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Portraits

23,958 works

Black and white lithograph of an elderly woman in a white headscarf against a dark, heavily inked background.

Head of an Old Woman (Tête de vielle dame)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1828

Etched half-length portrait of a man in a fur cap and fur-collared coat, with crosshatched background.

Portrait of Rembrandt

Georg Friedrich Schmidt, 1771

Lithograph of a seated woman with dark hair, face lightly modeled and body rendered in loose tonal strokes.

Firelight (Mrs. Joseph Pennell)

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Portrait of Sebastiano Resta

Arthur Pond, 1738

Loose pencil sketch of a young woman in a hat and long coat, standing with her head bowed, on cream paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Hat (Miss Seaton) (Dorothy Seaton in a Hat)

James McNeill Whistler, 1902

Loose sketch of a seated young woman in a chair, face lit within dense diagonal shading, by James McNeill Whistler.

Portrait of a Young Woman (Miss Seaton) (Dorothy Seaton)

James McNeill Whistler, 1897, only printed posthumously

Small etched self-portrait of a man with curly hair, broad nose and cloak, shown in bust view against pale background.

Self-portrait with a Broad Nose

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1628

Small etching of a man with curly hair and beard, head turned toward the viewer, surrounded by loose sketch lines.

Self-portrait, Leaning Forward

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1629

Small etching of a man with curly hair and a beard, leaning forward in a bust-length self-portrait.

Self-portrait leaning forward: bust

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1629

Small etched self-portrait of a man in a soft hat with curly hair, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Self-portrait in a soft hat and a patterned cloak

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631

Etched self-portrait of a man in a soft brimmed hat with curly hair, head turned slightly, on a pale sheet.

Self-portrait in a Soft Hat and Patterned Cloak

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631

Etching of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark cloak leaning on a carved stone balustrade.

Ephraim Bueno, Jewish Physician

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1647

Etching of an elderly woman in a fur-trimmed cloak and cap, seated in a chair with hands folded, looking to the right.

The Artist's Mother Seated at a Table Looking Right: Three-Quarter Length

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1631

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a divided fur cap and fur-trimmed robe, hand resting on his chest.

Old Man with a Divided Fur Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a cap and fur-trimmed coat seated by an arched window, 1656.

Jan Lutma, goldsmith

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1656

Etched portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white collar beside a leaded window, by Rembrandt, 1655.

Pieter Haaringh ('Young Haaringh')

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Etched oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat and ruff, with a stack of books and Latin text.

Jan Cornelisz. Sylvius, preacher

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1646

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and ruff, seated at a desk beside stacked books.

The Remonstrant Preacher Johannes Uytenbogaert

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635

Etching of a man at a desk wearing a cross pendant on a chain, a lace collar and a fur-trimmed cloak.

Man at a Desk Wearing a Cross and Chain

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1641

Portrait of Emperor Charles V

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1519

Portrait of Martin Luther

Daniel Hopfer, 1523

Watercolor portrait of a man in a tall brown top hat, dark coat and white cravat, against a pale background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Hamilton Shegogue, 1830

Chalk drawing of a bearded older man in a skull cap, doublet and white collar, facing forward.

Portrait of a Bearded Man in a Doublet and Skull Cap

Follower of Lagneau

Title page of 1553 French edition of Alberti's architecture treatise, with ornate woodcut border and reclining figures.

L'Architecture et Art de Bien Bastir du Seigneur Leon Baptiste Albert, Gentilhomme Florentin, divisée en dix livres,…

Leon Battista Alberti, published 1553

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with a coat of arms and verses below.

Portrait of Jean Niquet at the Age of 56

Hendrick Goltzius, 1595

Oval engraved portrait of a woman in a white cap and pleated ruff collar, inscribed with her age and the year 1580.

Portrait of Grietgen Jansdr, the Artist’s Wife

Hendrick Goltzius, 1580

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 18th century

Charcoal and chalk self-portrait of a man in a fur cap looking directly at the viewer against a dark background.

Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1765/68

Engraved oval portrait of a young man in armor and lace collar, with a sword and ornate cartouche framing the bust.

Portrait of Francesco de' Medici

Stefano Della Bella, 1634

Portrait of Cosimo de' Medici and Marguerite Louise d'Orleans, His Wife

Stefano Della Bella, 1661

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a man's head turned upward, mouth open, with windswept hair against grey paper.

Head of Vengeance

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, c. 1804

Charcoal and chalk self-portrait of a man with curly hair staring directly forward against a gray background.

Self-Portrait

Andre-Jacques-Victor Orsel, ca. 1815-20