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Portraits

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Oval engraved portrait of a woman with a flower in her hair, drop earrings, and lettered border, by Claude Mellan.

Virginia da Vezzo, Wife of Simon Vouet

Claude Mellan, 1626

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curly hair, pearl necklace and braided dress, inscribed Anna Maria Vaiani.

Anna Maria Vaiani

Claude Mellan, 1624-36

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl necklace on a pedestal, labelled Madame Henriette Anne.

Henriette-Anne d'Angleterre, duchesse d'Orléans

Mezzotint portrait of a man with long hair holding a palette and a miniature of a woman, inscribed Bartholomeus Vander Helst.

Bartholomeus van der Helst

Abraham Blooteling, ca. 1670

Young man facing three quaters right wearing a fur headdress with a plume, jewel and a headband, from series of 'Smal…

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Head of an old man facing right, from "Large Oriental Heads"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Head of an old man facing left, from "Large Oriental Heads"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Head of an old man with a turban facing left, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a bearded old man in a fur-trimmed turban, with small sketches of an animal head and hand below.

Head of an old bearded man with a turban, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Head of an old bearded man facing right, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Head of a bearded man with a turban facing right, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Head of an old man looking down, facing left, from "Small Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a fur cap with curly hair, looking toward the viewer against a pale background.

Head of a man wearing a feathered cap (possibly Bernini, possibly a self portrait), from "Large Oriental Heads"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a man's head in shadow wearing a fur hat with a feather, turned slightly left, with a wrapped cloth at the shoulde

Head of a man in shadow turned slightly to the left, from "Large Oriental Heads"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Head of an old bearded man facing right, from the series of 'Small Heads in Oriental Headdress'

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-1650

Head of an old man looking down, facing left, from "Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a bearded man in a feathered cap with curly hair, gazing sharply toward the viewer.

Head of a man wearing a feathered cap (possibly Bernini, possibly a self portrait), from the series of 'Large Orienta…

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-1650

Head of a Woman

Frank Duveneck, 1884

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man with long hair resting his hand on his chin, pensive pose, on tinted paper.

Self-Portrait

Gustave Courbet, ca. 1866

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with pearl necklace and upswept curled hair, with Latin inscription banner below.

Portrait of Agathe de Châtillon

Engraved oval portrait of Ludovica Maria Gonzaga with curled hair, pearl necklace and inscribed border, with crowned monogram

Ludovica Maria Gonzaga, Queen of Poland

Claude Mellan, 1645

Engraved portrait of Cardinal Richelieu seated at a desk writing, with cherubs holding laurel and a harbor view.

Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu

Claude Mellan, 1651

Engraved bust portrait of a man above an inscribed pedestal reading Jo Bap Piranesi Venet Architectus, with smoke and an open

Jo Bap Piranesi Venet Architectus (Portrait of Piranesi)

Felice Polanzani, 1750

Engraved self portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and lace collar, set against a cross-hatched background.

Claude Mellan: Self Portrait

Claude Mellan, 1635

Chalk drawing of a standing young boy in buttoned jacket, draped cloak and breeches, leaning on a ledge.

Portrait of a Young Nobleman

Unknown artist, 17th century

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and lace collar, with an inscription panel below.

Henriette-Marie de Buade-Frontenac

Claude Mellan, 1641

Engraving of two men in ornate costume facing each other beneath a decorative arch with putti, ca. 1531.

Emperors Charles V and Ferdinand I

Christoph Bockstorffer, ca. 1531

Engraving of the bust of adult Christ with long hair and beard, gazing upward, one finger raised, with radiating halo lines.

Bust of the Adult Christ

Claude Mellan, 1652

Engraved vignette of a seated helmeted woman with spear and shield, with ships and a temple in the background.

Banknote vignette with Allegory of America

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of a seated woman with a caduceus beside a sailing ship on rough waves, with a stone pedestal at right.

Banknote vignette with female figure representing marine commerce

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Studies of the head of Saskia and others

Ignace-Joseph de Claussin, 1805

Etching of a sheet of studies with a large head of a smiling man with curly hair, a smaller capped head at upper left, and ha

Sheet of studies with the head of the artist, a beggar man, woman and child

Ignace-Joseph de Claussin, 1805