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Portraits

24,223 works

Blue-grey drawing with white highlights of Christ ascending among angels while robed apostles look up toward him.

The Ascension of Christ (recto); Head of a Bearded Man Looking Down (verso)

Pierre Charles Trémolières, ca. 1737

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated gentleman in a curled wig and long coat, resting his hand on a table.

Gentleman Seated at a Table

François de Troy, n.d.

Engraved print of a bust of a man with long wavy hair on a pedestal inscribed Henricus Cary, Earl of Monmouth, with landscape

Bust of Earl of Monmouth

William Marshall, published 1649

Charcoal drawing of a woman looking upward, wearing a tall feathered headdress with a pearl band and drop earrings.

Head of a Woman (Allegory of America)

Antoine Vestier, n.d.

Grey chalk drawing of a bearded man's marble-like bust on a pedestal, with curly hair and draped shoulders.

Academic study after a sculpture: bust of Solon

François Kinson, 1786

Pencil and chalk drawing of two seated figures sketching beside a draped classical statue on toned paper.

Portrait of the sculptor Louis-Pierre Deseine and his sister Magdeleine-Anne drawing after a sculpture

Madeleine Anne Deseine

Pierre-Charles Jombert

François-André Vincent, 1774

Etching of a tall feathery tree, a small standing figure, and a dark shaded rock on the right under an open sky.

Sheet with Two Studies: A Tree, and the Upper Part of the Head of the Artist Wearing a Velvet Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1644

Engraved specimen sheet with banknote vignettes, allegorical figures, portrait medallions, and denomination numerals.

Specimen Sheet of Bank Note Engraving

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1828

Chalk drawing of a grinning satyr with curly beard, pointed ears and ivy leaves in hair, on grey paper.

Head of a Satyr

Jean-Antoine Watteau, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark gown, with a coat of arms on a stone pedestal below.

Portrait of Jean Delpech, Chevalier Marquis de Mereville (see Notes)

Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Artist's Mother, after Whistler

Thomas Robert Way, 1892

Pastel portrait of a woman with curled hair and a pearl necklace, turned to the left against a grey ground.

Portrait of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné

Claude Lefèbvre, 17th century

Drawing of a bearded man in a pleated cap and ruff collar, looking toward the viewer, on tinted paper.

Portrait of a Man

François Clouet

Red and black chalk portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white biretta and collar, with faint sketch lines around him.

Portrait of cardinal d'Ossat

Daniel Dumonstier, 1601-46

Etched self-portrait of a bespectacled man in a fez and dark coat, resting his hand on a ledge.

Self-portrait

William Strang, 1910

Head of a Woman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Tonal print of a seated man in a dark coat and white collar, with a draped curtain and hat behind him.

Portrait of a Seated Man

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1771

Etched oval portrait of a man with long curly hair and a mustache, inscribed William Dobson, Portrait Painter.

William Dobson, Portrait Painter

Satirical watercolor of an artist painting an elderly woman's portrait while powdered-wig gentlemen look on.

Satirical drawing: Artist Painting an Old Lady's Portrait

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1729-1804

Pencil and chalk drawing on blue paper of a woman's bowed head covered by a flowing veil.

Head of a Woman

Giovanni Battista Piva, 1729-50

Portrait

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown-toned drawing of a bald bearded old man in three-quarter view, head tilted down, against a dark ground.

Head of a Bearded Old Man in Three-Quarter View Looking Down

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman in a headscarf, eyes lowered, hand resting at lower right, on brown paper.

Bust of a woman: study for "The Reconciliation," one of a series of paintings executed for the Royal Exchange, London…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896

Head of Bearded Old Man Shown in Profile, Looking Up

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Bust of Helmeted Warrior in Profile

possibly Giuseppe Cesari, called Il Cavalier d'Arpino, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of the Madonna with downcast eyes, a head veil, and hands clasped at her chest, on tan paper.

Madonna

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Portrait of an unknown man wearing a sheepskin hat

Hans Burgkmair, 1520

Pencil drawing of a child's head facing forward, with curly hair sketched above and light modelling on a yellowed sheet.

Head of a child

Hans Burgkmair, 1520

Graphite drawing of a child's head with curly hair, tilted and looking sideways, with shoulder outlined below.

Head of a Child, copy of engraving by Luca Ciamberlano

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a woman with curled hair and an ornate embroidered bodice, set within a faint oval outline.

Portrait of a Woman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair in three-quarter view, looking over his shoulder, with red and white garments.

Portrait of a Young Man in Three-Quarter View Looking over His Left Shoulder

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century