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.
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Paul Fitzgerald - Oil on Canvas - Portrait of a Terrier 1952
£ 495
Paul Fitzgerald - Oil on Canvas - Portrait of a Terrier 1952
£ 495
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
JMR Antiques Ltd
Georgian Oil On Canvas Portrait of a Lady
£ 1,995
JMR Antiques Ltd
Victorian Oil on Canvas of a Gentleman
£ 1,795
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman in Gilt Frame
£ 1,295
Graham Deakin Antiques
Fred Yates (1922-2008) Self Portrait
£ 495
South Country Antiques
Antique Miniature Oil Portrait of Child
£ 95
Vintage Jack Rabbit Ltd
Large Signed Japanese Silk Painting of a Geisha with Fan
£ 495
William Rand Antiques
Edwardian Portrait Watercolour by L Sommer
£ 240
Trade Antiques
Library Interior Attributed to Walter Dendy Sadley
£ 2,650
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Historical Oil Portrait: Napoleon Bonaparte Wearing the Grand Cross of the Légion D’honneur After Jacques-louis David
£ 15,000
Historical Oil Portrait: Napoleon Bonaparte Wearing the Grand Cross of the Légion D’honneur After Jacques-louis David
£ 15,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
JMR Antiques Ltd
Victorian Oil on Canvas Portrait of Bearded Gentleman
£ 895
JMR Antiques Ltd
Victorian Oil on Canvas Portrait of Gentleman in Blue Bowtie
£ 895
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of an Eastern Gentleman
£ 895
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Antique Large 19th Century Oil Painting Young Girl Red Chair Carved Gilt Frame
£ 1,300
Antique Large 19th Century Oil Painting Young Girl Red Chair Carved Gilt Frame
£ 1,300
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
£ 995
Antique Blacksmith's Cottage Painting, English School, Art, Picture, Figural
£ 995
London Fine Ltd
Rams Head Antiques
19th Century Oil Portrait Woman with Spices Style of Joachim Bueckelaer
£ 245
19th Century Oil Portrait Woman with Spices Style of Joachim Bueckelaer
£ 245
Rams Head Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
Oil Painting Madonna & Child
£ 395
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Oil on Canvas Family Portrait
£ 5,995
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
19th Century Oil Portrait Rough Collie Signed by John Trivett Nettleship
£ 6,800
19th Century Oil Portrait Rough Collie Signed by John Trivett Nettleship
£ 6,800
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Dutch Oil Painting in Giltwood Frame
£ 850
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Portrait of Louisa Cooke and Mr Quiz Home Before Battle — With Trafalgar Provenance (circa 1802)
£ 14,000
Portrait of Louisa Cooke and Mr Quiz Home Before Battle — With Trafalgar Provenance (circa 1802)
£ 14,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Prometheus Antiques
Oil Painting After Elisabeth Le Brun
£ 550
Treehouse Antiques
Full Length Portrait of Elizabethan Gentleman
£ 395
South Country Antiques
Original Pencil Scetch By Alméry Lobel Riche,
£ 450
Athey Antiques
Set of 12 Vanity Fair "Spy" Prints
£ 570
JMR Antiques Ltd
Oil on Canvas Portrait of an Officer
£ 895
Prometheus Antiques
Regency Painted Silhouette by Charles Rosenberg
£ 295
IOC Antiques Ltd
Watercolour by Henry A Payne (1868-1940)
£ 155
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Victorian Shorthorn Bull Oil Painting British Naïve School Prize Livestock Portrait in The Manner of William Ward
£ 4,950
Victorian Shorthorn Bull Oil Painting British Naïve School Prize Livestock Portrait in The Manner of William Ward
£ 4,950
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
History Naval Family Portrait Painting Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
History Naval Family Portrait Painting Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Realist Portrait of Mary with Cairn Terriers in the Manner of Sir Harrington Mann (1864–1937)
£ 8,500
Oil Realist Portrait of Mary with Cairn Terriers in the Manner of Sir Harrington Mann (1864–1937)
£ 8,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Early 19th Century Painting Captain John Cooke’s Family Portrait Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
Early 19th Century Painting Captain John Cooke’s Family Portrait Legacy Louisa & Augusta & Sophia Devonsher
£ 5,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Portrait of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-lüneburg (1714–1774), Generalissimo of the Russian Army, Wearing the Sash of the Imperial Order of St Andrew the First-Called Circle of Georg Christoph Grooth c.1740
£ 14,500
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour '2 Glasgow Ladies' by James Gorman 1931-2005. Framed.signed and Dated Verso June 80
£ 125
Original Watercolour '2 Glasgow Ladies' by James Gorman 1931-2005. Framed.signed and Dated Verso June 80
£ 125
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Etching 'dancing Girl' by Nigel Lambourne 1919-1988. Signed and Dated 1967. Inscribed to Toby
£ 70
Original Etching 'dancing Girl' by Nigel Lambourne 1919-1988. Signed and Dated 1967. Inscribed to Toby
£ 70
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Oil Print on Paper 'reclining Nude' by Ken Walch 1927-2017. Signed, Dated and Numbered 2/3
£ 40
Original Oil Print on Paper 'reclining Nude' by Ken Walch 1927-2017. Signed, Dated and Numbered 2/3
£ 40
21st Century Gallery
Anthea's Attic
Antique Oil Painting Portrait of Young Girl
£ 750
21st Century Gallery
Original Pastel 'The Stripped Jumper' by Toby Horne Shepherd (1909-1993) Framed & Signed
£ 120
Original Pastel 'The Stripped Jumper' by Toby Horne Shepherd (1909-1993) Framed & Signed
£ 120
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Oil on Board ''figures in the Street' by Doreen Heaton Potworowski. 1930-2014.
£ 450
Original Oil on Board ''figures in the Street' by Doreen Heaton Potworowski. 1930-2014.
£ 450
21st Century Gallery
