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Silhouette, Portrait of a Lady
Located in Middletown, NY
Boston's Financial District. His gallery became well known for Hubard's silhouette's, which he produced
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media

Biedermeier Reverse Glass Painting, Silhouette Portrait of a Lady
Located in Hamburg, DE
Biedermeier reverse glass painting with silhouette Portrait of a lady in a lavish robe. This fine
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Glass

19th Century Pair of Silhouette Portraits, Framed
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pair of framed silhouettes. Aristocrats.
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19th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Wood, Paper

Vintage Pair Framed Cut Paper Cameo Silhouette Portraits, U.S., Early 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage pair cut paper cameo silhouette portraits - the hand cut portraits glued down to a cream
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Gold Leaf

Presidential Portrait of John Tyler by William Henry Brown
Located in Larchmont, NY
William Henry Brown (American, 1803-1883) Silhouette Portrait of John Tyler, 1844 Lithograph Sight
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1840s American Impressionist Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Lithograph

Group of Three 19th Century Framed Painted Silhouettes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of Three 19th Century Framed Painted Silhouettes Framed in black: Male: 6.25x7.75
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19th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Ink

Silhouette of Rembrandt
Located in New York, NY
Silhouette lithograph by an unknown artist, circa 1910. Presented in a cream archival mat with an
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Early 20th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Paper

19th Century Antique silhouette of children, reverse painted on glass
Located in Harkstead, GB
A charming silhouette of a group of children ambling along. So much character is expressed through
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Gouache, Glass

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
By Jessie Gillespie
Located in Miami, FL
115 years after they were created, one can view these silhouettes differently than the artist’s
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1910s Victorian Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Silhouettes - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouettes is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827). Original Etching
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1810s Old Masters Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Silhouettes - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouette is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827). Original Etching from
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1810s Old Masters Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Silhouettes - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouette is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827). Original Etching from
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1810s Old Masters Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Silhouettes - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouettes is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827). Original Etching
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1810s Old Masters Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Silhouettes - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouettes is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827). Original Etching
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1810s Old Masters Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a
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17th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Oil

17th century German portrait of a man - Wine merchant Caspar Roemerskirchen 1628
Located in Antwerp, BE
17th century German portrait of the wine merchant Caspar Roemerskirchen at the age of 26 in 1628
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Oil, Wood

19th Century India Ink - Silhouette of a Soldier
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming silhouette study of an armed soldier before a graphite drawn alpine landscape. Unsigned
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19th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Pen

Male Portrait - Etching - Late 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Male portrait is a marvelous etching on ivory-colored paper presumably made by a Mannerist artist
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Late 17th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Full-Length 19th Century India Ink Silhouette - Victorian Gentleman in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th century silhouette of a Victorian gentleman, captured in profile with top hat & cane
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19th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Pen

Portrait - Original Etching by Johann Caspar Lavater - 1810
By Johann Caspar Lavater
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Johann Caspar Lavater (1741 - 1801). Original Etching
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1810s Old Masters Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Portrait - Original Etching by Johann Caspar Lavater - 1810
By Johann Caspar Lavater
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Johann Caspar Lavater (1741 - 1801). Original Etching
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1810s Old Masters Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

A Self Portrait
By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Located in Storrs, CT
A Self Portrait. c. 1932. Ink drawing on wove paper. 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 (sheet 10 x 7). Provenance: the
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Early 20th Century Renaissance Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Ink

17th Century French School, Saint John the Baptist, oil on copper
Located in Paris, FR
. Above all, he is pointing to the Christ, whose tiny silhouette can be seen on the left-hand edge. What
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1680s Old Masters Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Oil

Herman Jensen, A Musician, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
quaint interior? It’s a gentle and sensitive piece - with the figure almost silhouetted against the
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1920s Impressionist Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a Lady . Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger. ( Paris, 1612-1689), attrib
By Louis Elle (Ferdinand)
Located in Firenze, IT
1620 circa, caratterizzata da una silhouette un po' allungata della figura, una modellazione morbida di
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1680s French School Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

'Joan of Arc', Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Group of Thirteen, Benezit
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
to reveal two putti, silhouetted against an azure sky, holding the shroud with which the saint will
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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Cardboard, Gouache

18th Century Meissen Marcolini Silhouette Cup and Saucer
By Gottlob Samuel Mohn, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
silhouette designs attributed to Samuel Mohn. In 1774, Saxon court minister Count Camillo Marcolini became
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1790s German Neoclassical Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Porcelain

Andrew Jackson
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Giclee print of lithograph from “Portrait Gallery of Distinguished American Citizens with
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Late 19th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Giclée

Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
H 20 in W 16 in
John Caldwell Calhoun
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Giclee print of lithograph from “Portrait Gallery of Distinguished American Citizens with
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Late 19th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Giclée

John Caldwell Calhoun
John Caldwell Calhoun
H 20 in W 16 in
De Witt Clinton
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Giclee print of lithograph from “Portrait Gallery of Distinguished American Citizens with
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Late 19th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Giclée

De Witt Clinton
De Witt Clinton
H 20 in W 16 in
Daniel Webster
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Giclee print after William H. Brown (1803-1883) lithograph from “Portrait Gallery of Distinguished
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Late 19th Century Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Giclée

Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
H 20 in W 16 in
August Edouart Silhouette Cut Paper 1840 "Rev & Mrs E H Cumpston"
By August Edouart
Located in Detroit, MI
silhouette portraits and group scenes. He is associated with thousands of such artworks and is considered one
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1850s Romantic Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Paper

Original Metz vintage lithographic vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
travel poster depicts its silhouetted skyline in the distance as a cherry tree blossoms in the early
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Lithograph

Very Rare French 19th Century Marble Top Console Table
Located in Dublin, IE
trailing bellflowers with a centred silhouette portrait of a lady in profile. The central bevelled mirror
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19th Century French Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Marble

Beauty
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the painting Mlle Jeanne G. , a portrait of her sister, who was also a painter. At the Salon of the
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1880s Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Mixed Media

Beauty
H 18 in W 10.5 in D 4 in
18th Century Dutch Giltwood Louis XVI Mirror with Verre Églomisé
Located in Bjuråker, SE
medallion in 'Verre églomisé' with a Silhouette portrait in east-Indian ink and watercolor. Beautiful
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Late 18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Softwood

Silhouette - Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouette is an etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays
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1810s Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Silhouette - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
. This artwork portrays a silhouette of a man. On the back of this artwork there is another portrait of a
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1810s Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Silhouette - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouette is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's
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1810s Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Silhouette - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouette is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's
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1810s Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

Silhouette - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouettes is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's
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1810s Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

The Physiognomy - Silhouette Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
The Physiognomy - The Silhouette Profile is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas
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1810s Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Etching

The Silhouette Profiles - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
The Silhouette Profiles - The Physiognomy is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas
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1810s Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

The Silhouette Profiles - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
The Silhouette Profiles - The Physiognomy is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas
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1810s Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

2 Antique Framed Silhouette Lithograph Prints Brown Kellogg Forsyth Macomb
Located in Dayton, OH
gave them in 1853 of silhouettes that are not part of the Portrait Gallery. A traveling artist, William
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Late 19th Century American Classical Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Paper

Silhouette Profile -The Physiognomy- Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
The Silhouette Profile - The Physiognomy is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway
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1810s Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Etching

American Classical Period Scissor-Cut Silhouette by Auguste Edouart, Dated 1845
By Auguste Edouart
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
London in 1814 where he began making wax portraits, then in 1825 he began working solely as a silhouette
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Paper, Birdseye Maple

Wall Decoration Art Pair Silhouettes Black Framed Antique Los Angeles Gallery
Located in West Hollywood, CA
painted profile portrait done in black white Silhouette outline sharp shadow of the subject. This
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19th Century European Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Metal

Victorian 1870 Geometric Enameled Oval Pendant Locket in 18kt Gold with Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
. Silhouettes portraits were extremely popular in the 19th century during the Victorian era as a less expensive
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1870s English High Victorian Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Portrait - Original Drawing by Alfred Grévin - Late-19 Century
By Alfred Grevin
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in Pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century In good
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Late 19th Century Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Pencil

Portraits - Original Drawing by Alfred Grevin - Late 19th Century
By Alfred Grevin
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original drawing in Pencil and watercolor realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19
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Late 19th Century Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Pencil

Portrait of Old Man - Woodcut by Giuseppe Viviani - 1927
By Giuseppe Viviani
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 38.5 x 27 cm. "Portrait of Old" is an original xilography realized by Giuseppe
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1920s Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Woodcut

Self-Portrait - Original Drawing by Alfred Grévin - Late 19th Century
By Alfred Grevin
Located in Roma, IT
Self-Portrait is an original drawing in pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century
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Late 19th Century Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Pencil

Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing by A. Grevin - Late 19 Century
By Alfred Grevin
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in Pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century
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Late 19th Century Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Pencil

Portrait of Child - Original pencil drawing by A. Grevin - Late 19 Century
By Alfred Grevin
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Child is an original drawing in Pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century
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Late 19th Century Modern Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Pencil

Antique French Gilt Bronze Encrier Inkwell Desk Stand, Signed JF
Located in Forney, TX
gilded bronze, mounted with an exceptionally executed patinated bronze portrait bust sculpture of Moliere
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Bronze, Ormolu

A Gaiety Girl by Dudley Hardy - Vintage Art Nouveau Lithograph Poster
By Dudley Hardy
Located in East Quogue, NY
, featuring a dancing female silhouette in white on a scarlet ground, published in 1968 by The Sunday Times
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Paper

“Lost Love”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very intricate silhouette cut out of black paper over white paper background by the Czech artist
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1920s Victorian Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Archival Paper

“Lost Love”
“Lost Love”
No Reserve
H 10.5 in W 7.5 in D 1 in
18th Century Mahogany Dutch Rococo Bombe Kast or Linen Press, c. 1750
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XVI such as the carved bows and swags and the neoclassical portrait silhouettes, possibly of King
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Silhouette Portraits

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Bronze, Ormolu

Annunciation Ceraiolo Paint Oil on canvas 16th Century Old master Firenze Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
against the background is also reminiscent of the silhouettes of his figures, often arranged symmetrically
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16th Century Old Masters Antique Silhouette Portraits

Materials

Oil

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Antique Silhouette Portraits For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of antique silhouette portraits available for sale. Browse a selection of modern, Old Masters or Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 18 modern, 11 Old Masters, 7 Impressionist and 2 Post-Impressionist examples available. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add antique silhouette portraits that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of beige, brown, white, gray and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Thomas Holloway, Alfred Grevin, Edouard Vuillard, Chanel and James Sant are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and etching, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Antique Silhouette Portraits?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — antique silhouette portraits in our inventory begin at $86 and can go as high as $254,929, while the average can fetch as much as $1,015.