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Portrait King Henry 8th VIII Antique English Painting Famous Monarch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
King Henry VIII English artist, circa 1840's oil on paper laid on board, framed framed: 10.5 x 10inches board: 8 x 7.5 inches inscribed verso provenance: private collection, UK cond...
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Early 19th Century English School United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Scottish Terrier and Wire Fox Terrier Dog Companions Pastel Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
L.W.Fraser English, mid 20th century Terrier Dogs Original pastel drawing, signed on artist paper Glass covering Framed: 16 x 11 inches Provenance: private collection, England Cond...
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Mid-20th Century English School United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Pastel

Odalisque - Woman in a Harem - French 1900 Orientalist art portrait oil painting
By Lucien Laurent Gsell
Located in London, GB
This charming ex Christie's Victorian Orientalist oil painting is by noted French exhibited artist Lucien Laurent Gsell. The painting dates to around 1900 and portrays a beautiful yo...
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Early 1900s Realist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In White Dress With Draped Orange Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Albert Mascaux (1900-1963) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Seamstress
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric painting captures an intimate interior scene, rendered in soft, muted tones that create a sense of warmth and quiet contemplation. The composition focuses on a centr...
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20th Century United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Woman French artist, mid 20th century signed oil on board, frames Framed: 29 x 23 inches Board : 22 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition:...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Fernand Audet (1923-2016) French Signed Oil Elderly Lady Sleeping on Bench
By Fernand Audet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Park Bench" by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016) oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 6.25 x 8.5 inches A fine oil painting by the listed French Impres...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Impressionist Oil Painting of a Lady in Aquamarine
By Nathalie Poz
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Impressionist Oil Painting of a Lady in Aquamarine French School, Nathalie Poz, contemporary Signed by the artist on the lower right hand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Nude Sitting - Mid 20th Century Modern British Portrait of a Lady Oil Painting
By Susan Crawford
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1970's oil on panel nude portrait of a nude lady by Susan Crawford, an artist who has painted the Queen and many other Royals. Tryon Gallery, London exhibition label verso. This work likely sold at the artist's 1972 exhibition at the Tryon Gallery - details below. The work is signed lower right and presented in a fine burr walnut frame. This portrait is featured on the website of the artist under "Portraits". Artist: Susan Crawford (Scottish, b. 1941) Title: Nude Sitting Medium: Oil on panel Size: 27 x 23 in (59 x 49 cm) including frame Condition: Ready to hang Provenance: Tryon Gallery, Dover Street, London Susan Crawford was born in Scotland in 1941 and was brought up on a farm in East Lothian where her parents bred and trained racehorses. She was educated at St Denis School, Edinburgh and at Priorsfield, Godalming, before studying classical drawing for two years at Studio Simi in Florence. In 1967 she went to Ireland for a few days and stayed for almost two years, thereby kicking off her professional career as an equestrian artist. On returning to London she bought a studio and started getting private commissions to paint a number of famous racehorses and several royal portraits. She has to date painted 22 Derby winners. Her first joint exhibition was with the Tryon Gallery in 1969, where she sold all her pictures on the opening night. Over the next 40 years she travelled widely; firstly to the USA then Canada, Germany, Brunei, Australia and the Sultanate of Oman as well as with numerous visits to Ireland and throughout the UK. “Susan Crawford’s working of her paintings is masterly and shows a deep love of horses and animals, together with a special sensitivity towards the human form and personality. Such talent is a rare gift and one that brings enormous and lasting joy into the lives of all who come into contact with it.” HRH The Prince of Wales Portrait Commissions include: HM The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales, HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, HRH The Princess Margaret , HRH The Princess Royal, HH The Sultan of Brunei and HM Sultan Qaboos of Oman. Her work has been exhibited at: The Royal Scottish Academy, The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Academy of Arts, The Queen’s Gallery, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The National Horseracing Museum Newmarket, The National Gallery of Pahang Pinang Malaysia, Arthur Ackerman & Son, The David Ker Gallery, The Tryon Gallery and the Crossgate Gallery, Lexington Kentucky. Patrons include: HM The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales, HM The Sultan of Oman, Prince Khalid Bin Abdullah, The Duke of Devonshire, The Marchioness of Tavistock, Lady Bamford, Lord Howard De Walden, Lord Vestey, Lord Weinstock, Mr Paul Mellon (USA), Mr Jock Whitney (USA), Mr Frank...
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1970s United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

The Lesson - Portrait Interior - British Victorian art oil painting reading
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian oil painting is by noted artist John Eaton Walker. Painted circa 1855 it is portrait in an interior of a beautiful young woman in a yellow satin dress. ...
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19th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Hope G. Simpson - British 1952 art female portrait oil painting
By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Located in London, GB
This superb British realist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Gerald Leslie Brockhurst. It was painted in 1952 when Brockhurst was in his sixties and living in America since 1939. The sitter is Hope G. Simpson. The painting is a half length portrait of a striking blonde woman in a blue buttoned up Chinese style garment. It is a strong portrait with bold colours and confident brushwork and an excellent example of his work. Signed and dated 1952 lower right. Provenance. Hiram Hoelzer New York label verso. Portraits Inc. East Street new York. Label verso. Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in its original wooded frame, 37 inches by 32 inches and in good condition. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890-1978) was a British painter and etcher. Brockhurst was born in the Edgbaston district of Birmingham on 31 October 1890, son of a coal merchant called Arthur Brockhurst, he soon showed precocious drawing skills and entered the Birmingham School of Art at the age of twelve. A pupil at the Royal Academy Schools in 1907, he won the gold medal and a travelling scholarship in 1913, enabling him to visit both France and Italy. This led to a closer study of such 15th-century artists as Piero della Francesca, Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci, whose work had an abiding influence on him. In 1914 he married for the first time to a Frenchwoman, Anaïs Folin, whom he used as the model for most of his early etchings of young womanhood (especially from 1920 till 1934). From 1915 to 1919 Brockhurst and his wife Anaïs lived in Ireland, where they were friendly with the artist Augustus John and his circle. Though he tried his hand at etching in 1914, it was not until 1920 that he began his career as an etcher in earnest, eventually achieving success as both a printmaker and society portraitist. Brockhurst held his first important exhibition in 1919, in London, and after it was well received returned to live there. In 1921 he was one of the early members of the newly-formed Society of Graphic Art and exhibited with them. Throughout the 1930s he continued an increasingly successful career as a portrait artist, with notable sitters including the film stars Merle Oberon and Marlene Dietrich, as well as the Duchess of Windsor, whose husband commissioned her portrait. In 1937 Brockhurst was elected to the Royal Academy and was able to command a price of 1,000 guineas for a portrait. In the same year however details of his relationship with his young model Kathleen Woodward, whom he had renamed Dorette, were made public after she gave an interview to the Sunday Express. Brockhurst's marriage had previously come under strain in 1922 when his wife discovered his adultery with her sister, Marguerite, and now broke down acrimoniously, with Brockhurst counter-suing on the grounds of his wife's adultery. In August 1939 Brockhurst and Dorette moved to the United States, and he was eventually divorced from his first wife in 1940. He married Kathleen in 1947. In New York City, Brockhurst became both famous and rich with a series of society portraits but his printmaking output diminished, especially his etchings. He produced a few lithographs at the end of his career (around 1945). In 1951, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member. In 1958, he appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel...
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1950s Realist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Woman With Blue Eyes
By Peter Robert Keil
Located in London, GB
'Woman with Blue Eyes', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1985). A topless redhead gazes out to the viewer with her intense blue eyes. A mysterious blue hand sneaks into view from ...
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1980s United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mischievous Child French Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mischievous Child, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting on board...
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1940s Impressionist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Fine 17th Century Italian Old Master Oval Portrait of Lady on Copper Wooden Frm
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady (female saint?) Italian School, 17th century oil on copper, framed frame: 9 x 8 inches board: 5 x 4 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and ...
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17th Century Old Masters United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Blushing Roses in a Golden Vase Still Life Large Scale Classical Oil Painting
By Continental School
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Blushing Roses in a Golden Vase Continental School, late 20th century most likely a pastiche work after an earlier composition oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 36 x 24 inches provena...
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Late 20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Oil Painting by George Romney "Portraits of a Lady and Gentleman"
By George Romney
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting Pair circle of by George Romney "Portraits of a Lady and Gentleman" 1734 - 1802 Romney was a leadway society portrait painter of the Georgian ear...
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1780s United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Regina Maris Ship, signed oil painting
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Regina Maris, 1908 by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015) oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board framed Framed size: 16 x 19.25 inches Superb oil painting by the well li...
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1990s Realist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Hilda Wilkinson in Green Dress - Jewish 20's Slade art oil painting
By Jacob Kramer
Located in London, GB
This enigmatic 1920's Art Deco Slade School portrait oil painting is by noted Russian born British artist Jacob Kramer. Painted circa 1922 it is a seated portrait of Miss Hilda Wilki...
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1920s Art Deco United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Man with Pipe - 19th Century French Impressionist Smoking Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb late 19th century French impressionist oil on board portrait of a man with a pipe. Painted with short and fast brush strokes by a highly competent artist. A striking period...
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1890s Impressionist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

English School 19th Century Oil - Gentleman in Black Neckerchief
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait features a gentleman in dark attire set against a neutral background, creating a striking contrast that draws focus to the subject's face and upper body. Unsigned. Bea...
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19th Century United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Major General James Hanson Salmond - British 18thC art oil painting
By Sir Thomas Lawrence
Located in London, GB
This superb British Old Master oil painting is attributed to circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Painted circa 1795, the sitter is Major-General James Hanson Salmond (1766–1837) an office...
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1790s Old Masters United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Large Mythological Classical Oil Painting Winged Angels with Naked Figure in Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winged Angels European artist, late 20th century (possibly a copy after an earlier painting) oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, Wiltshire...
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20th Century Baroque United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Expressionist Signed Painting Lady Seated in Chair Harvest Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest View French artist, 'Chevalier' signed and dated 1958 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 23.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condit...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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 x 2 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound c...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Portrait of Woman in Yellow
By Raymond Debieve
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Woman in Yellow', oil on cardstock paper (circa 1970s), by Raymond Debiève. A cubist portrait of this lovely young woman at her window is ...
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1970s Modern United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Framed Bretagne Breton Symbolist Oil Painting Circa 1910 Liturgical Costume
By Edgard Maxence
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Follower of Edgard Maxence. French ( b.1871 - d.1954 ). Meditation, Circa 1910. Oil On Canvas. Image size 34.4 inches x 22.2 inches ( 87.5cm x 56.5cm ). Frame size 44.1 inches x 31.9...
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Early 20th Century Symbolist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Study Of A Nude Male, 19th Century French Academy Study
Located in Blackwater, GB
Study Of A Nude Male, 19th Century circle of HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) Large 19th Century French Academy portrait of a male nude in a studio, oil on canvas. Excellent q...
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19th Century United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a Girl with a Puppy - Scottish Edwardian art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning Edwardian portrait oil painting is attributed to Scottish Kirkcudbright School artist William Stewart MacGeorge. Painted circa 1910, The painting shows the influences o...
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1910s Realist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Spanish Old Master Oil on Wood Panel, Head Portrait of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: 18/19th Century Spanish School Title :Head study of Christ Medium: oil painting on wood panel, period gilt framed panel : 6 x 5 inches Provenance: private collect...
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18th Century Old Masters United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of an Enchanting Young Girl Wearing a Garland of Morning Glory Flowers
By James Holland
Located in West Sussex, GB
Attributed to James Holland (1799 -1870) and William Henry Hunt (1790-1864) A Portrait of a Young Girl Wearing a Garland of Morning Glory Flowers Oil on canvas: 17 ½ x 18 in. Frame: 23 ½ x 24 in. Circa 1820 An enchanting head and shoulders portrait of a young girl wearing a white shift...
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Early 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Huge Portrait of a Lady after Modigliani, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman after Modigliani (see details verso) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: a few minor scuffs but over...
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20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Fine 18th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady in Pearls
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightfully elegant 18th-century tondo depicting a lady in pearls. The subject is rendered in exquisite detail and is captured in fine attire, typical of the Georgian period. Beau...
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Early 18th Century United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Fine Large 1800's English Oil Country Gentleman in Parkland before Stately Home
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The English Gentleman and his Country House English artist, circa 1800-1820 period Fine Georgian period portrait of a young English gentleman, seated with distant view of his country...
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Early 19th Century English School United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Original-Meeting Van Gogh-Study Master Series-British Awarded Artist-Ink Drawing
Located in London, GB
This drawing studied of Van Gogh's self-portrait at his Solo exhibition " Poets and Lovers" in National Gallery, London, 2024. Shizico Yi learned her craft in drawings from old mast...
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2010s Contemporary United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Charcoal, Gouache, Acrylic

English 18th century portrait of Henrietta Pelham-Holles, Duchess of Newcastle.
By Charles Jervas
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of Henrietta Pelham-Holles (née Godolphin) (1701-1776), Duchess of Newcastle, standing in a wooded landscape with a river beyond, three-quarter length wearing an ivory silk ...
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1720s Old Masters United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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Late 18th Century United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Man - Large Modern British Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A superb large scale Modern British oil on canvas portrait of a smartly dressed young man wearing a striped shirt, suit jacket and tie. ...
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1960s United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian lady, unusuallly depicted wearing an elaborate hat with lace brim and plume. Circle of Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839) Portrait of a lady, bust ...
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19th Century English School United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Glass, Watercolor

ANGLO-AMERICAN SCHOOL C. 1820'S PORTRAIT OF MERCHANT ON SHIP WITH GLOBE & MAP
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Anglo/ American School, early 19th century. Title: Full length portrait of a seated young gentleman wearing a dark suit, cream waistc...
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Early 19th Century Realist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Rendezvous - Scottish 1908 art portrait oil painting Elsie Viola Robinson
By James Wallace
Located in London, GB
This stunning romantic exhibited Scottish Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist James Wallace. Painted in 1908 with excellent provenance, the brus...
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Early 1900s Impressionist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Original painting for JOB cigarettes advert, 1900, by French artist Gervais
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Paul Gervais was one of the most highly regarded painters of the female form in the late 19th Century but this is one of his most famous images as it was used in the advertising camp...
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19th Century Academic United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Boy - British art 1780 Old Master male portrait oil painting
By Joseph Wright of Derby
Located in London, GB
This lovely Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Joseph Wright of Derby. Painted circa 1780 the painting is of a boy in a tunic and wide collar. A really c...
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18th Century Old Masters United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Model Reading a Book, French Impressionist 1930’s Nude Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model Reading a Book French School, Early 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 17.5 x 14.75 inches This exquisite nude painting is absolutely beautiful. The pale green backdrop to the painting has faint coral pink flecks...
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Early 20th Century Fauvist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil

18th century portrait of sisters Lady Catherine and lady Jane Brydges
By James Maubert
Located in Bath, Somerset
This large double portrait depicts the sisters Lady Catherine and Lady Jane Brydges, the daughters of John Brydges, the Marquess of Carnarvon (1703-1727). They are seated on a stone...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Very Large Mid 19th Century Victorian Portrait English Gentleman Seated Leather
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Victorian English Gentleman Portrait of a Man seated in a leather chair, holding a letter in his hand. oil on canvas , framed framed: 41 x 33 inches canvas: 36 x 28 inches prove...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Charlotte Shore Daughter Of The Governor General Of India Painted In India
By Arthur William Devis
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Arthur William Devis. English ( b.1762 - d.1822 ). Portrait Of Charlotte Shore, Daughter Of The Governor General Of India, The 1st Lord Teignmouth. Oil On Canvas. Oval Image size 26.2 inches x 20.5 inches ( 66.5cm x 62cm ). Frame size 34.6 inches x 28.7 inches ( 88cm x 73cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by Arthur William Devis and dates from around 1792 to 1795. This painting was created when the sitter and the artist were both in India, the sitter's father being the Governor General of India from 1793 to 1798. The painting is presented and supplied in a 19th century decorative frame. The painted surfaces and the frame have benefitted from some restoration, cleaning and conservation, which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. The canvas is lined. This antique painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. Provenance: By descent in the family of the sitter. Exhibited: Preston, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, 2000, Arthur William Devis, no.52. Charlotte was the eldest child of the first Baron Teignmouth, a title that was created in 1798 for Sir John Shore. The title became extinct in 1981 on the death of the seventh Baron. This portrait was almost certainly painted by Devis in India at a time when the sitter’s father was Governor General. As such, this is a historically significant piece. John Shore was an anti-slavery campaigner, born in London but brought up in Romford. In 1769 he went to work in Bengal where he was one of the first to learn a number of local languages. In 1785 he returned to England and on 14 February 1786 he married Charlotte, the only daughter of James Cornish, a medical practitioner at Teignmouth. The couple’s first child, Charlotte, the subject of this painting, was born the following year, on January 26, 1787. The family quickly returned to India, where John Shore served as Governor from 1793 to 1798. John and his wife had three sons and six daughters over the following fifteen years. Sir John Shore left Calcutta for the final time in March 1798, sailing back to England with his wife and young family. The family settled in Clapham and Sir John became the first president of the British and Foreign Bible Society. He was involved with the Clapham Sect and their anti-slavery campaign. This adorable original oil on canvas depicts Charlotte, the eldest child and first daughter of the first Lord Teignmouth, aged around five to seven years old. (On the basis that the family returned to England in 1798 when Charlotte would have been 11 years old, this painting was almost certainly created in India, during the time when her father was the Governor General of India. We also know that the artist was painting portraits in India the decade up to 1795, when he returned to England.) Charlotte is an attractive child, with thick dark brown curly hair framing her beautiful angelic features. She has fair skin, rosy cheeks and rosebud lips. Her dark eyes are wide and engaging. She has the sweetest expression on her face and we feel that she is kind and good natured. She is wearing a simple white gown, typical of the day, with a low neckline and three- quarter length sleeves and a pale blue sash around her waist. Arthur William Devis was one of the major English artists of the early nineteenth century, noted particularly for his portraits. His life was dynamic and engaging and he produced some of the definitive images of his generation. Devis was born in London on 10 August 1763, the nineteenth child of the artist Arthur Devis and his wife Elizabeth Faulkner. There were several artists in the family and Devis showed an early genius for art. He received some artistic training from his father and then studied at the Royal Academy Schools where he received a Silver Medal, and the good opinion of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Devis became extremely well-travelled, and even circumnavigated the world; when he was about twenty, he was appointed draughtsman on the British East India Company's ship Antelope in a voyage to the East Indies, under Captain Henry Wilson. The vessel was wrecked off the Pelew Islands, on which the crew took refuge. The island was uninhabited, but the sailors formed a friendly alliance with neighboroughing islanders and took part in the wars of the natives. The crew then built themselves a small vessel and sailed for Macao. During this voyage Devis received two wounds from arrows shot from the coast, one in his body, the other in his check, which caused a permanent injury to his jaw. Devis left the rest of the crew at Macao, spent a year in China, then proceeded to Bengal. He settled in India for ten years, establishing a modestly successful practice and receiving several lucrative commissions from British colonialists, of which this painting of young Charlotte is likely to be one. In 1795 he returned to England and worked with great zeal, earning himself a reputation as a serious artist. He painted a number of important historical pieces, including “The Conspiracy of Babington in the reign of Queen Elizabeth” and “Cardinal Langton and the Barons forcing King John to sign Magna”. He soon became established as one of the most talented British artists of his day. It is known that Devis created other portraits of the Shore family between 1797 and 1817. Devis is particularly noted for being involved in the creation of the posthumous cult of Horatio Nelson. After the battle of Trafalgar, he went out to meet the Victory, and painted the acclaimed piece ‘The Death of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, K.B., in the cockpit of H.M.S. Victory, 21 Oct. 1805.’ For this work Devis made various sketches on board HMS Victory, including of Nelson’s body during the autopsy by Dr. Beatty, the ship’s surgeon. The completed picture has become the definitive image of Nelson’s heroic end; it was engraved by W. Bromley (1812), and presented by the Right Hon. Lord Bexley to the gallery of Greenwich Hospital in 1825. At 8 feet 7 inches by 6 feet 4 inches it is of stunning proportions. Devis’ large oil sketch for the piece was purchased by Queen Victoria, December 1852 Devis was also commissioned by Dr. Beatty to produce a half-length painting of Nelson as Vice Admiral, which was lent to Emma Hamilton, who later lost it whilst travelling. Either the original or a copy of this portrait was exhibited at the Royal Academy two years after the Battle and many copies were made of it, including one in the National Maritime Museum. Devis exhibited a total of sixty-five pictures at the Royal Academy between 1779 and 1821. His equestrian portrait of ‘Alexander Sinclair Gordon, Esq.’, was engraved by Anthony Cardon in 1805; ‘The Battle of Waterloo,’ engraved by John Burnet in 1819; ‘An Indian Interior,’ by P. W. Tomkins in 1797; ‘The Little Mountaineer,’ by E. Scriven in 1809, who also engraved Devis's illustrations to J. J. Howard's translation of the ‘Metamorphoses of Ovid,’ London, 1807. Thus images of Devis’ work have become well known through the years. Today there is a portrait of Arra Kovger by Devis in the British Museum, and a portrait of Governor Herbert (painted in Calcutta in 1791) in the National Portrait Museum. Despite his artistic talent, Devis was seemingly completely incapable of managing his financial affairs. He therefore failed to maintain the status in society that his talent deserved. Where money was concerned, he was generous beyond his means and was sadly declared bankrupt in 1800. In 1804 he was imprisoned for debt. Between 1802 and 1810 he received continual assistance from John Biddulph of Ledbury, but these well-intentioned interventions did not produce the results hoped for, and Devis continued to be hopelessly unreliable. Towards the end of his career he at last began to receive Royal patronage, but it came too late. When he died suddenly from apoplexy in 1822 he left his second wife and young children penniless. He was buried in St. Giles’s churchyard. Works by Arthur Devis are now very much in demand; his depiction of Bengali weavers made an eyecatching £130,000 in a UK auction...
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Early 19th Century Romantic United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Angel Gabriel Of The Annunciation, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Angel Of The Annunciation, 19th Century after CARLO DOLCI (1616-1686) Large 19th Century Italian School depiction of the Angel of the Annunciation, oil on canvas. Devotional sc...
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19th Century United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Every Single Minute (Minden Egyes Perc) - Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Figurative painting of a couple by contemporary Hungarian artist Gabor Rosko. Oil on panel, 72 x 72 cm. Signed and dated on verso "RG GR 1987-2001" Gáb...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Jeune Fille en Blanc - 19th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait
By Jacques Emile Blanche
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Jeune Fille en Blanc’ by Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861-1942). The painting – which depicts one of the artist’s favourite models Wanda Zielinska – is signed and dated 1896. It is lis...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Peter Hirsch (1889-1978) - 1927 Oil, Portrait of Mr Otto Brandt
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait of a seated man wearing a suit captured in a loose, but formal style. Acquired as a pair of portraits with the other depicting his wife Frau Brandt. Signed and in...
Category

Early 20th Century United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century Oil - Man Smoking Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a contemporary wooden frame. On canvas.
Category

20th Century United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady with Pink Bow - British c 1820 Old Master art oil painting
By Sir Thomas Lawrence
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Painted circa 1820 it is a seated half length portrait of a beautiful lady in a b...
Category

1820s Old Masters United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Of A Young Gentleman, circa 1810 by Louis DEVEDEUX (1820-1874)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Young Gentleman, 19th Century by Louis DEVEDEUX (1820-1874) sales to $40,000 Huge circa 1850 French portrait of a young gentleman, oil on canvas. Excellent quality an...
Category

19th Century United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Circle of Myles Birket Foster, Portrait of a red haired girl
By Myles Birket Foster
Located in Harkstead, GB
This exceptional quality watercolour depicts a snapshot of innocence and childhood with this delightful portrait of a red-haired young girl. Presented in a fine quality, hand carved and pierced, period frame with inlaid detail. Circle of Myles Birket Foster (1825-1899) Portrait of a red-haired young girl Watercolour with touches of white 4 inches diamter (image only) 11 x 11 inches with frame This beautiful image is of exceptional quality, as apparent in the delicate detailing to her eyelashes and the sunlit highlights of her hair. This is the work of an artist at the very peak of their powers and the intimacy of the work suggests a connection between artist and sitter such as daughter and parent. The level of draughtsmanship brings to mind artists from this period such as Myles Birket Foster, Fred Morgan and Helen...
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Portrait of a Fisherman and his Fishing Basket 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fisherman Portrait by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 47.5 x 24 inches condition: overall very good, minor surface s...
Category

Late 20th Century French School United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Of A Maiden, 19th Century by ARMAND POINT (1860-1930)
By Armand Point
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Maiden, 19th Century by ARMAND POINT (1860-1930) sales to $190,000 Large 19th Century French Classical portrait of a maiden, oil/mixed media on canvas by Armand Point...
Category

19th Century United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Mixed Media, Canvas

Women and Children, 2000 - Oil Painting of Colourful Figures on Two Boards
By Fred Yates
Located in Kingsclere, GB
"It is the man in the street that I'm after, whom I feel closest to, with whom I want to make friends and enter into confidence and connivance, and he is the one I want to please and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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 United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie' French School (1956)
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie', gouache and ink on art paper, French School (1956). Step into the world of mid-20th century European art with a striking portrait that capture...
Category

1950s Modern United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL DRAWING BY FERNAND LEGER STUDIO WORKER
By Carlos Carnero
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait" by Carlos Carnero (Uruguay/ French 1922-1980) Pencil on thin paper, unframed paper: 10.5 x 8.25 inches provenance: the artists estate, Pari...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pencil

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