Art for the Library

This elegant 18th-century profile portrait captures the refined dignity of a French nobleman through masterful pastel technique.

A striking 18th-century pastel portrait of mathematician Leonhard Euler, featuring rich blue tones and a masterfully captured intelligent gaze.

An elegant 18th-century pastel portrait of Henry Hoare, known as 'The Magnificent', rendered in striking blues and golds.

A striking mid-18th-century self-portrait featuring the artist in vibrant Turkish dress with a masterfully rendered beard.

A dignified 19th-century pastel portrait of a gentleman by the renowned artist Mary Cassatt.

An elegant Rococo pastel portrait capturing the dignified presence of the French Consul Le Blond.

An elegant 19th-century pastel portrait of a gentleman, characterized by soft tonal transitions and a dignified expression.

A dignified and technically masterful self-portrait by the celebrated Venetian Rococo artist Rosalba Carriera.

An intimate and sophisticated 19th-century portrait of a woman enveloped in a plush fur collar.

A characterful pastel portrait by Edgar Degas capturing a gentleman in a classic opera hat.