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Item Ships From: England
Elizabeth Gordon Duchess of Gordon
By William Fisk
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
William Fisk 1796 -1872, was an English born portrait and history painter. Although born in 1796 he didn't start his artistic career until after 1826, after the birth of his son Will...
Category
1830s England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Our Lady Of Sorrows, 17th Century circle of Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Our Lady Of Sorrows, 17th Century
circle of Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
Large 17th Century Italian Old Master of The Virgin Mary as depicted as Our Lady ...
Category
17th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Edwardian Portrait of a Young Girl - Scottish 1909 art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Scottish Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted artist William Alexander Cuthbertson. It was painted in 1909 before Cuthbertson left Scotland on a travel scholarship...
Category
Early 1900s Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Richard J.S. Young - Contemporary Oil, Self Portrait in Bobble Hat
By Richard J.S. Young
Located in Corsham, GB
In this dynamic self portrait, the artist captures himself sporting a yellow bobble hat. The yellow is reflected in the striking background of pink strikes and yellow circles. Unsign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Greek School 1955 Oil - Crocheting
Located in Corsham, GB
A bright and attractive mid Century Greek School portrait, showing a young woman in a pretty blue patterned dress and yellow shirt, deeply engrossed in her work of crocheting a lace doily...
Category
Mid-20th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$366 Sale Price
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Bernadette Kelly (b.1933) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Pull Noir
By Bernadette Kelly
Located in Corsham, GB
Oil on panel. Signed 'B. Kelly' to the lower right. Presented in a strip frame.
Category
20th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary British Modernist Oil Portrait Of A Blonde Lady In Pearl Earrings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape
signed by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century)
dated 93'
oil painting on board , unframed
board: 15 x 12 inches
condition: overall very good
provenance: all the pain...
Category
20th Century Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
'The Feather Boa, ' a large oil painting of Miss Crofton by Herbert Sidney
Located in London, GB
'The Feather Boa,' a large oil painting of Miss Crofton by Herbert Sidney
British, 1901
Frame: height 193cm, width 115cm, depth 6cm
Canvas: height 143, width 77cm, depth 3cm
By the British artist Herbert Sidney, (1858-1923), this remarkable full length portrait also titled 'The Feather Boa,' depicts Miss Alice...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lady in a White Shawl - 19th Century British Gouache Portrait Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
This striking late 19th century gouache on paper depicts a portrait of a young lady in a white shawl. The work is beautifully executed with a splash of colour behind the lady to acce...
Category
1890s England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Clarissa - British exhibited art 20's oil painting portrait actress Olive Groves
By Sir Gerald Festus Kelly
Located in London, GB
A large, original portrait of Clarissa. It depicts Olive Groves as Clarissa in Lionel and Clarissa at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith in 1926. Given to Olive Groves in 1966 by Sir G...
Category
1920s Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950s French Post Impressionist Portrait Of A Elegant Lady In Brown Jacket
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Elizabeth Exley - British Art Deco 1930's portrait oil painting
By James Robert Granville Exley
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Art Deco portrait oil painting is by noted artist James Robert Granville Exley and provenance is by family descent. The sitter is Elizabeth Exley, possibly his wi...
Category
1930s Art Deco England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Portrait of Young Man in Suit & Tie Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
signed oil on unstretched canvas, unframed
painting: 24 x 17 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condition: the painting is on unstretched...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cecile Hertz-Eyrolles (1875-1974) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Armchair Pose
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On board.
Category
20th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist 20th Century Oil - Posing Nude Figure
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On unstretched canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$232 Sale Price
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MID 20TH CENTURY FRENCH OIL PAINTING - HEAD & SHOULDERS PORTRAIT YOUNG LADY
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century
Title: Head and Shoulders portrait of a young Lady.
Medium: oil painting on canvas laid to board , unframed.
Size: painting: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saddled bay hunter horse Oil on canvas British 1863
Located in London, GB
Benjamin Herring Snr (British, 1830-1871)
Saddled bay hunter
1863
Oil on canvas
With old Christie's stencil verso
Property of a gentleman
From the collection of Peter Roe
Dimension...
Category
18th Century English School England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of Richard Jones, 1st Earl Of Ranelagh, 17th Century SIR PETER LELY
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Traditionally Identified as Richard Jones, 1st Earl Of Ranelagh, 17th Century
School Of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)
Large 17th Century Portrait believed to be Rochard Jones...
Category
17th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Studio Model Posing Whilst Reading, Nude Oil Painting
By J.B. Holmes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life Model Posing Whilst Reading,
By J.B.Holmes, British artist, 20th Century
Oil painting on board, unframed
Board size: 12x10 inches
Lovely elegant portrayal of model who is posi...
Category
20th Century Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's French Portrait Female Detectives, Capes & Hats - Caricatures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
inscribed verso
stamped to the reverse
Image : 19.5 x 25.5 inches
Superbly decorative 196...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Cuauhtémoc, signed oil painting
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cuauhtémoc, 1982
by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015)
oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board
framed
Framed size: 15 x 21.75 inches
Superb oil painting by the well listed French marine artist Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the 20th Century ship titled: Cuauhtemoc, 1982.
ARM Cuauhtémoc is a sail training vessel of the Mexican Navy, named for the last Mexica Hueyi Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc who was captured and executed in 1525.
She is the last of four sister...
Category
1990s Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint James The Greater, 17th Century ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Blackwater, GB
Saint James The Greater, 17th Century
after ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
Large 16th 17th Century Old Master portrait of Saint JamesT...
Category
17th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of King Edward VI, Oil on panel with Gold Leaf, 18th Century English
Located in London, GB
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 25 1/2 x 19 inches (37.5 x 27 inches)
18th Century Auricular gilt frame
Provenance
New York private collection
This portrait of the King Edward VI depicts the boy-king standing in a black and gold embroidered doublet, wearing a jewelled cap. King Edward holds a staff with a globus cruciger set on the table beside him. No expense has been spared in the making of this piece, with gold leaf being applied in many areas to give the effect of the costume's gold embroidery, chain of office and other metal accessories.
As the precious male heir to the Tudor dynasty...
Category
Early 18th Century English School England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
GEORGE ROMNEY(after)19th century portrait The Hon.Reverend Anchitel Grey as a Bo
By George Romney
Located in York, GB
A fine painting after George Romney of The Hon.Reverend Anchitel Grey (1774 – 1833) as a Boy
The painting depicts a boy aged about ten, standing, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a blue coat, and white linen collar, a spaniel with its paws on his chest. Shoulder length brown hair. Trees in the background on the right, distant horizon with cloudy sky on the left.
The sitter was the third son of George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford (1765-1845) and Lady Henrietta Cavendish-Bentinck (died 4th June 1827), daughter of the 2nd Duke of Portland...
Category
19th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady in Pince Nez - British 1919 art portrait oil painting
By Alfred Kingsley Lawrence
Located in London, GB
This superb British portrait oil painting is by noted artist Alfred Kinglsey Lawrence. Painted in 1919 it is a seated portrait of a young woman with a lush burgundy velvet curtain be...
Category
1910s Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of A Girl, circa 1800
By Thomas Hickey
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Girl, circa 1800
circle of THOMAS HICKEY (1741-1824)
Large circa 1800 Irish School portrait of a young girl in a white dress, oil on canv...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Woman Bathing-Scottish 20's Impressionist nude interior oil painting
By David Foggie
Located in London, GB
A large, original Scottish portrait by noted Scottish artist David Foggie. This oil on canvas depicts a woman bathing and is one of his best portraits. It dates to 1924 and is in fin...
Category
20th Century Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Le Pattiwork" Stylish Woman, Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Le Pattiwork" Stylish Woman, Portrait
By French artist, N.Dosser, 20th Century
Signed by the artist on lower right hand corner, also titled "Le Pattiwiork" and signed verso.
Oil pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950’s Fashion Illustration Painting Of Mother & Child Walking In The Puddles
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A book collection of 4 drawings (in order of photos)
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick paper, unframed
paper: 10 x 6.25 inches
double sided...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Auray, Jorunn Mulen, Original Acrylic Painting On Wood, Figurative Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Auray by Jorunn Mulen [2021]
original
Acrylic paint on wood
Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:40 cm x D:1cm
So...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
18th century portrait painting of a clergyman Pieter Van Bleeck (follower)
Located in York, GB
18th century portrait painting of a clergyman Pieter Van Bleeck (follower) (unsigned)
A fine late 18th century/early 19th century portrait oil on canvas three quarter length study of a clergyman
The artist has managed to capture the gentle demeanour of the sitter.
housed in a gilt frame by a follower of Pieter Van Bleeck
the size being 58 x 69 cm approx whilst overall the picture is 76 x 90 cm
In very good condition having been cleaned and relined at some point.
Pieter Van Bleeck
Petrus Johannes (Pieter) van Bleeck (baptized 25 June 1697 in The Hague – 20 July 1764 in London) was an 18th century Dutch portrait painter and mezzotint engraver active in London, where he moved in 1723.
Van Bleeck is especially known for theatrical subjects such as Owen Swiny, Kitty Clive...
Category
Late 18th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Style of Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Gazing Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A stylish portrait completed in the style of Tamara de Lempicka. The subject of the portrait is a striking young woman with long black hair and piercing blue eyes. Unsigned. On canva...
Category
20th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil - Lady with a Pocket Watch Chain
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait showcases a woman in 19th-century attire, featuring a dark dress accented by a white shawl and an ornate bonnet. She sports a pocket watch chain adorned with ornate key...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Joseph interpreting Dreams - Italian Old Master 17thC religious art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely 17th century Old Master religious oil painting is from the Italian School. The subject is Joseph in prison interpreting the dreams of Pharoah's Baker and Butler. The bars...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$7,712 Sale Price
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1930's Original Parisian Fashion Illustration Watercolor Black Oriental 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 England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Imerethie II, signed oil painting
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Imerethie II, 1924
by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015)
oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board
framed
Framed size: 13.5 x 22.5 inches
Superb oil painting by the well l...
Category
1990s Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in Green Coat -British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
By Francis Cotes
Located in London, GB
This lovely 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is by noted British artist Francis Cotes. It was painted circa 1760 when Cotes was preferring oil as a medium and comparison...
Category
18th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Scottish Gentleman with Clay Pipe - 18th century art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This atmospheric 18th century portrait oil painting is attributed to a Scottish artist. Painted circa 1790, The painting is a half length portrait of a seated gentleman. He is wearing a blue bonnet, the badge of a Scottish country gentleman and smoking a clay pipe. The way the light catches his hand and face and gleams on his buttons is lovely. The frame is super in that it echoes the button on his jacket. This is an excellent example of an 18th century Scottish portrait...
Category
17th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,641 Sale Price
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Portrait of Emma Woods - British Victorian art oil painting noted female artist
By Annie Louisa Swynnerton
Located in London, GB
This stunning British Victorian portrait oil painting is by noted female artist Annie Louisa Swynnerton. The sitter is Emma Woods, nee King (1806-1896). Emma was the wife of Samuel ...
Category
1890s Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bazel - Framed 1946 Oil, Portrait of a Man with Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
In a warm room a man leans against a bar whilst gazing over his shoulder with curiosity and smoking on his impressive-looking pipe. He has a calm expression on his face, which is env...
Category
Mid-20th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Portrait Study of a Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Lady, 19th Century
By Sir Thomas Lawrence
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Lady, 19th Century
circle of Sir Thomas LAWRENCE (1769-1830)
Fine large early 19th Century portrait of a young lady, oil on canvas. Super quality and condition study ...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Turkish Performer
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful oil study of a Turkish performer playing folk music on the Oud. The lady wears an elegant wrap skirt with floral motifs, matched with a colourful waistcoat and silk blous...
Category
Late 19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$479 Sale Price
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Cain & Abel, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Cain & Abel, 19th Century
School of Eugène DELACROIX (1798-1863)
19th century French scene of Cain & Abel, oil panel. Excellent quality and condition biblical scene of the death of...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of an Officer, Cornelius Johnson, 17th Century Old Masters
By Cornelius Johnson
Located in London, GB
Circle of Cornelius Johnson
Circa 1620’s
Portrait of a Officer
Oil on canvas
Image size: 28 x 24 inches
Period style hand made frame
Provenance
Private European Estate
This striking portrait dates to around 1620, as you can see from the images of the sash the detail is very high. The sash is decorated with gold thread and would have cost a small fortune at the time. Sashes were originally developed for a military function (making officers more visible for their men during combat), but soon became a primarily male fashion...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's Post-Impressionist Young Girl with her Pet Dog
By Hans Fieldler
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Young Girl with her Pet Dog
By Hans Fieldler, German, 1933
Oil painting on board, framed
Signed and dated '33' (1933) on the top left corner
Painting size: 18 x 15 inches
Endearing impressionist oil painting of a little German girl...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Clive Fredriksson - 1982 Oil, Pose
By Clive Fredriksson
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking study of a woman a seated woman in a bold pose. Signed with a monogram to the lower right. On board.
Category
20th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$280 Sale Price
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Portrait of Hortense Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin (1746-1699), 17th Century
By Jacob Ferdinand Voet 1
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Hortense Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin (1746-1699), 17th Century
by Jacob Ferdinand Voet (1639-1689)
Large 17th Century Italian portrait o...
Category
17th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's French Portrait Man With Fingers In His Mouth Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12 x 9.25 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Attrib. Paul W. Ozere - Contemporary Oil, Mowing the Lawn
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking contemporary work in oil, attributed to Paul W. Ozere. Unsigned. Presented in a white painted distressed wooden frame. On board.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$268 Sale Price
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1960's French Portrait Stylish Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped to the reverse
Image : 12.75 x 9.5 inches
Overall size: 25 5 x 19.75 inches
Superbl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
"Untitled" Contemporary Figurative Portrait Painting of 3 Female Figures
By Said Housbane
Located in East Quogue, NY
Brown earth tone contemporary figurative painting of 3 femail figures by Moroccan artist Said Housbane. Acrylic on canvas. Size: 56 x 60 inches. Offered in wood frame.
Said Housbane...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sheila Vaughan - 2007 Oil, A Moment's Pause
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil study depicting two figures standing by the tall ionic columns of what appears to the the British Museum. Signed to the lower right and inscribed 'triptych' to the rev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$348 Sale Price
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Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Street Urchin
Located in Corsham, GB
Presented in a distressed dark green frame. Unsigned. On panel.
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$297 Sale Price
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George Weissbort (1928-2013) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Artist At Work
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Artist At Work
Category
20th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Conestabile Madonna Old Master Renaissance
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in London, GB
After Raphael
Conestabile Madonna
1483 - 1520
Oil on poplar panel
Image size: 8 x 8 inches (20.5 x 20.5 cm)
Original ornate hand carved gilt frame
Conestabile Madonna
Made in compos...
Category
16th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'A Family Group with a Pet Dog'. Antique painting on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
William Richard Waters
Picture Size: 36 x 28" (92 x 72cm)
Outside Frame Size: 44 x 36" (112 x 92 cm)
Oil on Canvas signed bottom right and dated 1847
This painting is nearly 200 year...
Category
1840s England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$6,831 Sale Price
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Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
Located in Cheltenham, GB
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 once commissioned for an English country house, the identity of this young lady remains a mystery. Her gown appears to be inspired by the popular ‘robe à la française...
Category
1740s English School England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Lady with a Blue Bow - British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to Matthew William Peters. Painted circa 1780 it is a fine half length portrait of a woman gazing to her left. She has a lovely blue bow and sash on her dress. The sympathetic detail in her face is sublime. A really wonderful 18th century Old Master portrait. Matthew William Peters was known for his late 18th century portraits which had both the influence of Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough.
Provenance. Lincolnshire estate.
Condition. Oil on canvas 30 inches by 25 inches unframed and in good condition. Has has restoration.
Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt carved swept period frame, 40 inches by 35 inches framed and in good condition.
Matthew William Peters (1742-1814) was an English portrait and genre painter who later became an Anglican clergyman and chaplain to George IV. He became known as "William" when he started signing his works as "W. Peters". Peters was born in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, the son of Matthew Peters (born at Belfast, 1711), a civil engineer and member of the Royal Dublin Society; by Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of George Younge of Dublin. The family moved from England to Dublin when Peters was young. Peters received his artistic training from Robert West in Dublin; in 1756 and 1758 he received prizes from the first School of Design in Dublin. In 1759, he was sent by the Dublin Society to London to become a student of Thomas Hudson and won a premium from the Society of Arts. The group also paid for him to travel to Italy to study art from 1761 to 1765. On 23 September 1762 he was elected to the Accademia del Disegno in Florence. Peters returned to England in 1765 and exhibited works at the Society of Artists from 1766 to 1769. Beginning in 1769, Peters exhibited works at the Royal Academy. In 1771 he was elected an associate and in 1777 an academician. He returned to Italy in 1771 and stayed until 1775. He also probably traveled to Paris in 1783–84, where he met Léopold Boilly, Antoine Vestier, and was influenced by the work of Jean-Baptiste Greuze. On 27 February 1769, Peters became a freemason, and he was made the grand portrait painter of the Freemasons and the first provincial grand master of Lincolnshire in 1792. In 1785, he exhibited portraits of the Duke of Manchester and Lord Petre as Grand Master at the Royal Academy exhibition. According to Robin Simon's article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, no British contemporary had such an Italian manner of painting as Peters, reflecting the old masters he copied. Many of Peters' works were erotic and although these works did not damage his career, according to Simon, Peters later regretted these when he became an ordained clergyman in 1781. He served as the Royal Academy's chaplain from 1784 to 1788, at which time he resigned to become chaplain to the Prince of Wales. In 1784, Peters was awarded the living of Scalford, Leicestershire by Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland. In 1788, the Dowager Duchess gave him the living at Knipton, at which time he also obtained that at Woolsthorpe. These livings were near to Belvoir Castle...
Category
18th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$6,831 Sale Price
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A Portrait of a Bewigged Gentleman
By Enoch Seeman
Located in St. Albans, GB
Enoch Seeman
Canvas Size: 30 x 25" (76 x 62cm)
Outside Frame Size: 37 x 32" (92 x 80cm)
1694-1744
He was born in Danzig, now Gdansk, Poland, around 1694. His father, also Enoch...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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