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Society portraiture

1,098 works by 4 artists

1,098 works of the Society portraiture movement by 4 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 147 museums.

Study for "Death and Victory", John Singer Sargent

Study for "Death and Victory", 1921–1922.

Study for "Death and Victory" (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), watercolor, graphite, and gouache on off-white wove paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

J. Pierpont Morgan, Carlos Baca-Flor

J. Pierpont Morgan, 1914.

J. Pierpont Morgan (museum title)

Carlos Baca-Flor (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Paul Mellon, William Orpen

Paul Mellon, 1924.

Paul Mellon (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Mandolin, Hugh Ramsay

The Mandolin, c. 1903.

The mandolin (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

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

Portrait of the sculptor Miquel Blay, Carlos Baca-Flor

Portrait of the sculptor Miquel Blay, 1892.

Retrato del escultor Miquel Blay (museum title)

Carlos Baca-Flor (Peruvian), oil on canvas

National Art Museum of Catalonia, Spain

A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay, William Orpen

A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay, 1919.

A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

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

Self-Portrait in White Jacket, Hugh Ramsay

Self-Portrait in White Jacket, 1901–1902.

Self-portrait in white jacket (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Major J B McCudden, VC, DSO, MC, MM, William Orpen

Major J B McCudden, VC, DSO, MC, MM, 1918.

Major J B McCudden, VC, DSO, MC, MM (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), Carlos Baca-Flor

John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), 1915.

John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) (museum title)

Carlos Baca-Flor (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Harvard Art Museums, United States

Sunlight, William Orpen

Sunlight, c. 1925.

Sunlight (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on panel

National Gallery of Ireland

Self-Portrait: Head with White Collar, Hugh Ramsay

Self-Portrait: Head with White Collar, 1904.

Self portrait - head with white collar (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

Lenox Avenue, John Singer Sargent

Lenox Avenue, 1938.

Lenox Avenue (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Female academy, Carlos Baca-Flor

Female academy, c. 1893.

Academia femenina (museum title)

Carlos Baca-Flor (Peruvian), fusain sur papier, marouflé sur carton

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Evelyn Marshall Field (Mrs. Marshall Field III), William Orpen

Evelyn Marshall Field (Mrs. Marshall Field III), c. 1921.

Evelyn Marshall Field (Mrs. Marshall Field III) (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Self-Portrait, Hugh Ramsay

Self-Portrait, c. 1902.

Self-portrait (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St-Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, William Orpen

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St-Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 1919.

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie, Knight Grand Cross of… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

Study for "Philosophy", John Singer Sargent

Study for "Philosophy", 1922.

Study for "Philosophy" (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), charcoal on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Foil, Hugh Ramsay

The Foil, 1901.

The foil (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, Prime Minister, William Orpen

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, Prime Minister, 1927.

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, Prime… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Government Art Collection, United Kingdom

Burrabunnia with Orange Tree, Hugh Ramsay

Burrabunnia with Orange Tree, 1904.

Burrabunnia with orange tree (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

Painting, Study for "Architecture, Painting and Sculpture Proctected from Raverages of Time by Athena", John Singer Sargent

Painting, Study for "Architecture, Painting and Sculpture Proctected from Raverages of Time by Athena", 1950.

Painting, Study for "Architecture, Painting and Sculpture… (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Ransom of Atahualpa, Carlos Baca-Flor

The Ransom of Atahualpa, c. 1896–1898.

El rescate de Atahualpa (museum title)

Carlos Baca-Flor (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Sketch of 'The Poet', William Orpen

Sketch of 'The Poet', 1921.

Sketch of 'The Poet' (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), ink on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

A Lady in Blue, Hugh Ramsay

A Lady in Blue, 1902.

A lady in blue (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Study for "The Winds", Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, John Singer Sargent

Study for "The Winds", Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1923.

Study for "The Winds", Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

Harvard Art Museums, United States

Portrait Sketch of Nellie Melba, Hugh Ramsay

Portrait Sketch of Nellie Melba, 1902.

Portrait sketch of Nellie Melba (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia

The Refugee (A), William Orpen

The Refugee (A), 1918.

The Refugee (A) (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Study for "Phaethon", John Singer Sargent

Study for "Phaethon", 1922.

Study for "Phaethon" (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), graphite

National Gallery of Art, United States

Two Girls in White, Hugh Ramsay

Two Girls in White, 1904.

Two girls in white (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas mounted on panel

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

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

Paris Nocturne. The Singer, Carlos Baca-Flor

Paris Nocturne. The Singer, c. 1897–1901.

La cantante (París nocturno) (museum title)

Carlos Baca-Flor (Peruvian), oil on wood

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Portrait sketch of Roland Knoedler, William Orpen

Portrait sketch of Roland Knoedler, c. 1922.

Portrait sketch of Roland Knoedler (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), pencil on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

The Four Seasons, Hugh Ramsay

The Four Seasons, c. 1902.

The four seasons (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on panel

Art Gallery of South Australia

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

The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28th June 1919, William Orpen

The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28th June 1919, 1919.

The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Sir Philip Sassoon, John Singer Sargent

Sir Philip Sassoon, 1923.

Sir Philip Sassoon (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Nude Reclining, Hugh Ramsay

Nude Reclining, 1901.

Nude reclining (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Adam and Eve at Péronne, William Orpen

Adam and Eve at Péronne, 1918.

Adam and Eve at Péronne (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Sketch for Architecture, Painting and Sculpture - Painting (recto), John Singer Sargent

Sketch for Architecture, Painting and Sculpture - Painting (recto), 1950.

Sketch for Architecture, Painting and Sculpture - Painting… (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), charcoal on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Girl in White, Carlos Baca-Flor

Girl in White, c. 1902.

Niña en blanco (museum title)

Carlos Baca-Flor (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Portrait of John Count McCormack (1884-1945), Tenor, William Orpen

Portrait of John Count McCormack (1884-1945), Tenor, 1923.

Portrait of John Count McCormack (1884-1945), Tenor (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

A Lady of Cleveland, U.S.A., Hugh Ramsay

A Lady of Cleveland, U.S.A., 1902.

A Lady of Cleveland, U.S.A. (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

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

Dead Abel, Carlos Baca-Flor

Dead Abel, c. 1886.

Abel muerto (museum title)

Carlos Baca-Flor (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Still Life: Books, Mask and Lamp, Hugh Ramsay

Still Life: Books, Mask and Lamp, 1902.

Still life - books, mask and lamp (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

Dead Germans in a Trench, William Orpen

Dead Germans in a Trench, 1918.

Dead Germans in a Trench (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Studies of Achilles for "Chiron and Achilles", John Singer Sargent

Studies of Achilles for "Chiron and Achilles", 1922.

Studies of Achilles for "Chiron and Achilles" (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), charcoal on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Mountain Shepherd (An Italian Dwarf), Hugh Ramsay

A Mountain Shepherd (An Italian Dwarf), 1901.

A mountain shepherd (An Italian dwarf) (museum title)

Hugh Ramsay (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia