Old World Portraits
Muhammad Ali, Viceroy of Egypt
Auguste Couder
This stately 19th-century portrait captures Muhammad Ali, the Viceroy of Egypt, in a moment of dignified repose.
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
Empress Maria Theresa
Jean-Étienne Liotard
This elegant 18th-century pastel portrait captures Empress Maria Theresa in a moment of quiet dignity and refined grace.
Old World Portraits
Sir James Thornhill
Marcellus Laroon the Younger
This 1713 portrait by Marcellus Laroon the Younger depicts the celebrated English painter Sir James Thornhill in a dignified, classical pose.
Old World Portraits
Rubens Peale
Rembrandt Peale
A refined 19th-century portrait of a young man, notable for its sensitive rendering and classic scholarly feel.