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Portraits

23,970 works

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a jeweled cap with a feather, flanked by Latin verses and a heraldic shield.

William III from the series Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Frisia

Pieter Soutman, 1650

Engraved portrait of William IV in plumed helmet and armor, within an oval frame with Latin inscription and coat of arms.

William IV from the series Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Frisia

Pieter Soutman, 1650

Black-and-white hatched print of a bust-length man in a dark jacket and white cravat, turned slightly to the left.

Portrait of Auguste Brunet

Théodore Géricault, 1818

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned man in a lace ruff and armor, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain, from 'Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Frisia'

Cornelis Visscher, 1650

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with ruff collar and baton, with a city and battle scene in the background.

Francisco Valdes, Spanish Commander, from the series Quatuor Personae...

Pieter Soutman, 1649

Engraved portrait of a woman in a jeweled dress and ruffled collar, with a city skyline and Latin inscription below.

Magdalena Moons, from the series Quatuor Personae...

Pieter Soutman, 1649

Three chalk head studies of a man in a striped cap, drawn in red and black on toned paper.

Three Studies of the Head of a Turbaned Black Man

Nicolas Lancret, 1720/30

Engraved portrait of a woman in a lace ruff and pearls, framed by flower garlands, with a cherub and inscription below.

Portrait of Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Spain

Jacob Louys, ca. 1650

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a lace ruff and chain, set in an oval wreath of leaves and fruit with an inscribed cartouc

Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain

Jacob Louys, ca. 1615-57

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned woman in lace collar and pearls, surrounded by a floral garland and cherubs.

Portrait of Anne of Austria, Queen of France

Jacob Louys, ca. 1650

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar, framed by a fruit garland with cherubs and a Latin inscription.

Portrait of Louis XIII, King of France

Jacob Louys, ca. 1650

Pencil sketch of three head studies on pale paper: an upturned youthful face and two profiles with curled, bound hair.

Head of Mary Magdalen and Two Saints (?)

Upturned Head of Saint Dominic

Lorenzo Sabbatini, called Lorenzino da Bologna, after, n.d.

Mezzotint portrait of John Lockhart in a fine coat with a cane, pointing toward a ship on a stormy sea.

Portrait of John Lockhart, Esquire

James MacArdell, c. 1770

Engraved oval portrait of two curly-haired children embracing, one raising a hand, against a cloudy background.

Nature (The Calmady Children)

Samuel Cousins, 1835

Oval drawing of a bearded man in a pleated ruff collar and buttoned doublet, with inscribed text around the frame.

Portrait of a 26-Year-Old Man

Hendrick Goltzius, 1586

Pencil print of a bearded Christ figure with long wavy hair, holding an open book, framed by a circular halo of beads.

Head of Our Savior, from Arringhi's "Roma Subterranea"

Henry Noel Humphreys after John Flaxman, published 1829

Head of a Monk

Attributed to Francesco Vanni, n.d.

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, set within a double-line border on cream paper.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Unknown artist, probably 18th century

Portrait of Charles Meryon, in profile

Félix Bracquemond, 1854

Engraved portrait of a curly-haired young man in a dark coat, surrounded by cupids, a flower garland and a harp.

Portrait of a Young Gentleman Surrounded by Cupids; Lord Byron?

Unknown artist, 19th century

The Fourth Oriental Head

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1635

Etching of a man in a beret and fur-trimmed coat leaning on a stone wall, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait, Leaning on a Stone Wall

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639

Etching of a seated man in a lace collar reading a book beside a window, with a triptych and skull in a dim room.

Abraham Francen, Apothecary

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1656

Engraved print of a draped bust of a man with curly hair on a stepped pedestal, captioned The Author of Waverley.

Bust of Sir Walter Scott

James Thomson after Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey, published 1832

Engraved half-length portrait of a man with long curled hair, wearing a cloak, sash and star-shaped order insignia.

Portrait of Michel Le Tellier, Minister of State

Robert Nanteuil, 1653

Head of a Cleric

Benigno Bossi, 1775

Etched portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair and a loose buttoned shirt, signed A. Legros, 1880.

Portrait of the Artist

Alphonse Legros, 1880

Head of a Woman

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1890

Portrait of Nurse Nelly

Jan Toorop, 1894

Etching of a bearded man in a light cap and loose shirt, gazing forward against dense dark hatching.

Bust of a Cook with Cap

Bust of a Man with Thick Lips