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Portraits

24,096 works

Sepia drawing of a young girl in a bonnet beside a small dog, framed in a neoclassical architectural niche with a carved head

Portrait of a Girl and Her Dog

Jean-Jacques Lequeu, ca. 1796-97

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and lace collar, framed by a laurel wreath and inscriptions.

François-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois

Antoine Masson, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of Perseus in armor holding up Medusa's head while warriors with shields react beside him.

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Turning Phineus and his Followers to Stone

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1567

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded male head with swirling curls, seen from above, after a classical sculpture.

Head of the Laocoon

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Two Studies of the Head of the Apollo Belvedere

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Head of the river god Arno

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Mezzotint oval portrait of a man with curly hair and draped garment, with engraved Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Godfrey

Isaac Beckett, 1685

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with long wavy hair and fur-trimmed cloak, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Raphael

Giulio Bonasone, c. 1518

Pen and wash drawing of a face under an ornate shell headpiece with a large feathery plume, by Giovanni Battista Foggini.

View in 3/4 of a Design for a Headpiece Decorated with a Shell and Large Plume

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Watercolor portrait miniature of a woman with wavy hair shading her eyes, standing beside a leafy tree, in a dark wooden fram

Portrait miniature (Woman shading her eyes)

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental niche top with a female bust, garland-bearing putti, scrolls and fluted pilasters.

Design for an Overdoor or the Top of a Niche with a Bust and Garland-bearing Putti

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Drawing of a woman in a white headscarf and shawl, shown half-length with gray wash and red chalk accents.

Half-figure of a Woman

Jacob Matham, 1605

Sepia ink sketch of two standing men in an interior, with a handwritten note above describing the thumb and hands.

Ecclesiastical portraits [Charles Thomas Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury]

Francis Grant, 1860

Oliver Cromwell

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned woman in pearls and fur-trimmed robe, with inscription and coat of arms below.

Anne of Austria

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a fur-trimmed robe, with inscription and coat of arms below.

Louis-Dominique de Bailleul

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache wearing a fur-trimmed robe, within an ornamental border.

Pompone II de Bellièvre

Robert Nanteuil, 1653

Grey watercolor of rugged mountain peaks and a rocky valley foreground under a pale cloudy sky.

View of watershed looking towards Dusky Sound from saddle at head of Cockburn

George Sturtevant, 1896

Engraved oval portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and a white collar, with a coat of arms below, 1651.

Charles Benoise

Robert Nanteuil, 1651

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armor and lace collar, with a coat of arms and inscription below, dated 1649.

Frédéric-Maurice de la Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon

Robert Nanteuil, 1649

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair, lace collar, and sash, in a layered oval frame.

Léon-Bouthillier, comte de Chavigny

Robert Nanteuil, 1651

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair and lace collar, inscribed frame and coat of arms below.

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Pastel portrait of a man in a green hat and striped tie, drawn on brown paper with warm, sunlit tones.

Sunlight (self portrait)

H. Linley Richardson, 1946

Pencil and wash drawing of a draped woman with a water jug beside a small child in a wooded landscape.

Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness (recto); Two portrait studies of the artist's wife, and a study of a leg and tors…

George Richmond, 1829-33

Engraved portrait of a smiling man in a beret and fur collar holding a flute, with Dutch verse below.

The Man with the Flute

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1625

Red chalk drawing of a man with long curly hair and a wide-brimmed hat, looking to the side with a serious expression.

Portrait of a man, bust-length, wearing a hat

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, ca. 1510-15

Drawing of an elderly bearded man with flowing hair in brown wash and red chalk against a dark background.

Study for the figure of Moses

Jacob de Wit, 1730-37

Black and white woodcut portrait of a face with sharp angular lines, almond-shaped eyes, and a hatched beard.

Portrait

Otto Lange, 1917

Etching of a bearded man standing, with two sketched heads and crossing diagonal lines on a pale background.

Portrait Sketches

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, one hand resting on a table.

Portrait of George Graham

Thomas Hudson, ca. 1739

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a flat cap and ruff collar, with an inscription and the date 1538 below.

Portrait of Albrecht von der Helle

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1538

Engraved half-length portrait of a clergyman in a dark cassock holding a black biretta, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Angelo Ruopelli

Francesco Zucchi, 1750