Blue eyes in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Portrait of James MacNeill (1869-1938), Last Governor General of Ireland, Sarah Purser

Portrait of James MacNeill (1869-1938), Last Governor General of Ireland, 1920s.

Portrait of James MacNeill (1869-1938), Last Governor… (museum title)

Sarah Purser (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Portrait of a boy, Olav Svartdal, Erik Werenskiold

Portrait of a boy, Olav Svartdal, 1932.

Gutteportrett av Olav Svartdal (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), black chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

Sir Henry Parkes, 1892.

Sir Henry Parkes (museum title)

Tom Roberts (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

Portrait of a Man, 1755–1765.

Portrait of a Man (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), red and black chalk on off-white laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Mietek Leaning on Hands, Stanisław Wyspiański

Mietek Leaning on Hands, 1904.

Mietek oparty na rękach (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Young woman in a green dress, sitting in the dunes, Anna Ancher

Young woman in a green dress, sitting in the dunes, c. 1903.

Ung kvinde i grønt, siddende i en klit (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Anchers Hus (Skagens Museum), Denmark

Portrait of Tekla Hultin, Eero Järnefelt

Portrait of Tekla Hultin, 1905.

Tekla Hultinin muotokuva (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Tove Benzon, 1894.

Tove Benzon (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Sofia Albertina of Sweden

Sofia Albertina av Sverige (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on wood

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Portrait of Sella Larsdatter Vikør, Adolph Tidemand

Portrait of Sella Larsdatter Vikør, 1871.

Sella Larsdatter Vikør (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

Mrs Elisabeth Sophie Chrystie, née Krefting, Jens Juel

Mrs Elisabeth Sophie Chrystie, née Krefting, 1801.

Fru Elisabeth Sophie Chrystie, f. Krefting (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Naise portree, 1923–1924.

Naise portree (museum title)

Konrad Mägi (Estonian), oil on canvas

Tartu Art Museum, Estonia

John Charles Turnbull, Cornelius Krieghoff

John Charles Turnbull, 1855.

John Charles Turnbull (museum title)

Cornelius Krieghoff (Canadian), oil on canvas

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Canada

Portrait of Maria Frederike van Reede-Athlone at Seven Years of Age, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Portrait of Maria Frederike van Reede-Athlone at Seven Years of Age, 1755–1756.

Portrait of Maria Frederike van Reede-Athlone at Seven… (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Portrait of Inge Simberg, 1908.

Inge Simbergin muotokuva (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), oil

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Matts Larsson, 1911.

Matts Larsson (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), watercolor on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Portrait of a Grand Vizir (?), Jean-Étienne Liotard

Portrait of a Grand Vizir (?), c. 1741.

Portrait of a Grand Vizir (?) (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Self-Portrait, 1912.

Omakuva (museum title)

Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Gustav Fröding, Poet

Gustav Fröding, poet (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), tempera on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

A young woman from Skagen, Maren Sofie Olsen, Michael Ancher

A young woman from Skagen, Maren Sofie Olsen, 1887.

Skagenspige (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on cardboard

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Portrait of Nenna Janson Nagel, b. Backer Lunde, Harriet Backer

Portrait of Nenna Janson Nagel, b. Backer Lunde, 1892.

Nenna Janson Nagel, f. Backer Lunde (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Rt. Hon. The Viscount Craigavon 1871 - 1940, First Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, John Lavery

Rt. Hon. The Viscount Craigavon 1871 - 1940, First Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, 1923.

Rt. Hon. The Viscount Craigavon 1871 - 1940, First Prime… (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Ulster Museum, United Kingdom

Carton for the polychrome from St Mary's Church - console in the shape of a male head (portrait of T. Stryjeński), Jan Matejko

Carton for the polychrome from St Mary's Church - console in the shape of a male head (portrait of T. Stryjeński), 1890.

Karton do polichromii Kościoła Mariackiego - Konsola… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Study of a Male Figure, c. 1925.

Studium postaci męskiej (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of Wilhelm Feldman, Stanisław Wyspiański

Portrait of Wilhelm Feldman, 1904.

Portret Wilhelma Feldmana (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of the Artist's First Wife, née Klemming, Richard Bergh

Portrait of the Artist's First Wife, née Klemming, 1887.

Porträtt av konstnärens första hustru, f.Klemming (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Portrait of a Boy, 1881.

Porträtt av en pojke (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on panel

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Isaac Sauer (1718-1786)

Isaac Sauer (1718-1786) (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Marie von Heiroth, 1904.

Marie von Heiroth (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

L'Enfant à l'orange, 1890.

L'Enfant à l'orange (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Villa Flora, Switzerland

Portrait of a Man, Study, 1916–1917.

Miehen muotokuva, harjoitelma (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), pastel

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Portrait of Bodil Faber (Daughter of the artist Viggo Johansen), Richard Bergh

Portrait of Bodil Faber (Daughter of the artist Viggo Johansen), 1905.

Porträtt av Bodil Faber (konstnären Viggo Johansens dotter) (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Hedvig Ulrika Hedengran, 1772.

Hedvig Ulrika Hedengran (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Portrait de l'artiste, Gustave Caillebotte

Portrait de l'artiste, 1892.

Portrait de l'artiste (museum title)

Gustave Caillebotte (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Self-Portrait with Wife, Stanisław Wyspiański

Self-Portrait with Wife, 1904.

Autoportret z żoną (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Oscar Boeck, 1890.

Oscar Boeck (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Ribe Art Museum, Denmark

Portrait of Dr Jan Raczyński, Stanisław Wyspiański

Portrait of Dr Jan Raczyński, 1904.

Portret doktora Jana Raczyńskiego (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of a Young Woman, Olga Boznańska

Portrait of a Young Woman, before 1914.

Portret młodej kobiety (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), pastel on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Sick Woman with the White Shawl, Rik Wouters

The Sick Woman with the White Shawl, 1912.

De zieke met de witte sjaal (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Marie Krøyer, 1891.

Marie Krøyer (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil, Jean-Étienne Liotard

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil, 1774.

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Maria Theresa of Austria, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Maria Theresa of Austria, 1762.

Maria Theresa of Austria (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of Gerda Bergh (The Artist's Second Wife), Richard Bergh

Portrait of Gerda Bergh (The Artist's Second Wife), 1900.

Porträtt av Gerda Bergh (konstnärens andra hustru) (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Young Girl Holding a Pot of Hyacinths, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Young Girl Holding a Pot of Hyacinths, c. 1750–1755.

Young Girl Holding a Pot of Hyacinths (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of Dr Jan Raczyński, 1904.

Portret doktora Jana Raczyńskiego (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of Syneve Larsdatter from Vikør, Adolph Tidemand

Portrait of Syneve Larsdatter from Vikør, 1873.

Syneve Larsdatter, Vikør (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Portræt af Michael Ancher, Peder Severin Krøyer

Portræt af Michael Ancher, 1894.

Maler Michael Ancher (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

The Hirschsprung Collection, Denmark

The Skipper. Captain William Lyons, HMT Semiramis, 1917, John Lavery

The Skipper. Captain William Lyons, HMT Semiramis, 1917, 1917.

The Skipper. Captain William Lyons, HMT Semiramis, 1917 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Portrait of Elseberg Herrestvedt, Adolph Tidemand

Portrait of Elseberg Herrestvedt, 1871.

Elseberg Herrestvedt (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), oil on canvas and fibreboard

National Museum of Norway

The girl with flaxen hair, Frances Hodgkins

The girl with flaxen hair, 1893.

The girl with flaxen hair (museum title)

Frances Hodgkins (New Zealander), watercolor

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand