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John Riley

17th Century portrait oil painting of a gentleman
17th Century portrait oil painting of a gentleman

17th Century portrait oil painting of a gentleman

By John Riley

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Circle of John Riley British, (1646-1691) Portrait of a Gentleman Oil on canvas Image size: 29

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of William Chiffinch
Portrait of William Chiffinch

Portrait of William Chiffinch

By John Riley

Located in London, GB

John Riley 1646 – 1691 Portrait of William Chiffinch (c.1602-88) Oil on canvas Image size: 30 x 25

Category

1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Portrait of Christopher Musgrave (1664-1718) circa 1690
Portrait of Christopher Musgrave (1664-1718) circa 1690

Portrait of Christopher Musgrave (1664-1718) circa 1690

By John Riley

Located in London, GB

. Painted by one of England’s leading 17th century portrait painters, John Riley was the official painter to

Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th Century Portrait of a Lady
17th Century Portrait of a Lady

17th Century Portrait of a Lady

By (Circle of) Godfrey Kneller

Located in London, GB

the century, after the deaths of Peter Lely and John Riley, Kneller became the leading portrait

Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an Elegant Lady
Portrait of an Elegant Lady

Portrait of an Elegant Lady

Located in London, GB

Godfrey Kneller and John Riley is not surprising considering their importance. Post cleaning the artist’s

Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Thomas Gage (c.1684-1716)
Portrait of Thomas Gage (c.1684-1716)

Portrait of Thomas Gage (c.1684-1716)

By (Attributed to) Sir Godfrey Kneller

Located in London, GB

Lely and John Riley, Kneller became the leading portrait painter in Britain and the court painter to

Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady

Portrait of a Lady

Located in London, GB

moving to England in 1676. Towards the end of the century, after the deaths of Peter Lely and John Riley

Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Lady of the Graves family
Portrait of a Lady of the Graves family

Portrait of a Lady of the Graves family, c.1695

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H 37.8 in W 32.68 in D 1.97 in

Portrait of a Lady of the Graves family

Located in London, GB

with one of the De Critz family and then under John Riley, whom he also assisted. He established his

Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady with Spaniel

Portrait of a Lady with Spaniel

By John Riley

Located in Bath, Somerset

Attributed to John Riley (London 1646 - 1691). Portrait of a Lady with a spaniel. The Lady, seated

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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

Portrait of a Lady and Child

Portrait of a Lady and Child

Located in Bath, Somerset

jointly with English painter John Riley and assumed the post fully on Riley`s death in 1691. Some of

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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

The Poet Judith Madan (1702-1781)
The Poet Judith Madan (1702-1781)

The Poet Judith Madan (1702-1781)

By Jonathan Richardson the Elder

Located in Bath, Somerset

Cowper. Jonathan Richardson the Elder was born in London in 1665 and studied under John Riley from

Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Family

Portrait of a Family

By Jonathan Richardson the Elder

Located in Bath, Somerset

on art theory, working as a portrait painter in London. He himself trained under John Riley, living

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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings

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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano

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By Barovier&Toso

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Art Nouveau Guimard Chandelier

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Located in Rebais, FR

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Category

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Located in Lisse, NL

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Located in Madrid, ES

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Circle of David des Granges (1611–1672), Oil on Copper Portrait Miniature, 1660

Located in Holywell, GB

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Category

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Materials

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By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Madrid, ES

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$20,886

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By André-Charles Boulle

Located in London, GB

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By Atelier Jean Perzel

Located in Sharon, CT

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$7,215 / item

H 27.56 in W 33.47 in D 20.87 in

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By Sofar

Located in Rebais, FR

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Category

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Gothic Revival Cast Iron Gate with Both Side Railings and Geometric Decoration

Gothic Revival Cast Iron Gate with Both Side Railings and Geometric Decoration

Located in London, GB

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A Close Look at Old Masters Art

Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.

The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.

Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.

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Finding the Right Portrait-paintings for You

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.

On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.