Antique Silhouette Portraits

A fine and wonderfully crisp miniature silhouette portrait of a young woman. The artist has used a very intense black with elements of ruffled fabric and delicate hair picked out aro...

A charming early 19th-century silhouette portrait with gold detailing depicting Mrs John May of Maldon.

A fine late Georgian paper cut silhouette, showing a well dressed man in coat and hat with his walking stick in hand. The artist has signed and dated to the lower left corner. The ar...

He specialised in silhouette portraits. Measures: 18.5" x 16" Weighs: 2.

He specialised in silhouette portraits. Measures: 15.5" x 19" Weighs: 2.

It is unsigned but one of the best silhouette portraits we have ever had. The frame is original and has a bit of wear to the back.

It is unsigned but one of the best silhouette portraits we have ever had. The frame is original and has a bit of wear to the back.

He specialised in silhouette portraits. Measures: 9" x 11" Weighs: 2 Lbs.

Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th centur...

Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th centur...

Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th centur...

Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th centur...

Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th centur...

Description: A good cut silhouette portrait of 2 little girls playing with paddles and a shuttlecock in a garden.

A charming silhouette study of an armed soldier before a graphite drawn alpine landscape. Unsigned. Well presented in an oval black lacquer frame. On paper.

A delightful watercolour silhouette study of a gentleman in fine dress. The artist captures the fine details of the man's hair and ruffles in his collar in this profile view. Unsigne...

An exquisite pair of later 18th century silhouettes after prolific profile painter John Miers. The first depicts the sitter Mary Burrow in profile to the right with her hair styled u...

Interestingly, this exact composition closely mimics the famous 1791 life silhouette portraits of George Washington painted by the renowned early American artist Samuel Folwell (1765...

The large oval Silhouette depicts two your girls dancing and mounted in a rectangular black frame with metal mounts, circa 1820. Provenance: Paula Peyraud, with M. Ekstein Limi...

Portrait miniature silhouette profile of Mrs. Graydon, Attributed to John Thomason.

18th century Venetian mirror portraits silhouettes of man and woman beautifully aged piece.

Stunning pair of Berlin Iron bracelets made up of cameo portrait silhouettes decorated with an openwork leaf motif.

Hubard filled his gallery with silhouette likenesses of famous people, beggars, fiddlers, great works of architecture, and all types of animals.

Incredible Silhouette portrait from the early 19th century. This item is in excellent condition and has minor wear to the edges and to the Silhouette from time and age.

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian lady, unusuallly depicted wearing an elaborate hat with lace brim and plume.

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian young lady. Attributed to Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839) Portrait of a young lady, bust length, turned to the right watercolour, reverse painte...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian young man. Circle of Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839) Portrait of a young man, bust length, turned to the right, wearing coat and cravat watercol...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian gentleman. Attributed Frederick Frith (1819-1871) The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat wate...

Miers was the best known and most prolific maker of this fashionable type of portrait, producing thousands of silhouettes which were considered to be excellent likenesses.

John Field (1758-1821) Portrait of a young gentleman Watercolour with bronze touches on plaster 3 x 2½ inches, oval, without the frame 6 x 5 inches with the frame John Field was one...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian gentleman. Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839) Portrait of a gentleman, bust length, turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat watercolour, revers...

Two very skillfully executed paper cut out silhouettes of Victorian ladies. English School, 19th Century Portrait of a ladies, one turned to the left and one to the right Paper cut...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian lady Attributed to Peter Skeolan (1815-1871) Portrait of a lady, profile to the right Watercolour with gold highlighting on paper/card 3¼...

A very skillfully painted ink on paper silhouette, unusually with the sitter appearing to be dress in her nightcap.

Comprised of a larger on panel, marked as being by American artist, William Henry Brown (American, 1808 - 1883). Together with two smaller silhouettes. All framed and glazed. Con...

A trio of life size ink on paper silhouettes with gilt detailing, a pair of males and a female.

Late 19th Century reproduction print of a black silhouette of a man and child. Reproduced from an original portrait in possession of direct descendant.

A finely painted silhouette on card bearing two possible attributions to the sitter. The first reads, ”Mary wife of Sir john Coleridge Kt, nee Buckland- Grandmother of present Lady ...

William Henry Brown (American, 1803-1883) Silhouette Portrait of John Tyler, 1844 Lithograph Sight: 14 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.

A very attractive pair. Two silhouette pictures Portrait of a young girl holding a bird; Portrait of a boy holding a bird Each 6¾ x 4 inches Each 10 x 6 inches including the frame

A pair of cut Silhouette portraits of two English gentlemen seemingly in conversation.

A charming silhouette of a group of children ambling along. So much character is expressed through the minimal monochrome depiction. English or American School, 19th Century A silho...

A fine late Georgian paper cut silhouette, showing a well dressed man in coat and hat with his walking stick tucked under his arm. The artist has signed and dated to the lower left c...

This framed mid-19th century Scherenschnitte style Silhouette portrait is enhanced by hand-sketched details illustrating a victorian braided hairstyle, jewelry and off-shoulder dress.

A fine late Georgian paper cut silhouette, showing a college dean with his mortar board at a jaunty angle. The artist has signed and dated to the lower left corner. The artwork has b...

A charming silhouette miniature of a Georgian gentleman, with large ruffle and high collared jacket. This side profile has been painted to the reverse of the glass in oil with a laid...

Silhouettes is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).

Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th centur...

Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th centur...

The antique bronzed silhouette portrait was executed by the firm of Miers & Field, the most famous portrait silhouettists of the time. it is not certain to which of the two artists w...

A charming silhouette study of George Cressey who was the Sheriff of York in 1813. Inscription attached to the reverse gives details on the piece, which was previously in the collect...

A fine 19th century silhouette of a Victorian gentleman, captured in profile with top hat & cane. Smartly mount in period Maplewood veneer frame with glazing. Unsigned. On paper.

He specialized in silhouette portraits. This stately silhouette of a standing gentleman from Saratoga Springs is signed Aug.

Auguste Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart (1789–1861) was a French-born portrait artist who worked in England, Scotland and the United States in the 19th century specializing in silhouet...

A lovely English painted antique Silhouette portrait of a young lady arranging flowers.

Pair of Victorian gilt-bronze profile silhouette Portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, circa 1840.

19th century American Portrait of Joseph Stringham (1776-1834) Oil on Canvas Later Giltwood Frame Presenting an exquisite 19th-century American Portrait of Joseph Stringham (1776-18...

This exceedingly charming mid-18th-century English oil painting depicts a girl wearing a red gown with a train over a white petticoat. She’s holding a posy or nosegay. Evidently onc...

A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck.  Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...

Very good condition with original canvas, stretcher and frame.

A charming early 19th Century miniature portrait of a kindly looking gentleman in a smart black jacket and wing collar shirt. The portrait is unsigned and presented in a traditional ...

This Silhouette portrays the 19th century colonial gentleman plantation owner. This item has been well taken care of and has minor wear consistent with its age. This item is signed o...

A fine collection of Five original silhouette portrait miniatures by the Miniaturist painter Dorothy Turton ( 1900 to 1990s). These are all hand painted in the 18th Century Georgian ...