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PEOPLE AND PORTRAITS

Here are a collection of contemporary and old archival photographic portraits, and portrait paintings from masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Gaugin among others. You'll also find links to material relating to artists whose work has primarily focused on the human figure and portraiture.

Our Miniature Portraits Drawing Ideas Sheet has simple instructions on how to get started making your own mini masterpiece.

ACTIVITY

DRAWING IDEAS: MINIATURE PORTRAITS

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Drawing Ideas Sheet with text on Miniature Portraits and illustrative images.

Berthe Morisot, Portrait of Julie Manet 1890. Public Domain.

PHOTOGRAPHS

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Maude Fealy American Actress

Ella Fitzgerald Photograph 1946

Humphrey Bogart 1945

Bette Davis American Actress

Dolores del Río Mexican Actress-1933.

Cab Calloway 1947.jpg

Boy Wearing Sailor Suit 1902

Small Girl Standing on a Chair Photograp

Raisa-Struchkova-Russian-Ballerina-1954.

Raven Wilkinson, American Dancer and Ballerina

Helen Keller with dog

Valentina Tereshkova

Infant In Warm Clothes Sleeping Photo by ArtHouse Studio from Pexels

Shallow focus photo of little boys Photo by Tomas Ribeiro from Pexels

Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh from Pexels

Woman sitting on containers Photo by Sankalpa Joshi from pexels

Woman wearing yellow head Photo by Seun George from Pexelsscarf sitting

Photo by Nasser Almutairi from Pexels

PAINTINGS, PORTRAITURE AND PEOPLE

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Self Portrait with Straw Hat, 1887 by Vincent Van Gogh source rawpixel

The Postman (Joseph Roulin) Vincent Van Gogh source rawpixel, 1888,

Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle 1889, Vincent Van Gogh source rawpixel

Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents) Paul Gaugin, 1893 source rawpixel

Two Sisters (on Terrace) Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881 source rawpixel

Sailor Boy (Portrait of Robert Nunes), 1883 Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Portrait of the Artist's Sister, 1891 Georges Lemmon source Art Institute of chicago (Public Domain)

Harlequin 1888-1890 Paul Cezanne source rawpixel

The Banjo Lesson, Henry O Tanner, 1893

The Thankful Poor, Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1894

Woman Mending,1895, Camille Pissaro Art Institute of Chicago Public Domain

Malay Girl 1938, Irma Stern 1938

Mothers Kiss, Illustration by Mary Cassat, (1844-1926) source rawpixel

Elegant Lady Pouring Tea, Le Pho.

The Milkmaid, By Johannes Vermeer ca 1660. Original from the Rijksmusuem, source raxpixel

Mada Primavesi, Gustav Klimt, (1912-1913) Original from the MET Museum Source rawpixel.

The Water Carrier, Albert Huie

Mother and Child, Date1906, Julius Gari Melchers Art Institute of Chicago (Public domain)

Girl with a Flute, by Johannes Vermeer ca 1665-1675

Mummy Portrait of a Man Wearing an Ivy Wreath, source Art Institue of Chicago (Public Domain)

Three Girls, Amrita Sher Gil, 1935

Portrait of an Indian Woman, Irma Stern, 1936

Old Man With A Gold Chain, Rembrandt Harmensz, van Rijn source Art Institute of Chicago (Public Domain)

Paris Street; Rainy Day 1877, Gustave Raille source Art Institute of Chicago (Public Domain)

Little Sister Thuy, Tran Van Can, 1943

Brahmacharis, Amrita Sher Gil, 1937

Anna Washington Derry, Laura Wheeler Waring, 1927 source: Smithsonian American Art Museum

Frida Kahlo, Artist: Belinda Guidi

Untitled, Artist: Belinda Guidi

One of the portrait from the collection of portraits, Portraits of an Actor by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), a traditional Japanese Ukyio-e style illustration, Original from Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.