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Artist: Unknown
Portrait of 19th Century Philadelphia Merchant, Quintin Campbell
Located in Doylestown, PA
19th Century portrait of Quintin Campbell in the style of Thomas Sully. The 30 x 25 inches oil on canvas is framed in an ornate frame. Provenance: Private collection, Bucks County, P...
Category
19th Century American Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil painting on panel portrait of an American eskimo dog 20Th c.
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on panel portrait of an American eskimo dog 20Th c.
The American Eskimo Dog is a breed of companion dog, originating in Germany. The American Eskimo Dog is a member of ...
Category
1920s Other Art Style Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Luc De Decker (1907-1982) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Portrait of A Priest
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait depicts a senior Catholic bishop, seated and gazing directly at the viewer with a gentle expression.
Unsigned.
Category
20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, 1891, signed and dated
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 19th century
Portrait of a young man, 1891
Signed (illegible) and dated 91 on the lower right
Oil on canvas
46 x 38 cm
Framed 52 x 44
In good condition, recently...
Category
1890s Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Oil Paint - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi is an original modern artwork realized in the late 19th Century
It represents the "Hero of the Two Worlds", Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Mixed colored oil pai...
Category
19th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait d’un militaire 1660
Located in GOUVIEUX, FR
Huile sur toile Dim avec cadre 92/69 cm Dim sans cadre 62/85 cm Il est tout à fait possible que ce portrait ait été réalisé par un peintre itinérant,spécialiste du portrait d’appar...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Religious Painting Madonna with Child
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Antique Italian painting from the late 17th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a religious subject Virgin with child of good pictorial quality. Framework of excellent proport...
Category
1670s Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,336 Sale Price
20% Off
After Ferdinand Bol - 19th Century Oil, Portrait of a Mathematician
Located in Corsham, GB
A study of the bust of Ferdinand Bol's 'Portrait of A Mathematician' which is currently part of the Louvre Collection in Paris. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On canvas.
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 18th Century English School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 18th Century
English School
Large 18th Century English portrait of painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and co...
Category
18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Descent To Hell, Feasts and The Resurrection, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Descent To Hell, Feasts and The Resurrection, 19th Century
Eastern European Icon - Tempera On Panel
Fine circa 19th century Eastern European master painting...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early German Realistic Military Portrait of a Young Man (Georg Friedrich)
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic early German portrait painting of Georg Friedrich wearing his military uniform. The back features further documentation about the man's life and service. Currently hung in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Oil - Lady In Mourning Clothes
Located in Corsham, GB
In need of full restoration. Unsigned. On canvas.
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19 cent or earlier Signed Antique Original Oil Painting on canvas, Genre Scene
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a fabulous antique 19th-century or even earlier original oil painting on canvas depicting an interior scene with a seated female nude queen w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,300 Sale Price
50% Off
Eastern European Mannerist Portrait, woman in traditional dress
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Eastern European young woman in traditional dress with silver lacings and jewelry holding an open book. This portrait pose is in the Renaissance period Mannerist style, and the young...
Category
17th Century Mannerist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,885 Sale Price
35% Off
Portrait of a Young Boy With Hat, Possibly Painted by Gustaf Brandelius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown Artist, Possibly Gustaf Brandelius (1833-1884)
Portrait of a Young Boy With Hat
oil on tree panel
painted c.1850-70
panel 9.05 x 5.90 inches ...
Category
1860s Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
18th c Original Oil on Canvas, Attrib. THOMAS PATCH (UK, 1725-1782) Caricature
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an unusual unique antique 18-century original oil painting on board depicting a figure of a gentleman wearing a white wig and is dressed in a red jacket and white jab...
Category
18th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,040 Sale Price
44% Off
Marius Woulfart (1905-1991) - Framed Oil, Portrait of a Mother & Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful depiction of a mother and child, seated for a heartwarming portrait in a sunny formal garden. The artist has captured both figures in an impressionistic manner with impa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$379 Sale Price
20% Off
Amazing 19th Century Dutch Skating Woman Winter Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A powerful 19th century landscape and portrait painting. A young dutch woman lacing up her skates. Really rare and well painted. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Housed in a beautif...
Category
1870s Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Napoleons Retreat From Russia, 19th Century French School Large Napoleonic Wars
Located in Blackwater, GB
Napoleons Retreat From Russia, 19th Century
French School Large Napoleonic Wars Scene
Large 19th Century French School Napoleonic Wars Scene of Napoleon retreating following the in...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cardinal Mazarin portrait
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French School circa 1645
Portrait of Cardinal Mazarin - Sketch
Oil on canvas
H. 41.5 cm; W. 27 cm
Provenance: Collection of the Reverend Georges Downing Bowles (1789-1863)
Would ...
Category
1640s French School Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early European Portrait Painting of a Young Woman
Located in Houston, TX
Portrait painting of a young woman dressed in black with a bonnet. The woman has a rose in her right hand and presents her left hand with a r...
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Escuela española (XIX) - Santa Bárbara - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo
Se presenta enmarcada la obra (la placa que pone "ESCUELA SEVILLANA XVIII" es errónea, esta obra es del siglo XIX
Estado de conservación ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of Isabella Blackett, Countess Of Buchan, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Isabella Blackett, Countess Of Buchan, 18th Century
English School
Large 18th Century English portrait of Lady Isabella Blackett, Duchess of Buchan oil on canvas. Excel...
Category
18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Post Impressionist Modern Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist portrait painting. Housed in a period frame. Measuring 29 by 33 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone.
Category
1930s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of an elegant
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
Golden wooden frame
39 x 33 x 5 cm
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,871
Mid 19th Century Family Oil Portrait C.1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 19th Century Family Oil Portrait C.1840
Outstanding oil portrait of a young family revealing a painting of the matriarch of the family, possibly a mourning portrait.
Original o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Oil - Wheat Gatherer
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 18th-century oil study depicting a woman gathering wheat in the fields. Part of a pair of oils of women harvesting by the same hand. Unsigned. On panel.
Category
Early 18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Biedermeier Period c.1830 Oil - Portrait of a Lady with a Handkerchief
Located in Corsham, GB
This fine Biedermeier period portrait depicts an arresting sitter, adorned with a substantial choker of pearls. No detail of the woman's fashionable dress goes unnoticed by the artis...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,178 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of a lady, Elizabeth Ann Sheridan (née Linley; Sep 1754 - Jun 1792)
Located in London, GB
This refined portrait is believed to depict Elizabeth Ann Sheridan (née Linley; 1754–1792), the celebrated English soprano and wife of playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Painted i...
Category
Late 18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman, 17th Century Dutch Old Masters Oil
Located in London, GB
Circle of Gerard van Honthorst
1592 - 1656
Portrait of a Gentleman
Oil on wooden panel
Image size: 29 x 23 inches
Contemporary gilt frame
Gerard van Honthorst was a Dutch Golden Age...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Antique American School Signed Framed Modernist "Massage" Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American signed interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Signed. Framed. Image size, 14L x 11H.
Category
1950s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$236 Sale Price
20% Off
American Modernist Black Woman Artist New Orleans Family Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist southern school painting. A family portrait on a New Orleans porch. Beautiful detail in the wrought iron. Brilliant color palette here. Signed verso. ...
Category
1950s Abstract Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
ANTIQUE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING - PORTRAIT OF SEATED MAN IN HAT
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1900.
Title: Portrait of a seated man wearing a hat, with a mustache. The work is painted 'en grissaille' deliberately by the artist.
Medium: o...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ex Voto; Miraculous Intervention of a Difficult Pregnacy, 19th Century Retablo
Located in Denver, CO
This authentic 19th-century Mexican ex-voto is a powerful testament to faith and survival, painted in oil on tin with ink circa 1869 by an anonymous Mexican artist. It is elegantly displayed in a custom, hand-carved frame enhancing its historical and artistic significance. The ex-voto itself measures 6 ½ x 9 ¾ inches, while the outer frame spans 14 ¼ x 17 ½ inches, making it a compelling piece for collectors of religious folk art.
A Miraculous Healing – A Story of Devotion
The heartfelt inscription tells the story of Mrs. Dia Anacleto Rodriguez, who, in 1860, faced a life-threatening childbirth with little hope of survival. In desperation, her husband, Mr. Epimenio Manzano, turned to Santo Niño de Atocha...
Category
1860s Folk Art Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Portrait Of A Regency Gentleman 19th Century European School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Regency Gentleman, 19th Century
European School - unfinished study
Large 19th Century European School unfinished portrait of a gentleman, oil on canvas. Excellent qua...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early-18th Century French School, Ex-Voto Portrait With Emilian Jacobin
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid early 18th-century French oil painting represents an ‘ex-voto’ with Emilian Jacobin and a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ and angels.
Ex votos are votive offe...
Category
1710s French School Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Folk 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Styrian Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine folk-style portrait depicting a man wearing traditional wear from Styria, Austria. The artist captures the gentleman in a layered suit with a rich bottle-green overcoat. To hi...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Art Deco Woman Singing Gouache Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely gouache on cardboard painting featuring an Art Deco singer with a typical stylish outfit. Utilizing the contrast of black and white components against primary colors like y...
Category
1930s Art Deco Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board, Cardboard
German oil painting, Figures in an interior/barn playing, 19th century, Antique
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted late 19th-century German genre painting. Often painted in the Munich area of Germany these highly desirable antique paintings are always of the finest quality.
This is...
Category
1890s Victorian Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
18th Century, Antique Oil Painting, Old Master. Portrait of Mother with child.
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century, antique painting, oil on canvas, old master. Mother with child.
Relined canvas.
Stretcher frame also renewed.
Artist unknown.
Category
18th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of an aristocrat with a precious box, ca 1770, Louis XV enlightenment
Located in Norwich, GB
What is so wonderful and unusual about this 18th Century portrait is the relatability of the sitter. There is an openness to the world in his gaze, curiosity, a sense of humour, pass...
Category
Late 18th Century French School Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School, 17th Century, 'Portrait of the Marquise de Grugieres', oil canvas
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
French school, 17th Century
Portrait of the Marquise de Grugieres
Oil on canvas
26.1/4 x 21.5/8 in. (66.7 x 54.8 cm.)
In a gilded composite frame, later production (possible early 1...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stylish Impressionist Portrait, Female Model, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stylish Impressionist Portrait, Female Model, Original Oil Painting
By French schooled artist, 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 28.5 x 21 inches
Wonderful impressionist portrait of a stylish French model.
This beautiful young woman is one of grace and undeniable style. Her jewellery is so striking, with a stacked gold necklace and a Princess Diana style ring...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Levantine Merchant, 18th Century. Italian school.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a Levantine Merchant, 18th Century
Italian school.
Oil on canvas.
Circle of Giuseppe Nogari (1699-1763)
Dimensions with frame cm 71 x 5...
Category
18th Century Baroque Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,906 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Early American Southern Hudson River School Boys Swimming Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare early American sunset Hudson River School swimming hole painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 7.25H by 10L.
Category
1860s Hudson River School Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Paintings Sibyls, 1670s
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Rare pair of Italian paintings from the second half of the 17th century. Oil on canvas artworks depicting two splendid female figures recognizable thanks to the inscriptions at the b...
Category
1670s Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French romantic painting 19th Portrait Young Italian lady in costume 15th
Located in PARIS, FR
19th Century French School
Portrait of a Young Italian Beauty in 15th Century Costume
Oil on wood panel
27 x 21 cm (31.5 x 25.5 cm with frame)
Beautiful antique giltwood frame
Very g...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Parisian Female Portrait Oil Painting by Vanzina
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-2714 Impressionist woman portrait,oil on canvas displayed in a black wood frame, signed lower left by Vanzina. Image size 19.50 H x 15.50 W
Category
1960s Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Young Oriental Woman Looking at the Mirror-Oil on Canvas - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A young woman is an original modern artwork realized in Late 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on canvas.
The artwork depicts a young woman with veil and mirror.
Unreadible signatur...
Category
19th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tri-Directional Portrait Commemorating the Russo-Turkish War
Located in New Orleans, LA
Austrian School
18th Century
Tri-Directional Portrait Commemorating the Russo-Turkish War
Oil on wooden strips
This extraordinary tri-directional portrait exemplifies the rare innovation known as a triscenorama, capturing a pivotal diplomatic moment through ingenious artistic technique. Employing triangularly cut wooden strips, this remarkable work simultaneously depicts three imperial figures central to the Russo-Turkish War of 1735-1739: Empress Anna Ivanovna Romanova of Russia when viewed directly, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI from the left and Ottoman Sultan Mahmud I from the right, commemorating the Treaty of Nissa that concluded this significant European conflict.
The portrait utilizes an exceptionally rare optical technique that predates modern movable imaging technology. When observed from different angles, the painted triangular wooden strips create a transformative effect, revealing entirely different imperial portraits as the viewer shifts position. The precision required to execute such a work demonstrates remarkable technical mastery, as the artist had to conceptualize three distinct portraits as well as the meticulous arrangement of the panels. This sophisticated manipulation of perspective creates an interactive viewing experience considered revolutionary for its time.
Almost certainly created by an Austrian artist, this diplomatic artwork likely served as a commemorative piece marking the Treaty of Nissa, signed in September 1739. The treaty concluded Russia's ambitious campaign to secure access to the Black Sea while countering Ottoman raids in Ukraine and the Caucasus regions. Given its exceptional quality and historical significance, this portrait was possibly commissioned by Emperor Charles VI himself, potentially serving as a diplomatic gift to either Empress Anna or Sultan Mahmud I during the treaty negotiations.
Under Empress Anna's leadership, Russia sought to counter devastating raids from Ottoman allies, particularly the Crimean Tatars...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
King William III Stag Hunting, 18th Century John WOOTTON (1682-1765)
Located in Blackwater, GB
King William III Stag Hunting, 18th Century
after John WOOTTON (1682-1765)
Huge 18th Century English landscape with King William III stag hunting with his party, oil on canvas. E...
Category
18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1920's Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Oil Painting, British
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
1920's Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Oil Painting, British
British School, Early 20th Century
Oil painting on wood panel, unframed
Board size: 9.25 x 6 inches
Quite a stunning portr...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Blue Floral Summer Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corner ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Parent and Child
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century tempera painting on paper in warm orange tones of parent with child by French artist Clairet, 1956. Signed and dated lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on ...
Category
1950s Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Tempera
The Infant St John the Baptist with Lamb - Italian Old Master art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful 18th century Italian Old Master oil painting is something rather special. Painted circa 1750 the subject matter is Saint John the Baptist as a very young child. He is ...
Category
1750s Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,916 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Old Civil War Soldier Portrait of Honor
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful turn of the century oil portrait of old civil war soldier circa 1900, by an unknown artist. Soldier is depicted wearing the Medal of Honor...
Category
1890s American Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,625 Sale Price
35% Off
1960's French Portrait Clerical Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped
inscribed verso
Image : 11.75 x 9.25 inches
Overall Painting: 25.5 x 19.75 inches
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Italian ca. 1960's Beautiful Young Woman Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait of a Beautiful Young Woman, ca. 1965.
Oil on linen canvas, 8 x 10 inches.
Framed measurement: 10.5 x 12.5 inches.
Signed indistinctly lower left.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950'S FRENCH FAUVIST OIL - YOUNG LADY SEATED ON TERRACE CHAIR - BEAUTIFUL COLOR
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1950. The style is a combination of Fauvism and Modernism.
Title: Seated Young Lady.
Medium: oil painting on thick hessian canvas.
Size: p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maid Carrying Roses, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Maid Carrying Roses, 18th Century
circle of Antonio ROTARI (1707-1762)
Large 18th Century Italian portrait of a young maid carrying ros...
Category
18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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