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.
Oil Portrait of Royal Navy Midshipman by Samuel Harry Hancock (1871-1932)
£ 1,950
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Children Sitting Holding A Rose Putti Portrait Rudolphine School After Domenico Zampieri 1849 Bologna
£ 15,000
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Set of 3 Antique Philip Boileau Edwardian Lady Portrait Prints - Dated 1905
£ 345
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Victorian Watercolour Painting of Young Lady by Henry Edrington Hobson (1820-1881) c.1867
£ 145
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Oil on Board A.Roberts JP Mayor of Clithero by Albert Abram Gittleson (1885-1958) Antique
£ 195
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Oil Portrait of Lady Shaw by Robert Edward Morrison 19th Century Antique Full Length Paintings
£ 8,500
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Huge Modern Nude Lady Oil Portrait Painting by Italian Artist Gennaro Odore
£ 6,950
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Naval Officer Wearing Order of St.Louis 18th Century French Military Oil Portrait Paintings
£ 6,750
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King Charles I After Van Dyck 18th Huge Oval Old Master Antique Portrait Painting
£ 12,950
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Camels Oil Painting Desert Landscape Portrait Of Bedouings In Desert
£ 850
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Viscount Castlerosse Pastel Portrait By Leon Sprinck Signed & Dated C1902
£ 950
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Christmas Day After John Ritchie (1821-1879) Genre Figurative Winter Landscape Oil Painting
£ 18,750
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Victorian Watercolur Painting “shepherd” By Scottish Painter Percy Dixon 1862-1925 Antique
£ 295
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English 1830s Female Oil Portrait Possibly Sarah Losh — James Lonsdale Manner
£ 8,200
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Victorian Oil On Canvas Portrait Painting Of A Young Lady In Oval Giltwood Frame Antique C1870
£ 275
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John Lindsay Scott 1815-1888 Wool Tweed Manufacturer Kingholm Mill Dumfries Aged 73
£ 22,500
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18th Portrait Of A Medical Doctor Physician Antique Oil Paintings in Portraits
£ 1,375
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Major General Albert Pinson East India Company Madras Presidency Service 19th Military Off in Oil Paintings
£ 2,250
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William Shakespeare 19th Oil Portrait Of Famous Playwright Poet & Actor By Thomas Spinks in Oil Paintings
£ 3,650
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Still Life Flower Painting By Konstantin Stoitzner 1863-1934 19th Florrel Portraits in Oil Paintings
£ 2,950
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18th Century Oil Portrait After Rembrandt of Aechje Claesdr Age 84 Dutch Golden Age Paintings in Misc
£ 2,250
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The Calmady Children Studio of Sir Thomas Lawrence 19th Oil Portrait Paintings
£ 6,750
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Richard Baxter English Puritan Minister Religious 17th Century Oil Portrait Paintings in Misc
£ 12,950
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Bernard Hailstone 1957 British Civic Portrait - Frederick Leslie Wallis OBE, Mayor of Maidstone
£ 4,000
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Baby Portrait Studio Of Mary Beale 17th Century Oil Portrait Painting On Canvas
£ 6,750
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La Bella Nani Oil Portrait Of A Venetian Women After Original Painting by Paolo Veronese c.1560 Displayed Louvre Paris in Misc
£ 7,450
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17th Century Oil Portrait King Charles I Circle of Sir Peter Lely Royal Antique Paintings in Misc
£ 4,250
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Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of Lady by Arthur Henry Andrews (1906-1966)
£ 295
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Head & Shoulders Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas of Regency Lady Antique Victorian
£ 365
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Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of Gentleman by Agnes Clara Tatham (1893-1972)
£ 475
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Large Oil Painting “The Newborn Child” After Georges de La Tour - Fellman c.1930
£ 725
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Early Victorian Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of Lady, Girl & Boy Antique c.1850
£ 210
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King Charles 1st Passage Portrait After Anthony Van Dyck Antique Oil Paintings
£ 325
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Large Victorian Oil Portrait of Lady Knitting, Possibly Lady Laing c.1893-1900
£ 20,000
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