Old World Portraits
Mr. Robert Gwillym
Joseph Wright of Derby
A striking 18th-century portrait featuring a man in a rich crimson coat set against a dramatic, atmospheric sky.
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
Emir of Lebanon
József Borsos
An opulent mid-19th-century portrait of a seated dignitary in lavishly embroidered garments.
Old World Portraits
The Flute Player
Abraham Bloemaert
A striking Dutch Golden Age portrait of a young musician captured in a moment of dramatic illumination.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Camille Barrère at the Palais Farnèse
Paul-Albert Besnard
A stately portrait of Camille Barrère, characterized by dramatic lighting and formal old-world elegance.