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Portraits

24,147 works

Pencil portrait of a young man with curly hair, white collar and pink plaid cravat, on an octagonal tan sheet.

Portrait Head

George Henry Harlow, 1816

Pencil sketch of a woman with long hair, head bowed, with faint figure studies beneath her on pale paper.

Head of a man and figure studies (recto). Minotaur with a maiden (verso)

Theodor Richard Edward von Holst, 1835-44

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a white gown and pearl necklace, holding a fan, before a draped curtain.

Portrait of Sally McKean, Marchioness of Yrujo

Gilbert Stuart, 1820

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark lace-trimmed coat leaning on a tribune and pointing outward, with a laurel garland panel

Portrait of Jean Paul Marat

Louis Pannier, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with a lace ruff collar and flower ornaments in her hair, captioned Countess of Mar.

Portrait of Isabel Erskine, Countess of Mar

Edward Harding, 1790

Mezzotint portrait of a young man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, with a cloak and wooded landscape behind him.

Portrait of Sir John Percival Bart of Burton in the County Cork of Ireland

John Smith, 1700

Portrait of Tommaso Salini

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1620

Etched portrait of an older bearded man in a dark coat, signed Alexandre Cabanel, holding a slender object.

Portrait of Alexander Cabanel

Benjamin-Louis-Auguste Damman, 1880

Three portraits possibly representing Camillo Graffico, Ercole Pedemonte and Antonio Carone

Ottavio Mario Leoni, ca. 1620-30

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor and lace collar, with drapery, helmet and sword below.

Portrait of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey

Jacob Houbraken, 1740

Etched portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair and a dark cloak, hand resting on his chest, crosshatched background.

Portrait of Hans Makart

William Unger, 1880

Red chalk drawing of a young woman's head, eyes lowered, with curly hair drawn in flowing strokes.

The Head of a Young Woman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 1605-1680

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man in a dark coat and white collar, with an inscription below.

Portrait of Pierre Jeannin

Robert Nanteuil, 1650

Oval engraved portrait of a man with long curled hair, fur-trimmed mantle and star insignia, inscribed Louis XIV.

Portrait of Louis XIV, King of France

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Engraved portrait of a bearded officer in a dark uniform with epaulettes and a white peaked cap, titled The Grand Duke Nichol

Portrait of Nicholas Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia

G. R. Hall, 1830

Mezzotint oval portrait of Martin Luther in dark robes, with an engraved inscription below, by Richard Houston.

Portrait of Martin Luther

Richard Houston, 1750

Red chalk drawing of Judith holding the severed head of Holofernes, with soldiers and onlookers around her.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Engraved portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and a lace collar, labeled Lord of Lavden 1637.

Portrait of Lord of Lavden (1637)

Isaac Herbert, 1790

Mezzotint portrait of a young boy in a plumed helmet reaching toward a parrot in a tree, with a distant house.

The Lord Euston

John Smith, 1680

Engraved portrait of Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia in a dark veil and white collar, hands clasped, with Latin inscription be

Portrait of the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain, from the Icones Principum Virorum

Flemish Lucas Vorsterman, 1650

Black chalk drawing of a young person in three-quarter view with curly hair and loose drapery, in a ruled border.

Figure of Young Man or Woman in Bust-length, in Three-Quarter View

Carlo Maratti, 1700-1713

Engraved portrait of an elderly man in a cardinal's cap holding compasses, with an armillary sphere and books beside him.

Portrait of Cardinal Christopher Clavius

Francesco Villamena, 1606

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, signed and dated 1864 at lower right.

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

H.W Rowland, 1900

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white ruff collar, after Van Dyck, 1770.

Portrait, after Van Dyck

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1770

Engraved portrait of a seated older man with side whiskers in a dark suit and cravat, in a carved armchair.

Portrait of Robert Grosvenor, Baron of Ebury

Daniel John Pound, 1850

Engraved portrait bust of a balding man in a military uniform with embroidered collar and star medal, with a signature below.

Portrait of Frederick Augustus, Duke of York

H. R. Cook, 1820

Pastel drawing of a seated woman in red with pearls, a man in brown holding a grimacing mask, a cat, and a coastal town.

Deception of woman, with self-portrait (Portrait of Maryla Grossmanowa).

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1927

Charcoal and pastel self-portrait of a man's face half in light, half in shadow, with green-tinged eyes.

Self-portrait

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1938

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man with a mustache and lace collar, set on a rectangular sheet with wide margins.

Head of Man

Netherlandish Anthony van Dyck, 1740

Charcoal and pastel self portrait on brown paper, face split between light and dark, labeled Dr. Jeckyll.

Dr. Jeckyll (self portrait)

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1938

Split-face pastel drawing on brown paper, one half lit and one half in dark shadow, labelled Mr. Hyde.

Mr. Hyde (self-portrait)

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1938

Expressive colored crayon and ink portrait of a man's face on a dark purple background, signed Witkiewicz, 1928.

Portrait of Leon Reynel

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1928