Famous Portrait Paintings (page 6)

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Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned young woman wearing a white dress sits smiling gently at us in this vertical portrait painting. Blended strokes of pearl white, cool green, and muted blue create an overall soft, almost blurred look.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame Henriot, c. 1876 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up, a woman with peachy skin, wearing a white silk dress and feathered headpiece, sits facing and looking at us in a harvest-yellow, upholstered chair in this vertical portrait painting.

Jacques-Louis David Madame David, 1813 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up, a cleanshaven man with peachy skin sits angled to our right in this vertical portrait painting. He has chin-length, curly, auburn-red hair. He gazes off to our right with hazel eyes under thick brows.

Hans Holbein the Younger Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1520/1530 National Gallery of Art

Peter Paul Rubens Agrippina and Germanicus, c. 1614 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up, an older woman with pale, slightly sagging skin and frosty gray hair sits facing us in this loosely painted vertical portrait.

Mary Cassatt Portrait of a Lady, c. 1887 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a young woman from the chest upwards, seated in a slightly turned position to the left.

Camille Corot Portrait of a Young Girl, 1850 or 1859 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a woman from the chest up, with her head slightly turned to the right. She has fair skin, red lips, and brown hair in an updo.

Paul Gauguin Madame Alexandre Kohler, 1887/1888 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Man, Jean-François Millet, c. 1845, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Portrait of a Man, c. 1845 National Gallery of Art

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Suzanne Valadon, c. 1885 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up, a person with peach-colored skin sits facing us as he looks down and to our left in this vertical, stylized, portrait painting.

Amedeo Modigliani Monsieur Deleu, 1916 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts the upper half of a person's body. Their body is facing us, but their head is turned to the right in a three-quarters view, looking away from us.

Gustave Courbet Portrait of a Young Girl, 1857 National Gallery of Art

A dark-haired, disembodied head of a haloed man with pale, peach skin floats against a red and yellow background in this vertical portrait.

Paul Gauguin Self-Portrait, 1889 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the knees up, a young woman sits in a chair angled to our right but she turns her face to look at us in this loosely painted, vertical portrait.

Vincent van Gogh La Mousmé, 1888 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a tightly corseted dress looks off to our left in this vertical pastel drawing. The portrait is loosely sketched with blended areas, giving it a soft look.

Édouard Manet Madame Michel-Lévy, 1882 National Gallery of Art

This vertical portrait painting shows the head and shoulders of a person with pale peach skin and an auburn, cheek-length bob hairstyle. The person has high cheek bones, deep pink lips, and an angular, pointed chin.

Amedeo Modigliani Madame Kisling, c. 1917 National Gallery of Art

A long-haired, small white dog with tawny-brown ears and spots sits on a garnet-red cushion in this loosely painted vertical portrait. The dog looks just to our left with large, round, black eyes under perked eyebrows.

Édouard Manet A King Charles Spaniel, c. 1866 National Gallery of Art

Berthe Morisot The Artist's Sister at a Window, 1869 National Gallery of Art

The head and floppy ears of a dog with a delicate muzzle are loosely painted in this vertical portrait. The dog’s head is cocked to our left, and it looks at us with large, glistening black eyes.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Head of a Dog, 1870 National Gallery of Art

Child with Brown Hair, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1887/1888, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Child with Brown Hair, 1887/1888 National Gallery of Art

A white dog spotted with caramel-brown and with long, floppy ears sits in a garden setting near a green park bench in this loosely painted vertical portrait.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec The Artist's Dog Flèche, c. 1881 National Gallery of Art

This painting is a portrait of a person with dark hair styled neatly in an updo with soft waves over their forehead.

Thomas Eakins Harriet Husson Carville (Mrs. James G. Carville), 1904 National Gallery of Art

Painted in muted lime green, plum purple, buttercup yellow, slate and royal blue, the head and shoulders of a man with peach-colored skin sitting in front of a window looks at us in this stylized, vertical portrait.

Paul Gauguin Self-Portrait Dedicated to Carrière, 1888 or 1889 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a man with peachy skin and long, brown curly hair and goatee stands in front of a window opening onto a moonlit sky in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Portrait of a Member of the Haarlem Civic Guard, c. 1636/1638 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up, a young man with a plump, pale-skinned face hooks one elbow over the back of a wooden chair and looks at us in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Portrait of a Young Man, 1646/1648 National Gallery of Art

The face of a young man with peachy-colored skin and dark hair fills this vertical painting. The man is lit from our left but is angled to slightly to our right, so his face is mostly in shadow.

Edgar Degas Self-Portrait with White Collar, c. 1857 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned young girl wearing an ink-black garment with a cream-white collar and a coral-red sash and necklaces holds a terrier dog as she looks at us in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Miss Beatrice Townsend, 1882 National Gallery of Art

Peach Blossoms, Winslow Homer, 1878, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Peach Blossoms, 1878 Art Institute of Chicago

The Jabach Family, Charles Le Brun, ca. 1660, oil on canvas

Charles Le Brun The Jabach Family, ca. 1660 The Met

Woman in a Garden, Berthe Morisot, 1882–83, oil on canvas

Berthe Morisot Woman in a Garden, 1882–83 Art Institute of Chicago

Madame Paul Escudier (Louise Lefevre), John Singer Sargent, 1882, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Madame Paul Escudier (Louise Lefevre), 1882 Art Institute of Chicago

After the Bullfight, Mary Cassatt, 1873, oil on canvas

Mary Cassatt After the Bullfight, 1873 Art Institute of Chicago

Isabella of Bourbon, Wife of Philip IV of Spain, Diego Velázquez, c. 1632, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Isabella of Bourbon, Wife of Philip IV of Spain, c. 1632 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of General José Manuel Romero, Francisco de Goya, c. 1810, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Portrait of General José Manuel Romero, c. 1810 Art Institute of Chicago

Beggar with Oysters (Philosopher), Édouard Manet, 1865–67, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Beggar with Oysters (Philosopher), 1865–67 Art Institute of Chicago

A young woman peers out to the right from from a Dutch door whose bottom half is closed. She wears a brown dress with a corset and a red beaded necklace.

Rembrandt van Rijn Young Woman at an Open Half-Door, 1645 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo, Francisco de Goya, 1819, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo, 1819 Cleveland Museum of Art

Henry G. Marquand, John Singer Sargent, 1897, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Henry G. Marquand, 1897 The Met

Alphonse Promayet (1822–1872), Gustave Courbet, 1851, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Alphonse Promayet (1822–1872), 1851 The Met

Louis Gueymard (1822–1880) as Robert le Diable, Gustave Courbet, 1857, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Louis Gueymard (1822–1880) as Robert le Diable, 1857 The Met

Madame Auguste Cuoq (Mathilde Desportes, 1827–1910), Gustave Courbet, ca. 1852–57, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Madame Auguste Cuoq (Mathilde Desportes, 1827–1910), ca. 1852–57 The Met

Woman in a Riding Habit (L'Amazone), Gustave Courbet, ca. 1855–59, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Woman in a Riding Habit (L'Amazone), ca. 1855–59 The Met

James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836–1902), Edgar Degas, ca. 1867–68, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836–1902), ca. 1867–68 The Met

Portrait of a Man, Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1618, oil on wood

Anthony van Dyck Portrait of a Man, ca. 1618 The Met

Portrait of a Woman, Called the Marchesa Durazzo, Anthony van Dyck, probably ca. 1622–25, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Portrait of a Woman, Called the Marchesa Durazzo, probably ca. 1622–25 The Met

Self-Portrait, Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1620–21, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Self-Portrait, ca. 1620–21 The Met

Ignacio Garcini y Queralt (1752–1825), Brigadier of Engineers, Francisco de Goya, 1804, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Ignacio Garcini y Queralt (1752–1825), Brigadier of Engineers, 1804 The Met

Josefa de Castilla Portugal y van Asbrock de Garcini (1775–about 1850), Francisco de Goya, 1804, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Josefa de Castilla Portugal y van Asbrock de Garcini (1775–about 1850), 1804 The Met

Tiburcio Pérez y Cuervo (1785/86–1841), the Architect, Francisco de Goya, 1820, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Tiburcio Pérez y Cuervo (1785/86–1841), the Architect, 1820 The Met

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