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Miniature portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Lincoln, GB
Miniature portrait of a Gentleman
Early 19th Century, watercolour on paper
c. 1840
Category
1840s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait Miniature c1765 Letitia Preston Vallancey
Located in Holywell, GB
A fine sanguine chalk drawing on paper of Letitia aged about ten dating to around 1765. Unsigned
Category
1760s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Portrait of a French Gentleman By Portrait Miniature Artist Daniel Saint
By Daniel Saint
Located in Stockholm, SE
reputation for his miniature portraits, which were characterized by their delicate detail and fine brushwork
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Early 19th Century Watercolour - Miniature Portrait of a Victorian Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 19th Century miniature portrait of a kindly looking gentleman in a smart black
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Antique French Miniature Portrait of Lady Biographical details with painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Miniature Portrait
French School, late 18th/ early 19th century
framed: 5.5 x 5.5 inches
board: 2
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
English School early 19th century, Portrait of two children, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
English School early 19th century,
Portrait of two children,
Pencil and light heightenings of
Category
Early 1800s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
H 11.62 in W 9.06 in
Portrait of a Man Wearing a Turban, 18th Century Pastel Drawing
By Thomas Frye
Located in London, GB
pastel drawing by Thomas Frye is a half-length portrait of a man dressed in a turban. This drawing is the
Category
1750s English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Jean-Henri Cless (1774-1812) Portrait of a young woman, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Estampes et des Dessins at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris keeps six drawings and three miniature
Category
Early 1800s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Redingote by student od Jean Louis David drawing
Located in Norwich, GB
showed portraits and a number of miniatures, and won a second-class medal. Hesse travelled to Germany in
Category
Early 19th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Graphite
H 13.78 in W 11.82 in D 0.4 in
"January Layover" Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Bryanna Marie's "January Layover" is an original, handmade graphite drawing on Stonehenge paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Mrs. Scott - Miniature c.1856 Watercolour, Mary Knottesford Fortescue
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine miniature portrait of Mary Knottesford Fortescue (1841-1879). Mary was the daughter of
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Pair of Miniature Mid 19th Century Watercolours - Brother and Sister
Located in Corsham, GB
Two exquisite mid 19th Century miniature portraits in watercolour. The children are in their finest
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Portrait
By Howard Margolis
Located in Soquel, CA
brilliant surface color. A series of brush drawings, miniature works of art, are spontaneous reflections of
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Early 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait Of Mrs Powell
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautifully executed, Regency era portrait of an older woman in a lace mob cap. She is sporting
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Framed Early 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of John Harrington
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking watercolour portrait of young John Harrington in a fine black jacket with white linen
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Young Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate portrait miniature of a Victorian girl wearing a puffed blouse and beaded red necklace
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Lady, 18th Century English Pen and Ink
By Ozias Humphry
Located in London, GB
Ozias Humphry
1742-1810
Portrait of Frances Abington
Pen and brown ink
Image size: 7 1/2 x 5 3/4
Category
18th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Ink
Frédéric Millet (1786-1859) Portrait of a gentleman, 1849 watercolor signed
Located in Paris, FR
, particularly in miniature. It is therefore particularly interesting to present this portrait, which bears
Category
1840s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Young Girl with Golden Locks - British Victorian exhib watercolour
Located in London, GB
in good condition.
Edward Tayler (1828 Switzerland -1906 England) Painter of miniature portraits and
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Lady in a White Dress - 18th Century Watercolour
By John Downman
Located in London, GB
, K. (ed.), The Intimate Portrait: Drawings Miniatures and Pastels from Ramsay to Lawrence, London
Category
18th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Early 20th century English portrait of a young girl, Deborah Blencowe
By Louise Burrell
Located in Woodbury, CT
she studied with Hubert von Herkomer. Some of her miniatures were accepted for display at the Royal
Category
1920s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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H 4.14 in W 2.96 in
Early 20th century English portrait of a red haired young girl
By Louise Burrell
Located in Woodbury, CT
she studied with Hubert von Herkomer. Some of her miniatures were accepted for display at the Royal
Category
1920s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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H 7.29 in W 6.11 in
"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist
Located in New York, NY
miniatures, plaques, and medals of famous people.
In the 1920s, she began to travel the world in search
Category
1920s Feminist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
W. Warman (fl.1820-1830) - Signed & Framed Watercolour, Portrait of a Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
An elegant and graceful study of a woman. Each miniature brushstroke is calculated and carefully
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait Miniature In Graphite American 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a very beautiful , highly detailed and well executed portrait of a woman. Created in the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Miniature Signed and Framed Watercolor Portrait of a Woman
Located in Marbella, ES
Miniature signed and framed watercolor Portrait of a woman.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
“Double Portrait”
Located in Southampton, NY
miniaturist. With the advent of photography, the need for miniature portrait paintings became obsolete, and
Category
1860s Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Watercolour - Man In A Green Cravat
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th Century miniature portrait, showing a handsome young man in a fetching green cravat
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
After Holbein - 19th Century Watercolour, Anne Bullen (Boleyn)
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour miniature depicting Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII. Inscriptions to
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
James Mitchell Cox (1815-1883) - 1839 Watercolour, A Promising Young Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early Victorian miniature watercolour portrait of a confident young man in his late teens
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
c. 1850 Watercolour - The Victorian Bride
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate Victorian miniature portrait, exquisite in both its execution and presentation. The
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Young Lady Seated', Royal Academy London, PAFA, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
exhibited at the Royal Academy, before visiting the United States in 1867 where he painted miniatures at the
Category
1870s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
H 8.75 in W 6.13 in D 0.13 in
Rufus Crested Coquette, realist gouache miniature bird portrait, 2020
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina introduces a sense of movement to her gouache Bird by Bird series with her miniature portrait
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Yellow Bird Akimbo, contemporary realist gouache miniature animal portrait
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky's realist miniature gouache painting, Yellow Bird Akimbo, is kinetic and visceral
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Peacock, contemporary realist gouache on paper miniature animal portrait
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky's realist animal miniature, Peacock, is an updated, humorous take on Renaissance
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Grace Kelly with inspirational quote-original portrait painting-contemporary Art
By Peter Engels
Located in London, Chelsea
"Grace Kelly with Inspirational Quote" by Peter Engels
In this captivating original portrait
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 1.58 in
Violet Saberwing, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2020
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina introduces a sense of movement to her gouache Bird by Bird series with her miniature portrait
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Ocellated Crake, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2020
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina introduces a sense of movement to her gouache Bird by Bird series with her miniature portrait
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Striking 18th Century Portrait of the 12th Earl of Caithness
By Sir Henry Raeburn
Located in London, GB
drawings on ivory by his hand, still exist. Soon he took to the production of carefully finished portrait
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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H 37 in W 32 in
Family Portrait in Market - British 1914 art Post Impressionist oil painting
Located in London, GB
produced lithographs, miniatures, woodcut prints, drawings and etchings. She exhibited her work regularly
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Young Gentleman, Lord George Douglas, Arcadian Landscape c.1710
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Young Gentleman, Lord George Douglas, in an Arcadian Landscape c.1710
Attributed to
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 58.27 in W 48.82 in D 3.15 in
Dina Brodsky, Crested Caracara, realist gouache animal portrait miniature, 2019
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
drawings of animals, architecture, and trees. Her miniatures carry with them the tradition of the form
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Dina Brodsky, Little Rooster, realist gouache miniature animal portrait, 2019
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
drawings of animals, architecture, and trees. Her miniatures carry with them the tradition of the form
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Raven 2, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2023
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Raven, in her signature tondo format. Like most of her miniature works, the charm expands upon a closer
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Raven 1, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2023
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Raven, in her signature tondo format. Like most of her miniature works, the charm expands upon a closer
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Raven 3, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2023
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Raven, in her signature tondo format. Like most of her miniature works, the charm expands upon a closer
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Crested Bird, contemporary realist gouache on paper miniature animal portrait
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky's realist animal miniature, Crested Bird, is a rich melange of hues and textures. The
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Lost in Thought - Australian art 1920's portrait oil painting woman flowers
By Frederick William Leist
Located in London, GB
. It is a super portrait oil painting which depicts a beautiful young woman lost in contemplation
Category
1920s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of "Femme Avec Le Chapeau Plumé, by Hildebrandt
Located in New York, NY
antique and life drawing and must have felt prepared enough to continue his education abroad in the
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 26.5 in W 21.5 in D 2 in
Red-Winged Blackbirds, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2020
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina introduces a sense of movement to her gouache Bird by Bird series with her miniature portrait
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Gold-fronted Woodpecker, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2020
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina introduces a sense of movement to her gouache Bird by Bird series with her miniature portrait
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Portrait of a Gentleman in Green Coat -British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
By Francis Cotes
Located in London, GB
artist, specialising in miniatures). Cotes trained with portrait painter George Knapton (1698–1778
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Long Tailed Sylph, blue and green realist gouache miniature animal portrait
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
drawings of animals, architecture, and trees. Her miniatures carry with them the tradition of the form
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper
'Portrait of M. Morett, ' original Wenceslaus Hollar engraving after Hans Holbein
By Wenceslaus Hollar
Located in Milwaukee, WI
and his court, he also produced miniature portraits that are likewise prized for their sincerity and
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
'Portrait of Henrico van der Borcht, ' original W. Hollar engraving after Holbein
By Wenceslaus Hollar
Located in Milwaukee, WI
court, he also produced miniature portraits that are likewise prized for their sincerity and accurate
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Portrait, Children of the 11th Earl of Devon, Follower of Adam Buck, circa 1840
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful circa 1840 charcoal, gouache, and watercolor portrait group of William Reginald
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Drawings
Materials
Oak, Paint, Paper
H 20 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
"Almost There" Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Bryanna Marie's "Almost There" is an original, handmade graphite drawing on Bristol paper that
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Bald Eagle Portrait
By Nayan and Venus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Bald Eagle Portrait" is an original watercolor and layered hand-cut paper artwork by Nayan and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Soldier in an Interior, Early 17th Century Dutch Oil
Located in London, GB
spartan room.
The man holds a miniature portrait of a lady, so more than likely his wife who has passed
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The lady on the chair. 1978. Paper, mixed media, 20x12 cm
By Juris Zvirbulis
Located in Riga, LV
exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum (Moscow, Russia)
Museum bought more than 100 of the artist miniatures
Category
1970s Naturalistic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
H 7.88 in W 4.73 in D 0.08 in
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An assortment of miniature portrait drawings is available on 1stDibs. There are many Old Masters versions of these works for sale. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Miniature portrait drawings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes white, gray, black, brown and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Dina Brodsky are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, watercolor and gouache.
How Much are Miniature Portrait Drawings?
Miniature portrait drawings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,450, while the lowest priced sells for $279 and the highest can go for as much as $1,900.
Questions About Miniature Portrait Drawings
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Miniature portraits are made with a mix of powdered glass, metal oxides and oil which makes a paste. This paste is painted color by color onto a base. Each color layer is fired in a kiln, one at a time. You’ll find a variety of miniature portraits from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Miniature portraits were first painted on a variety of mediums, some of the more popular being vellum, and card or cardboard. Paintings would typically be done in watercolor. Later painting in enamel on metal became a classic medium for painting miniature portraits. On 1stDibs, find an array of authentic miniature portraits.
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