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.
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Oliver Cromwell 18th Oil Portrait - After Sir Peter Lely
£ 5,950
Oliver Cromwell 18th Oil Portrait - After Sir Peter Lely
£ 5,950
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Youngs Antiques
19th Century Portrait of Lady
£ 1,200
Youngs Antiques
19th Century Portrait of Mother & Daughter
£ 2,850
Youngs Antiques
19th Century Portrait of Gentleman
£ 1,200
Anthea's Attic
Large Antique Georgian Early Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Man Writing by Candlelight Attributed to Petrus Van Schendel
£ 10,000
Large Antique Georgian Early Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Man Writing by Candlelight Attributed to Petrus Van Schendel
£ 10,000
Anthea's Attic
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Pair of Large Oil Painting Portraits King James 1st England & Queen Elizabeth Stuart Circle of Godfrey Kneller 1646-1723
£ 20,000
Pair of Large Oil Painting Portraits King James 1st England & Queen Elizabeth Stuart Circle of Godfrey Kneller 1646-1723
£ 20,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Sunnyside Antiques
Etching - Robert Burns, Depute Master
£ 875
£ 165
£ 13,750
By Harold Knight - Royal Academy Newlyn Sch Artist V.large Oil Portrait Painting
£ 13,750
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21st Century Gallery
Original Red Chalks Drawing of a Lady - Artist Unknown - 1920s/1930s - Framed in Good Maple Moulding
£ 50
Original Red Chalks Drawing of a Lady - Artist Unknown - 1920s/1930s - Framed in Good Maple Moulding
£ 50
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Chalk Drawing 'Two Girls' by Toby Horne Shepherd - c.1960 Signed Bottom Right. Framed
£ 45
Original Chalk Drawing 'Two Girls' by Toby Horne Shepherd - c.1960 Signed Bottom Right. Framed
£ 45
21st Century Gallery
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Scottish Sporting Watercolour Portrait W Stewart Farquharson with Hunting Dog
£ 2,500
Scottish Sporting Watercolour Portrait W Stewart Farquharson with Hunting Dog
£ 2,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
The Three MusCATeers
Charming Pair of Watercolour Paintings Portraying the Idyll of Country Life
£ 180
Charming Pair of Watercolour Paintings Portraying the Idyll of Country Life
£ 180
The Three MusCATeers
Jennings and Cox
Vintage Oil on Canvas - Portrait
£ 90
Prometheus Antiques
Georgian Oil Painting of a Man with Pipe
£ 250
The Three MusCATeers
Wonderful Georgian Miniature Portrait Painting of a Bespectacled Lady
£ 210
Wonderful Georgian Miniature Portrait Painting of a Bespectacled Lady
£ 210
The Three MusCATeers
21st Century Gallery
Original Pen Drawing of World War 2 Soldiers on Board a Ship Returning from the Far East by William Alexander Jackson
£ 165
Original Pen Drawing of World War 2 Soldiers on Board a Ship Returning from the Far East by William Alexander Jackson
£ 165
21st Century Gallery
Anthea's Attic
Antique Oil Painting Portrait Study of a Donkey & Geese
£ 450
£ 570
A Large 18thc Style Primitive Oil Portrait Painting Of A Cavalier Gentleman
£ 570
Artsonline.org.uk
Ripley Antiques
19th Century Dutch Oil Painting in a Gilt Frame
£ 180
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
British Oil Painting Hunting Portrait of King Edward VIII By Geoffrey Mortimer
£ 1,850
British Oil Painting Hunting Portrait of King Edward VIII By Geoffrey Mortimer
£ 1,850
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
£ 1,900
Huge Exceptional Oil Portrait Painting Of 'Comtesse Marie Louise de Beaurepaire
£ 1,900
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 1,450
Large Outstanding 19th Century Revival Roman Baths Group Portrait Oil Painting
£ 1,450
Artsonline.org.uk
Prometheus Antiques
Georgian Watercolour Portrait of an Irish Governor
£ 295
Prometheus Antiques
Oil Painting After Murillo, The Infant Saint John
£ 350
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Military Officer Oil Portrait Painting of Red Coat
£ 25,000
Military Officer Oil Portrait Painting of Red Coat
£ 25,000
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Hutton-Clarke Antiques
Victorian Portrait of a Lady
£ 335
JMR Antiques Ltd
Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman
£ 495
£ 975
Georges Pilley (French, 1885-1974) Exhibited Portrait Oil Painting of Girl
£ 975
Artsonline.org.uk
Prometheus Antiques
Pastel Drawing of Chow Dog by Faith Kenworthy Brown
£ 195
Prometheus Antiques
Superb Georgian Oil Painting 'Lavinia' After Gainsborough
£ 575
The Old Yard
Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait
£ 1,200
JMR Antiques Ltd
Georgian Oil on Canvas Portrait
£ 395
Artsonline.org.uk
European School - 18th Century Miniature Oil on Panel Portrait Painting of The Virgin
£ 289
European School - 18th Century Miniature Oil on Panel Portrait Painting of The Virgin
£ 289
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 1,975
Attractive Mid 19th Century Impressionist Oil Portrait Painting of Pretty Lady
£ 1,975
Artsonline.org.uk
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Early 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait Of Elisabeth Blomfield Nee Brasnett
£ 1,450
Early 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait Of Elisabeth Blomfield Nee Brasnett
£ 1,450
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Artsonline.org.uk
Outstanding Early 18th Century Oil Portrait Painting of Thomas Fletcher including Provenance
£ 2,850
Outstanding Early 18th Century Oil Portrait Painting of Thomas Fletcher including Provenance
£ 2,850
Artsonline.org.uk
Artsonline.org.uk
Wonderful 19th Century Georgian Period Primitive School Reverse Glass Portrait Painting
£ 279
Wonderful 19th Century Georgian Period Primitive School Reverse Glass Portrait Painting
£ 279
Artsonline.org.uk