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Miniature Portrait Painting of Napoleon Signed by Prévost
By Prevost
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Miniature Portrait Painting of Napoleon signed by Prévost from the nineteenth century. The
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Paintings

Materials

Brass

Antique Miniature Portrait Painting on Celluloid of a Lady Late 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique miniature portrait painting on celluloid of Marie Antoinette seated in parcel gilt frame
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique Miniature Portrait Painting on Celluloid of a Young Lady Late 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique miniature portrait painting on celluloid of Marie Antoinette seated in parcel gilt frame
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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Mid 19th Century French Nobleman Miniature Portrait Painting
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A French Nobleman Portrait.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Victorian Style Miniature Portrait Painting 18K Two Tone Gold Pendant Brooch
Located in Tustin, CA
Lovely oval shaped pendant or brooch has a hand painted miniature painting of a beautiful young
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Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

19th Century French Miniature of Napoleon I after Paul Delaroche in Period Frame
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Vero Beach, FL
miniature portrait painting on porcelain from the late 19th century after the painting “Napoleon in His
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Models and Miniatures

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Antique Miniature Young Man Military Officer Portrait Painting John Smart, 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique miniature portrait painting, John Smart (1741-1811). The painting circa 1780. A
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Antique 1780s English Georgian Paintings

Materials

Brass

19th Century Pair of English Husband and Wife Miniature Portraits
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of 19th century English miniature portrait paintings. On the back can be read: Joseph Storr
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

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Wood

“Double Portrait”
Located in Southampton, NY
miniaturist. With the advent of photography, the need for miniature portrait paintings became obsolete, and
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1860s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Double Portrait”
“Double Portrait”
H 37 in W 30 in D 4.5 in
Portrait miniature after Boucher's portrait of Madame de Pompadour
Located in London, GB
This fine, antique portrait miniature was made after Boucher's famous painting of Madame de
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Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

Materials

Silver

Thomas Heathfield Carrick, Miniature portrait of a gentleman
By Thomas Heathfield Carrick
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very delicately painted portrait miniature on marble of a distinguished looking gentleman. Superb
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Marble

19th Century Portrait Miniature, Young Man in Blue Coat
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Portrait Miniature, Young Man in Blue Coat As is
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 19th Century English Miniature portrait of a young gentleman
By Thomas Heathfield Carrick
Located in Harkstead, GB
, grew up in Carlisle, where he trained and traded as a chemist, painting miniatures in his spare time
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Marble

Group of Three Miniature Portraits / English Gentlemen
Located in Dallas, TX
a group or collection of three miniature portrait paintings of gentlemen, framed together, the
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Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Paintings

Materials

Silver

Fine Mid 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Woman Wearing a Lace Bonnet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine Mid 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Woman Wearing a Lace Bonnet Finely detailed portrait
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

17th-Century English School, Portrait Miniature Of King Charles I, Oil On Copper
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exquisite mid-17th-century portrait miniature depicts a gentleman, believed to be King Charles
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17th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Copper

19th Century Miniature Painting of Five Sisters by Vincenzo Castelli. Signed. I
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Miniature Painting of Five Sisters by Vincenzo Castelli. Signed. Italian - 1789-1845
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Girl Holding Wool - British Edwardian female portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted and much exhibited female artist
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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady - Oil Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Lady, 19th Century Painting. Miniature on ivory. Wooden frame with leather back
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19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

MINIATURE - L'Empereur Napoleon Ier
By Jacques Lienard
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Lienard (1779-1848) French Napoleon Ist Miniature on Porcelain Signed Porcelain: 5 1/2
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19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Johann Paul Eisenmeyer, Portrait Of A Gentleman, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-19th-century oil painting by Austrian artist Johann Paul Eisenmeyer (act.1820
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1840s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grace Kelly with inspirational quote-original portrait painting-contemporary Art
By Peter Engels
Located in London, Chelsea
"Grace Kelly with Inspirational Quote" by Peter Engels In this captivating original portrait
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Queen Elisabeth II-original abstract Royal portrait painting-contemporary Art
By Peter Engels
Located in London, Chelsea
Peter Engels, painter of the soul Peter Engels painted the portrait of Nelson Mandela. It was
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Easter Bonnet - Romantic Portrait Oil Painting by Gustave Jean Jacquet
By Gustave Jean Jacquet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel portrait circa 1890 by French Romantic painter Gustave Jean Jacquet. The work
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1890s Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait of Charlotte Julianna Jane Howard - British Victorian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
first painted miniatures but then changed to painting larger portraits. He painted Italian genre
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1840s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Family Portrait in Market - British 1914 art Post Impressionist oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming early twentieth century Post Impressionist portrait oil painting is by British Jewish
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1910s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled Portrait
Located in San Francisco, CA
right Condition: Very good This miniature watercolor portrait by Ruby Walker Usher is exceptional in
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Lost in Thought - Australian art 1920's portrait oil painting woman flowers
By Frederick William Leist
Located in London, GB
. It is a super portrait oil painting which depicts a beautiful young woman lost in contemplation
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1920s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Attributed J S Copley Two Nobles Portrait Paintings 18 century pastel parchment
Located in Florence, IT
specialized in portrait paintings. He started studying art under his stepfather Peter Pehlman, well-read and
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Late 18th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Parchment Paper, Cardboard

Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of "Femme Avec Le Chapeau Plumé, by Hildebrandt
Located in New York, NY
enviable position among American portrait painters as well as of painters of fisher-folk….Mr. Hildebrandt
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1890s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17th century Old Master miniature of Queen Catherine of Braganza
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very fine old master miniature of Queen Catherine of Braganza Catherine of Braganza's life is a
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Copper

Portrait of a Gentleman in Green Coat -British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
By Francis Cotes
Located in London, GB
This lovely 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is by noted British artist Francis Cotes
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady, Naïve Portrait, Folk Art, Puffy Sleeve, Staten Island
By John Bradley
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Island. New York City directories list him as a portrait and miniature painter working in an area that
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Early 19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Mrs. Johnstone
By Sir Henry Raeburn
Located in Miami, FL
at a miniature portrait with a landscape beyond. Raeburn's best work command the higher prices
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Early 1800s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Miniature portrait of a Gentleman 
Located in Lincoln, GB
Miniature portrait of a Gentleman  Early 19th Century, watercolour on paper c. 1840
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1840s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Antique French Miniature Portrait of Lady Biographical details with painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Miniature Portrait French School, late 18th/ early 19th century framed: 5.5 x 5.5 inches board: 2
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait of a well-to-do gentleman
Located in DEVENTER, NL
given a monopoly on painting portraits of the guests that attended the King's famous Thursday Dinners.[1
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Parchment Paper, Pastel

Scandinavian Family Portrait, Artist 18th Century, Scandinavian School
Located in Bruges, BE
Scandinavian Family Portrait Artist 18th century 18th Century Scandinavian School Signature: Not
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18th Century Medieval Portrait Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera

Portrait Miniature c1765 Letitia Preston Vallancey
Located in Holywell, GB
A fine sanguine chalk drawing on paper of Letitia aged about ten dating to around 1765. Unsigned, inscribed verso and presented in a 19th century mount and frame. “When Letitia Pres...
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1760s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Nathaniel Hone, portrait of "flora" roman goddess, 18th century
By Nathaniel Hone the Elder
Located in York, GB
August 1784) was an Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, and one of the founder members of the
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Girl, 18th Century Oil Old Master
By George Knapton
Located in London, GB
George Knapton 1698-1778 Portrait of a Girl Oil on canvas Image size: 20 x 18 inches Original
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

(American School, C. 1825) An Exceptional Quality Portrait of "Two Sisters"
Located in New York, NY
. Oil on canvas in gilt-wood frame. This powerful portrait painting depicts two sisters holding a
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Queen Elisabeth II - contemporary portrait iconic famous jubilee royal majesty
By Peter Engels
Located in London, Chelsea
This original artwork by Peter Engels presents a revering portrait of the smiling Queen Elisabeth
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

19th Century Portrait, Child At Play , Attributed To Henry Tanworth Wells
Located in York, GB
an English miniature and portrait painter. He was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite circle though he
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Striking 18th Century Portrait of the 12th Earl of Caithness
By Sir Henry Raeburn
Located in London, GB
miniatures; meeting with success and patronage, he extended his practice to oil painting, at which he was
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th century Portrait of a lady, Priscilla Osborn, William Jacob Baer
Located in York, GB
PORTRAIT OF PRISCILLA, MRS WILLIAM OSBORN half length, oil on canvas, WILLIAM JACOB BAER (1860-1941
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Young Gentleman, Lord George Douglas, Arcadian Landscape c.1710
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Young Gentleman, Lord George Douglas, in an Arcadian Landscape c.1710 Attributed to
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French school late 18th Century, Portrait of a young man, oil on metal
Located in Paris, FR
miniature painting. It was undoubtedly a portrait intended to remain very intimate in order to remember the
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Portrait of a Gentleman Seated and Reading', Regency, Early Victorian Dandy
By George Richmond
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
money earned by painting miniatures in England before leaving and in France during his stay. He spent a
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1840s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

18th century portrait of the artist’s daughter, Catharina, playing the cello
By Balthasar Denner
Located in Bath, Somerset
in Hamburg which was at that time part of Denmark. He began as a painter of portrait miniatures and
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a French Gentleman By Portrait Miniature Artist Daniel Saint
By Daniel Saint
Located in Stockholm, SE
. However, he soon discovered his passion for painting and turned his attention to miniatures, which were
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Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Mather Brown (1761-1831) Portrait of Major-General John Robinson (1757-1819)
By Mather Brown
Located in London, GB
Mather Brown (1761-1831) Portrait of Major-General John Robinson (1757-1819) Oil on canvas; held
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Early 19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl of Essex, English School 17th Century
Located in London, GB
1537 for a miniature (London, National Portrait Gallery; S. Foister, Holbein & England, London, 2004, p
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady with her Hair Adorned with Flowers, 18th Century French
Located in London, GB
was the most wanted artist in Paris for portraits. He was married to the miniature painter Marie
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18th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th century portrait of lady in an ivory silk gown and lace collar
By Cornelius Johnson
Located in Bath, Somerset
. Johnson's scale of portraits varied from tiny miniatures to full-lengths and large group portraits. His
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Famous American Artist John O'Brien Inman (1828-1896) O/C Antique 1864 Portrait
Located in Framingham, MA
landscapes and miniatures, as well as portraits and genre scenes. After a first exhibition in 1853 at the
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1860s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Mack" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 8.5” x 10.5” x 1” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"In One Ear, Out the Other, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
MJ Lindo's "In One Ear, Out the Other" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Holocaust Memorial Oil Painting Judaica Rabbi Composed of Figures Artists Frame
By Maurice Newman
Located in Surfside, FL
sculpture-abstraction, impressionist landscape painting, diorama. Born in Lithuania, Maurice Newman settled
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1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Guinevere - 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting of Arthururian Queen Legend
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Guinevere’ by Norman Prescott-Davies R.B.A, R.C.A. (1861-1915). The painting – which depicts an
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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    Miniature portraits were first painted on a variety of mediums, some of the more popular being vellum, and card or cardboard. Paintings would typically be done in watercolor. Later painting in enamel on metal became a classic medium for painting miniature portraits. On 1stDibs, find an array of authentic miniature portraits.
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    The Mughal School of miniature painting was an art style that yielded many notable miniature paintings between the 16th and 18th centuries, but two of the most renowned works were the Hamza Nama and the Tuti-nama. Miniature painting was used to illustrate and embellish books and featured exquisitely delicate and intricate detail. Shop a range of authentic Mughal miniature paintings on 1stDibs.
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