Society portraits in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Portrait of Charles Martin Loeffler, John Singer Sargent

Portrait of Charles Martin Loeffler, 1950.

Portrait of Charles Martin Loeffler (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), charcoal on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943), John Singer Sargent

Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943), 1923.

Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943) (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

Harvard Art Museums, United States

Portrait of Katarzyna Potocka née Branicka (1825–1907), wife of Adam, Jan Matejko

Portrait of Katarzyna Potocka née Branicka (1825–1907), wife of Adam, 1890.

Portret Katarzyny z Branickich Potockiej (1825-1907), żony… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Field Marshal Viscount Allenby (1861–1936), GCB, GCMG (sketch), John Singer Sargent

Field Marshal Viscount Allenby (1861–1936), GCB, GCMG (sketch), 1922.

Field Marshal Viscount Allenby (1861–1936), GCB, GCMG… (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Portrait of Octave Maus, Théo van Rysselberghe

Portrait of Octave Maus, 1885.

Portrait d'Octave Maus (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Portrait of Maria Morzycka, Olga Boznańska

Portrait of Maria Morzycka, 1913.

Portret Marii Morzyckiej (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Portrait of Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz, Jan Matejko

Portrait of Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz, 1887.

Portret Mikołaja Zyblikiewicza (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of Madame Wiener

Portrait de madame Wiener (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Bt, John Singer Sargent

Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Bt, 1920.

Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Bt (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

National Portrait Gallery, United Kingdom

Portrait of Dorothy Draper, John Singer Sargent

Portrait of Dorothy Draper, 1919.

Portrait of Dorothy Draper (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), charcoal on laid paper, mounted to thin cardboard

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Doña Ana Quijano de Barbosa (wife of Don Pedro de Barbosa), Juan Rodríguez Juárez

Doña Ana Quijano de Barbosa (wife of Don Pedro de Barbosa), c. 1712.

Doña Ana Quijano de Barbosa (esposa de don Pedro de Barbosa) (museum title)

Juan Rodríguez Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, John Singer Sargent

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, 1923.

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), chalk on paper

National Portrait Gallery, United Kingdom

officier général de la Première Guerre mondiale, John Singer Sargent

officier général de la Première Guerre mondiale, 1922.

officier général de la Première Guerre mondiale (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

National Portrait Gallery, United Kingdom

Portrait of Baroness Nathaniel de Rothschild, née Charlotte de Rothschild (1825-1899), Jean-Léon Gérôme

Portrait of Baroness Nathaniel de Rothschild, née Charlotte de Rothschild (1825-1899), 1866.

Portrait de la baronne Nathaniel de Rothschild, née… (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on wood

Musée d'Orsay, France

Portrait of a Woman, 1851.

Portrait of a Woman (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Portrait of Elza Kraus, 1912.

Portret Elzy Krausowej (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of Ludwik Wodzicki (1834–1894), Marshal of the Galician Sejm, Henryk Siemiradzki

Portrait of Ludwik Wodzicki (1834–1894), Marshal of the Galician Sejm, 1880.

Portret Ludwika Wodzickiego (1834-1894), marszałka sejmu… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Study of Field Marshal John French for "General Officers of World War I", John Singer Sargent

Study of Field Marshal John French for "General Officers of World War I", 1920.

Study of Field Marshal John French for "General Officers of… (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), charcoal on laid paper

Drawings in the National Gallery of Art, United States

John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, John Singer Sargent

John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, 1920.

John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

National Portrait Gallery, United Kingdom

Portrait of Zofia Kirkor-Kiedroniowa, Olga Boznańska

Portrait of Zofia Kirkor-Kiedroniowa, 1905.

Portret Zofii Kirkor-Kiedroniowej (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Don Pedro Barbosa Gómez de Guzmán y Parreño, Juan Rodríguez Juárez

Don Pedro Barbosa Gómez de Guzmán y Parreño, c. 1712.

Don Pedro Barbosa Gómez de Guzmán y Parreño (museum title)

Juan Rodríguez Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Dona Tereza Cristina, 1864.

Dona Tereza Cristina (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil

Mrs. Gardner in White, John Singer Sargent

Mrs. Gardner in White, 1922.

Mrs. Gardner in White (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), watercolor on paper

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, United States

The Man in Red or Portrait of the Painter Paul Baignères, Henri Evenepoel

The Man in Red or Portrait of the Painter Paul Baignères, 1894.

L'homme en rouge ou Portrait du peintre Paul Baignères (museum title)

Henri Evenepoel (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Charles Arthur Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, John Singer Sargent

Charles Arthur Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, 1921.

Charles Arthur Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

National Portrait Gallery, United Kingdom

Studies of Generals Plumer and Haig for "General Officers of World War I" [recto], John Singer Sargent

Studies of Generals Plumer and Haig for "General Officers of World War I" [recto], 1920.

Studies of Generals Plumer and Haig for "General Officers… (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), graphite and charcoal on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of Jadwiga Sapieha, née Sanguszko, Olga Boznańska

Portrait of Jadwiga Sapieha, née Sanguszko, 1910.

Portret Jadwigi z Sanguszków Sapieżyny (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of Mrs Horain, 1908.

Portret pani Horainowej (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of Julia Puget, née Kwilecka, with Her Son Jacek, Olga Boznańska

Portrait of Julia Puget, née Kwilecka, with Her Son Jacek, c. 1907.

Portret Julii z Kwileckich Pugetowej z synem Jackiem (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of Two Young Ladies, Olga Boznańska

Portrait of Two Young Ladies, c. 1904.

Portret dwóch młodych dam (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Lord Wavertree (1856–1933), John Singer Sargent

Lord Wavertree (1856–1933), 1927.

Lord Wavertree (1856–1933) (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

Walker Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Sir Philip Sassoon, 1923.

Sir Philip Sassoon (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, 1861 - 1928. Soldier (study for portrait in General Officers of World War I, 1914 - 1918, in the National Portrait Gallery, London), 1922.

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, 1861 - 1928. Soldier (study… (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

Portrait of Józef Szujski, 1888.

Portret Józefa Szujskiego (1835-1883) (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

George Francis Milne, 1st Baron Milne, 1866 - 1948. Field-Marshal (Study for portrait in General Officers of World War I, 1914 - 1918), John Singer Sargent

George Francis Milne, 1st Baron Milne, 1866 - 1948. Field-Marshal (Study for portrait in General Officers of World War I, 1914 - 1918), 1921.

George Francis Milne, 1st Baron Milne, 1866 - 1948.… (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

Portrait of Gabriële Réval, French Writer, Olga Boznańska

Portrait of Gabriële Réval, French Writer, 1912.

Portret Gabrieli Reval, pisarki francuskiej (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Studies for "General Officers of World War I", John Singer Sargent

Studies for "General Officers of World War I", 1920.

Studies for "General Officers of World War I" (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), charcoal on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Count Aymer de la Chevalerie

Graaf Aymer de la Chevalerie (museum title)

Henri Evenepoel (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

General Sir William Birdwood, John Singer Sargent

General Sir William Birdwood, 1920.

General Sir William Birdwood (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Portrait of artist’s wife, Teodora née Giebułtowska, Jan Matejko

Portrait of artist’s wife, Teodora née Giebułtowska, 1879.

Portret żony artysty Teodory w stroju ślubnym (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Grace Elvina, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, John Singer Sargent

Grace Elvina, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, 1925.

Grace Elvina, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

Currier Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Bona Ossowiecka, Jan Matejko

Portrait of Bona Ossowiecka, 1890.

Portret Bony Ossowieckiej (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Portrait of Madame Claus in Her Wedding Dress, Émile Claus

Portrait of Madame Claus in Her Wedding Dress, 1886.

Portret mevrouw Claus met bruidskleed (museum title)

Émile Claus (Belgian), oil on canvas

Museum of Deinze and the Leie Region (Mudel), Belgium

The Children of François Van Rysselberghe, Théo van Rysselberghe

The Children of François Van Rysselberghe, 1885.

De kinderen van François Van Rysselberghe (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

General Henry Sinclair, Baron Horne, 1861 - 1929. Soldier (Study for portrait in General Officers of World War I), John Singer Sargent

General Henry Sinclair, Baron Horne, 1861 - 1929. Soldier (Study for portrait in General Officers of World War I), 1921.

General Henry Sinclair, Baron Horne, 1861 - 1929. Soldier… (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

Study of General Louis Botha for "General Officers of World War I", John Singer Sargent

Study of General Louis Botha for "General Officers of World War I", 1920.

Study of General Louis Botha for "General Officers of World… (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), graphite on wove paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of Three Sisters, Olga Boznańska

Portrait of Three Sisters, 1909–1910.

Portret trzech sióstr (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson of Trent, John Singer Sargent

Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson of Trent, 1920.

Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson of Trent (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

National Portrait Gallery, United Kingdom

Portrait of J. Armółowicz, Jacek Malczewski

Portrait of J. Armółowicz, 1911.

Portret J.Armółowicza (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Portrait of Zofia Atteslander, Jacek Malczewski

Portrait of Zofia Atteslander, 1908.

Portret Zofii Atteslander (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland