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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
Nude Female Holding a Seashell, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
"Femme Nue Avec Coquillage" , 19th Century School of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875) Large 19th Century French portrait of a nude female holding a shell, oil on canvas scho...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle Epoque Art Nouveau
Located in Gavere, BE
"Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle époque Art Nouveau With Frame" Georges Redon (1869-1943) is a famous French painter, draftsman, caricaturist, poster designer and engraver. Belle ...
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1890s French School Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Portrait of a Lady - Oil Paint - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a lady is a modern artwork realized by Artist of 19th century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. On the reverse: Pencil inscription partially covered on the upper m...
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19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Very Large Full length portrait of a young lady with a posy of flowers
Located in Harkstead, GB
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...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle Epoque Art Nouveau
Located in Gavere, BE
Georges Redon (1869-1943) is a famous French painter, draftsman, caricaturist, poster designer and engraver. Art Nouveau portrait oil on canvas mounted on panel "The elegant with the...
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1890s French School Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Scene de Souk
Located in Jacksonville, FL
After Napoleon introduced Europe to the different and exotic life of the Middles East, it was Delacroix who was the first to return. He brought back vivid images to an unbelieving pu...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Taking Tea" 19th Century Orientalism Portrait Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Jacksonville, FL
"Taking Tea" by Jan-Baptist Huysmans, an accomplished Orientalist painter of the 19th century, unveils a captivating world in his oil painting on panel. Born in 1826, Huysmans was re...
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Pair of Framed Chinese Emperor and Empress Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Immerse yourself in the regal allure of Chinese history with this captivating pair of framed reverse glass paintings depicting a Chinese Emperor and Empress...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Glass

Italian Beauty 19th century Realism Antique Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The painting is signed on the top left side. Description: Tito Conti (1842-1924) was an esteemed Italian painter renowned for his exceptional skill in portr...
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Gypsy Portrait" 19th Century Antique Realistic portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
By Angelo Asti
Located in Jacksonville, FL
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...
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pallas Athéna with lance, shield, helmet and breastplate.Anonymus early 19th C.
Located in brussel, BE
After Athena was born fully armed from Zeus' forehead, Triton, acting as a foster parent to the goddess, raised her alongside his daughter, Pallas. The sea god taught both girls the ...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Solitude
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Academic painter Guillaume Seignac was renowned for his masterful treatment of the idealized nude. His languishing female subjects based on Greco-Roman prototypes were and rem...
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19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

La lecture au jardin (Lesson in the Garden)
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Post-Impressionist painter Georges d’Espagnat captures a charming moment between a mother and her child in this vibrant oil on canvas. Rendered with a studied use of complementary colors and bold brushstrokes, the painting showcases the artist's unique Post-Impressionist style. Remembered as one of the most individualistic artists of the 20th century, his distinctive canvases bring together the loose brushwork of the Impressionists and the bold color palette favored by the Fauves. Together, they achieve a vibrant spontaneity that lends itself well to the carefree subjects of the present work. Masterfully composed, La lecture au jardin moves beyond the Impressionist instinct to capture a fleeting moment on canvas. Rather, d'Espagnat succeeds in creating a deep feeling of harmony in the work. Warm colors are perfectly balanced with cool tones, while vertical and horizontal lines are softened by the curves of the foliage and his subjects' figures. Through his simplification of forms and intentional use of color and line, he creates a scene that is carefully designed and thoroughly modern. A similar view of a mother and her child by d'Espagnat is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). The Post-Impressionist painter was an individualist since his youth, choosing to forgo traditional schooling in order to independently study the Old Masters in the Louvre. He soon became involved with the most prominent Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters of the age, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Paul Signac, who themselves existed outside the traditional norms of French Academic training. In 1891, he exhibited at the Salon des Refusés, and again the following year at the Salon des Indépendants. By 1895, he held his first one-man show in Paris, and just three years later his success earned him a solo show at the prestigious Durand-Ruel Gallery. Between 1905 and 1910 he made several trips to visit Renoir on the Côte d’Azur. Their close friendship resulted in a group exhibition at Marcel Bernheim...
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Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Very Large 1820's English Portrait Dapper Young Gentleman Period Drama Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dapper Young Gentleman English School, circa 1820's period oil on canvas, framed framed: 40 x 34 inches canvas: 32 x 27 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: ...
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1820s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co. Stately portrait of Franklin Atwood Park by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (British, 1862-1940). Park is sitting for a classical por...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Portrait of Maiden in Coastal Landscape - Scottish Victorian art oil painting
By Robert Fowler
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish Victorian portrait oil painting is by noted artist Robert Fowler. Painted circa 1893 the composition is of a blonde haired maiden in the foreground, dressed in...
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1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Emperor Nichols I Of Russia, Battle Of Sevastopol, 19th century Franz KRÜGER
Located in Blackwater, GB
Emperor Nichols I Of Russia, Battle Of Sevastopol, 19th century Franz KRÜGER (1797-1857) 19th Century scene of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, with his brother, the Grand Duke Michael, ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Joseph Thraves, Portrait Of A Scholar, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming portrait by Derbyshire artist Joseph Thraves (1805-1851) depicts a scholar proudly standing with his hand on an open book. It’s likely that the family commissioned this...
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Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Lesson - Portrait Interior - British Victorian art oil painting reading
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian oil painting is by noted artist John Eaton Walker. Painted circa 1855 it is portrait in an interior of a beautiful young woman in a yellow satin dress. ...
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Dog Painting: "Portrait of a Chihuahua with Red Bow" Zacharias Noterman ca 1870s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Dog Painting: "Portrait of a Chihuahua with Red Bow" Zacharias Noterman (Belgium, France 1824-1890) Circa. 1870s Oil on wood panel (mahogany) Original stucco and gilt frame 13 1/2 x...
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1870s Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Oil painting on canvas “portrait of an Elegant woman with fan” dated 1890
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on canvas “portrait of an Elegant woman with fan” dated 1890 Additional info: Title: Elegant with a fan Style: Art Nouveau style painting Medium: oil on canvas Signatu...
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1890s Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Robert von Steiger (1856-1941) Portrait Dutch Officer A. v. Steiger 1884 Holland
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Johann Ludwig Robert von Steiger (Swiss, * 8th of January, 1856, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; † 1st of June, 1941, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Portrait of Karl Alfred Arthur von Steiger Lie...
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1880s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Early 19th-Century British School, Portrait Of A Regency Gentleman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 19th-century British oil painting depicts a sturdy country gentleman wearing a black coat, white shirt with an upstanding collar, and a white cravat. He’s dressed accordi...
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1810s English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Her Favorite, 19th Century David Comba Adamson (1559-1926)
By David Comba Adamson
Located in Blackwater, GB
Her Favorite, 19th Century David Comba Adamson (1559-1926) similar works to $14,000 Exhibited Dundee, Dundee Fine Art Exhibition. Large 19th Century portrait of a young Breton gir...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Late 19th Century Oil - Towards the Flames
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt composition frame. On panel.
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

19th Century Oil, Study for a Portrait of Emile Baron
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 19th century oil sketch of a society figure. Though not signed the work is by repute and very much in the style of Charles Auguste Émile Durand. Presented in modern gilt and p...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

19th Century Oil - Victorian Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On canvas.
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Marie Louise Bion (1858-1939) – Portrait of a Young Woman – 19thC Oil Painting
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Marie Louise Bion (Swiss, *1858 ; † 1939) • Portrait of a young Woman • Oil on canvas • Stretcher ca. 56 x 46 cm • Original 19thC frame ca. 68 x 59 cm • Signed and dated ‘ 7/85 ’ ...
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1880s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1820's French Portrait of a Gentleman Signed & Dated 1824 Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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...
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Early 19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of A red Haired Gril, 19th Century circle of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
By Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of A red Haired Gril, 19th Century circle of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) Large 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite portrait of a red haired girl, oil on canvas. Excellent q...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

After Giovanni Francesco Romanelli - 19th Century Oil, The Cumean Sybil
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Beautifully presented in a Florentine frame with delicate shell ornamentation. On canvas.
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Framed Grand Tour 19th Century Oil - Portrait of an Italian Serving Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
Portrait of an Italian serving girl with smoking Vesuvius to the background. Presented in a beautiful silver-gilt frame with elaborate floral mouldings. Unsigned. On tin.
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

American School Late 19th Century Oil - A Fine Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful American school portrait depicting a well dressed gentleman with a three-piece suit and groomed beard. Unsigned. On canvas.
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) As First Consul, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) As First Consul, 19th Century French School Large circa 1800 Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte As First Consul 1799, oil on canvas. Excellen...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Study of an actor, ca 1880 dramatic oil young man staring into fire 19th Century
Located in Norwich, GB
A dramatic, one of a kind oil study. Certainly not your run of the mill 19th Century portait! Depicted is a young man, whose face is brightly lit from what is likely is an open fire....
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an elegant woman in the park at sunset. Circa 1845
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of an elegant woman in the park with a white handkerchief at sunset. Circa 1845. The painting depicts a young woman with a delicate and luminous porcelain-like face, possi...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Italian School 1886 Oil - Lovers at the Gate
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed illegibly and dated to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame. Part of a pair of oil studies by the same hand. On board.
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Prince
Located in Corsham, GB
In the style of the Old Masters. Unsigned. Presented in an oval gilt frame. On board.
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Queen Of May, dated 1877 by Valentine Cameron PRINSEP (1838-1904)
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Queen Of May, dated 1877 by Valentine Cameron PRINSEP (1838-1904) to $180,000 Large 19th Century English pre-Raphaelite portrait of a young girl as May Queen, oil on canvas by ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Card Cheats, 19th Century Edgard FARASYN (19th Century French)
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Card Cheats, 19th Century Edgard FARASYN (19th Century French) sales to $24,000 Large 19th Century French scene of 17th Century gentlemen playing cards in a tavern, oil on canv...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting On Canvas Dated 1921, Military Portrait By Paul Leroy
By Paul Leroy
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil Painting On Canvas Dated 1921, Military Portrait By Paul Leroy" Paul Alexandre A. LEROY (1860-1942), French school. Description: Very beautiful oil painting on canvas, represent...
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1920s French School Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Portrait Of 1901 Grand National Winner "Grudon", 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of 1901 Grand National Winner "Grudon", 19th Century by Margaret Bletsoe, daughter of the winning owner/trainer Bernard Bletsoe Large 19th Century portrait of Grand Nationa...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Young Lady w Tiny Dog 19th Century Watercolor from Wallace Collection
Located in Stockholm, SE
François Theodore Rochard (1798 – 1858) “The Pet Dog”, french, watercolourist, painter, draftsman, miniature painter. Born in Paris, exhibiting at the RA from 1820, brother of the po...
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Paper, Watercolor

Portrait identified as Self Portrait Of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1820)
By Sir Thomas Lawrence
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait identified as Self Portrait Of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1820), circa 1830 Large 19th Century English Regency portrait believed to be a self portrait of Sir Thomas Lawrence...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Sequestration Of Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl Of Leven (1580-1661) Edgar Bundy
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Sequestration Of Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl Of Leven (1580-1661), 19th Century by Edgar BUNDY (1862-1922) sales to $35,000 Large 19th Century English Civil War scene of the Seq...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Colonel Edward Astley 1st Royal Life Guards, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Colonel Edward Astley 1st Royal Life Guards, 19th Century by Frederique Emile O'Connell (1823-1885) Large 19th Century Portrait of Colonel Edward Astley, 1st Royal Life Gua...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Beautiful Oil On Canvas, portrait of a musketeer French school 19th century
Located in Gavere, BE
Beautiful Oil On Canvas, portrait of a musketeer French school 19th century This is a French 19th century school with large dimensions . Very decorative and exclusive portrait paint...
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1890s French School Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Portrait of Alexandre Blanchard from Amiens
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Alfred DEHODENCQ (Paris 1822 - Paris 1882) Portrait of Alexandre Blanchard, teacher at the Amiens high school (1851-?) Pastel on paper mounted on canvas H. 50 cm; L. 44 cm Signed and...
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1880s French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel, Laid Paper

Portrait of President Louis-Marie de Belleyme
By Charles Jalabert
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Charles François JALABERT (Nîmes 1818 - Paris 1901) Portrait of President Louis-Marie de Belleyme (1787-1862) Oil on cardboard H. 25 cm; L. 17 cm Signed lower left - Made around 1856...
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1850s French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Portrait of a harpist - Belgian Old Master musical art oil painting harp player
Located in London, GB
This charming Belgian Old Master musical portrait oil painting is by noted artist Jan Baptiste Lodewijk Maes. Painted in 1820 and signed and dated it is a half length portrait of a b...
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1820s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

19th Century genre oil painting of a woman carrying flowers
By Laslett John Pott
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Laslett John Pott RSA British, (1837-1898) Flowers from the Walled Garden Oil on canvas, signed vertically lower left Image size: 15.5 inches x 11.5 inches Size including frame: 24.5 inches x 20.5 inches A pleasing genre painting of a woman carrying a trug of flowers by Laslett John Pott. The woman, who is shown standing by a tree in a walled garden, is dressed in a period white cambric morning dress...
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Lord Byron In Oriental Dress, circa 1810 circle of Thomas PHILLIPS
By Thomas Philips
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lord Byron In Oriental Dress, circa 1810 circle of Thomas PHILLIPS (1770-1845) Large circa 1810 portrait identified as a young Lord Byron in Ottoman attire, oil on canv...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early Victorian English Oil Portrait of Dapper Young Gentlemen gilt frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English artist, circa 1830 oil on canvas, framed framed: 22 x 18 inches canvas: 16 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection, Dorset, England Condition: The painting is in overall ...
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Study for the ceiling of Musee du Louvre - Portrait of a soldier of Napoléon
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Léon COGNIET (Paris 1794 – Paris 1880) Study for the figure of the guard in the ceiling of the Louvre: “The Expedition to Egypt under the orders of Bonaparte” Sketch in oil on canvas...
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1830s French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Midshipman Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 18th Century English School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Midshipman Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 18th Century English School Large 18th Century portrait of Horatio Nelson as Midshipman, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and con...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Edouard Frederic Wilhelm Richter Oil Painting of a Lady Reading a Letter
Located in Dallas, TX
Edouard Frederic Wilhelm Richter (German, 1844-1913) Woman in front of a window reading a letter signed and inscribed 'E.Richter' (Upper right) Oil on canvas Relined with original gi...
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1880s Portrait Paintings

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Paint

19th Century European Oil Painting of an Old Man and His Dog
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century european painting of a man and his dog in a field. Signed with Crowned monogram MC or CM. Oil on canvas. 19th Century. Framed. The scene represents and man snd his...
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19th Century Barbizon School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas

Portrait After John Constable, Sotheby's Provenance
Located in Larchmont, NY
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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19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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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.

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