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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1920s
Period: 1910s
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Portrait Painting Lady with Parrot, 1780
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 18th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a portrait of a young girl, Princess with parrot, of good pictorial quality. Painti...
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1780s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Portrait Painting Lady with Parrot, 1780
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Portrait Painting Lady with Parrot, 1780

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Portrait Painting Lady with Parrot, 1780, 1780

Set of Eight Apostles, Portrait of Men, Head Studies, Flemish School, Van Dyck
Located in Greven, DE
Set of Eight Apostles each oil on panel each framed (different as some are golden, some are not, please view the photos) So far there is no certain attribution. The style of the ser...
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17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Set of Eight Apostles, Portrait of Men, Head Studies, Flemish School, Van Dyck
Set of Eight Apostles, Portrait of Men, Head Studies, Flemish School, Van Dyck

Set of Eight Apostles, Portrait of Men, Head Studies, Flemish School, Van Dyck, c. 1660

Hare coursing outside a country house with hounds Oil British 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Thomas Burford (British, c. 1710-1779) Hare coursing outside a country house Oil on canvas Property of a gentleman From the collection of Peter Roe Dimensions: (Frame) 12.5 in. (H)...
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18th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hare coursing outside a country house with hounds Oil British 18th Century
Hare coursing outside a country house with hounds Oil British 18th Century

Thomas Burford
Hare coursing outside a country house with hounds Oil British 18th Century, 18th Century

Emperors Caesar Octavian Tiziano Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century
By Tiziano Vecellio (Pieve di Cadore 1490 - Venice 1576)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Tiziano Vecellio (Pieve di Cadore 1490 - Venice 1576) follower of Portrait of the emperor Julius Caesar (Rome 100 BC - 44 BC), inscribed above C. IVLIVS. CAESAR Portrait of the Emperor Octavian Augustus (Rome 63 BC - 14 BC), inscribed on top OCTAVIANUS II ROM IMP 17th century oil painting on canvas Measurements (cm.): 65 x 50, with frame 81 x 68 cm. The Latin writer Suetonius with his work 'De vita Caesarum' (and in particular with his tradition in the vernacular of 1543, edited by the Florentine scholar Paolo del Rosso) inspired Tiziano Vecellio who, in 1537, painted for Duke Frederick II of Gonzaga portraits of the eleven emperors, adorning the walls for a small room in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, later known as the Cabinet of the Caesars. These effigies were intended to establish the link between the new era and classicism with its splendor, as well as to celebrate the value and wisdom of the rulers, who perceived themselves, in their lordships, as valiant new emperors. Titian's paintings soon became enormously popular and many patrons and lords of the time, including Ferdinando d'Avalos, Marquis of Pescara and Governor of Milan or Vespasiano Gonzaga, turned to the workshop of the Cremonese Bernardino Campi...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Emperors Caesar Octavian Tiziano Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century
Emperors Caesar Octavian Tiziano Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century

Emperors Caesar Octavian Tiziano Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century, 1680-1730

Rococò Venetian painter - 18th century figure painting - Portrait
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian painter (18th century) - Portrait of an oriental swordsman. 58 x 45 cm without frame, 69 x 55 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame. Con...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rococò Venetian painter - 18th century figure painting - Portrait
Rococò Venetian painter - 18th century figure painting - Portrait

Rococò Venetian painter - 18th century figure painting - Portrait, c.1740

Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures" is a captivating painting attributed to the Bolognese School, a prominent art movement from Bologna, Italy, flourishing primarily in the 16t...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures

Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures, Last Quarter of 17th Century

Mismatched Couple 17th Century Paint Oli on canvas Old master Flemish School
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
17th century Flemish school The Mismatched Couple Oil on canvas 75 x 96 cm. Framed 96 x 118 cm. The curious subject we see depicted in the canvas proposed here belongs to the trad...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Mismatched Couple 17th Century Paint Oli on canvas Old master Flemish School
Mismatched Couple 17th Century Paint Oli on canvas Old master Flemish School

Mismatched Couple 17th Century Paint Oli on canvas Old master Flemish School, 1650-1699

Portrait of an Old Bearded Man
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer a captivating portrait, most likely painted in the late 18th century, attributed to an artist within the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. This oil ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of an Old Bearded Man
Portrait of an Old Bearded Man

Portrait of an Old Bearded Man, late 1700s c.

Young Spaniard with mantilla and fan
By Henry Meylan
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
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1920s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Spaniard with mantilla and fan
Young Spaniard with mantilla and fan

Henry Meylan
Young Spaniard with mantilla and fan, 1925

Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century circle Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century circle of Carlo Dolci (1616-1686) Large 17th Century Italian Old Master of Christ wearing the Crown of Thorns, oil on canvas. Excel...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century circle Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century circle Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)

Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century circle Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)

Portrait of an Edwardian Lady - British American art portrait oil painting
By John Singer Sargent
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Edwardian portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of John Singer Sargent. Sargent was born in America then trained in Paris before coming to London. Painted...
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1910s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of an Edwardian Lady - British American art portrait oil painting
Portrait of an Edwardian Lady - British American art portrait oil painting

Portrait of an Edwardian Lady - British American art portrait oil painting, Circa 1910

Ballerinas putting on their Shoes - French Impressionist art oil painting ballet
Located in London, GB
This lovely Belgian Impressionist figurative oil painting is by noted artist Henri Moreau. Although Belgian by birth, Moreau spent many years in France, moving to Paris in 1920 and o...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ballerinas putting on their Shoes - French Impressionist art oil painting ballet
Ballerinas putting on their Shoes - French Impressionist art oil painting ballet

Henri Moreau
Ballerinas putting on their Shoes - French Impressionist art oil painting ballet, Circa 1920

Jusepe de Ribera workshop (Italian master) - 17th century figure painting Saint
By Jusepe de Ribera
Located in Varmo, IT
Jusepe de Ribera (Xàtiva 1591 - Naples 1652) circle of - San Giuseppe. 108 x 80 cm without frame, 123 x 95 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gilded woo...
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Mid-17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jusepe de Ribera workshop (Italian master) - 17th century figure painting Saint
Jusepe de Ribera workshop (Italian master) - 17th century figure painting Saint

Jusepe de Ribera workshop (Italian master) - 17th century figure painting Saint, c.1640

Portrait of a woman with a book
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Italian school circa 1560, circle of Bernardino Campi Portrait of a woman with a book Oil on panel H. 78 cm ; L. 57cm
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16th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a woman with a book
Portrait of a woman with a book

Portrait of a woman with a book, Circa 1560

Guardian Angel Ferri 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Roman school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Roman painter, 17th-18th century Ciro Ferri (Rome, 1634 - Rome, 1689) follower of The Guardian Angel (Tobiolo with the archangel Raphael) Oil on tea 100 x 75 cm. in antique frame 1...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Guardian Angel Ferri 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Roman school
Guardian Angel Ferri 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Roman school

Guardian Angel Ferri 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Roman school, 1670-1750

"Woman with a Cigarette", Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950)
By Hugó Scheiber
Located in Paris, FR
Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950) was a Hungarian painter of Jewish origins. He started as a self-taught artist. He was initially inspired by Impressionism before evolving towards Expression...
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1920s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard

"Woman with a Cigarette", Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950)
"Woman with a Cigarette", Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950)

Hugó Scheiber
"Woman with a Cigarette", Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950), Circa 1920s

Woman with a chef's Hat Belle Epoque
By René Guinand
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 81 x 68 x 3 cm Woman with a chef's hat This striking portrait, typical of Expressionism, depicts a woman in an introspective pose. Vigorous brushst...
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1910s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Woman with a chef's Hat Belle Epoque
Woman with a chef's Hat Belle Epoque

René Guinand
Woman with a chef's Hat Belle Epoque, 1918

A Portrait of a 55 year old Gentleman
Located in Stamford, GB
A finely painted portrait of Man aged 55 years. Signed, Inscribed and Dated with old Dutch family provenance. He weighs a large white millstone ruff and a black silk tunic.
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Mid-17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

A Portrait of a 55 year old Gentleman

Jacob Willemsz Delff. the ygr
A Portrait of a 55 year old Gentleman, 1640

Portrait of Elizabeth Allison - British Slade Sch Art Deco portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This enigmatic portrait oil painting is by noted Slade School artist John Cecil Stephenson. In 1929, when Portrait of Elizabeth Allison was completed...
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Elizabeth Allison - British Slade Sch Art Deco portrait oil painting
Portrait of Elizabeth Allison - British Slade Sch Art Deco portrait oil painting

John Cecil Stephenson
Portrait of Elizabeth Allison - British Slade Sch Art Deco portrait oil painting, 1929

17th Century Oil Painting Portrait Of Catherine Of Braganza Circle of Peter Lely
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), Circle of Sir Peter Lely (1618–1680) Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland, married to King Charles...
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17th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

17th Century Oil Painting Portrait Of Catherine Of Braganza Circle of Peter Lely
17th Century Oil Painting Portrait Of Catherine Of Braganza Circle of Peter Lely

17th Century Oil Painting Portrait Of Catherine Of Braganza Circle of Peter Lely, Circa 1660

Portrait of a French lady by Robert Le Vrac Tournieres, circa 1725
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a young Lady Robert Le Vrac Tournières (1667-1752) 18th century French school, circa 1725 Oil on canvas Dimensions: h. 81 cm, w. 65 cm Important 18th century Régence per...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a French lady by Robert Le Vrac Tournieres, circa 1725
Portrait of a French lady by Robert Le Vrac Tournieres, circa 1725

Robert Le Vrac Tournières
Portrait of a French lady by Robert Le Vrac Tournieres, circa 1725, 1725

18th Century French Rococo Period Portrait of Women Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French artist, Rococo period 18th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 15 x 12.5 inches canvas: 10.5 x 8.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

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Oil

18th Century French Rococo Period Portrait of Women Oil Painting on Canvas
18th Century French Rococo Period Portrait of Women Oil Painting on Canvas

18th Century French Rococo Period Portrait of Women Oil Painting on Canvas, 18th century

Portrait of an elegant British lady with a white silk dress and a pearl necklace
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of an elegant British lady with a white silk dress and a pearl necklace. British School, close to Peter Lely.
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an elegant British lady with a white silk dress and a pearl necklace
Portrait of an elegant British lady with a white silk dress and a pearl necklace

Portrait of an elegant British lady with a white silk dress and a pearl necklace

Family Devotion with Cherubs 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting after Rubens
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Family Devotion with Cherubs French School, 18th century after the earlier work by Sir Peter Paul Rubens oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 29 x 24 inches Provenance: private collectio...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Family Devotion with Cherubs 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting after Rubens
Family Devotion with Cherubs 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting after Rubens

French School
Family Devotion with Cherubs 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting after Rubens, 18th Century

Rebecca at the Well
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Nicola Maria Rossi masterfully captures the biblical tale of Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, a story from the Book of Genesis. In this scene, Abraham’s servant, Eliezer, arrives at ...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rebecca at the Well
Rebecca at the Well

Nicola Maria Rossi
Rebecca at the Well, 18th century

Portrait Of Lady Margaret Hasting, as a Shepherdess 18th Century CHARLES JERVAS
By Charles Jervas
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lady Margaret Hasting, posing as a Shepherdess 18th Century CHARLES JERVAS (1675-1739) Large 18th Century portrait of Lady Margaret Hasting, oil on canvas, by Charles J...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait Of Lady Margaret Hasting, as a Shepherdess 18th Century CHARLES JERVAS
Portrait Of Lady Margaret Hasting, as a Shepherdess 18th Century CHARLES JERVAS

Charles Jervas
Portrait Of Lady Margaret Hasting, as a Shepherdess 18th Century CHARLES JERVAS

Portrait of Helena Fourment, Ruben's 2nd Wife - Flemish Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning Old Master 18th century portrait oil painting has previously been attributed to Sir Peter Paul Rubens. Indeed the sitter, Helena Fourment or Hélène Fourment (11 April 1614 – 15 July 1673) was the second wife of Baroque painter Rubens...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Helena Fourment, Ruben's 2nd Wife - Flemish Old Master oil painting
Portrait of Helena Fourment, Ruben's 2nd Wife - Flemish Old Master oil painting

Portrait of Helena Fourment, Ruben's 2nd Wife - Flemish Old Master oil painting, Circa 1700

'Portrait of a Young Woman', Bretonne, Brittany, France, Danish Royal Academy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Agnes Louise Agnete Jensen Weie (Danish, 1878-1964) and painted circa 1911. Provenance: ABR auction 170, 1964, catalog #83, 1964 (see photo); Inscribed, verso, '83/170' from auction ...
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1910s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Portrait of a Young Woman', Bretonne, Brittany, France, Danish Royal Academy
'Portrait of a Young Woman', Bretonne, Brittany, France, Danish Royal Academy

Agnes Louise Agnete Jensen
'Portrait of a Young Woman', Bretonne, Brittany, France, Danish Royal Academy, Circa 1911

John Hervey Portrait on occasion of receiving the Title 1st Earl of Bristol
By (Circle of) Godfrey Kneller
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751). Early 18th-century near-life-size portrait of a noble man richly dressed in a long wig. Circle of...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

John Hervey Portrait on occasion of receiving the Title 1st Earl of Bristol
John Hervey Portrait on occasion of receiving the Title 1st Earl of Bristol

John Hervey Portrait on occasion of receiving the Title 1st Earl of Bristol

The Bloody Shouldered Arabian Horse Oil on canvas 18th Century
By John Wootton
Located in London, GB
John Wootton (1686 - 1764) The Bloody-Shouldered Arabian Oil on canvas Inscribed below, 'Bred by Lord Oxford in 1755 & Sire of many famous Racers, including the Duke of Bolton's 'Swe...
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Early 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Bloody Shouldered Arabian Horse Oil on canvas 18th Century
The Bloody Shouldered Arabian Horse Oil on canvas 18th Century

John Wootton
The Bloody Shouldered Arabian Horse Oil on canvas 18th Century, Early 18th Century

Portrait of a young Lady, signed Henri Millot, Paris, early 18th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a young lady By Henri Millot (Paris, active between 1699 and 1756) Signed "peint par h. millot" and dated 1706 on the entablature Oil on canvas: h. 81 cm, l. 64 cm A Loui...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a young Lady, signed Henri Millot, Paris, early 18th century
Portrait of a young Lady, signed Henri Millot, Paris, early 18th century

Henri Millot
Portrait of a young Lady, signed Henri Millot, Paris, early 18th century, 1706

Equestrian Portrait Florentine Painter 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Florentine painter, 17th-18th century Equestrian portrait of Pietro Strozzi (Florence, 1511 - Thionville, 1558) Oil on canvas 79 x 115 cm. - Framed cm. 92 x 127 A valiant knight, p...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Equestrian Portrait Florentine Painter 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy
Equestrian Portrait Florentine Painter 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy

Equestrian Portrait Florentine Painter 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy, 1680-1750

Scandinavian Family Portrait, Artist 18th Century, Scandinavian School
Located in Knokke, BE
Scandinavian Family Portrait Artist 18th century 18th Century Scandinavian School Signature: Not signed Medium: Miniature Dimensions: Image size ...
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18th Century Medieval Portrait Paintings

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Egg Tempera

Scandinavian Family Portrait, Artist 18th Century, Scandinavian School
Scandinavian Family Portrait, Artist 18th Century, Scandinavian School

Scandinavian Family Portrait, Artist 18th Century, Scandinavian School, 18th Century

English 18th century portrait of a water spaniel dog standing in a landscape
By George Stubbs
Located in Bath, Somerset
Circle of George Stubbs (1724-1806). English 18th century portrait of a water spaniel standing in a wooded landscape. This charming painting is a wonderful example of the style of English dog painting made popular by artists such as George Stubbs and other sporting artists working in England in the 18th century who painted the dogs and horses of the aristocracy and wealthier classes. It follows in the ancient tradition of celebrating and commemorating our faithful canine companions through portraiture. Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame Provenance: Private collection, Somerset George Stubbs (1724-1806) was classified in his lifetime as a sporting painter, and as such was excluded from full membership of the Royal Academy. He is best remembered for his paintings of horses and his conversation pieces. Having studied anatomy, Stubbs's pictures of horses are among the most accurate ever painted. Stubbs was born in Liverpool, the son of a leather worker...
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18th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

English 18th century portrait of a water spaniel dog standing in a landscape
English 18th century portrait of a water spaniel dog standing in a landscape

English 18th century portrait of a water spaniel dog standing in a landscape, circa 1760

Reclining Nude
By Guillaume Dulac
Located in London, GB
'Reclining Nude', oil on canvas, by Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). A sensuous portrayal by the artist of a young woman reclining on a divan draped with cloth. Inspired perhaps from Ingres' (1780-1867) classic, La Grande Odalisque...
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1920s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Reclining Nude
Reclining Nude

Guillaume Dulac
Reclining Nude, circa 1920s

Portrait of Maria Vittoria Queen of Portugal - Italian Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Italian Old Master portrait oil painting is by Domenico Maria Sani. Painted circa 1732 the sitter is of Maria Anna Vittoria (1718 - 1788), daughter of Philip V and Elisabetta Farnese, who in 1729 married Joseph prince of Brazil and king of Portugal...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Maria Vittoria Queen of Portugal - Italian Old Master oil painting
Portrait of Maria Vittoria Queen of Portugal - Italian Old Master oil painting

Domenico Maria Sani
Portrait of Maria Vittoria Queen of Portugal - Italian Old Master oil painting, Circa 1732

English 17th century portrait of a lady
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Bath, Somerset
A 17th century English portrait of a lady by Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), half-length in a painted feigned oval, wearing a green silk gown with chestnut coloured cloak over one shoulder, her fair hair curled in the fashionable ringlet style of the period. Oil on canvas in an English giltwood 'Lely' frame. We are grateful to Diana Dethloff and Catharine MacLeod (who are currently working on a Lely catalogue raisonné) for their confirmation of Lely as the artist from photograph analysis of this previously unidentified early work. Provenance: Private collection Nottingham until 2021 Mellors and Kirk sale December 2000, lot 1173 The sitter is likely to have been from an upper class or aristocratic family in court circles, who were the main source of Lely`s patronage. The simple composition serves to highlight the beauty of the sitter through portraying her pale decolletage and complexion, set against the gentle gaze of her blue eyes, the soft blush of her cheeks and her full red lips. Peter Lely (1618-1680) was originally of dutch origin and became Principle Painter to the King in 1661, following in the footsteps of Van Dyck who had died in 1641. He dominated the portrait painting scene in England for over 20 years, creating a distinctive 'court look' in his work which had a strong influence on many other artists. He had an extremely successful and popular portrait practice which meant that he soon had to develop production methods that could accommodate the high demand for portraits, and also for copies and versions of them which were given as gifts to family and courtiers. The use of studio assistants was a common practice for busy artists and as with Van Dyck, Lely is known to have used specialist assistants to execute particular parts of his paintings. Artists who worked in Lely`s studio included John Baptist Gaspars who specialised in drapery painting, William Wissing, John Greenhill...
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17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

English 17th century portrait of a lady
English 17th century portrait of a lady

Sir Peter Lely
English 17th century portrait of a lady, c.1650

1947 Expressionist Oil Painting Flute Player Musician Boris Deutsch WPA Artist
By Boris Deutsch
Located in Surfside, FL
Boris Deutsch (American Lithuanian Russian, 1892-1978) "The Flute Player," 1947 Oil paint on canvas, Hand signed and dated upper left, Provenance: gallery label (Pasadena Art Museu...
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1920s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1947 Expressionist Oil Painting Flute Player Musician Boris Deutsch WPA Artist
1947 Expressionist Oil Painting Flute Player Musician Boris Deutsch WPA Artist

Boris Deutsch
1947 Expressionist Oil Painting Flute Player Musician Boris Deutsch WPA Artist, 1947

Self-Portrait of the artist
Located in PARIS, FR
Self-portrait by Edouard Dumoulin (1898 - 1973) 1928 Oil on canvas 48 x 37 cm (54 x 42 cm with frame 18.9 x 14.57 in (21.26 x 16.54 in with frame) Signed and dated lower left Online...
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1920s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Self-Portrait of the artist
Self-Portrait of the artist

Edouard Dumoulin
Self-Portrait of the artist, 1928

Queen Maria Theresa King Van Meytens 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Martin van Meytens (Stockholm 1695 - Vienna 1770) Portrait of Empress Maria Theresa of Habsburg (Vienna 1717 - 1780) Portrait of Emperor Francis I of Lorraine (1708 - 1765) oil on ...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Queen Maria Theresa King Van Meytens 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Queen Maria Theresa King Van Meytens 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master

Queen Maria Theresa King Van Meytens 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master, 1740-1770

French Rococo 18th-Century Portrait Young Boy Playing a Flute Oval Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Boy French Rococo School, 18th century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 24 x 20 inches Canvas : 20 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very...
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18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French Rococo 18th-Century Portrait Young Boy Playing a Flute Oval Oil Painting
French Rococo 18th-Century Portrait Young Boy Playing a Flute Oval Oil Painting

French School
French Rococo 18th-Century Portrait Young Boy Playing a Flute Oval Oil Painting, 18th

Portrait Of Lucas Cranach The Elder (1472-1553), 16th Century German Renaissance
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lucas Cranach The Elder (1472-1553), 16th Century German Renaissance School Large 16th Century German School portrait identified as Lucas Cranach The Elder, oil on canv...
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16th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Lucas Cranach The Elder (1472-1553), 16th Century German Renaissance
Portrait Of Lucas Cranach The Elder (1472-1553), 16th Century German Renaissance

Portrait Of Lucas Cranach The Elder (1472-1553), 16th Century German Renaissance

A Naked Beauty Lying with her Fan
Located in St. Albans, GB
Léon Laurent Galand 1872 – 1960 Signed and dated 1928 bottom left Artwork Size: 25.75 x 36" (66 x 92cm) Artwork Size with Frame: 32.75 x 43" (83 x 109cm) Oil on Canvas Discounted ...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A Naked Beauty Lying with her Fan
A Naked Beauty Lying with her Fan

Leon Galand
A Naked Beauty Lying with her Fan, 1928

French Art, Rococo, Portrait Queen Marie Antoinette France, Oval, Circle Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
French School, Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, Pastel /oil Pastel on Paper, Rococo, 18th Century. The Pastel is made in the style...
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18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Oil

French Art, Rococo, Portrait Queen Marie Antoinette France, Oval, Circle Vivien
French Art, Rococo, Portrait Queen Marie Antoinette France, Oval, Circle Vivien

French Art, Rococo, Portrait Queen Marie Antoinette France, Oval, Circle Vivien, c. 1776

An Ideal Head of a Woman
By Alfred Henry Maurer
Located in Greenwich, CT
In the tradition of Modigliani, Maurer's depictions of women are expressive and lively. America had very few modernists who painted in this manner but Maurer is famous for exactly t...
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1920s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Gesso, Oil, Board

An Ideal Head of a Woman
An Ideal Head of a Woman

Alfred Henry Maurer
An Ideal Head of a Woman, circa 1920

Portrait of a Lady with White Gloves - British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
By Thomas Hudson
Located in London, GB
This charming British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to noted portrait artist Thomas Hudson. Hudson was most prolific between 1740 and 1760 and, from 174...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Lady with White Gloves - British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
Portrait of a Lady with White Gloves - British 18thC art Old Master oil painting

Portrait of a Lady with White Gloves - British 18thC art Old Master oil painting, Circa 1750

Allegory Wisdom Stella Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16/17th Century Italy Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giacomo Stella (Brescia 1545 - Rome 1630) Allegory of Wisdom (or prudence) Oil painting on canvas 193 x 75 cm., In frame 199 x 82 cm. The work is accompanied by critical study drawn...
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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Allegory Wisdom Stella Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16/17th Century Italy Art
Allegory Wisdom Stella Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16/17th Century Italy Art

Allegory Wisdom Stella Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16/17th Century Italy Art, 1580-1630

16th Century by Bernardino Detti Face of Christ Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Bernardino Detti (Pistoia, Italy, 1498 - 1572) Title: Face of Christ Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 41 x 32 cm - with frame 47 x 55.5 cm Antique box frame made of solid wood and walnut burl. Publications: unpublished The painting by Bernardino Detti (1498 - 1572) depicts the face of Jesus...
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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

16th Century by Bernardino Detti Face of Christ Oil on Canvas
16th Century by Bernardino Detti Face of Christ Oil on Canvas

Bernardino Detti (Pistoia, 1498 – Pistoia, 1572)
16th Century by Bernardino Detti Face of Christ Oil on Canvas, 16th Century

After Gainsborough - 18th Century Oil, Young Hobbinol and Ganderetta
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine study after Thomas Gainsborough's original painting of two peasant children Hobbinol and Ganderetta. The original was one of Gainsborough's last exhibited pieces in his lifeti...
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Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

After Gainsborough - 18th Century Oil, Young Hobbinol and Ganderetta
After Gainsborough - 18th Century Oil, Young Hobbinol and Ganderetta

After Gainsborough - 18th Century Oil, Young Hobbinol and Ganderetta, 18th Century and Earlier

Trompe l'oeil, Trick of the Eye, Maria, Child St. Anthony, Van Dyck, Old Master
Located in Greven, DE
After a copper engraving (46 x 34 cm) by Gilles Rousselet after Van Dyck, ca. 1640 Paris. Oil on cardboard, 44 x 35 cm Trompe-l'oeils are pictures whose depicted objects are painte...
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18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Trompe l'oeil, Trick of the Eye, Maria, Child St. Anthony, Van Dyck, Old Master
Trompe l'oeil, Trick of the Eye, Maria, Child St. Anthony, Van Dyck, Old Master

Trompe l'oeil, Trick of the Eye, Maria, Child St. Anthony, Van Dyck, Old Master, c. 1750

Italian Baroque portrait of a young boy
Located in New York, NY
Benedetto Luti (17 November 1666 – 17 June 1724) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period, recognized for his contributions to the Roman and Florentine art scenes. Born in F...
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Early 18th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Italian Baroque portrait of a young boy
Italian Baroque portrait of a young boy

Italian Baroque portrait of a young boy

Distinguished Portrait of Authoritative Gentleman in Glasses French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Distinguished Gentleman Portrait Signed by D - Lubin (French, early 20th century) Dated 1915 oil on panel, unframed panel: 13.75 x 10.5 inches Provenance: Private collection, Paris ...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Distinguished Portrait of Authoritative Gentleman in Glasses French Oil Painting
Distinguished Portrait of Authoritative Gentleman in Glasses French Oil Painting

D.Lubin
Distinguished Portrait of Authoritative Gentleman in Glasses French Oil Painting, 1915

Portrait of a girl with a rose and a red coral necklace (c. 1631)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
David Finsonius (Veere 1597- Bergen op Zoom 1646/1648) Portrait of a girl with a rose and a red coral necklace With traces of the artist’s signature and annotated AETATIS S.V. 2 1⁄2 Ao 1631 Oil on panel, H. 104.5 x 79.5 cm Provenance: Purchased by Jonkheer Helenus Marius Speelman (1857-1909), Kasteel de Wittenburg; thence by descent The work shows a strong resemblance to a portrait by Finsonius in the North Brabant Museum. This signed and dated "Girl with Basket and Cherries" (Inv. 15529), was painted just a year later, in 1632. Not only are the paintings remarkably similar in overall size and format, in painting style, and in the positioning of the girls in full length in their white lace dresses. They are also connected by the iconographic scheme of the respective coral necklaces, each with a gold memorial medal hanging from it. Although they are of course individuals, the faces are very similar in their depictions of features such as eyes, nose, and lips. This points to the same technique applied by the same painter. Finally, the handwriting is almost the same on the works by Finsonius known so far. About the painter, David Finson named 'Finsonius' (related to the better-known Louis Finson...
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17th Century Dutch School Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a girl with a rose and a red coral necklace (c. 1631)
Portrait of a girl with a rose and a red coral necklace (c. 1631)

David Finsonius
Portrait of a girl with a rose and a red coral necklace (c. 1631), 1631

Portrait of Benedict Arnold
By Ralph Earl
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This portrait, attributed to the American painter Ralph Earl, captures Benedict Arnold, one of the most controversial figures of the American Revolutionary War. Ralph Earl, known for...
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Mid-18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Benedict Arnold
Portrait of Benedict Arnold

Portrait of Benedict Arnold, c. 1770s

Women seen from behind
By Ernest Laurent
Located in PARIS, FR
Ernest LAURENT Gentilly 1859 - Bièvres 1929 Seated woman seen from behind, preparatory sketch Oil on cardboard Circa 1920 32 x 21.5 cm unframed Our oil o...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Women seen from behind
Women seen from behind

Ernest Laurent
Women seen from behind, 1920

Portrait Woman Knapton Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Old master English Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
George Knapton (London 1698 - 1778), attributable Portrait of a young aristocratic maiden sitting by a fountain in a garden in the company of a lamb Oil on canvas (127 x 102 cm - Fr...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Woman Knapton Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Old master English Art
Portrait Woman Knapton Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Old master English Art

Portrait Woman Knapton Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Old master English Art, 1720-1760

Portrait of a Lady by a Woodland Stream Holding a Shell c.1690; Oil on canvas
By Harman Verelst
Located in London, GB
This elegant portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, depicts a beautiful young lady seated in a wooded area, resting one arm on a rock, before a landscape and a warm evening sky. She is wearing a white smock under russet-coloured silks, loosely held in place by an immense black diamond clasp on the sleeve, and her body is enveloped in a voluptuous swag of azure silk; the costly fabrics and jewels reveal that the sitter was a paragon of a wealthy and privileged society that she belonged to. Much of the attractiveness of this portrait resides in its graceful composition and the beauty of the youthful sitter. The flowing water in the left margin of the picture and the shell that she holds are compositional devises often used at the time to allude to her potential as wife and mother, recalling Proverbs, Chapter 5, Verse 18: “Let thye fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of thye youth”. Symbolism was a key component to many works of this period and contemporary viewers would have deciphered them immediately. Such images exude a sense of status and Augustan decorum, and were highly influential in transmitting these values into the first half of the eighteenth century. Held in a good quality and condition gilded antique frame. Herman Verelst was from a great dynasty of painters, with many members achieving great success. Specialising in portraits and still life paintings, he was one of the legions of foreign-born artists working in England at the time. Today, many of his pictures are given to other artists or are simply relegated to that term “circle of” which is a great disservice because he had an ability to render faces and drapery on par with some of the best artists at the time. Herman’s work is quite distinctive in the way he rendered faces and this particular pose was a favourite. His faces were portrayed with great skill often using the sfumato technique which gave them a very smooth feel to the skin with no hard lines, and many known works by him show that he could also render drapery with great affect. Our painting was painted in the 1690’s. His father, Pieter Hermansz Verelst...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady by a Woodland Stream Holding a Shell c.1690; Oil on canvas
Portrait of a Lady by a Woodland Stream Holding a Shell c.1690; Oil on canvas

Harman Verelst
Portrait of a Lady by a Woodland Stream Holding a Shell c.1690; Oil on canvas, c.1690

Portrait Of Sir James Hamlyn (1735-1811), MP for Carmarthen, Sheriff of Devon
By Joshua Reynolds
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Sir James Hamlyn (1735-1811), MP for Carmarthen, Sheriff of Devon, 18th Century follower of Sir Joshua REYNOLDS (1723-1792) Large 18th Century portrait of Sir James Ham...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Sir James Hamlyn (1735-1811), MP for Carmarthen, Sheriff of Devon
Portrait Of Sir James Hamlyn (1735-1811), MP for Carmarthen, Sheriff of Devon

Portrait Of Sir James Hamlyn (1735-1811), MP for Carmarthen, Sheriff of Devon

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An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.

Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.

For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.

Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.

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