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Portrait paintings · 3

Portraits and self-portraits with stories about artists and sitters. Examine poses, clothing and the objects around each person.

Paintings in this selection

125 artworks. Open a painting to read its story and explore its details.

Edward and Sarah Rutter — Joshua JohnsonJoshua Johnson

Edward and Sarah Rutter

ca. 1805Self-Portrait — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait

1889The Arnolfini Portrait — Jan van EyckJan van Eyck

The Arnolfini Portrait

1434Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau) — John Singer SargentJohn Singer Sargent

Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)

1883–84The Laughing Cavalier — Frans HalsFrans Hals

The Laughing Cavalier

1624Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836) — Jacques Louis DavidJacques Louis David

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

1788A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) — Hilaire Germain Edgar DegasHilaire Germain Edgar Degas

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)

1865Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret — James McNeill WhistlerJames McNeill Whistler

Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret

1883George Washington — Gilbert StuartGilbert Stuart

George Washington

begun 1795Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carraux de Rosemond (1765–1788) — Adélaïde Labille-GuiardAdélaïde Labille-Guiard

Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carraux de Rosemond (1765–1788)

1785By the Seashore — Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir

By the Seashore

1883Portrait of Dora Wheeler — William Merritt ChaseWilliam Merritt Chase

Portrait of Dora Wheeler

1882–83The Skater (Portrait of William Grant) — Gilbert StuartGilbert Stuart

The Skater (Portrait of William Grant)

1782Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848) — Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le BrunElisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848)

1789Little Girl in a Blue Armchair — Mary CassattMary Cassatt

Little Girl in a Blue Armchair

1878Madame Charpentier and Her Children — Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir

Madame Charpentier and Her Children

1878Joseph-Antoine Moltedo (born 1775) — Jean Auguste Dominique IngresJean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Joseph-Antoine Moltedo (born 1775)

ca. 1810Nonchaloir (Repose) — John Singer SargentJohn Singer Sargent

Nonchaloir (Repose)

1911Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (The Artist's Mother) — James McNeill WhistlerJames McNeill Whistler

Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (The Artist's Mother)

1871Berthe Morisot with a Muff — Édouard ManetÉdouard Manet

Berthe Morisot with a Muff

c. 1871–72The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries — Jacques Louis DavidJacques Louis David

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries

1812Madame Moitessier — Jean Auguste Dominique IngresJean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Madame Moitessier

1851Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son — Claude MonetClaude Monet

Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son

1875The Artist's Sister at a Window — Berthe MorisotBerthe Morisot

The Artist's Sister at a Window

1869

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