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Portraits

23,895 works

Small etched portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark jacket, mounted on a larger sheet of paper.

Armand Guéraud of Nantes, printer and man of letters

Charles Meryon, 1861

Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Hat (Madame Letellier)

Paul César Helleu, c. 1899

Etching of a stag's head turned right, with large branching antlers and a smaller animal head in the lower left corner.

Head of a Stag Turned Right

Stefano Della Bella

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white collar against a cross-hatched background.

Portrait of a Man

Stefano Della Bella

Head of a Man Turned Left

Stefano Della Bella

Head of a Horse Seen in Profile and in Three-Quarters

Stefano Della Bella

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a bearded man in a white smock working on a clay sculpture of nude figures in a studio.

Portrait of the Sculptor Auguste Rodin in his Studio

Jean-François Raffaëlli, c. 1889

Oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, surrounded by ornamental frame sketches and a standing nude figure drawing.

Portrait of Pieter Hogerbeets, with a Design Sketch for the Frame

Karel van Mander, 1599

Red chalk drawing of a putto's head with curly hair, turned three-quarters toward the viewer on cream paper.

Head of Putto

After Guido Reni, after 1611

Colored pencil caricature of an elderly man in a flat cap smoking a cigarette, with a Russian caption below.

Cartoon Portrait of Ilya Ostroukhov

Ernst Lissner, 1927

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted upward with flowing hair and an anguished, searching expression.

Distress: Head of a Woman Looking Upwards

Possibly or school of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, n.d.

Head of Girl in Profile to Right

François Boucher, n.d.

Head of a Hunter

Bernard Baron, n.d.

Woodblock print of a seated fisherman with a rod on his shoulder, resting on rocks by the sea, with calligraphy above.

Self-Portrait as a Fisherman

Katsushika Hokusai, 1835

Red chalk drawing of a young girl's head with wavy hair, turned slightly and gazing directly at the viewer.

Head of a Girl with Fixed Eyes

By or after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, n.d.

Print of a man with long hair resting his head on one hand, with an open book on a table in front of him.

Self-portrait

James Barry, 1802

Pencil study of a woman's head tilted upward, wearing a laurel wreath, drawn on pale toned paper.

Head of a Woman

Eustache Le Sueur, 1646/49

Pencil drawing of a bearded older man in vestments with a jeweled clasp, gazing upward.

Bust of Bishop Saint, with Slight Figure Sketches

Carlo Dellarocca, 1829

Black chalk drawing of a young man resting his chin on his hand, with white highlights, in a pensive pose.

Bust of Young Man Resting Chin on Hand

Bernard Picart, c. 1720

Blue wash drawing of a man in a long wig and dark satin robe, standing beside a column and draped curtain.

Portrait of Gédéon Berbier du Metz

Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1698

Self-Portrait

Horace Vernet, n.d.

Engraved portrait of Jean Baptiste Massé seated beside an easel, holding a drawing, with a sculpture and writing desk nearby.

Portrait of Jean Baptiste Massé

Johann Georg Wille, 1755

Copper engraving plate showing a bust portrait of a young man in a fur cap with curly hair and a neckcloth.

Portrait of Carl Phillip Fohr

Samuel Amsler, 1818

Portrait of a Man

Hieronymous Hopfer, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a woman's head tilted upward, gazing to the upper left, with soft shading and curly hair.

Head of a Woman with Face Upturned

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Portrait of Daniel Chodowiecki

possibly Christian Gottlieb Geyser, after 1773

Pencil sketch of two studies of a screaming face with wide eyes and open mouth, labeled Head of Medusa.

Head of Medusa, two studies for Rondanini Medusa

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Head of Girl Facing Left

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Pencil drawing of a woman's head tilted sideways with closed eyes and loose flowing hair on pale paper.

Head of Woman with Eyes Closed

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Black-and-white woodcut portrait of a man with round sunglasses, afro hair and bow tie inside a circular crosshatched frame,

Portrait of Jaap Jessurun de Mesquita

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1922

Etched self-portrait of a man with curled wig and cravat, framed in a stone niche with ivy and an urn below.

Self-Portrait

Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy

Mezzotint portrait of a young man in a turban beside a cartouche, with a cupid drawing a bow and a Venus figure behind.

Portrait of Gregor Brandmüller

Johann Jacob Haid, c. 1750