking a pipe while resting his arms on a ledge.

Portrait of Théodore Ballu

Isidore Pils, 1842

Charcoal study on grey paper of a seated man turning his head, with detailed arms and hands in the foreground.

David With the Head of Goliath (recto); Study of Lower Leg and Right Foot (verso)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1682-1754

L'Art, Salon de 1877 : Portrait de Melle P.M.

Charles Albert Waltner, 1877

Head of a Bearded Man

Jean Restout le jeune, ca. 1750

Watercolor of a woman in a feathered hat with three children gathered beside her against a wooded landscape.

Lady Smith and Her Children

Simon Jacques Rochard, 1800-1872

Charcoal drawing of a man's face with wide intense eyes and dark tousled hair on tan paper, a self-portrait.

Self-Portrait

Richard Gerstl, 1907

Portrait of a Boy

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1641

Profile of a Lady in a Bonnet

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, n.d.

Head of a Young Woman in Profile to Left

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, n.d.

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat with gold coins and classical sculptures around him.

Portrait of the collector Andrea Odoni

Cornelis Visscher, 1638

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers and a cloaked figure receiving a severed head on a tray before a crowd and standards.

The Head of Pompey Presented to Julius Caesar (recto); Study for an Elaborate Door Frame (verso)

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1675-1741

Drawing of a gentleman in a long curled wig and velvet cloak with lace jabot, shown in an oval on blue-grey paper.

Bust of a Gentleman in an Oval Field

Hyacinthe Rigaud, n.d.