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The Portrait Collection
Famous Portraits
Recreated by Hand
A portrait is a meeting across centuries: a face that looks back at you as it once looked at the painter. This collection gathers the most famous portrait paintings in the world, from the Mona Lisa and Girl with a Pearl Earring to the Arnolfini couple, Whistler's Mother, Klimt's golden Adele and Sargent's daring Madame X, followed by the greatest self-portraits, where artists from Dürer and Rembrandt to Van Gogh and Artemisia Gentileschi painted themselves. Every painting is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction on real canvas.
01Hand-painted in oil on canvas
02Museum-grade reproduction
03Free worldwide shipping
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48 paintings · Icons, Renaissance, power, modern faces and self-portraits · Hand-painted in oil
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The Most Famous Portraits in the World
The faces everyone knows: Leonardo's Mona Lisa and Lady with an Ermine, Vermeer's girl, Van Eyck's Arnolfini couple, Whistler's mother, Klimt's Adele in gold and Sargent's scandalous Madame X.
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Renaissance Faces
The Renaissance invented the modern portrait: real individuals, seen closely and with character. Leonardo's Ginevra, Raphael's courtier and Holbein's English court still feel alive.
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Power, Status and Splendour
Portraits were also statements of power. David turned Napoleon into a legend on a rearing horse; Van Dyck and Rembrandt dressed merchants and nobles in silk and lace.
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Modern Faces
In the nineteenth century portraits grew freer and more personal: Van Gogh's melancholy doctor, Renoir's girl with her cat, Sargent's relaxed Lady Agnew.
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Famous Self-Portraits
When painters turned the mirror on themselves, they left us their most honest pictures: Van Gogh with his bandaged ear, Rembrandt in old age, Artemisia as the allegory of Painting, Courbet with his black dog.
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Choosing a Portrait
A single face for a study or hallway, or a grand full-length portrait for a dining room or staircase.
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Painted by hand
A trained painter rebuilds the image in oils, with visible brushwork, layered colour and the small details that make the original come alive. These are not canvas prints.
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The whole painting, never cropped
Every reproduction keeps the full composition at its true proportions. Choose a size that suits your wall and the painting is scaled, never cut or stretched.
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Size, framing and delivery
Select a size and presentation on the artwork page, or contact ByMuseum for a custom dimension. Every reproduction includes free worldwide shipping.
FAQ
Questions About Famous Portraits
Useful answers before you choose a hand-painted reproduction.
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What is the most famous portrait in the world?
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, painted in the early 1500s and now in the Louvre, is the most famous portrait ever made, followed by Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring.
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What is the most famous self-portrait?
Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889) and Rembrandt's late self-portraits are among the most famous, alongside Dürer's 1500 self-portrait.
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What makes a portrait famous?
Usually a mix of mystery and presence: a direct gaze, a hint of a story, and a painter at the top of their skill.
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Are these paintings prints?
No. Every ByMuseum reproduction is painted by hand in oil on canvas, with real brushwork and texture.
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Can I order a custom size?
Yes. Choose a size on the artwork page or contact ByMuseum for a custom dimension; the composition is never cropped or stretched.
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Explore Famous Paintings of Women, Top 100 Most Famous Paintings or read the story of Whistler's Mother. Or return to all Curated Collections.
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