Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait
Louis Meijer
An elegant 19th-century self-portrait of artist Louis Meijer, featuring his loyal dog and a seascape in progress.
Old World Portraits
Scholarly portraits and old-world figures with gravity.
Richly dressed sitters, formal poses, and darker palettes give these portraits their stately, old-world presence.
Old World Portraits
Heintje, a Girl from Het Gooi
Jan Veth
An intimate and soulful late 19th-century profile portrait of a young girl in traditional Dutch attire.
Old World Portraits
The Greek Girl
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
A luminous and contemplative nineteenth-century portrait of a young woman in traditional attire by French master Camille Corot.
Old World Portraits
Miss Beatrice Townsend
John Singer Sargent
A charming and elegant 19th-century portrait of a young girl and her companion dog by the master painter John Singer Sargent.