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.
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Oil on Canvas of a Tudor Lady
£ 8,250
The Three MusCATeers
Wonderful Victorian Pencil & Wash Portrait Both Signed & Dated
£ 480
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Oil Painting by George Romney "Portraits of a Lady & Gentleman"
£ 5,250
Oil Painting by George Romney "Portraits of a Lady & Gentleman"
£ 5,250
Walton House Antiques Ltd
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Colourised Engraving of a Highway Man Scene
£ 495
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
King Henry VIII 17th Oil Portrait on Panel Follower of Hans Holbein The Younger
£ 20,000
King Henry VIII 17th Oil Portrait on Panel Follower of Hans Holbein The Younger
£ 20,000
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Prometheus Antiques
At the Races, Oil Painting by Richard Murry
£ 595
Prometheus Antiques
Oil Painting of a Man with Lute
£ 450
Hutton-Clarke Antiques
Portrait Painting of Lady
£ 875
Trade Antiques
Risque Pastel Portrait of the Colonels Wife 1900
£ 485
Prometheus Antiques
Victorian Oil Painting of an Old Man
£ 250
Epilogue One Antiques
Hugo Von Bouvard, Portrait of Wilhelm Reckler 1917
£ 3,200
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett - Portrait of John, Annabella & Augusta Annesley
£ 3,950
Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett - Portrait of John, Annabella & Augusta Annesley
£ 3,950
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Oil Painting by Minnie Agnes Cohen - The New Bonnet
£ 1,450
Prometheus Antiques
Charming Victorian Oil Portrait of a Lady
£ 385
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. 1971
£ 75
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. 1971
£ 75
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Dated 1971
£ 75
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Dated 1971
£ 75
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Dated 1971
£ 75
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Dated 1971
£ 75
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'Sleeping Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. C.1970
£ 75
Original Watercolour 'Sleeping Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. C.1970
£ 75
21st Century Gallery
Kilroy Fine Art
Byron Bauckham - Grace Darling to the Rescue
£ 275
Kilroy Fine Art
Edward Albert Hickling - Study of a Ballerina
£ 550
Kilroy Fine Art
Edward Albert Hickling - Portrait of a Young Woman
£ 425
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Arthur Ralph Middleton Todd - Pastel - A Nude Study
£ 625
Kilroy Fine Art
Portrait of a Young Woman by Edward Albert Hickling
£ 425
Kilroy Fine Art
C F Lowcock - Meditation
£ 1,200
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Early 17th Century Oil Painting Portrait Dutch Golden Age Merchant
£ 8,000
Early 17th Century Oil Painting Portrait Dutch Golden Age Merchant
£ 8,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
The Three MusCATeers
Georgian Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile with the Most Impressive Curl
£ 170
Georgian Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile with the Most Impressive Curl
£ 170
The Three MusCATeers
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Oil on Canvas of Father & Child
£ 895
Middleton's Antiques
Prince of Wales, George IV. Oil on Canvas. After Sir William Beechey RA
£ 4,950
Prince of Wales, George IV. Oil on Canvas. After Sir William Beechey RA
£ 4,950
Middleton's Antiques
Henley Street Antiques
Picture of British War Time Bulldog from the 1940's
£ 100
Youngs Antiques
Fine 17th Century Portrait of Lady
£ 4,500
£ 5,000
Youngs Antiques
19th Century Portrait of Gentleman
£ 1,200
Youngs Antiques
19th Century Portrait of Mother & Daughter
£ 1,800
Youngs Antiques
19th Century Portrait of Lady
£ 1,200
£ 1,250
Large Oil on Canvas Gentleman with Terrier After RA David Wilkie 1830
£ 1,250
Trade Antiques
JMR Antiques Ltd
Beautiful 19th Century Portrait of a Lady
£ 1,195
£ 295
The Sheppard & Goats - Fine 18th Century Period Antique Oil Painting on Oak Panel
£ 295
Artsonline.org.uk
Middleton's Antiques
French Antique Silhouette - Girl with Flowers - Dated 1803
£ 220
£ 875
Large Fine British School Portrait Oil Painting of Elegant Seated Lady c.1900
£ 875
Artsonline.org.uk
Middleton's Antiques
Bronzed Silhouette of Boy - Antique Victorian
£ 245