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Portraits

23,878 works

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a bearded man's head turned sideways, resting on a faint platter outline.

Head of Saint John the Baptist

Francesco Marmitta, 15th century

Head of an Old Man (recto)

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1631

Woodcut portrait of an old bearded man in black ink on a red background, with stark carved lines.

Head of an Old Man with Beard

Edvard Munch, 1902

Engraved self-portrait of an elderly man in a fur hat and fur-trimmed coat, lit dramatically against a dark background.

The Small Self-Portrait

Jean-Étienne Liotard, c. 1778-81

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing woman in a ruffled gown beside a balustrade and garden, 1734.

Portrait of a Standing Lady

John Vanderbank, 1734

Red chalk drawing of a man in a tricorn hat and curled wig, shaded against a hatched background.

Portrait of a Man in a Tricorn Hat

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, seen three-quarters, with dense hatched shading.

Self-Portrait

Wilhelm Unger, c. 1880

Pencil portrait of a smiling man in a buttoned overcoat, with a domed church and buildings sketched in the corners.

Portrait of Jean-Louis Robin

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1810

Head of Bearded Man

Style of Pietro Antonio Novelli, n.d.

Portrait of an Abbot

Claude Henri Watelet after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1767

Grey-wash drawing of commedia dell'arte masks in a theatre interior, with a figure cutting a canvas to reveal a harlequin.

Mezzetin "Paints" a Portrait of Cupid by Cutting the Canvas to Reveal Harlequin

Johann Jakob Schübler, c. 1729

Head of an Old Man

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, n.d.

Head of Boy Wearing Hat in Profile

Giovnni Battista Piazzetta, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a young woman with hair pulled up under a headband, wearing a ruffled collar.

Portrait Bust of Young Woman

Frances Cotes, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a sculpted bust of a man with long curled hair, labeled Milton, in an arched niche.

Bust of Milton

Possibly John Michael Rysbrack, n.d.

Pen drawing of a bearded man's bust with curly hair and a banded headband, shown frontally against a cream background.

Bust of Bearded Man

John Flaxman or possibly after, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of a young girl in a lace cap reading a book with her eyes lowered.

Portrait of a Girl Reading a Book

Gérard ter Borch, 1630

Grey wash drawing of a young girl with curled hair, a pearl necklace and lace collar, turning her head sideways.

Portrait of a Girl

Gérard ter Borch, 1630

Pen and brown ink sketch of two women with curly hair and draped clothing, with loose hatching in the background.

Portrait of Flora MacDonald

Attributed to George Hayter, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a youthful figure in a niche holding a severed head, with a relief panel above.

Niche Statue of David with the Head of Goliath

Possibly Francesco de'Rossi, called Salviati, n.d.

Brown and grey wash drawing of a long-haired man holding a sheet of paper within an oval frame above a scrolled console.

Portrait of Pietro Testa

after Pietro Testa, after c. 1645

Pen and ink sketch of four male portrait heads with a handwritten inscription and signature dated 1876.

Four Small Portrait Heads

William Hunter Kendal, 1876

Chalk drawing on blue paper of an elderly bearded man looking up to the right, in black and red chalk.

Head of a Bearded Man, Looking Up to Right: Study for Saint Catherine of Alexandria Disputing with the Pagan Priests

called Il Cigoli ( Ludovico Cardi

Black chalk drawing of a cow's head facing forward, with curved horns, large eyes, and shaded muzzle on cream paper.

Head of Cow

After Paulus Potter, n.d.

Chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of an elderly bearded man with long hair, facing the viewer.

Final Published Work: Head of Menem Ben Israel

after Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Pencil and red chalk sketch of a scowling bald man with caricatured faces and creatures, handwritten notes and red arrows.

Self-Portrait: Caricatures

Elihu Vedder, c. 1918

Pen and ink drawing of a standing man in ruff collar and pleated breeches, holding a helmet beside a sword, with a curtain be

Portrait of a Nobleman in Armor

Pieter Soutman, n.d.

Engraved portrait of a man with curly wig and draped cloth, with a Latin inscription plaque below.

Portrait of the Artist's Father

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon after Jean-Baptiste Van Loo, 1776

Engraved self-portrait of a man in a draped cap drawing with a pen at a table, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait, Drawing

Georg Friedrich Schmidt, 1752

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headwrap and necklace, gazing forward, drawn in loose searching lines on cream paper.

Self-Portrait

Gwen John, probably 1907/1909

Black chalk drawing of a young man's head tilted downward, with shoulder-length hair and lowered eyes on toned paper.

Head of a Young Man [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1650

Half-Length Portrait of George Michael Moser

Attributed to George Dance, II, n.d.