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.
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Huge Oil Painting Portrait King Henry VIII After Hans Holbein
£ 10,000
Huge Oil Painting Portrait King Henry VIII After Hans Holbein
£ 10,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
£ 389
Beautiful 19th Century Porcelain Plaque Oil Portrait Painting Victorian Beauty
£ 389
Artsonline.org.uk
Jo Brayshaw
Portrait of an Officer c.1820
£ 225
Trade Antiques
Large Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady with the Hat 1820
£ 2,650
Whites Antiques
18th Century French Portrait
£ 935
Artsonline.org.uk
Exceptional 18th Century (1785) Miniature Portrait Painting by Diana Hill (1760-1844)
£ 2,850
Exceptional 18th Century (1785) Miniature Portrait Painting by Diana Hill (1760-1844)
£ 2,850
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 795
After Circle of Caesar Van Everdingen (Dutch 1617-1678) Woman Praying Oil Painting
£ 795
Lefays Fine Arts
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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
£ 275
Wonderful 19th Century Dutch School Tavern Genre Oil on Panel Painting
£ 275
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Artsonline.org.uk
Fine 19th Century Dutch Sergeant Major Soldier Military Watercolour Portrait Painting
£ 399
Fine 19th Century Dutch Sergeant Major Soldier Military Watercolour Portrait Painting
£ 399
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Artsonline.org.uk
Superb 19th Century Dutch Sergeant Major Soldier Military Watercolour Portrait Painting
£ 399
Superb 19th Century Dutch Sergeant Major Soldier Military Watercolour Portrait Painting
£ 399
Artsonline.org.uk
Mark Stacey Antiques & Decorative
E Maurice Feild, Oil on Board
£ 165
Artsonline.org.uk
Early 18th Century Iberian School Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting The Madonna & Child
£ 2,950
Early 18th Century Iberian School Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting The Madonna & Child
£ 2,950
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 7,500
Large Antique Oil Painting Portrait Study of a Prize Bull Signed TS Cooper 1838
£ 7,500
Anthea's Attic
Georgian Antiques
Dated Framed Watercolour of Golfer
£ 600
Artsonline.org.uk
Matching Pair of 18th Century Flemish Genre Interior Oil on Zinc Portrait Paintings
£ 550
Matching Pair of 18th Century Flemish Genre Interior Oil on Zinc Portrait Paintings
£ 550
Artsonline.org.uk
Lefays Fine Arts
George Hardy (British 1822-1909) "A Moment's Rest" Oil Painting
£ 1,975
£ 235
Antique Mezzotint Portrait by Arthur Hogg (1872-1949) After: Gabriel Metsu
£ 235
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 3,350
After Bartolomeo Schedoni (1578-1625) Large Exceptional Oil Portrait Painting
£ 3,350
Artsonline.org.uk
JMR Antiques Ltd
Continental Oil on Board Portrait of a Girl
£ 495
£ 4,450
The Proposal - Arthur Howes Weigall (1840-1895) Exceptional Genre Oil Painting
£ 4,450
Artsonline.org.uk
Campbell Vintage
Life on The Docks Oil Painting of Man & Woman
£ 480
Middleton's Antiques
Victorian Watercolour Portrait Painting - Girl with Hoop
£ 485
£ 385
Very Fine Quality Large Old Master Portrait 'Medici Society' Print c.1910
£ 385
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Poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Large Original Oil Portrait Painting 19th Century
£ 1,150
Poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Large Original Oil Portrait Painting 19th Century
£ 1,150
Artsonline.org.uk
Middleton's Antiques
Oil on Canvas Portrait of George IV, Prince of Wales - After Sir William Beechey RA
£ 4,950
Oil on Canvas Portrait of George IV, Prince of Wales - After Sir William Beechey RA
£ 4,950
Middleton's Antiques
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Scottish Family Antique Portrait Young Children Wearing Red Tartan Kilts
£ 4,950
Scottish Family Antique Portrait Young Children Wearing Red Tartan Kilts
£ 4,950
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Trade Antiques
Young Girl Pencil Portrait Artist Margaret Faulkner 1895
£ 185
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Oil Painting Portrait Bay Hunter Race Horse Saletto
£ 3,050
Sunnyside Antiques
Etching - Robert Burns, Depute Master
£ 875
Middleton's Antiques
Antique Folk Art Portrait - Oil On Canvas Victorian Man with a Beard
£ 1,085
Antique Folk Art Portrait - Oil On Canvas Victorian Man with a Beard
£ 1,085
Middleton's Antiques
21st Century Gallery
Original Lithograph 'Seated Nude' by John Richardson Gauld (1885-1961) Signed & Unframed
£ 35
Original Lithograph 'Seated Nude' by John Richardson Gauld (1885-1961) Signed & Unframed
£ 35
21st Century Gallery
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
18th Century Oil Portraits Young Boy Johnathan King Spaniel Dog Circle of Charles D'agar
£ 3,875
18th Century Oil Portraits Young Boy Johnathan King Spaniel Dog Circle of Charles D'agar
£ 3,875
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
.JPG "Small Original Watercolour Portrait Painting - Edwardian - Young Baby Feeding")
£ 119
Small Original Watercolour Portrait Painting - Edwardian - Young Baby Feeding
£ 119
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.JPG "19th Century Faux Tortoiseshell Miniature Frame - Inc: Naval Officer Portrait Print")
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19th Century Faux Tortoiseshell Miniature Frame - Inc: Naval Officer Portrait Print
£ 170
19th Century Faux Tortoiseshell Miniature Frame - Inc: Naval Officer Portrait Print
£ 170
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Graham Reed Fine Art
Percy William Gibbs Watercolour - Portrait of Young Woman Arranging Flowers
£ 495
Percy William Gibbs Watercolour - Portrait of Young Woman Arranging Flowers
£ 495
Graham Reed Fine Art
.JPG "K Crawford 19th Century Pencil & Charcoal Portrait Study Old Master Gent")
£ 230
K Crawford 19th Century Pencil & Charcoal Portrait Study Old Master Gent
£ 230
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 12,500
Fine Genre Oil Painting by William Arthur Breakspeare Depicting the Fictional
£ 12,500
Wick Antiques Ltd
Jo Brayshaw
Early Victorian Portrait Watercolour. C1850.
£ 185