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Portrait of a child

53 works by 20 artists

53 works featuring “Portrait of a child” by 20 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 36 museums.

Prince Alfred and Princess Helena, Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Prince Alfred and Princess Helena, 1848–1849.

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Child in a Red Hat, Michel Feydeau, Carolus-Duran

Child in a Red Hat, Michel Feydeau, 1905.

L'enfant au chapeau rouge, Michel Feydeau, fils de Georges… (museum title)

Carolus-Duran (French), oil on canvas

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France

Portrait of Countess Gyula Károlyi, Gyula Benczúr

Portrait of Countess Gyula Károlyi, 1888.

Gróf Károlyi Gyuláné arcképe (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Jósa András Museum, Hungary

A daughter and a son (Constantijn?) of the artist, Caspar Netscher

A daughter and a son (Constantijn?) of the artist, 1661–1684.

Een dochtertje en een zoon (Constantijn ?) van de schilder (museum title)

Caspar Netscher (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

A Child Picking Fruit, Gerrit van Honthorst

A Child Picking Fruit, c. 1632.

Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch), oil on canvas

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Portrait of Marguerite and Robert de Broglie, Carolus-Duran

Portrait of Marguerite and Robert de Broglie, 1890.

Portrait de Marguerite (1883-1973) et Robert (1880-1956) de… (museum title)

Carolus-Duran (French), oil on canvas

Musée Carnavalet, France

My Children, Gyula Benczúr

My Children, 1881.

Gyermekeim (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

A Boy as Pierrot, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

A Boy as Pierrot, c. 1780.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), oil on canvas

Wallace Collection, United Kingdom

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, with Prince Alfred, Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, with Prince Alfred, 1849.

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Little Girl with a Doll, Gyula Benczúr

Little Girl with a Doll, 1863.

Dievčatko s bábikou (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Slovak National Gallery, Slovaquie

Head of a Young Boy, Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Head of a Young Boy

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, United States

Isabelle Franks (c. 1769/1770–1855), Thomas Gainsborough

Isabelle Franks (c. 1769/1770–1855), 1775–1778.

Isabelle Franks (c.1769/1770–1855) (museum title)

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Birmingham Museums Trust, United Kingdom

The Pitminster Boy, Thomas Gainsborough

The Pitminster Boy, c. 1768–1769.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Gainsborough's House, United Kingdom

Heneage Lloyd and His Sister, Thomas Gainsborough

Heneage Lloyd and His Sister, c. 1750.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom

Marion Lenbach in Knight's Armor, Franz von Lenbach

Marion Lenbach in Knight's Armor, 1902.

Marion Lenbach in Ritterrüstung (museum title)

Franz von Lenbach (German), paint on canvas

Lenbachhaus, Germany

Orange, blue and white (portrait of Keith), Arthur Streeton

Orange, blue and white (portrait of Keith), 1889.

Arthur Streeton (Australian), oil on cardboard

Art Gallery of South Australia

Princess Alice (1843-78), Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Princess Alice (1843-78), 1845.

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Victoria, Princess Royal, Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Victoria, Princess Royal, 1842.

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Master John Heathcote, Thomas Gainsborough

Master John Heathcote, c. 1771–1772.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Painter's Daughters with a Cat, Thomas Gainsborough

The Painter's Daughters with a Cat, c. 1760–1761.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Bust-Length Portrait of a Young Boy, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Bust-Length Portrait of a Young Boy, 1745–1799.

Portrait en buste d'un jeune garçon (museum title)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French)

Cognacq-Jay Museum, France

Portrait of Horace Delaroche, Paul Delaroche

Portrait of Horace Delaroche, 1838.

Portrait d'Horace Delaroche (museum title)

Paul Delaroche (French), oil on canvas

Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

Édouard Bertin, Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Édouard Bertin, 1800s.

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French), oil on wood

Louvre Museum, France

Laura at Seven, Carolus-Duran

Laura at Seven, 1887.

Carolus-Duran (French), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

The Synnot children, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Synnot children, 1781.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Portrait of a Child, Gyula Benczúr

Portrait of a Child, c. 1865.

Podobizeň dieťaťa (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

East Slovak Gallery, Slovaquie

Baron Theodor von Cramer-Klett, Franz von Lenbach

Baron Theodor von Cramer-Klett, 1880s.

Theodor Freiherr von Cramer-Klett (museum title)

Franz von Lenbach (German), paint on cardboard

Lenbachhaus, Germany

The Story Book, William Bouguereau

The Story Book, 1877.

Le livre d'histoires (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of the Charleton Children, Thomas Gainsborough

Portrait of the Charleton Children, c. 1770.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, United States

Edward Richard Gardiner, Thomas Gainsborough

Edward Richard Gardiner, 1760–1768.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Annie Haden, James McNeill Whistler

Annie Haden, 1860.

James McNeill Whistler (American), drypoint in dark brown ink on Asian laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Dragonfly, Ilya Répine

Dragonfly, 1884.

«Стрекоза» (museum title)

Ilya Répine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Philippe-Grégoire Delaroche, the Artist's Younger Son, Paul Delaroche

Philippe-Grégoire Delaroche, the Artist's Younger Son, 1851.

Portrait of Philippe-Grégoire Delaroche, the Artist's… (museum title)

Paul Delaroche (French), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Marion Lenbach (1892–1947), the Artist's Daughter, Franz von Lenbach

Marion Lenbach (1892–1947), the Artist's Daughter, 1900.

Franz von Lenbach (German), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Edward VI as a Child, Hans Holbein le Jeune

Edward VI as a Child, probably 1538.

Hans Holbein le Jeune (Swiss), oil on wood

National Gallery of Art, United States

King Edward VII (1841-1910), when Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Franz Xaver Winterhalter

King Edward VII (1841-1910), when Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, 1846.

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Head of a Young Boy (Pierre-Alexandre Wille?), Study, Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Head of a Young Boy (Pierre-Alexandre Wille?), Study, c. 1755.

Tête de jeune garçon (Pierre-Alexandre Wille ?) ; étude (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Portrait of Yury Repin as a Child, Ilya Répine

Portrait of Yury Repin as a Child, 1882.

Портрет Ю.И. Репина в детстве (museum title)

Ilya Répine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

The Balbi Children, Antoine van Dyck

The Balbi Children, 1625–1627.

Antoine van Dyck (Belgian), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Susanna Gardiner, Thomas Gainsborough

Susanna Gardiner, 1758.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Arthur Haden, James McNeill Whistler

Arthur Haden, 1859.

James McNeill Whistler (American), drypoint on Japan paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Little Lazy Boy, Jean-Baptiste Greuze

The Little Lazy Boy, 1755.

Le Petit Paresseux (museum title)

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French), oil on canvas

Musée Fabre, France

Portrait of Jacques Amalric, Antoine-Jean Gros

Portrait of Jacques Amalric, 1804.

Portrait de Jacques Amalric (museum title)

Antoine-Jean Gros (French), oil on canvas

Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

A Boy in a Red-Lined Cloak, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

A Boy in a Red-Lined Cloak, 1780s.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), oil on wood

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of a Boy, Santiago Rusiñol

Portrait of a Boy, c. 1892.

Retrat de nen (museum title)

Santiago Rusiñol (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Art Museum of Catalonia, Spain

Head of a Young Boy, Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Head of a Young Boy, 1763.

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Little Girl, William Bouguereau

Little Girl, 1878.

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

National Museum of Western Art, Japan

Portrait of Vera Repina as a Child, Ilya Répine

Portrait of Vera Repina as a Child, 1874.

Портрет В.И. Репиной в детстве (museum title)

Ilya Répine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

My Child, Odilon Redon

My Child, 1892.

Mon Enfant (My Child) (museum title)

Odilon Redon (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Painter's Daughters Chasing a Butterfly, Thomas Gainsborough

The Painter's Daughters Chasing a Butterfly, c. 1756.

Thomas Gainsborough (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom