Portraits
Antique and vintage portrait paintings capture the people of the past with a directness no photograph matches. Our collection ranges from formal society portraits and character studies to intimate figure works, painted in oil and watercolour by British and European artists from the 18th to the 20th century.
19th Century British School Portrait of Gentleman Oil on Canvas Antique Framed
Follower of John Hoppner Portrait John Edward Bridge Antique Oil Painting
19th Century English School Portrait J E Fordham Watercolour Painting Antique
Robert Flick ( Earl Soham) : Portrait Of John Sherwood, Oil On Panel
Antique Painting : A Young Girl Holding Playing Cards, pencil and watercolour
Portrait of a Gentleman Wearing Glasses, unframed, indistinctly signed, etching
Frederick Warsop Portrait of a Gentleman Antique Oil Painting Signed 1903 Framed
Manner of Sir Godfrey Kneller Portrait Gentleman Oil Canvas 18th Century
Frank Thomas Copnall Portrait Eliza Geraldine Illingworth Oil Canvas Signed
Naive School (19 Cen-ry) : Portrait Of A Woman With A Prayer Book ,Oil On Canvas
English School (c 1740) : Portrait Of A Lady , Oil On Canvas , Framed
William Thomas Roden (1817-1892) : Portrait Of A Lady , Oil On Canvas , Signed
Continental School (20TH Cen-ry) : Portrait Of A Lady, Oil On Canvas , Signed
Portraiture was frequently unsigned, so many fine examples are catalogued by school and period rather than by name — which is exactly where discerning collectors find quality at accessible prices. Each portrait is described with its medium, dimensions, period and condition, and many retain characterful original frames.
What you’ll find here
- Society portraits, character studies and figure paintings
- Oil and watercolour, 18th–20th century, British and European
- Named artists alongside works catalogued by school and period
- Original period frames on many pieces
Learn how portraits are attributed in Reading the Signature, see how to tell an original from a reproduction, or meet the artists behind the collection.