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 LTD
Oil Painting Rachel Weigall With Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall
£ 5,500
Oil Painting Rachel Weigall With Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall
£ 5,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 750
Antique Continental Oil Painting Portrait Study of Rubens in Florentine Frame
£ 750
Anthea's Attic
Millers Antiques
Early 20th Century Vincent Van Gough Print
£ 275
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting The Icon of Madonna Del Popolo c.1931
£ 3,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Winston Churchill Follower John Archibald Alexander Berrie C1940
£ 10,000
Oil Painting Winston Churchill Follower John Archibald Alexander Berrie C1940
£ 10,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting The Tudor Royal Virgin Queen Elizabeth 1st When A Young Princess
£ 3,100
Oil Painting The Tudor Royal Virgin Queen Elizabeth 1st When A Young Princess
£ 3,100
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Historic Duke Of Bedford’s Home Estate Woburn Abbey In Bedfordshire
£ 2,500
Oil Painting Historic Duke Of Bedford’s Home Estate Woburn Abbey In Bedfordshire
£ 2,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Wickersley Antiques
A Pair of Portraits Oil on Canvas
£ 280
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Victorian Oil on Canvas Portrait of Emma Witham (1851-1929) by W.Fletcher
£ 795
Victorian Oil on Canvas Portrait of Emma Witham (1851-1929) by W.Fletcher
£ 795
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Sir Philip Grey Egerton 15th Baronet Follower of Herbert James Gunn
£ 4,500
Oil Painting Sir Philip Grey Egerton 15th Baronet Follower of Herbert James Gunn
£ 4,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Battle The Plains of Abraham 1759 Red Coats Quebec Canada
£ 3,600
Oil Painting Battle The Plains of Abraham 1759 Red Coats Quebec Canada
£ 3,600
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Anthea's Attic
Antique Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Physician in Surgery Treating Boy After Sir David Wilkie
£ 950
Antique Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Physician in Surgery Treating Boy After Sir David Wilkie
£ 950
Anthea's Attic
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Winston Churchill Oil Canvas Dated 17th Feb 1953
£ 325
Millers Antiques
Neat 19th Century Horse Painting
£ 675
Tom Scott Antiques
Pair of French Oval Gilt Framed Portraits
£ 395
Celia Rose Antiques
Hand Painted Miniature Portrait Marie Antoinette
£ 685
Celia Rose Antiques
Hand Painted Miniature Portrait c.1920
£ 155
Celia Rose Antiques
Hand Painted Miniature Portrait of Madam D'anglas
£ 485
JMR Antiques Ltd
Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas of a Woman
£ 2,495
£ 225
£ 595
Antique Gentleman's Portrait, English School, Framed, Painting, Art, Edwardian
£ 595
London Fine Ltd
£ 135
Jo Brayshaw
Mrs Scott Moncrieff, Pastel Drawing c.1902
£ 225
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Large Victorian Oil Painting The Clandon Harriers Hunt John Imms of Ringmer Up Libertine
£ 20,000
Large Victorian Oil Painting The Clandon Harriers Hunt John Imms of Ringmer Up Libertine
£ 20,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Robert Pagden Antiques
Antique Mezzotint Engraving of a Lady
£ 150
£ 275
Matthew Coles Antiques
Vintage Oil on Board of Nude Lady
£ 225
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Lady Frances Seymour Studio of Sir Anthony Van Dyck 17th Oil Paintings
£ 14,850
Lady Frances Seymour Studio of Sir Anthony Van Dyck 17th Oil Paintings
£ 14,850
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
£ 245
£ 750
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Large Victorian Oil Painting Irish Dublin Lord Inquisition of Poacher
£ 4,200
Large Victorian Oil Painting Irish Dublin Lord Inquisition of Poacher
£ 4,200
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Farm and Fancy
Pair of Scottish Watercolour of Children in Tartan Dress
£ 925
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
19th Century Military Oil Painting Portrait Red Tunic Coat Victorian Officer
£ 3,500
19th Century Military Oil Painting Portrait Red Tunic Coat Victorian Officer
£ 3,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Prometheus Antiques
Portrait Oil Painting of a Lady with Basket of Fruit
£ 995
Rams Head Antiques
Pair of Chinese Paintings - Dignitaries
£ 395
£ 1,250
£ 1,450
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
World War 2 Early Wartime Portrait Prime Minister Drawing Leonard Winston Churchill
£ 4,000
World War 2 Early Wartime Portrait Prime Minister Drawing Leonard Winston Churchill
£ 4,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 1,650
Farm and Fancy
Antique Oil Painting of a Little White Dog
£ 425