Old World Portraits
Henry Hoare, The Magnificent, of Stourhead
William Hoare
An elegant 18th-century pastel portrait of Henry Hoare, known as 'The Magnificent', rendered in striking blues and golds.
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 Frederic Graaf de Thoms
Unknown Artist
This elegant 18th-century pastel portrait captures the refined dignity of Frederic Graaf de Thoms.
Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait
Rosalba Carriera
A dignified and technically masterful self-portrait by the celebrated Venetian Rococo artist Rosalba Carriera.
Old World Portraits
The Lavergne Family Breakfast
Jean-Étienne Liotard
An intimate and exceptionally refined 18th-century domestic scene capturing a quiet moment between a mother and child.