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Portraits

23,878 works

Pencil hand study and ink sketches of a woman's head and a bearded man's head with hands on cheek and ear.

A Grazing Cow; Head of a Woman with Her Hand on Her Cheek, and Head of a Man with His Hand on His Ear [verso]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Two sheets of sketches: pencil studies of sheep on the left, and brown ink heads of a woman and a bearded man on the right.

Five Sheep; Head of a Woman and Head of a Bearded Man [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Pencil sketches of a man in a hat seen from behind and a standing woman, with handwritten color notes above.

A Head of Man with Hat, Seen from Behind; A Standing Woman [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Black chalk drawing of a standing boy in a loose jacket and wide breeches, gesturing with one hand, on pale paper.

Portrait of a Boy

School of Diego Velázquez, n.d.

Engraved print of a curly-haired boy in an oval medallion surrounded by flowers, cherubs, classical figures and a blank carto

Self-Portrait

Jean Lepautre, after 1674

Etching of a man in a soft hat and patterned cloak with a ruffled white collar, looking toward the viewer.

Self-portrait in a soft hat and a patterned cloak

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1634

Monochrome portrait of a man with a mustache and goatee in a suit and tie, signed Karl Wiener 1948.

Portrait eines Mannes

Karl Wiener, 1948

Graphite drawing of an older clergyman in a cassock beside a crucifix and rosary, with drapery behind him.

Portrait of Ecclesiastic

or after Caspar Netscher, n.d.

Etched self-portrait of a man in a soft hat and dark cloak, resting his hand on books at a table.

Self-portrait in a soft hat and a patterned cloak

Ignace-Joseph de Claussin, 1805

Etching of a man in a heavy fur cap and fur-collared cloak, gazing forward in a bust-length self-portrait.

Self-portrait in a heavy fur cap: bust

Johann Georg Hertel, 1711

Etched self-portrait of a man in a soft cap with curly hair and moustache, head only, on a pale sheet.

Self-portrait wearing a soft cap: full face, head only

Ignace-Joseph de Claussin, 1824

Etched bust portrait of a man in a fur cap and fur-collared coat, with dense cross-hatching behind him.

Self-portrait in a slant fur cap: bust

Cornelis Danckerts, 1630

Charcoal portrait of a balding man in a collared shirt and tie, shaded with soft dark tones on cream paper.

Portrait eines Mannes

Karl Wiener, 1920

Pencil portrait bust of a figure with an upswept hairstyle and ruffled collar, turned three-quarters on pale paper.

Bust of Man in Hat

Johann Elias Ridinger

Etched portrait of a bearded older man seated beside a sculpted horse, holding a small figure in his hands.

Portrait Ferdinand Schmutzer, Bildhauer

Ferdinand Schmutzer, 1911

Bust of Male Saint Praying

I Joachim von Sandrart, n.d.

Lithograph portrait of an older man with tousled hair, fur collar and white cravat, with a signature below.

Portrait of Goethe, from Faust

Eugène Delacroix, 1827

Pastel portrait of a young man in a blue military-style coat with red facings and silver trim, wearing a powdered wig.

Portrait of a Young Man in Uniform

Unknown artist, 1790s

Portrait of a Young Man in Profile

Unknown artist, c. 1800

Drawing of a youth in a cap with long hair, gazing upward, rendered in brown ink with white highlights.

Head of a Youth Looking Up

Pinturicchio, c. 1485

Grotesque Head of an Old Woman

Leonardo da Vinci, 1489/1490

Pen drawing with white highlights on blue-green paper of a boy with curly hair looking upward.

Head of a Boy

after Albrecht Dürer Anonymous, second half of 16th Century

Chalk drawing of a man in a broad-brimmed hat, turned to the left, with red-tinted lips and a loose white shirt.

Portrait of a Man in a Broad-Brimmed Hat

after Hans Holbein the Younger Anonymous, c. 1526

Brown ink and wash drawing of a female bust with curled hair and draped cloth on a scrolled pedestal.

Bust of a Woman

Attributed to Luca Cambiaso, 1555/65

Drawing of a woman with upswept hair and a large pleated ruff collar, looking forward, with pencil sketch lines around the co

Portrait of a Noblewoman (Madame de Pellegars?)

François Quesnel, 1590/1595

Chalk drawing of an elderly bald man with curly grey hair, a white cravat, and upturned gaze on tan paper.

Bust of an Old Man

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, probably 1763

Pencil sketch of a woman's head and neck, face turned slightly, gazing outward, on pale paper.

Head of a Woman

Thomas Melhuis Strudwick

Faint graphite sketch of a figure with chair and drapery on blue-grey paper, with a small collector's stamp at lower right.

Portrait of a Man

Possibly William Hoare, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of swirling hair strokes on pale worn paper, a fragment of a child's head study.

Head of a Child

Possibly Domenico Peruzzini, n.d.

Profile Bust of Woman

Valerio Castello, n.d.

Head of a Man

Master of the Giants, c. 1779

Charcoal drawing of a woman's head tilted down, eyes lowered, wearing a loose headscarf, on tan paper.

Head of a Woman

Attributed to Antonio Cavallucci, n.d.