Portrait Paintings

A large French oil on canvas portrait of a dignitary from the Caucasus by Théophile Paul Marie Bérengier. The painting is signed and dated b...

This charming mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to English artist Edward John Cobbett (1815-1899) depicts a seated girl carrying a wicker basket within rolling scenery. Cobbett was a skilled English painter of landscapes and genre who exhibited regularly at London’s Royal Academy. This piece from around 1860 is emblematic of his rose-tinted escapism and celebrates the honest endeavours of rural life. The details are rendered skilfully, particularly the hands, skin tones and head. While the composition, with the horizon line crossing just beneath the shoulders, creates interest and permanence. He fathered twelve children, including eight daughters, so it’s plausible that some of them appeared in his portraits. The girl bears some resemblance to his depiction of ‘The Crofter's Daughter’. Born in Westminster, London, Cobbett was initially trained as a wood carver, probably by his father, who was a skilled ‘carver and gilder’. Evidently, the young man adopted the trade with considerable vigour, as some of his early carvings can be seen at York Minster. Around the age of 20, he began to pursue a career as an artist, and it's presumably at this point that he undertook formal tuition with the landscape painter Joseph William Allen (1803-1852). Allen was a founding member of the Society of British Artists, and his influence is evident. Following his 1833 debut at London’s Royal Academy, he matured into an artist of considerable merit, particularly popular among the rising middle classes. He was known by the Victorian press as one of the last great ‘bohemians’, thus associating him with a social and cultural milieu of freedom-loving, anti-establishment creatives. As a member of London’s Savage Club, his circle was a most intriguing one and included writers, artists, and musicians who sought to live on the fringes of society. This liberal sense of ‘joie de vivre’ translated through his work into depictions of ebullient country folk undertaking wholesome daily activities. Via his numerous rustic characters, he celebrated a simpler, albeit idealised, working-class utopia. The urban-dwelling bourgeois lapped it up, escaping into the abundance of an imagined moor, and vanishing into a community unplagued by formal rigour. Aside from the Royal Academy, his works were also shown at the British Institution, Liverpool Academy, and the Society of British Artists, where he was elected a member in 1856. He’s known to have collaborated with both William Shayer (1787-1879) and George Cole (1810-1883). He’s represented in numerous public collections, including at Glasgow Museum, the Walker Art Gallery, Worcester City Art Gallery, and York Art Gallery. Provenance: Private collection, UK. Artist’s auction maximum: £20,052 for ‘Rural Idyll (1859)’, Oil on canvas, De Veres...

A gentle mid-century portrait of a young girl by Pascal "Pablo" Cucaro (American, 1915-2004). Sealed in a layer of clear resin. Signed in a black textured medium, lower left: "cucaro...

"The Park Bench" by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016) oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 6.25 x 8.5 inches A fine oil painting by the listed French Impres...

Jose Luis Fuentetaja - Maternity - mixed media (print and oil on canvas). Canvas size 54x65 cm. Frameless. Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 195...

Konstanty Swewczenko (1910-1991), signed oil Judaica Oil Painting, Polish. Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 19...

Arthur William Devis. English ( b.1762 - d.1822 ). Portrait Of Charlotte Shore, Daughter Of The Governor General Of India, The 1st Lord Teignmouth. Oil On Canvas. Oval Image size 26.2 inches x 20.5 inches ( 66.5cm x 62cm ). Frame size 34.6 inches x 28.7 inches ( 88cm x 73cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by Arthur William Devis and dates from around 1792 to 1795. This painting was created when the sitter and the artist were both in India, the sitter's father being the Governor General of India from 1793 to 1798. The painting is presented and supplied in a 19th century decorative frame. The painted surfaces and the frame have benefitted from some restoration, cleaning and conservation, which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. The canvas is lined. This antique painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. Provenance: By descent in the family of the sitter. Exhibited: Preston, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, 2000, Arthur William Devis, no.52. Charlotte was the eldest child of the first Baron Teignmouth, a title that was created in 1798 for Sir John Shore. The title became extinct in 1981 on the death of the seventh Baron. This portrait was almost certainly painted by Devis in India at a time when the sitter’s father was Governor General. As such, this is a historically significant piece. John Shore was an anti-slavery campaigner, born in London but brought up in Romford. In 1769 he went to work in Bengal where he was one of the first to learn a number of local languages. In 1785 he returned to England and on 14 February 1786 he married Charlotte, the only daughter of James Cornish, a medical practitioner at Teignmouth. The couple’s first child, Charlotte, the subject of this painting, was born the following year, on January 26, 1787. The family quickly returned to India, where John Shore served as Governor from 1793 to 1798. John and his wife had three sons and six daughters over the following fifteen years. Sir John Shore left Calcutta for the final time in March 1798, sailing back to England with his wife and young family. The family settled in Clapham and Sir John became the first president of the British and Foreign Bible Society. He was involved with the Clapham Sect and their anti-slavery campaign. This adorable original oil on canvas depicts Charlotte, the eldest child and first daughter of the first Lord Teignmouth, aged around five to seven years old. (On the basis that the family returned to England in 1798 when Charlotte would have been 11 years old, this painting was almost certainly created in India, during the time when her father was the Governor General of India. We also know that the artist was painting portraits in India the decade up to 1795, when he returned to England.) Charlotte is an attractive child, with thick dark brown curly hair framing her beautiful angelic features. She has fair skin, rosy cheeks and rosebud lips. Her dark eyes are wide and engaging. She has the sweetest expression on her face and we feel that she is kind and good natured. She is wearing a simple white gown, typical of the day, with a low neckline and three- quarter length sleeves and a pale blue sash around her waist. Arthur William Devis was one of the major English artists of the early nineteenth century, noted particularly for his portraits. His life was dynamic and engaging and he produced some of the definitive images of his generation. Devis was born in London on 10 August 1763, the nineteenth child of the artist Arthur Devis and his wife Elizabeth Faulkner. There were several artists in the family and Devis showed an early genius for art. He received some artistic training from his father and then studied at the Royal Academy Schools where he received a Silver Medal, and the good opinion of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Devis became extremely well-travelled, and even circumnavigated the world; when he was about twenty, he was appointed draughtsman on the British East India Company's ship Antelope in a voyage to the East Indies, under Captain Henry Wilson. The vessel was wrecked off the Pelew Islands, on which the crew took refuge. The island was uninhabited, but the sailors formed a friendly alliance with neighboroughing islanders and took part in the wars of the natives. The crew then built themselves a small vessel and sailed for Macao. During this voyage Devis received two wounds from arrows shot from the coast, one in his body, the other in his check, which caused a permanent injury to his jaw. Devis left the rest of the crew at Macao, spent a year in China, then proceeded to Bengal. He settled in India for ten years, establishing a modestly successful practice and receiving several lucrative commissions from British colonialists, of which this painting of young Charlotte is likely to be one. In 1795 he returned to England and worked with great zeal, earning himself a reputation as a serious artist. He painted a number of important historical pieces, including “The Conspiracy of Babington in the reign of Queen Elizabeth” and “Cardinal Langton and the Barons forcing King John to sign Magna”. He soon became established as one of the most talented British artists of his day. It is known that Devis created other portraits of the Shore family between 1797 and 1817. Devis is particularly noted for being involved in the creation of the posthumous cult of Horatio Nelson. After the battle of Trafalgar, he went out to meet the Victory, and painted the acclaimed piece ‘The Death of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, K.B., in the cockpit of H.M.S. Victory, 21 Oct. 1805.’ For this work Devis made various sketches on board HMS Victory, including of Nelson’s body during the autopsy by Dr. Beatty, the ship’s surgeon. The completed picture has become the definitive image of Nelson’s heroic end; it was engraved by W. Bromley (1812), and presented by the Right Hon. Lord Bexley to the gallery of Greenwich Hospital in 1825. At 8 feet 7 inches by 6 feet 4 inches it is of stunning proportions. Devis’ large oil sketch for the piece was purchased by Queen Victoria, December 1852 Devis was also commissioned by Dr. Beatty to produce a half-length painting of Nelson as Vice Admiral, which was lent to Emma Hamilton, who later lost it whilst travelling. Either the original or a copy of this portrait was exhibited at the Royal Academy two years after the Battle and many copies were made of it, including one in the National Maritime Museum. Devis exhibited a total of sixty-five pictures at the Royal Academy between 1779 and 1821. His equestrian portrait of ‘Alexander Sinclair Gordon, Esq.’, was engraved by Anthony Cardon in 1805; ‘The Battle of Waterloo,’ engraved by John Burnet in 1819; ‘An Indian Interior,’ by P. W. Tomkins in 1797; ‘The Little Mountaineer,’ by E. Scriven in 1809, who also engraved Devis's illustrations to J. J. Howard's translation of the ‘Metamorphoses of Ovid,’ London, 1807. Thus images of Devis’ work have become well known through the years. Today there is a portrait of Arra Kovger by Devis in the British Museum, and a portrait of Governor Herbert (painted in Calcutta in 1791) in the National Portrait Museum. Despite his artistic talent, Devis was seemingly completely incapable of managing his financial affairs. He therefore failed to maintain the status in society that his talent deserved. Where money was concerned, he was generous beyond his means and was sadly declared bankrupt in 1800. In 1804 he was imprisoned for debt. Between 1802 and 1810 he received continual assistance from John Biddulph of Ledbury, but these well-intentioned interventions did not produce the results hoped for, and Devis continued to be hopelessly unreliable. Towards the end of his career he at last began to receive Royal patronage, but it came too late. When he died suddenly from apoplexy in 1822 he left his second wife and young children penniless. He was buried in St. Giles’s churchyard. Works by Arthur Devis are now very much in demand; his depiction of Bengali weavers made an eyecatching £130,000 in a UK auction...

Frame size 81x66 cm.

Alexandre Toussaint MENJAUD (Paris, 1768 – Paris, 1832) Study for The coronation of Tasso Oil on paper mounted on canvas 37.5 x 29.5 cm Around 1819 Related work: Painting exhibite...

"Big Ben in Garden" Antique Dog Portrait of a Bulldog Arthur Wardle (England, 1864-1949) Pastel on paper Circa 1900 13 x 9 (17 x 12) inches Though he made his reputation with large...

This charming oil portrait painting is by noted British Victorian artist George Wells. Painted circa 1880 we know the elegant sitter is Chlorinda but her relationship to Wells is unk...

Study Of A Nude Male, 19th Century circle of HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) Large 19th Century French Academy portrait of a male nude in a studio, oil on canvas. Excellent q...

'Woman with Blue Eyes', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1985). A topless redhead gazes out to the viewer with her intense blue eyes. A mysterious blue hand sneaks into view from ...

Portrait of Eugène de Zereso de Cejada. Oil on mahogany panel. Eugène de Zereso de Cejada was a Belgian politician and Baron.

Antique Horse Painting “Standing Grey Horse, Facing Right” Georg Wolf (Germany 1882-1962) Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1907 lower right 27 x 19 (35 x 27 frame) inches With it's bobbed tail cut short so it doesn't become tangled, it's apparent that this fine specimen was a draught horse...

Oil Painting on panel realized by Miloslava Vrbova (1909-1991) in the mid-20th century, depicting an elegant reclyned ballerina. Hand signed. Good condition, framed.

Ettore Tito (17 December 1859 – 26 June 1941) was an Italian painter known for his significant contributions to the Venetian school of painting. Born in Castellammare di Stabia, near...

This lovely British Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Percy William Gibbs. Pained circa 1910 it is a head and shoulders portrait in semi profile of a d...

Contemporary modernist American portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Measuring 20 by 40 inches.

This moody portrait captures a figure in profile, wearing a distinctive dark fur Russian ushanka against a somber brown background. The brushwork is loose and expressive, creating a ...

The Queen by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 42 x 30 inches framed: 45 x 33 inches condition: overall v...

Finely painted antique American school oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 29 by 38 inches overall and 23 by 32 painting alone.

Unsigned. On board.

The Dalmatian Dog by Adrienne Lester, British 1870-1955 signed & dated 1896 oil on canvas, framed framed: 27 x 32.5 inches canvas: 25 x 30 inches provenance: private collection condi...

Initialed lower left, 'J.P' for Julius Paulsen (Danish, 1860-1940) and painted circa 1910. A dramatic, early twentieth-century work by this notable Post-Impressionist painter and th...

Itamar Siani, Israeli artist, painter, engraver, born 1941, Yemen His art commemorates the unique cultural heritage and traditions of the Yemenite Jewish community, who returned to the Promised Land on "Eagles' Wings," the code name of the Israeli rescue of Yemenite Jewry in 1949. Among his notable works is a ten-meter long oil painting depicting the immigration of the Yemenite Jews, which he worked on for 30 years.He did a celebrated series titled "The Magic Carpet" etchings depicting stages in the artist’s life including: Liberation, The Magic Carpet, Refugees, New life in Israel, Family, Mount Sinai. published in Jerusalem 1973. The artist was born in Sana’a in Yemen and flown to Israel aged 5 years old as part of operation ‘Magic Carpet’ the mass migration that transported almost the entire Jewish population of this part of the Arabian peninsula to the new State. The etchings continue and develop a long tradition of Yemenite artistry. Yemenite born Israeli painters Avshalom Okashi...

Rene GENIS (1922-2004) Dreaming Woman Original watercolor and oil painting on paper Signed bottom middle 32 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch) Excellent condition

This charming British Victorian genre oil painting is by noted exhibited artist John Morgan. Painted circa 1870 the composition is two young girls, one dark haired one blonde, who ar...

This compelling full-length figure study depicts a young girl dressed in traditional Russian folk attire. Likely painted by a Russian artist in the second half of the 19th century, t...

The Cornish Fisherwoman Signed by David W. Haddon (British, flourished end of the 19th century) Oil on board, framed framed: 13 x 11 inches board: 10 x 8 inches Provenance: Private c...

A fine half-length 19th-century portrait depicting a man in a three-piece suit. In his hands, he holds a map pointing to Ross in Scotland, suggesting that he owns land in the area. ...

A copy of the self portrait of William Hogarth with his dog, called Trump. A fantastic quality image possibly from Hogarth's original school of art. This piece is titled, dated and monogrammed. It is in an antique, period Louis XIV style frame. The painting measures 36 x 28" (92 x 72cm) Outside Frame Size: 45 x 37" (104 x 94cm) Hogarth began this self-portrait in the mid-1730s. Initially Hogarth painted himself wearing a formal coat...

Mystery Artist Tennessee, 9/12/86 Oil on canvas 34 x 43 3/4 x 1 in. Titled and inscribed upper left

The Cardinal's Letter Otto Eichinger (1922 - 2004) signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 15 x 12 inches board: 12.5 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: v...

This portrait depicts a senior Catholic bishop, seated and gazing directly at the viewer with a gentle expression. Unsigned.

!9th century English portrait of a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel Wonderful portrait study of this very popular breed of dog. Dating from the middle of the 19th century this piece...

A study of the bust of Ferdinand Bol's 'Portrait of A Mathematician' which is currently part of the Louvre Collection in Paris. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On canvas.

Portrait of a Pekingese Dog English artist, late 19th century Watercolour drawing on board, unframed drawing: 7.25 x 5 inches Provenance: Private collection, UK Condition: This paint...

"Young Westminster" by Kathleen Emily Temple-Bird (British 1879 - 1962) signed and dated 1931 oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 33 x 24 canvas: 29 x 20 inches condition: very go...

Jeanne THELIEZ (1875-1957) French School Portrait 1933 A sensitively painted art deco period portrait of a young woman resplendent in an embroidered fez style hat, signed and dated ...

1970s Italian (based on the inscription, the artist's name sounds German or Austrian) big eyed waif crying little boy painting. from the era of Jea...

Lord Nelson British artist, signed and dated lower corner signed oil on canvas, framed dated 1918 framed: 31 x 37.5 inches canvas: 22 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, Engl...

El estado de la obra es aceptable Se presenta enmarcada la pintura con un marco bastante actual Medidas obra: 30 cm altura x 24 cm ancho. Medidas marco: 39 cm altura x 33 cm ancho.

Eduard Leonardus Roelant (1842-1883, Belgium) Outstanding antique oil portrait on wooden panel of two fashionably dressed sisters picking flowers as they walk their dog in a country...

'Portrait of a Smiling Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A cheerful look on the painting's subject puts a smile on the face of the viewer as well. Her beautiful blue eyes express a contentedness suggesting life is good...

The Tailor Continental School, 19th century after the earlier Renaissance work by Giovanni Battista Moroni (16th century). oil on canvas laid over board, framed Framed: 16 x 12 inch...

18th-Century Portrait of a Young Captain James Cook An exceedingly rare and highly significant mid-18th century oil on canvas portrait of the legendary Captain James Cook in his you...

Claude Benard (1926-2016, French), signed Portrait of a Fashionable Young Lady oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed upper corner painting: 32 x 24 inches provenance: the artists ...

Portrait of a Young Man French School, late 19th century indistinctly signed top right, 'Valadon'? oil on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 28 inches canvas: 26 x 21 inches private collect...

This striking late 19th century gouache on paper depicts a portrait of a young lady in a white shawl. The work is beautifully executed with a splash of colour behind the lady to acce...

John Pairman (Scottish, 1788 - 1843) Signed: J Pairman 1820 (Lower, Right) " Portrait of a Gentleman ", 1820 Oil on Canvas 22 1/4" x 18 5/8" Housed in a 2 3/4" Husar Frame Ove...

Title: Gri Gri Artist: Eduardo Arranz Bravo (Barcelona, 1941 – 2023) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 39.4 x 31.9 in (100 x 81 cm) Date: 1974 Signature: Signed lower left: Arra...

Wonderful late 20th century portrait of a Bassett Hound dog. Painted in England circa 1996 the artist was capable of painting the most amazing character in this portrait. Oils on...

Nicely painted American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 28H by 22L.

Portrait of an Elegant Lady by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK c...

Joseph Solman Figure Study, circa 1959-60 Signed with initials lower left Gouache on Racing Form newspaper Sight 9 x 7 inches Provenance Private Collection, Montecito, California Pr...

Oil measures 33x41 cm. Frame 50x58 cm. Catalan painter trained in Olot and the Llotja in Barcelona, ​​where he was a disciple of Lluis Muntané. Through his travels he completes his training. He was in Paris for a year studying Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gaugin. The following year in Holland he studied Franz...

Unknown Artist (American School, 19th century) Portrait of a Lady in Blue, c. 1835–1850 Oil on canvas This quietly elegant portrait captures a mature woman with a serene yet dignifi...