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.
ARR Philip Naviasky (1894-1983) : Portrait Of A Young Girl , Oil On Board
After Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun: The Artist And Her Child , Oil On Board
Antique Painting : Elderly Lady , Oil On Board , Framed
Victorian School (circa 1840): Aunt Wilhelmina , Watercolor And Pencil , Framed
Johan Frederick Møller (Danish, 1797-1871) : Portrait of a Woman, oil on canvas
Antique Painting (early 20th Century) : Portrait of a Young Girl, oil on canvas
Francois Theodore Rochard 1842 Portrait Young Gentleman Watercolour Signed
19th C Oil Portrait Caribbean Lady Signed Antique Gilt Framed Painting
Augustus Leopold Egg Lady Blue Bonnet Portrait Oil Oval Antique Painting
After Murillo Flower Girl Oil on Canvas Framed Portrait Antique
English Naive Artist (early 19TH Cen-ry) : Portrait Of A Young Boy ,Oil On Board
Circle Of Vladimir Grigoryevich Tretchikoff : Portrait Of A Woman , Oil On Board
Manner Of Teniers : Portrait Of A Cavalier , Oil On Board
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.