Portraits of women

Centuries of faces: queens and merchants' wives, readers and dancers, painted, printed and photographed. A much-searched corner of the archive, entirely public domain.

Portrait of a WomanRichard Cosway · 1790s Box with portrait of a woman, said to be Madame BaillyPierre Rouvier · ca. 1780 Frauenbildnis (Portrait of a Woman)Lovis Corinth · 1914 [Paper Silhouette Portrait of a Woman]Unknown · 1840s–50s Bust-Length Portrait of a WomanUnknown maker · late 17th–early 18th century Portrait of a Woman Aged SixtyFrans Hals · 1633 Portrait of a Woman and BabySilas Eastham · c. 1855 Portrait of a Woman in ProfileJohn Downman · 1791 Portrait of a Woman PreachingWilliam M. Phipps · c. 1895 Portrait of a Woman SewingAmerican 19th Century · 1880s Portrait of a Woman TattingAmerican 19th Century · 1880s Study for a Portrait of a WomanSir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) · 1670s Portrait of a Woman [recto]Hans Holbein the Elder · c. 1508 Portrait of a Woman [reverse]Regnault Danet · Date unknown Portrait of a Woman, Called Héloïse AbélardGustave Courbet · Date unknown Portrait of a Woman and BoyAmerican 19th Century · c. 1863 Portrait of a Woman and ChildAmerican 19th Century · c. 1860 Portrait of a Woman and ChildrenWilliam F. Shorey · c. 1890 Portrait of a Woman Peeling ApplesAmerican 19th Century · 1880s Portrait of a Woman Washing DishesAmerican 19th Century · 1860s Portrait of a Woman Holding a BookFrench Painter · Date unknown Portrait of a Woman in GrayEdgar Degas · ca. 1865 Portrait of a Woman, probably Machtelt Bas (?-1681)Unknown maker · after 1650 Portrait of a Woman [obverse]Giovanni Maria Pomedelli · first quarter 16th century Portrait of a Woman Aged Sixty-EightMaarten de Vos · 1569 Portrait of a Woman and a FamilyAmerican 19th Century · 1850s Portrait of a Woman and Four ChildrenAmerican 19th Century · 1860s Portrait of a Woman and Two GirlsAmerican 19th Century · 1850s Portrait of a Woman with a Blue SashJohn Downman · 1791 Portrait of a Woman with a BroomG. C. Urlin · c. 1885 Portrait of a Woman with a Lace CapMicah Williams · c. 1823 Portrait of a Woman with a Wash TubJacob Byerly · c. 1863 Portrait of a Woman with Sewing MachineAmerican 19th Century · c. 1860 Portrait of a Woman with Wide Brim HatJan Chalon · 1790 Portrait of a Woman in a Rose DressFrench Painter · Date unknown [Portrait of a Woman]Louis-Pierre-Théophile Dubois de Nehaut · 1854–56 Portrait of a Woman (from Sketchbook)Daniel Huntington · ca. 1870 Portrait of a Woman and an OnlookerAlfonso Ruspagiari · late 16th century Portrait of a Woman, probably Jacobmina de Grebber (?-1666)Anthonie Palamedesz · 1652 Portrait of a Woman, Called the Marchesa DurazzoAnthony van Dyck · probably ca. 1622–25