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Portraits

23,658 works

Hand-colored print of a seated woman in a feathered turban and yellow-dotted gown, with her reflection in a mirror behind her

Modern Elegance, a Portrait

James Gillray, May 22, 1795

Satirical etching of a seated painter at an easel beside political portraits, with a speech balloon and framed caricatures on

Two Pair of Portraits, presented to all the unbiased Electors of Great Britain by John Horne Tooke

James Gillray, December 1, 1798

Oval sepia print of a young child in a wide-brimmed flowered hat with arms crossed, with handwritten inscription below.

Portrait of a Child [Master Lamb]

James Gillray, 1781

Brown etching of boxer Mendoza in fighting stance, fists raised, before a crowd of spectators behind wooden railings.

Mendoza

James Gillray, April 24 [1788]

Engraved portrait of William Pitt in powdered wig and dark coat, against a hatched dark background, with coat of arms below.

The Right Honorable William Pitt

James Gillray, May 28, 1789

Etched caricature of a quack doctor in a curled wig and fur collar, leaning at a table between two candlesticks.

Quack Doctor, G. A. Stevens in His Lecture on Heads

Isaac Cruikshank, October 10, 1793

Woodcut frontispiece portrait of a man in a flat cap and fur collar within an arched niche, with Latin caption above.

Annotationes Othonis Brunfelsii...in quatuor Euangelia & Acta Apostolorum...

Otto Brunfels Hans Baldung Grien, 1535

Pencil drawing of a man in a cap working at a lithographic press in a workshop with tools on the bench.

Self-Portrait Working at a Lithographic Press

Julius Adam the Elder, 1847

Etched portrait of a young man in a fur cap and buttoned jacket, with curly hair and a direct gaze.

The Artist's Son, Titus (copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca.1656

Etching of a bearded older man in a wide-brimmed hat seated at a desk with papers and bottles.

Arnold Tholinx, Inspector (reverse copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etching of a young man in half-length with curly hair and a loose collar, set against dense hatched shadows.

Young Man, Half-Length

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1620-69

Etched bust portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur cap and fur-collared coat, shaded with crosshatching.

Bust of an Old Man in a Coat and Fur Collar (copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etching of a bearded man in a feathered turban, turned in three-quarter view, set against dense cross-hatched shadows.

Bust of a Man in a Feathered Turban and Long Beard

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etched portrait of a seated man in dark robe holding a quill pen and blank paper against a dark curtain.

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, Writing Master: the Larger Plate (copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Two chalk head studies on blue-grey paper of a young man in a cap with curly hair, by Moses ter Borch, 1661.

Two Studies of Heads, Self-Portraits

Moses ter Borch, 1661

Chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of a man's head with parted lips, tousled hair and a loose collar.

Self-portrait with Parted Lips

Moses ter Borch, 1660

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor with a red sash, in an ornamental frame, titled Robert d'Evreux, Comte d'Ess

Portraits of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Pieter van Gunst, 1698

Hand-coloured engraved portrait of a bearded man with lace collar and pearls in an oval frame, with a peacock feather.

Portraits of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Charles Louis Simonneau, 1655

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with long wavy hair in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription scroll below.

Bust of St. Joseph in an Oval

Engraved bust of a young boy with curly hair in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription on a scroll below.

Bust of Jesus as a Child in an Oval

Etching of a veiled seated woman with arms crossed over her chest, gazing upward beneath radiating rays of light.

Seated Woman, Arms Crossed in Prayer

A Sketch (Portrait of George Stubbs)

James Bretherton, second half 18th century

Pencil sketch of a young child with bowed head and loosely drawn curly hair, body indicated by quick lines on white paper.

Portrait of an unidentified child

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etched portrait of a standing man in a top hat, long overcoat and cape collar, holding a walking stick.

James McNeill Whistler

Carlo Pellegrini, 19th century

Engraved print of two caricatured 18th-century men in wigs and coats, one seated beside a stool, after a drawing by Hogarth.

Portraits of Lord Melcombe and Lord Winchelsea

Francesco Bartolozzi, December 22, 1781

Engraved frontispiece with an oval portrait of Samuel Butler above a bas-relief scene of a chariot, figures and a seated alle

Frontispiece and Its Explanation: Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 1

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Graphite portrait sketch of a bearded man with curly hair, inscribed Portrait of Myself, by Henry Mosler, 1874.

Portrait of Myself

Henry Mosler, 1874

Etching of John Wilkes seated, holding a pole with a Liberty cap, with North Briton papers and an inkstand on a desk beside h

John Wilkes, Esq.

William Hogarth, May 16, 1763

Small etching of a bearded man with curly hair seen in three-quarter view, with handwritten inscription below.

Bust of a Young Woman

Friederike Emilie August O'Connell

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Masse

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1760

Hand-colored caricature of a huge smiling head over uniformed men with speech bubbles, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1809.

The Head of the Family in Good Humour

Thomas Rowlandson, January 15, 1809

Etched decorative frame design with blank central panel, surrounded by books, scrolls, coins, bread and grapes.

Frame project for the portrait of Armand Guerand

Charles Meryon, 1862