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.
Byrd (early 20th century) : Wraggle Faggle Gipsy; Romany Chal, gouache
Anna Cherednichenko ( 1917-2003) : Portrait Of A Young Girl , Oil On Board
Lucien George Boullemier (British, 1877-1949) : Portrait of a Lady, watercolour
Attributed to Lucien George Boullemier : Portrait of a Lady, watercolour
English School, 19th century : Portrait of a Gentleman, unframed oil on canvas
Antique Painting (19th Cent.) : Portrait of a Young Lady, charcoal, white chalk
In The Manner Of John Trumbull : Portrait Of A Scholar , Oil On Canvas
Nazzareno Cipriani Of Rome (1843 -1925) :The Watergirl . Watercolor, Signed
Antique Painting ( Late 19 TH Cen-ry) : Portrait Of A Young Lady, Signed Verdie
After Giuseppe Tarantino : Portrait Of A Young Girl , Print , Signed 1972
19th Century Continental Portrait of a Lady in Pink Dress Oil on Canvas Framed
British School (19Th Cen-ry) : Portrait Of A Lady , Framed And Glazed
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.