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Portraits

24,002 works

Engraved half-length portrait of a man in a wide hat and fur-trimmed robe, with an arched interior and eagle panel below.

Emperor Maximilian I (copy)

Lucas van Leyden, n.d.

Engraved portrait of Niccolò Paganini holding a violin and bow, with curly hair and a high cravat.

Portrait of Niccolò Paganini

Luigi Calamatta, 1830 (backdated "1818")

Etching of a bust-length figure in an plumed helmet, turned three-quarters, with hatched shading on face and drapery.

Bust of Bellona

Auguste Rodin, 1882-85

Engraved portrait of a man in ornate armor with long curled hair, holding a baton beside a plumed helmet.

Portrait of Henri de Lorraine, Comte d'Harcourt, Horsemaster of France

Antoine Masson, 1667

Oval engraved bust portrait of an elderly clergyman in robes with a cross pendant, one hand on his chest.

J-B. Bossuet: Bust Portrait

Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup, n.d.

Oil study of a young man's head turned downward, with curly hair, red drapery and yellow garment on warm ground.

The Head of Saint John the Evangelist

Federico Barocci, 1580

Head of a Woman

Federico Barocci, 1584

Red and black chalk drawing of a bearded man's head tilted downward, with soft shading on a toned paper ground.

Head of a Bearded Man

Federico Barocci, 1579

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a long curled wig, lace cravat and armor, with an engraved inscription below.

Portrait of M. Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban

Louis Bernard after François de Troy

Head of Christ

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1550 (?)

Small etching of a smiling man with curly hair in a dark coat and open collar, shown in bust length.

Self-portrait with Curly Hair

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Etching of a man with curly hair and a white collar, shown in bust-length three-quarter view against a pale background.

Self-portrait with curly hair and white collar: bust

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Small etching of a man in a soft cap with curly hair and moustache, looking toward the viewer with a slight smile.

Self-portrait wearing a soft cap: full face, head only

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Small etched self-portrait of a man in a soft cap with curly hair, looking toward the viewer, on pale paper.

Self-portrait in a Soft Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Etched self-portrait of a man in a soft cap with curly hair, head and shoulders turned toward the viewer.

Self-portrait wearing a soft cap: full face, head only

Ignace-Joseph de Claussin, 1805

Etched bust portrait of a young woman, head turned, with dense dark hatching across face and shoulders on light paper.

Bust of a Girl

Paul Cézanne, 1873

Bust of a Young Man in Profile

Giovanni Badile, 1430/40

Etching of an elderly bearded man with curly hair, head bowed, turned three quarters right, shaded with crosshatching.

Bust of an old bearded man, looking down, three quarters right

Michael Willmann, 1640

Head of a Young Woman

Lorenzo di Credi, 1479

Chalk drawing of a young man with long wavy hair under a dark cap, turned slightly to one side.

Head of a Young Man, with Long Hair under a Cap

Lorenzo di Credi

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded man with wavy shoulder-length hair and an open collar, gazing toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Felipe Gomez de Valencia

Etching of an elderly woman in a dark hood and white headcloth, with deep facial wrinkles and a sombre background.

Head of an Aged Woman

Johann Friedrich Bause after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1765

Charcoal drawing of an elderly woman's head with upturned eyes and a draped headscarf, signed A. Castillo.

Head of an Elderly Woman with Upturned Eyes

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra

Red chalk oval portrait drawing of a man with long wavy hair and mustache, wearing armor and holding a baton.

Portrait of a French General

Balthazar Moncornet

Portrait of a Boy in Profile

Giovanni Badile, 1440

Print of a man in a blue military coat with gold epaulettes and a sword, with a cannon and tree behind him.

His Excellency George Washington Esq-r

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1777

Sepia mezzotint portrait of a woman leaning on a ledge by an arched window, with blue hand-colored drapery.

Lady Washington

Sr Joseph Hiller, after 1776

Etching of a smiling woman cook standing in a kitchen with a hanging pot, wooden tub, and table of eggs and copper pot.

The Cook, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Pencil portrait of a man with curly hair, bow tie and waistcoat, turned to the left, signed by Waldmüller.

Portrait of Franz Jauner (Vienna 1832-1900 Vienna), Theater Director and Actor in Vienna

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, 1800-1865

Head of an Apostle

Hendrick Goltzius

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a bearded man in a plumed hat and fur-trimmed coat, turned to the right.

Anonymous portrait

Francesco Bartolozzi, ca. 1794-1802

Engraved print of a gallery wall crowded with classical busts, statues, urns and medallions arranged in tiers.

La Galerie de Girardon

Nicolas Chevalier, 18th century