Old World Portraits
Portrait of a Boy
Rosalba Carriera
A delicate 18th-century pastel portrait by Rosalba Carriera capturing a young boy's gentle gaze.
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
Portrait of the French Consul Le Blond
Rosalba Carriera
An elegant Rococo pastel portrait capturing the dignified presence of the French Consul Le Blond.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Charles Benjamin de Langes de Montmirail, Baron de Lubières
Jean-Étienne Liotard
This elegant 18th-century profile portrait captures the refined dignity of a French nobleman through masterful pastel technique.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Leonhard Euler
Jakob Emanuel Handmann
A striking 18th-century pastel portrait of mathematician Leonhard Euler, featuring rich blue tones and a masterfully captured intelligent gaze.