Antique Portraits
As any art lover knows, Portrait paintings are far more than just mirrors to another person’s physical appearance. Through the use of oils, watercolours and more these pieces offer a glimpse to the sitter’s soul as well as the fashions and symbolism of their time. Long before photography portrait painting was the only way to let people know how you looked and marriages were agreed based off of such pictures. They were the only way to capture a possibly happy moment in time to ruminate on in later life and the only way to recall someone after they had died. With the advent of Photography during the middle of the 19th Century accurate painted representations became less important so artists began to explore more impressionistic and abstract approaches instead. This view continued through the 20th Century to today.
Antique and Vintage portrait paintings offer a wonderful way to engage with the past through a direct connection with another person. Apart from more formal pieces intended for public display (as often found in 19th Century works), many instead are full of softness and openness which bring out the blemishes, insecurities, and longings which all of us are subject to.
At LoveAntiques we have a fine selection of Antique and Vintage Portraits for all your needs.
The Three MusCATeers
Beautiful Portrait of One Stylish Young Lady on Porcelain Plaque
£ 260
Middleton's Antiques
Portrait of Prince of Wales - George IV Oil on Canvas - After Sir William Beechey RA
£ 4,950
Portrait of Prince of Wales - George IV Oil on Canvas - After Sir William Beechey RA
£ 4,950
Middleton's Antiques
C.S.Moreton (Antiques)
Oil on Canvas Interior by Newton Braby
£ 995
Antique and Unique
Oil Painting by Ferdinand E Grone
£ 395
£ 9,600
Large 19th Century Unsigned French Oil Painting, Study of an Italian Lady
£ 9,600
Elmgarden
21st Century Gallery
Original Pastel 'The Redheaded Girl' by Dennis Gilbert
£ 50
JMR Antiques Ltd
French Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman
£ 495
JMR Antiques Ltd
Oil on Canvas Portrait of a French Nobleman
£ 495
JMR Antiques Ltd
Oil on Canvas Portrait of a European Gentleman
£ 595
JMR Antiques Ltd
Superb English 19th Century Portrait of Gentleman
£ 1,195
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Portrait of French Military Officer
£ 1,495
JMR Antiques Ltd
Superb 19th Century Portrait Engraving in Hogarth Frame
£ 295
Vintage House
Framed Gothic Style Oil Painting of a Lady Weeping
£ 125
Kilroy Fine Art
A Fine Tudor Portrait of a Lady - Oil Painting
£ 1,200
21st Century Gallery
Original Oil on Canvas 'The Red Silk Robe' by Antonin (Tony) Bartl 1912-1998. Provenance; Sheila Bartl. C.1948.
£ 2,250
Original Oil on Canvas 'The Red Silk Robe' by Antonin (Tony) Bartl 1912-1998. Provenance; Sheila Bartl. C.1948.
£ 2,250
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Oil on Canvas 'Ulla, or the Blue Woman' by Enrique Brinkmann. B. 1938. Provenance; The Collection of Michael Wilding and Margaret Leighton
£ 9,500
Original Oil on Canvas 'Ulla, or the Blue Woman' by Enrique Brinkmann. B. 1938. Provenance; The Collection of Michael Wilding and Margaret Leighton
£ 9,500
21st Century Gallery
Anthea's Attic
Antique Georgian Early Victorian Oil Painting Study of a Scene from Don Quixote (4 of 4)
£ 1,200
Antique Georgian Early Victorian Oil Painting Study of a Scene from Don Quixote (4 of 4)
£ 1,200
Anthea's Attic
Anthea's Attic
Antique Georgian Early Victorian Oil Painting Study of a Scene from Don Quixote (3 of 4)
£ 1,200
Antique Georgian Early Victorian Oil Painting Study of a Scene from Don Quixote (3 of 4)
£ 1,200
Anthea's Attic
Anthea's Attic
Antique Georgian Early Victorian Oil Painting Study of a Scene from Don Quixote (2 of 4)
£ 1,200
Antique Georgian Early Victorian Oil Painting Study of a Scene from Don Quixote (2 of 4)
£ 1,200
Anthea's Attic
Anthea's Attic
Antique Georgian Early Victorian Oil Painting Study of a Scene from Don Quixote (1 of 4)
£ 1,200
Antique Georgian Early Victorian Oil Painting Study of a Scene from Don Quixote (1 of 4)
£ 1,200
Anthea's Attic
Wick Antiques Ltd
Portrait of Emma, Lady Hamilton as Ariadne, Richard Westall RA
POA
Georgian Antiques
Large Oval Oil Painting
£ 1,250
Georgian Antiques
Robert Hope Oil Painting
£ 2,250
Sunnyside Antiques
Antique Oil Painting - "In the Stack Yard"
£ 2,450
£ 699.32
£ 135
Elder Books & Collectables
Pair Of Framed Antique Chinese Paintings Seated Husband & Wife Very Large Size
£ 2,325
Pair Of Framed Antique Chinese Paintings Seated Husband & Wife Very Large Size
£ 2,325
Elder Books & Collectables
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Mid Century Oil Painting Stag Old Google Eyes Scottish Highlands Loch Morlich
£ 2,000
Mid Century Oil Painting Stag Old Google Eyes Scottish Highlands Loch Morlich
£ 2,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Pair Early 19th Century Hunting Oil Paintings Liberty & Industry Horses By Francis Calcraft Turner
£ 7,500
Pair Early 19th Century Hunting Oil Paintings Liberty & Industry Horses By Francis Calcraft Turner
£ 7,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Large Oil Painting Portrait Scottish Lady In Red Shawl
£ 4,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
19th Century Oil Painting Lady In White Dress Seated Heartsease By Frank E Cox
£ 5,250
19th Century Oil Painting Lady In White Dress Seated Heartsease By Frank E Cox
£ 5,250
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Oil Painting Cornish Fisherman Smoking Pipe Follower Of Newlyn School
£ 2,900
Oil Painting Cornish Fisherman Smoking Pipe Follower Of Newlyn School
£ 2,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Huge Portrait Oil Painting Diplomat Sir Leslie Fielding Scottish Tartan Dress
£ 5,000
Huge Portrait Oil Painting Diplomat Sir Leslie Fielding Scottish Tartan Dress
£ 5,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Oil on Canvas of a Charger with Fabulous History
£ 2,250
£ 3,900
19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of Mary Harris Stretton with Bonnet & Shawl
£ 3,900
Elmgarden
Middleton's Antiques
Portrait of a Gentleman Regency Period Oil on Canvas
£ 1,650
£ 8,950
Royal Academy Harold Knight (1874-1961) Large Historical Oil Portrait Painting
£ 8,950
Artsonline.org.uk
Middleton's Antiques
Victorian Horse Portrait Painting - Signed J W Cole 1886
£ 2,200
Middleton's Antiques
Bronzed Silhouette of Boy - Antique Victorian
£ 245