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.
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Exceptional! by Royal Academy Listed Artist Large 19th Century Oil Portrait Painting
£ 2874
Exceptional! by Royal Academy Listed Artist Large 19th Century Oil Portrait Painting
£ 2874
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£ 900
The Three MusCATeers
Pair of Georgian Miniature Pencil Portraits of James & Mary
£ 270
Georgian Antiques
Oil Painting of a Seated Gent
£ 750
Georgian Antiques
Victorian Portrait Painting of Mr John Churchill
£ 875
The Three MusCATeers
Stunning Georgian Silkwork Embroidery of Young Girl & Her Cat Standing at Unnamed Tomb
£ 550
Stunning Georgian Silkwork Embroidery of Young Girl & Her Cat Standing at Unnamed Tomb
£ 550
The Three MusCATeers
£ 550
Jennings and Cox
Early 20th Century Portrait of Child
£ 385
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A Fine Mid 20th Century Italian Portrait Watercolour Painting Of An Elderly Pipe Smoker
£ 290
A Fine Mid 20th Century Italian Portrait Watercolour Painting Of An Elderly Pipe Smoker
£ 290
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A Fine Mid 20th Century Italian Portrait Watercolour Painting Of A Bearded Gentleman
£ 290
A Fine Mid 20th Century Italian Portrait Watercolour Painting Of A Bearded Gentleman
£ 290
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Kilroy Fine Art
David Haddon - Pair of Portraits
£ 275
Prometheus Antiques
Victorian Naïve Oil Painting Portrait of a Lady
£ 575
Berrys Fine Art
Herbert Dicksee (1862-1942) ‘Hope’ Signed Etching
£ 1380
Yeats Country Antiques
Beautiful 19th Century Giltwood Framed 'Medici' Print of Lady Hamilton
€ 395
Beautiful 19th Century Giltwood Framed 'Medici' Print of Lady Hamilton
€ 395
Yeats Country Antiques
£ 39
£ 239
Large Decorative Vintage Oleograph Portrait Picture of Pretty Female Sewing
£ 239
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Berrys Fine Art
James Drummond (1816-1877) Signed & Dated Watercolour
£ 498
Salisbury Antiques Centre
19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Seated Gent
£ 1100
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Oil Painting Portrait English Gentleman John Whistler of Curds Hall Norfolk
£ 1650
Oil Painting Portrait English Gentleman John Whistler of Curds Hall Norfolk
£ 1650
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
19th Century Oil Painting Portrait Ginger Hair Rose Young Lady with Blue Eyes
£ 6500
19th Century Oil Painting Portrait Ginger Hair Rose Young Lady with Blue Eyes
£ 6500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
19th Century Oil Painting Battle - The Wounded Greek Attributed Abraham Cooper RA
£ 9500
19th Century Oil Painting Battle - The Wounded Greek Attributed Abraham Cooper RA
£ 9500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Anthea's Attic
Antique French Oil Painting Portrait of a Musketeer
£ 450
£ 1250
Large Oil on Canvas Gentleman with a Terrier After RA David Wilkie 1830
£ 1250
Trade Antiques
Prometheus Antiques
Naïve Victorian Watercolour Portrait
£ 195
Prometheus Antiques
Superb Pair of Large Portrait Drawings By J.S. Templeton
£ 750
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Oil on Canvas - Signed "Stieler"
£ 840
Reillys Antiques
Antique Style Oil on Canvas 'Boy and Girl' in Gilt Frame
€ 595
£ 3950
Huge Stunning Early 1800 Period Portrait Oil Painting of a Pretty Society Lady
£ 3950
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£ 225
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Oil Painting by Jean Baptiste Greuze - Portrait of a Girl
£ 3500
Yeats Country Antiques
Lovely Quality 19th Century Giltwood Framed Aquatint Print
€ 295
£ 595
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Fine 19th Century Oil Portrait Painting After Dutch Artist Godfried Schalken 1643-1706
£ 390
Fine 19th Century Oil Portrait Painting After Dutch Artist Godfried Schalken 1643-1706
£ 390
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Canonbury Antiques
Victorian Oil Painting Clock Maker Horologist Portrait
£ 1150
Kilroy Fine Art
Important & Rare 18th Century Icon
£ 450
Kilroy Fine Art
Standing Nude by Mervyn Peake
£ 2700
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Victorian Oil Painting Portrait "Blue Eyes" Blonde Boy
£ 1750
Prometheus Antiques
Superb Victorian Black Shire Horse Oil Painting
£ 1750
Prometheus Antiques
Superb Victorian Chestnut Shire Horse Painting
£ 1100
Prometheus Antiques
Superb Prize Sheep Oil Painting
£ 995