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Portraits, masks, heads, expressive figures, and people who appear to know something. Browse the public-domain works below, then open an artwork to see available products.

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Horsewoman by Théodore Géricault.

Théodore Géricault

Horsewoman

1820 or later

Reverse copy of The Martyrdom of St Paul from The Matyrdom of the Twelve Apostles by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Reverse copy of The Martyrdom of St Paul from The Matyrdom of the Twelve Apostles

Date not stated

Esther and Ahasuerus by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Esther and Ahasuerus

mid-17th century

A Banquet by Dirck Hals.

Dirck Hals

A Banquet

1628

Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece) by Robert Campin.

Robert Campin

Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)

ca. 1427–32

Portrait of a Young Man by Pompeo Batoni.

Pompeo Batoni

Portrait of a Young Man

ca. 1760–65

Tapestry with figurative scenes by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Tapestry with figurative scenes

17th century

Hugo van der Goes Making a Portrait of Mary of Burgundy by Wilhelm (Guillaume) Koller.

Wilhelm (Guillaume) Koller

Hugo van der Goes Making a Portrait of Mary of Burgundy

ca. 1872

[Flower Study, Rose of Sharon] by Adolphe Braun.

Adolphe Braun

[Flower Study, Rose of Sharon]

ca. 1854

Portrait of a Surgeon by Netherlandish Painter.

Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of a Surgeon

Date not stated

A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head by Anonymous, Italian, 17th century.

Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head

ca. 1640–60

"A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi.

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

1597–98

Vanitas Still Life by Herman Henstenburgh.

Herman Henstenburgh

Vanitas Still Life

n.d.

The winged archangel Saint Michael holding a sword and standing on the head of the devil, who descends into hell, an oval composition by Anonymous, 17th century.

Anonymous, 17th century

The winged archangel Saint Michael holding a sword and standing on the head of the devil, who descends into hell, an oval composition

1600–40

Portrait of a Man by Corneille de Lyon.

Corneille de Lyon

Portrait of a Man

Date not stated

Portrait of a Young Boy by Paulus Moreelse.

Paulus Moreelse

Portrait of a Young Boy

Date not stated

Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff by Frans Hals.

Frans Hals

Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff

1625

The Honey Moon (The English Dance of Death, plate 13) by Thomas Rowlandson.

Thomas Rowlandson

The Honey Moon (The English Dance of Death, plate 13)

August 1, 1814

Altar Frontal with Man of Sorrows and Saints by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Altar Frontal with Man of Sorrows and Saints

ca. 1465

The Love Song by Sir Edward Burne-Jones.

Sir Edward Burne-Jones

The Love Song

1868–77

Saint George on Horseback by Hans Burgkmair.

Hans Burgkmair

Saint George on Horseback

1508/1518

Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée).

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus

1658

Portrait of a Woman by Jean Marc Nattier.

Jean Marc Nattier

Portrait of a Woman

1753

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino by François Boucher.

François Boucher

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino

early 1730s

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