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.
£ 1,250
Norfolk Trade Antiques
Pair of Stunning Horse Oil Paintings by Joy Stanley Ricketts
£ 1,095
Trade Antiques
Oil on Paper Reclining Cat Listed Artist Caroline
£ 225
Graham Reed Fine Art
Winifred Joan Ophelia Gordon Bell Pastel - Cairn Terrier
£ 350
Trade Antiques
Pencil & Watercolour Baby Ralph Monogrammed A A 1869
£ 135
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Old Man with Pipe Oil on Board by Arturo Petrocelli
£ 225
Old Man with Pipe Oil on Board by Arturo Petrocelli
£ 225
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Celia Rose Antiques
Miniature Portrait Two Young Sisters
£ 165
Celia Rose Antiques
Miniature Portrait Major Henry Strong 3rd Madras
£ 285
Celia Rose Antiques
Miniature Portrait of Helen Sedlmyr (1813-1898)
£ 175
Celia Rose Antiques
Hand Painted Miniature Portrait 1900/1910
£ 265
Celia Rose Antiques
French Miniature Portrait in Original Ormolu Frame
£ 245
£ 1,400
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of Monk in Gilt Frame
£ 795
£ 875
Circle of George Morland (1763-1804) Superb Late 18th Century Genre Oil Painting
£ 875
Artsonline.org.uk
Antiques & Chic
Antique Oil on Canvas in Gilt Frame
£ 445
Antiques & Chic
Tavern or Inn Scene Oil on Canvas
£ 475
Lefays Fine Arts
Pair of 18th Century Enamel Portrait Miniatures
£ 1,975
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Scottish Oil Painting Girl Reading Story Book by David Alison RSA c.1914
£ 5,500
Scottish Oil Painting Girl Reading Story Book by David Alison RSA c.1914
£ 5,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
£ 775
Pierre Lombart (1613-1681) 12+4 Countess Engravings - Sir Anthony Van Dyke c.1660
£ 775
Artsonline.org.uk
Wick Antiques Ltd
Oil Painting by Georges Dupré
£ 3,200
Antiques & Chic
Antique Oil on Canvas - A Cavalry Officer Very Large
£ 595
Antiques & Chic
Thomas Sidney Cooper - Signed & Dated
£ 595
£ 1,195
Exceptional Quality 18th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman
£ 1,195
JMR Antiques Ltd
Antiques & Chic
Georgian Portrait Painting. On Canvas
£ 745
Artsonline.org.uk
Large Early 19th Century Gilt Framed Oil Portrait Painting Of A Lady
£ 875
Large Early 19th Century Gilt Framed Oil Portrait Painting Of A Lady
£ 875
Artsonline.org.uk
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
18th Century Portrait Captain Gamaliel Nightingale by John Simmons
£ 15,000
18th Century Portrait Captain Gamaliel Nightingale by John Simmons
£ 15,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Grey Horse in Stable by Stanley Berkeley
£ 9,000
Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Grey Horse in Stable by Stanley Berkeley
£ 9,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Prometheus Antiques
Superb Oil Painting by Edmund Bristow (1787-1876)
£ 1,350
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Alfred Wheeler - Oil On Panel - Pretty Polly 1906
£ 2,950
Artsonline.org.uk
The Choir Boy - Art Deco Period Pastel Portrait Painting
£ 299
Trade Antiques
Young Girl Pencil Portrait Artist Margaret Faulkner 1895
£ 165
Artsonline.org.uk
Exquisite 19th Century Oval Miniature Watercolour Portrait Painting High Society Lady
£ 279
Exquisite 19th Century Oval Miniature Watercolour Portrait Painting High Society Lady
£ 279
Artsonline.org.uk
Trade Antiques
2 Watercolour Portraits the Market Traders 1904
£ 385
£ 2,650
'Rabbi' After Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch 1606-1669) Oval Oil Portrait Painting
£ 2,650
Artsonline.org.uk
Trade Antiques
Pair of Watercolours The Hussars Artist George Clark
£ 265
Artsonline.org.uk
Comforting Hand - Large Exceptional 19th Century Oil Portrait Painting After F Morgan
£ 1,925
Comforting Hand - Large Exceptional 19th Century Oil Portrait Painting After F Morgan
£ 1,925
Artsonline.org.uk
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Victorian Oil Painting Kitten Patience by Francisco José Domingo y Marqués
£ 4,900
Victorian Oil Painting Kitten Patience by Francisco José Domingo y Marqués
£ 4,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
£ 689
Large Early 20th Century Portrait Oil Painting of Bristol Tycoon Frank Wren
£ 689
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 285
Watercolour Set of Four Victorian Portraits of Young Girls Artist H Saunders
£ 285
Trade Antiques
JMR Antiques Ltd
Collection of 12 x 19th Century French Classical Engravings
£ 1,295