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The reference works belong to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection and are not offered for sale here. Records and images use the museum’s CC0 open-access release; there is no museum partnership. Sources and methodology.

c. 1793 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Jaipur

Portrait of Maharaja Pratap Singh (1764–1803)

Sahib Ram (Indian, active 1745–1803) · Colored ink drawing

c. 1590 · Mughal India

Portrait of Maharaja Rai Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1574-1612)

Nur Muhammad (Indian, active c. 1580–1630) · Ink and gum tempera on paper

1545 · Germany

Portrait of Maria Kitscher, Frau von Freyberg

Hans Mielich (German, 1516–1573) · oil on wood

after 1788 · England, 18th century

Portrait of Mary Anne Jolliffe

Gainsborough Dupont (British, 1754–1797) · oil on canvas

18th century · England, 18th century

Portrait of Mrs. George Collier

Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792) · oil on canvas

c. 1657 · England, 17th century

Portrait of Mrs. Leneve

Peter Lely (British, 1618–1680) · oil on canvas

c. 1635; borders c. 1700s · Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58)

Portrait of Murad Bakhsh (1624–61)

Balchand (Indian, active 1595–c. 1650) · gum tempera and gold on paper

1827 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Portrait of Ōzora Buzaemon

Watanabe Kazan (Japanese, 1793–1841) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

c. 1476–82 · Spain

Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere

Pedro Berruguete (Castilian, c. 1445/1450-1503) · oil on wood, transferred to canvas

1100s · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Portrait of Priest Dazhi (1048–1116), Master of Law

Liu Tao (Chinese, late 1000s–early 1100s) · Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk

c. 1655 · Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (1627–58)

Portrait of Prince Murad Baksh (1624–1661)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

probably 1619 · Mughal India, Court of Jahangir (reigned 1605 - 27), possibly Lahore

Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618–46)

Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50) · Gum tempera and gold on paper

c. 1680–1685 · India, Mughal court, 17th century

Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1867 · France

Portrait of Renoir

Frédéric Bazille (French, 1841–1870) · oil on canvas

early 1600s · Italy, Cremona

Portrait of Roberto Castiglione

Artist not recorded · oil on canvas

c. 1760 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Kishangarh

Portrait of Sardar Singh (Son of Savant Singh, 1730–68)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

late 1400s–early 1500s · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Portrait of Sugawara Michizane

Yōgetsu (Japanese, active late 1400s to early 1500s) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

c. 1600 · India, Mughal court, early 17th century

Portrait of Suraj Singh Rathor, Raja of Marwar and Maternal Uncle of Shah Jahan: A Page from the Prince Khurram Album

Bishandas (Indian, active c. 1610–30) · Gum tempera and gold on paper

c. 1640–50 · India, Mughal court, 17th century

Portrait of the Aged Akbar

Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645) · Gum tempera and gold on paper

1700s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Portrait of the Great Master Yeongwoldang Eungjin

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk

c. 1631–32 · Spain

Portrait of the Jester Calabazas

Diego Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660) · oil on canvas

c. 1761 · England, 18th century

Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke

Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792) · oil on canvas

1759 · France

Portrait of the Marquise d'Aguirandes

François Hubert Drouais (French, 1727–1775) · oil on canvas

1634 · Netherlands

Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman

Frans Hals (Dutch, c. 1581–1666) · oil on canvas