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Portraits

24,197 works

Brown wash drawing of swirling fire tongues and a radiating halo, a fragment of a Descent of the Holy Spirit cartoon.

Head of an Apostle Surrounded by a Tongue of Fire and a Nimbus: Fragment of a Cartoon for a Descent of the Holy Spirit

Raphael, 1500-50

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curly hair, a white collar and cross pendant, with a coat of arms below.

Portrait of Cardinal Emmanuel-Théodore de la Tour-d'Auvergne, duc d'Abret (1644-1715)

Antoine Masson, 1660

Drawing of a woman's head tilted upward with a rapt gaze, in black and red chalk on grey paper.

The Head of a Woman Looking Up (Judith)

Guido Reni, 1625-26

Oval engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat holding a black and white spaniel, with dedication lettering below.

This Portrait of ROBERT VERNON, ESQ. is dedicated to the British People

William Henry Mote, 1840

Etching of a bearded man with long hair, white collar and dark clothing against a hatched dark background.

Portrait of a Man, from "Etchings of Pictures in the Metropolitan Museum, New York"

Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart, 1870

Bust of a Woman with an Elaborate Coiffure

Rosso Fiorentino, 1530-37

Red chalk drawing of a man with a curled wig and open white collar, facing forward with a calm expression.

Portrait of a Man

Benedetto Luti, 1666-1724

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a cap, flanked by a sword, axe, and crowned helmet, with a lion below.

Portrait of Olivier de Clisson (1336-1407)

Alexis Loir, 1710

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of a woman in drapery beside a severed bearded head within a curved frame.

Judith Holding up the Head of Holofernes

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man looking upward to the left on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Left (Saint Ambrose)

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Study for a Head of a Man

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a turban and draped robe, standing and looking toward the viewer.

Figure of a Man

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Bust Of an Old Woman in Profile to Right

Rosso Fiorentino, 1494-1540

Chalk drawing of a man in a dark monastic habit, gesturing with one hand, inside an oval frame with a blank scroll below.

Portrait of a Man in a Monastic Habit

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Grey chalk drawing of a man in a wig and jacket, shown in an oval cartouche with rococo scrollwork.

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Wig

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Black and white chalk drawing of a man in a dark cap and buttoned jacket, arms folded, within an oval vignette on grey paper.

Portrait of a Man in a Cap

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Printed journal page with a sketch of a seated man, Persian script, and an engraving of men in an arched interior with a hook

Un Autographe du Shah de Perse. le Shah de Perse Dessinant le Portrait du Commandant Duchousset

Smeeton & Tilly, 1873

Pen and ink drawing of a monk in a hood beside a chalice-like vessel, shaded with fine hatching on a tan sheet.

Bust of a Monk Assisting at Communion

Martin Schongauer

Woodblock print of two Western men in a kitchen beside a brick bread oven, with a charcoal stove and shelves.

Portrait of Americans: Oven for Breadmaking (Amerika-jin no zu, pansei no kamato)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Woodblock print of a salmon head with open jaws and teeth, hanging from a green rope, with calligraphy above.

Head of a Salmon

Totoya Hokkei, 1815

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin appearing to a bearded Saint Jerome, with angels and sketched heads around him.

The Virgin Appearing to Saint Jerome (recto); Head of a Young Woman with Braided Hair

Flaminio Torre, 1621-61

Head of a Man Wearing a Helmet, Looking to Upper Left (recto); Two Sketches, Arms and Hands (verso)

Francesco di Maria, 1623-90

Pencil portrait of a long-haired man with a white collar in an oval medallion within an ornate grey wash frame.

Self-Portrait

Onorio Marinari, 1627-1715

Red and black chalk drawing of a man's head tilted down with closed eyes and a hand at his neck.

Head of a Man with Closed Eyes

Francesco Vanni, 1563-1610

Bust of Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender (Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender, en buste)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Red chalk portrait of a man with curly hair, mustache and white collar, inscribed A. Sacchi, on a blue-grey mount.

Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Red chalk sketch of a woman's head turned three quarters, wearing a feathered hat and beaded necklace, on blue-grey paper.

Bust of Mlle. Marcelle Lender, Turned Three Quarters (Mlle. Marcelle Lender en buste, de trois quartes)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1898

Head of an Old Woman

Théodule Augustin Ribot, 1870

Engraved portrait of a woman with a jeweled upswept hairstyle, pleated lace ruff, and pearl necklace, dated 1600.

Portrait of Catherine-Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Marquise de Verneuil (1579-1633)

Flemish Hieronymus Wierix, 1600

Etched portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, lace collar and dark cloak, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Lucas Vorsterman I, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Netherlandish Anthony van Dyck, 1640

Engraved bust portrait of a balding man in a cravat and jacket, with a handwritten signature below, on a foxed sheet.

Portrait of Frèedrich Christoph Perthes

Julius Caesar Thaeter, 1840

Head of an Old Woman

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1485-1547