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.
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Portrait Engraving of a Gentleman
£ 195
£ 485
Oil on Mill Board Portrait of a Maiden Listed Artist Angelo Collen Haytor 1853
£ 485
Trade Antiques
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Portrait Engraving
£ 195
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Engraving of a Portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence
£ 295
JMR Antiques Ltd
3/4 Length Portrait of a French Officer
£ 1995
Marion David Decorative Arts
Silk Picture Coronation of George V 1911
£ 95
Prometheus Antiques
Pair of French Watercolour Portraits
£ 494
Prometheus Antiques
Victorian Oil Portrait of Joanna Capel-cure
£ 795
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Large Oval Oil Portrait Painting of Children Arthur P.Dixon
£ 3375
Large Oval Oil Portrait Painting of Children Arthur P.Dixon
£ 3375
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Hingstons Antiques
19th Century Primitive Portrait of 2 Sisters with Doll
£ 1685
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman
£ 1295
Art & Stuff
Stevengraph of Robert Burns - 19th Century
£ 75
£ 95
Fontaine Decorative
Charming English 1960s Oil Portrait of a Boy
£ 395
Michael Young Antiques
Mlle Dore Portrait
£ 4550
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
British Oil Painting Classic Green Racing Car Bentley No. 18
£ 2400
British Oil Painting Classic Green Racing Car Bentley No. 18
£ 2400
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Hastings Antiques Warehouse
Georgian Miers & Field Heightened Portrait Silhouette Miniature
£ 395
Georgian Miers & Field Heightened Portrait Silhouette Miniature
£ 395
Hastings Antiques Warehouse
Rams Head Antiques
Beautiful KPM Style Vienna Porcelain Plaque Ruth in the Cornfield
£ 750
Vintage Midcentury
Fine Portrait of Major William Northey
£ 950
Fontaine Decorative
Small Portrait of Woman in Painted Frame
£ 275
Fontaine Decorative
Oil Portrait Of Seated Woman
£ 550
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Nathaniel Gilbert Portrait Painting
£ 310
Rams Head Antiques
Good Pair of Early Georgian Portraits Sisters British School
£ 1790
Rams Head Antiques
Oil Painting Ganymede & Zeus Manner of Domenico Zampieri 19th Century
£ 1850
Oil Painting Ganymede & Zeus Manner of Domenico Zampieri 19th Century
£ 1850
Rams Head Antiques
Chester's Farm Antiques
After Rembrandt, Portrait Etching, Late 18th/Early 19th Century, in Period Frame
£ 365
After Rembrandt, Portrait Etching, Late 18th/Early 19th Century, in Period Frame
£ 365
Chester's Farm Antiques
Sunnyside Antiques
Georgian Miniature of a Jacobite
£ 475
Campbell Vintage
19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of Gentleman
£ 495
Campbell Vintage
19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of Lady
£ 495
£ 995
C.S.Moreton (Antiques)
Portrait Young Lady by J.A.McColvin
£ 650
The Three MusCATeers
Finely Painted Georgian Miniature of a Woman in White with Resplendent Turban
£ 320
Finely Painted Georgian Miniature of a Woman in White with Resplendent Turban
£ 320
The Three MusCATeers
The Three MusCATeers
Charming Drawing of Friends, Cat Admiring Portrait of Said Cat
£ 150
Georgian Antiques
Oil Painting of a Golfer
£ 5750
Philip Allison Antiques and Decorative Arts
Portrait of Elegant Lady in Blue Silk Dress - In the Manner of Arthur Devis
£ 1500
Portrait of Elegant Lady in Blue Silk Dress - In the Manner of Arthur Devis
£ 1500
Philip Allison Antiques and Decorative Arts
Rams Head Antiques
Good Antique Italian Portrait of Dante in Florentine Frame
£ 195
£ 385
Elder Books & Collectables
Middle East Natural History Watercolour c.1850
£ 50
Elder Books & Collectables
Middle East Natural History Watercolour c.1850
£ 55
The Three MusCATeers
Beautiful Georgian Graphite & Wash Portrait of Young Boy
£ 290
The Antique Shop
Antique Edwardian Pair of Children Prints
£ 34