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Portraits

23,908 works

Wood engraving of an elderly man with spectacles reading a book at a desk beside stacked volumes, by Timothy Cole.

Portrait of Dr. John Allen, from Old English Masters

Timothy Cole, 1901, printed 1902

Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1528

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with the name C. A. Helvetius below.

Portrait of Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715-1771)

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1772

Etched portrait of a balding man in a bow tie and dark jacket, with heavy hatched shadows behind him.

Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, Full Face, after a photograph by Nadar

Édouard Manet, 1868

Watercolor miniature of a woman in a blue dress and lace headdress holding a fan beside an ornate mirror.

Portrait miniature (Woman with a fan)

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a brown kimono holding a katana, glancing downward, with Japanese inscriptions.

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shimobe Hatsuhei, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a ruffled bonnet with dark bangs, looking toward the viewer, with a handwritten inscription

The Head of a Young Woman Wearing a Bonnet

Max Klinger, ca. 1880-82

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a wide stance with outstretched arms, wearing a black robe and holding a katana.

Masatsuya: Otani Oniji III as Ono Sadakuro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono and yellow obi, holding a sword, standing in geta sandals.

Koraiya: Ichikawa Komazo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1794

Engraved portrait of an elderly woman holding a rosary, with a younger figure with curly hair behind her.

Copy in reverse of an old woman with a rosary and a boy counting coins; plate 10 from 'Icones ad vivum expressae' aft…

Niccolò Cavalli, ca. 1750-90

Engraved portrait of a young man with curly hair, head tilted upward, eyes closed, shaded in brown hatching.

Head of a young man looking upwards; after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Teodoro Viero, 1774

Sketch of Emmy and Sigmund Kauders

Gertrud Kauders, 1919

Plate 12: A young man leaning on a staff looking outward, with an old man behind to his right, from "Icones ad vivum…

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Engraved portrait of an elderly man in a cap reading an open book through a magnifying glass.

Plate 8: Man in a hat reading a book with a magnifying glass; from 'Icones ad vivum expressae' after Giovanni Battist…

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Engraved portrait of a woman in a dark cloak holding a basket of pears, with an inscribed dedication below.

Plate 7: A woman with a basket of pears; from 'Icones ad vivum expressae' after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Engraved portrait of a pensive man with curly hair resting his head on his hand, gazing upward.

Plate 1: Pensive man resting his head on his hand, from "Icones ad vivum expressae"

Giovanni Cattini, 1743

Brown ink drawing of an elderly man in a wide hat and ruffled collar holding a paper, beside a stone wall.

Portrait of Jan Hus

Christoffel van Sichem, mid-16th-early 17th century

Etched oval portrait of a young man in a feathered cap and fur collar, turned to the left, with French text below.

A bust of a young man wearing a cap with feathers, turned three-quarters to the left, the coat of arms of the Grand D…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Etched oval portrait of a woman in a feathered turban with pearls and a pearl necklace, gazing to the side.

Sultana wearing a pearl necklace and a turban, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffées à…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Etching of a young man in a jeweled turban and fur-trimmed robe, shown in an oval bust portrait with fine hatching.

Sultan wearing a fur and a turban, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la persienne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Sultana wearing a turban, in profile to the right, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffée…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Etching of a woman in a dark shawl and pearl necklace, seated at a table beside a mirror against a shaded background.

Portrait of a Woman

Karl Koepping, n.d.

Etching of a turbaned man beside a horse with feathered plume and bridle, holding a spotted leopard pelt.

Black slave carries a leopard pelt and holds the bridle of a horse, from "Several heads in the Persian style" (Plusie…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Charcoal study of an elderly woman in a draped shawl, gazing upward, with soft shading on her face and garments.

Study of an Old Woman

August von Pettenkofen, 1886

Head of a girl

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and lace cuffs, resting his chin on his hand in an armchair.

The Right Honorable Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1795

Stipple engraving of a man with curly hair in an oval frame, titled Mr. Henderson in the Character of Iago.

John Henderson, in the Character of Iago (Shakespeare's Othello)

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1786

Ignatius Sancho

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1802

Pen and brown wash drawing of a long-haired man in a wide cloak before a column, fountain and putti.

Portrait of a Man in a Wide Cloak / Verso: Sketch of Floral Shapes

Caspar Netscher, 1665

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair, lace collar and dark coat, with a coat of arms below.

Portrait of Guillaume de Brisacier

Antoine Masson, 1664

Portrait of Julius Olivier, the Artist's Son

Friedrich von Olivier, 1846

Engraved oval portrait of a young woman with pearl-decorated curls, beneath a crown, dated 1800.

Maria Sophia Friederica

Johan Clemens, 1800