Portrait Paintings

This captivating oil portrait by Albert William Holden (1848-1932) depicts a jovial cavalier, raising a glass in a dimly lit tavern interior. The composition has been signed 'Albert ...

Portrait of Berthe Thorwaldsen with Bust of Horace Vernet is an original modern artwork realized by the Circle of Horace Vernet (30 June 1789 – 17 Januar...

Portrait Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Stafford (1593-1641), 17th Century Circle of Anthonius VAN DYCK (1599-1641) Fine 17th century English School Old Master portrait of Anthonius...

English School, Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas, circa 1830, the figure seated in an armchair, unsigned, according to a typed label verso depicting "Lord John H. Morelan(d)", ...

Sir Henry Raeburn (Stockbridge, Edinburgh, UK, 1756 - Edinburgh, UK, 1823) Title: Portrait of a landowner Year: Early 19th century, 1803 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Without fra...

A very engaging portrait of a pretty young girl holding a posy of flowers. On a large scale, this impressive piece would add grandeur to a hall or drawing room. William Edwards Mill...

Lady Sewing French Impressionist, late 19th century indistinctly signed lower front corner oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 29 x 36 inches Provenance: private collection, Northern F...

A charming 19th-century portrait depicting a woman wearing a blue dress with an elaborate lace collar. Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt frame. On canvas.

This stunning Scottish 1920's self portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish female artist Helen Mackenzie. Painted circa 1929 the composition is the head and shoulders of the artis...

Julian Alden Weir Study of a Girl Oil on canvas 7 x 6 inches The youngest of sixteen children of Robert W. Weir, artist and art instructor at West Point Military Academy, J. Alden ...

The Hawking Party, dated 1840 by John Frederick PASMORE (1820-1881) sales to $15,000 Large 19th Century English scene of a hawking party, oil on canvas by John Frederick Passmore. Excellent quality and condition large scale scene of a young Victorian family at the gateway of their estate after returning with the game from hawking using Harris Hawks...

Oil painting on panel portrait of an American eskimo dog 20Th c. The American Eskimo Dog is a breed of companion dog, originating in Germany. The American Eskimo Dog is a member of ...

Wonderful French period copy of the famous painting by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille, which the original is now in a museum in Paris. This piece came from a private collection in New Jersey where it had been since it was purchased in France back in the 1950s. The previous owner was an Art dealer in NYC during the 1950s-70s and she kept some of her favorite paintings, this being one of them. The piece was re-framed in the 1990s In 35 years of dealing in paintings, I have never seen another example of this scene, it is very rare.! History of the scene: In the Siege of Hüningen (27 November 1796 – 1 February 1797), the Austrians captured the city from the French. Hüningen is in the present-day Department of Haut-Rhin, France. Its fortress lay approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the Swiss city of Basel and .5 miles (0.80 km) north of the spot where the present-day borders of Germany, France, and Switzerland meet. During the time of this siege, the village was part of the Canton of Basel City and the fortress lay in an area contested between the German states and the First French Republic. The siege occurred within the French Revolutionary Wars during which Revolutionary France ranged...

After John Constable (British, 1776-1837) Portrait of A Man, c. 1800 Oil on canvas 23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. Framed: 34 x 29 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. Sotheby'...

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After Bartolomeo Schedoni (1578-1615). Italian School, Portrait study of a boy from the 1611 painting 'The Charity'. Oil on canvas. Well presented in a gilt effect frame with lambs t...

Portrait Of A Girl In White, circa 1900 by Robert Edward MORRISON Large circa 1900 edwardian portrait of a girl in white, oil on panel. Excellent quality and condition period port...

Impressive early American modernist portrait oil painting. Nicely framed. Oil on canvas. . Image size, 30H by 25L.

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...

French school circa 1880 Young woman reading Oil on canvas H. 86 cm; W. 64 cm

Study Of A Cat, 19th century attributed to Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) Large 19th century French study of a cat, oil on board attributed to Theophile Steinlen. Excelle...

Fabio Fabbi, born in Italy in 1861, stands as an acclaimed Orientalist painter renowned for his devotion to capturing the exotic allure of the Orie...

Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859) Painted circa 1837-9 oil on canvas 113 x 92 inches (including frame) 92 x 70 inches (unframed) Provenance – from a private royal collection This magnificent portrait depicts Princess de Joinville, the daughter of Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil and the King of Portugal. Through her illustrious family she was directly related Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia and the Russian royal family, as well as to many of the great ruling families of Europe. The work clearly confirms Monpezat as one of the most accomplished equestrian portrait painters in France in the early nineteenth century. In terms of scale, quality and dramatic power, it must surely be considered amongst his finest works. The stance of the powerful thoroughbred - in half rear - emphasises the calm nature and courage of the Princess. Francisca of Brazil (1824-98) married a son of Louis Philippe I, the King of the French, and had three children. Born at the Imperial Palace of Saint Christopher, her youngest brother was the future Pedro II...

Antique Oil Painting on Metal – 19th Century Miniature Artist: Unidentified Medium: Oil on Metal Dimensions: Framed: 19 x 17 cm Artwork: 10 x 6 cm Style: Classical / Romanticism / M...

Fantastic early portrait of a young man and his pug dog. This painting is most likely British, but it could also be from continental Europe. It dates from the late 18th to the early ...

Group of Three 19th Century Framed Painted Silhouettes Framed in black: Male: 6.25x7.75, unframed 5.5x7 Framed in black: Female: 4.75x6.25, unframed 2.x2.75 Gilded frame: Female: ...

Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian, 1854 - 1919) An Exceptional quality full length oil on canvas painting of a Young Orientalist Queen / Odalisque. 19th ...

Portrait of a French Gentleman French School, indistinctly signed dated 1824 inscribed verso oil on canvas, unframed painting: 22 x 19 inches provenance: private collection, France c...

‘Young Beauty holding a Red Rose’ by Étienne Adolphe Piot (1831-1910). The painting is signed by the artist and hangs in a fine quality gold metal leaf frame. Academy Fine Paintings...

Well painted late 19th-century German genre painting. Often painted in the Munich area of Germany these highly desirable antique paintings are always of the finest quality. This is...

Self-portrait as an Oriental Oil on canvas 56 x 46 cm Monogrammed lower left After his first training with the brothers Achille and Eugène Devéria, Glaize began his career at the S...

A stunning portrait oil painting of Violet Ann Gilbert which was painted by James Peter Quinn in 1929 and was exhibited at The Paris Salon of that year. A beautiful portrait of a young woman from the nineteen twenties. In excellent condition and framed in the original period frame. This is a fine painting by a noted listed artist and a great example of an early 20th century portrait painting. Signed lower left. Provenance. Exhibited at the Paris Salon 1929, labels verso. Condition. Oil on canvas in excellent condition, image size 40 inches by 30 inches. Housed in its original gallery frame, framed size is 47 by 37 inches. Excellent condition. James Peter Quinn (1869-1951) was born on 4 December 1869 at 60 Bourke Street, Melbourne, third son of John Quinn, restaurant-keeper born in Antigua, West Indies, and his English wife Ann, née Long. Little is known of Quinn's childhood and early education; both parents died when he was young. His guardians apprenticed him to an engraver, but he undertook part-time studies at the school of design, National Gallery of Victoria, under Frederick McCubbin in 1887-89, and at the school of painting under George Folingsby and Bernard Hall in 1890-93. Awarded several student prizes, he won the gallery's travelling scholarship in 1893. Quinn went to London in 1894 but quickly left for Paris where he studied at the Académie Julian, at the Académie des Beaux-Arts under Jean Paul Laurens, and with Colarossi and Delécluse. He returned to London about 1902 and married fellow art-student Blanche Louise Guernier there on 29 September. By 1904 he had exhibited with the Royal Academy of Arts and went on to establish a reputation as a highly successful portrait painter. His finest and most sensitive work was produced before 1910. His family were the subjects of many paintings, including 'Mère et Fils', awarded an honourable mention at the Old Salon, Paris, in 1912. He also painted many self-portraits. His many commissioned works included portraits of Joseph Chamberlain, the Duchess of York and, later, the Duke of Windsor. In 1918-19 he was an official war artist with the Australian Imperial Force in France, and exhibited war paintings at the Grafton Galleries, London. In 1919, with George Coates, he was an official artist to the Canadian War Records. He was a council-member of the London Portrait Society, and a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, exhibiting regularly with them and the Royal Academy, and in Paris with the Old and New salons. Quinn's sudden return to Australia in December 1935, alone, followed the death of his gifted artist-son René. He held exhibitions at the Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, in 1936 and the Royal South Australian Society of Arts Gallery the next year. Quinn ostensibly returned as an acclaimed artist, was invited to rejoin the Victorian Artists' Society he had joined first in 1888, and was its president (but for one year) in 1937-50. Yet a coolness existed. Though he had little in common with the modernist painters of the period, his commitment to a tolerant brotherhood of artists found no allies among the aggressively conservative old guard. In 1937 he clashed publicly with (Sir) Robert Menzies who in opening a V.A.S. exhibition denigrated modern art. In spite of the affection felt for him by many artists and students, Quinn was somewhat isolated. He continued to exhibit, winning the Crouch prize, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, in 1941. In the mid-1940s he taught briefly at the National Gallery school. A lover of good food, wine and conversation, Quinn delighted in mixing with all classes. Frequenting the haunts of journalists, writers and the more Bohemian fringe, he was easily recognizable with his bow tie, grey curly hair and cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth. Survived by one son, he died of cancer on 18 February 1951 at Prahran and was buried in St Kilda cemetery. His war portraits are held by the Australian War...

William Richard Waters Picture Size: 36 x 28" (92 x 72cm) Outside Frame Size: 44 x 36" (112 x 92 cm) Oil on Canvas signed bottom right and dated 1847 This painting is nearly 200 year...

"King of the Barn"-Farmyard Rooster 19th century France Oil on board Signature to be read 18 x 15 (19 3/4 x 23 3/4 frame) inches A very finely painted and expressive rendition of a...

A charming self-portrait by a young French painter in a red cap holding a paintbrush. Unsigned. Well presented in a painted wooden frame. On paper laid to board .

Portrait of a Pekingese Dog English artist, late 19th century Watercolour drawing on paper stuck on card card: 10 x 8 inches paper: 5.5 x 4 inches Provenance: Private collection, UK ...

Antique American impressionist seascape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 14L x 11H.

Théodule Augustin Ribot St Nicolas d’Attez 1823 – 1891 Colombes French Painter 'La Leçon de Chant – The Singing Lesson' Signature: signed lower left 't.ribot' Medium: oil on canva...

'Perdu dans la Poésie’ by Alfred Stevens (1823-1906) The painting - which depicts a young Parisian society beauty reading beside an open window – is signed by the artist and present...

After Caspar Netscher (Dutch, 1634-1689), Courting Scene, Oil on Wood Panel, 19th century, carved giltwood frame. Image: 13.75" H x 9.5" W; frame: 19.75" H x 15.5" W. The painting ...

Self Portrait of the Artist French Impressionist painter of the late 19th century oil on canvas canvas: 11 x 9 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and ...

This charming British Victorian genre oil painting is by attributed to noted exhibited artist Henry Turner Munns. Painted circa 1870 the composition is of a baby by a hearth, asleep ...

Cain & Abel, 19th Century School of Eugène DELACROIX (1798-1863) 19th century French scene of Cain & Abel, oil panel. Excellent quality and condition biblical scene of the death of...

Realistic early German portrait painting of Georg Friedrich wearing his military uniform. The back features further documentation about the man's life and service. Currently hung in ...

The Death Of Icarus, 19th Century circle of Alexandre CABANEL (1823-1889) Large 19th Century French classical scene of The Death Of Icarus, oil on canvas circle of Alexandre Cabane...

This superb British 19th century equine oil painting is by noted horse lover, George Gascoyne. Painted in 1889, this French born chestnut horse is Phoenix. While he was essentially a miler, Phoenix (sometimes seen spelled as “Phenix”) came from a family that had produced Classic winners in France at up to 15 furlongs. He proved an excellent sire following his export to Argentina, becoming the foundation stallion for Guillermo Kemmis' breeding program at Haras Las Rosas. This painting is from his time in Argentina with Kemmis. Phoenix is depicted in a flat landscape against a vivid blue sky. A gentleman, possibly his owner, Guillermo Kemmis, stands smiling in front of him holding his reigns and gives perspective to how tall Phoenix is. Although in profile, Phoenix is turning to look at the viewer, his chestnut coat gleaming and his anatomy perfectly portrayed. This is a superb Victorian equine portrait of a noted horse in the 19th century and is a lovely example of Gascoyne's work as a horse lover. Signed with initials and dated GG 1889 lower right. Provenance. Inscribed "Phenix" (Cymbal -- Belle-Etoile) by George Gascoyne, Sittingbourne, Kent to reverse. Condition. Oil on canvas, 36 inches by 28 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a wooden frame, 44 inches by 36 inches and in good condition. HORSE BIOGRAPHY Phoenix (FR) 1875 – 1893? Chestnut horse. Cymbal (GB) x Belle Etoile (FR), by First Born (FR) Family 25. While he was essentially a miler, Phoenix (sometimes seen spelled as “Phenix”) came from a family that had produced Classic winners in France at up to 15 furlongs. He proved an excellent sire following his export to Argentina, becoming the foundation stallion for Guillermo Kemmis' breeding program at Haras Las Rosas. Race record. Complete record unavailable but as follows: 1878: Won Prix de la Forêt (FR, 1600mT, Longchamp) 1879: Won July Cup (ENG, 6FT, Newmarket July). Won Rous Memorial Stakes (ENG, 8FT, Ascot). Won Bunbury Stakes (ENG, Newmarket). 2nd Rosebery Handicap (ENG, Epsom) 1880: Won Lennox Stakes (ENG, Goodwood) As a stallion: Phoenix was the Argentine champion sire six times, reaching the top in 1887-1890, 1892 and 1895. Notable progeny: Hawk Eye (ARG), Lenape (ARG), Marinera (ARG), Osiris (ARG), San Martín (ARG), Surplice (ARG) Connections: Phoenix was owned by Comte Frédéric de Lagrange. After being exported to Argentina, he stood at Haras Las Rosas, the stud farm of leading Argentine breeder Guillermo Kemmis. His last known foals were born in 1894. Pedigree notes: Phoenix is outcrossed through five generations. Sired by Cymbal, a son of 1861 Derby Stakes winner Kettledrum, he is out of Belle Etoile, whose half sister Garenne (by Gladiator or Ethirion or Freystrop) is the second dam of 1894 Prix Royal-Oak (French St. Leger) winner Gouvernail and the third dam of 1894 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby...

Renowned portraitist Frank West Benson paints a young woman by the fireplace reclining in a chair in his artwork entitled, “Firelight.”

Portrait of an Elegant Lady by Victor Charles GUÉRIN (1815-1881) signed oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 25.5 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Description: This enchanting 19th century painting by the elegance of a lady dressed in lavish Rococo-style attire. Set against the backdrop of grand European architecture, the woman is depicted in a voluminous blue and gold gown...

The painting is signed on the bottom left side. Angelo Asti, a renowned Italian artist, established himself as a true maestro of portraiture during the late 19th and early 20th centu...

Well painted 19th-century portrait of Sir Charles Dickens. The original painting is in the National Gallery in London and I'm sure this piece would have been painted by a fan of the author who was also a very good artist as this piece is a very good copy of the original painting. There was a great fashion to paint copies of famous paintings during the 19th century and most of the world's most famous paintings have been copied many times. Often the artist who does the copy is very talented but usually anonymous With this piece, it's the only way to own an antique copy...

Benjamin Constant was an important figure in the Academic painting world in Paris and one of the leading French Romantic artists of the time. He is in all the museums of France and ...

On Wimbledon Common, dated 1861 by Sidney Richard Percy (1821-1886) Large 19th Century landscape view overlooking Wimbledon Common, oil on canvas by Sidney Richard Percy. Excellent quality and condition example of the artists work and a rare early view of his of Wimbledon Common. Signed, inscribed and framed. "signed and dated 'SRPercy.1861' (lower left); further signed verso before reline: titled and inscribed 'No2 On Wimbledon Common/Sidney R Percy...

A charming late 19th century English School portrait of a young woman in a red cloak, fetching water. The artist captures the woman midway across a gentle river, barefoot on the step...

Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia On Horseback, 19th Century Heinrich Muller (1781-1851) Large 19th Century portrait of Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia on horseback, oil on canvas attribu...

Portrait Of Mrs Louisa Hartley Tooth (nee Beningfield) Of West Hampstead, dated 1897 Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1897, no.422 by John Seymour Lucas (1849-1923) Huge 19th Cen...

A fine French academic study sketch on paper of a classical head. The work is unsigned but very much in the style of the period and its early exponents such as Jacques-Louis David. ...

Alexandre François CAMINADE (1789-1862) Portrait of a Lady Oil on wood signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Wood size : 22 X 15 cm Frame size : 40 X 30 cm Alexandre-Françoi...

Auguste Adolphe CHAUVIN (Liege, 1810 – Liege 1884) Portrait of Coraline Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 91 x 68cm 1868 Auguste Adolphe Chauvin, born in Liège on October 2...