Antique English Portraits

Period Portraits are proud to present this charming and highly decorative English portrait of a young gentleman traditionally identified as William Henry West Betty (1791-1874) by an...

Antique modest school c 1790 English portrait painting pendant. A small miniature of a gentleman with a powdered wig tied with a black bow and daring to circa 1760.

ENGLISH SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF LADY MORGAN c.1700 - FOLLOWER OF WILLIAM WISSING A richly coloured high Baroque portrait of a lady in flamboyantly coloured dress sitting in the shade ...

A highly decorative and sensitively rendered early 18th century portrait of a lady by Michael Dahl (1659-1743). The graceful sitter is depicted half length within an oval cartouche....

His work exuberantly expresses the spirit of the English Baroque, and his style greatly influenced other artists.

Period Portraits are thrilled that conservation has has revealed this fine 18th century portrait of an elegant beauty, to be an original work by the British painter Thomas Hudson. T...

Period Portraits are thrilled that conservation has has revealed this fine 18th century portrait of an elegant beauty, to be an original work by the British painter Thomas Hudson. T...

PORTRAIT OF JOHN NEALE OF ALLESLEY PARK c.1730 - CIRCLE OF WILLIAM HOGARTH.

The marriage was not a success and with increasing financial difficulties, in 1786 Kettle decided to return to India, reaching as far as Aleppo where he painted what might have been ...

Portrait of a Gentlemen, English School Oil on canvas

The pink cheeked, blue eyed girl depicted with her blonde hair gathered in a cerulean ribbon, wearing a short white lace trimmed dress, white socks and Mary Janes, holding a bouquet ...

Oversized late 17th or early 18th century oil on canvas portrait of Sir Thomas Covenry, Chancellor Exchequer of England, after the original by Cornelis Jansses Van Ceulin in the Nati...

A very fine portrait of a Georgian lady in an exceptional Georgian period frame.

Inscribed 'John Ludford, Esq, nat. 14th March 1653, Ob, 15th September 1681', with old plaque titled 'Mary Beale' Provenance: Private collection, Surrey Mary Beale (born Craddock i...

portrait of the Rev F Archer, Oxonian,Attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), oil on canvas, unsigned, original labels verso relating to a sale of the late George H Dodgson RA...

George Henry Harlow George Henry Harlow (10 June 1787 – 4 February 1819), was a highly regarded English portrait painter Harlow was born in St. James's Street, London.Harlow decided ...

A 17th century English portrait of a lady by Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), half-length in a painted feigned oval, wearing a green silk gown with chestnut coloured cloak over one should...

Joseph Highmore 1692–1780 Joseph Highmore (13 June 1692 – 3 March 1780) was an English portrait and historical painter, illustrator and author Highmore attended Sir Godfrey Kneller’s...

He painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next 150 years.

Sir Thomas Lawrence was a PRA FRS (13 April 1769 – 7 January 1830) was a leading English portrait painter and the fourth president of the Royal Academy.

Joan Carlile was also an English portrait painter, who was one of the first women to practise painting professionally.

George Francis Joseph [1762-1812] George Francis Joseph ARA (1764 – 1846) was an English portrait painter.He was born 25 November 1764, and became a student at the Royal Academy in ...

PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER c.1715 - CIRCLE OF MICHAEL DAHL (1659 - 1743) A fine 18th century English portrait of an officer which dates to around 1715, a period in British military hist...

Alongside this, he painted portraits and particularly group portraits, in the style of John Zoffany and Francis Wheatley.

Luke at Rome, a most unusual distinction for an English artist, and was invited to paint his own portrait for the Uffizi gallery of painters at Florence.

A fine rare and highly desirable early 17th Century English portrait of a British nobleman in elaborate costume, by an artist in the circle of Paul Van Somer (1577-1621) Inscribed ‘...

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 ...

A fabulous 17th century oil painting of a merchant, fully restored and in superb condition. A 17th century English school 'portrait of a gentleman' depicting a man with a moustache ...

We are delighted to offer a wonderfully painted late 18thc oil portrait on canvas of an affulent young lady wearing a crimson red dress woven with lace and ties across her chest. Sh...

Portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, wearing a blue silk gown, seated in a classical interior, with her daughter in a pink gown standing beside her holding a sprig of blossom.

An early 18th century portrait of a young lady, half length, wearing a blue silk gown with white chemise and gold trimmed cloak draped across her arm and shoulders. Her sensitively o...

We are delighted to offer this huge Georgian era oil portrait dating from a period in British history from 1714 to c. 1830–37, named eponymously after the Hanoverian kings George I, ...

Fine oval 17th century portrait of a gentleman ‘traditionally identified’ as Sir Cloudesley Shovell, from an artist in the circle of John Baptist de Media. The sitter wears a russet ...

Fine pastel of Miss Mary Linwood (1755–1845), needlework artist and school mistress aged 19, with a book, entitled 'Da Vinci on Painting’ signed signed J. Russell/1785 and housed in ...

Fine pastel of Miss Mary Linwood (1755–1845), needlework artist and school mistress aged 19, with a book, entitled 'Da Vinci on Painting’ signed signed J. Russell/1785 and housed in ...

EARLY 18TH CENTURY OVAL PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN - CIRCLE OF JONATHAN RICHARDSON (1667-1745) ...

A fine, sensitively rendered and highly decorative portrait of a handsome gentleman circa 1690 by an artist in the circle of Johann Kerseboom. The handsome green eyed young gentleman...

This fine chivalric portrait, dating to around c.1690, shows a young officer sporting a flamboyant powdered wig and silk cravat. Contrasted with these courtly accoutrements is the sh...

Portrait of the Hon. James Thynne (c. 1680-1704), full-length, in the gardens of Longleat House, seated beside a fountain, holding a shell beneath water spouting from a horn blown by...

This little jewel of a pastel of a young boy in his smart red jacket and silver trimmed waistcoat is by an artist working in the circle of Arthur Pond and dates to circa 1740. It cam...

Another writer, Bainbrigg Buckeridge, wrote in his 'Essay towards an English school' of 1706 that had he not died young, the effect of his too free living, England might have boasted...

Portrait of Johann Quantz (1697-1773), flautist and composer, wearing a blue velvet coat, waistcoat and breeches, standing in a garden landscape with his flute and music on a bench b...

Pair of 19th c. English School Watercolor Portrait Paintings Watercolor on paper Depicting portrait of a lady with a basket crossing a river on stepping stones, and a portrait of a...

The portrait is large and imposing Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) An influential eighteenth-century English painter, specialising in portraits.

Engraving on laid/wove paper. 12 Antique prints, Collection of twelve small portraits concerning English history. Size for smallest print.

Collection of five small portraits concerning English royal history. Size for smallest print.

He became involved with English portrait painting during this period, which had a lasting influence on him.

ABOUT THE ARTIST Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet (8 August 1646 – 19 October 1723) was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was...

Cornelius Johnson (or known as Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen in Holland) was an English painter of portraits of Dutch or Flemish origin.

PORTRAIT OF A LADY BY SIR. NATHANIEL DANCE - HOLLAND R.A (1735-1811)  A particularly fine quality, 18th century English, the portrait of a beauty (traditionally identified as Eliza...

A scarce mezzotint engraved by James Watson published in May,1778. Proof before title; the image has maintained is rich dark tonality. John Hely-Hutchinson (1724-1794) was a politic...

Sir Joshua Reynolds was one of the most important eighteenth-century English painters. He specialized in portraits, and was a founder and the first president of the Royal Academy of...

He was active in England, from at least 1618 to 1643, when he moved to Middelburg in the Netherlands to escape the English Civil War. Johnson painted many portraits of emerging new E...

Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1850. Oil on antique English millboard, panel measures 20 x 24 inches. Excellent condition with surface stress cracking and paint shrinkage consisten...

Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private co...

Artist/ School: French School, 19th century, after the earlier work by Rembrandt Title: Self portrait of the artist Medium: oil on canvas, framed in antique gilt swept frame. Fra...

John Pairman (Scottish, 1788 - 1843) Signed: J Pairman 1820 (Lower, Right) " Portrait of a Gentleman ", 1820 Oil on Canvas 22 1/4" x 18 5/8" Housed in a 2 3/4" Husar Frame Ove...

A distinguished Biedermeier-period portrait depicting a gentleman of high social standing, sporting his finest attire - a green coat trimmed with fur, a plum-coloured silk cravat, an...

The Owl Family by P. Welch ( British, 20th Century ) signed oil on board, framed framed: 22.5 x 18.5 inches board: 20 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, Suffolk, England Con...

A fine large signed and dated 1882 portrait of a gentleman with a cigar, by French artist Ernest Constant Simon. Superb quality depiction of the gentleman wearing a dark suit, crisp...

Agostino Carracci (1557-1602) Circle of Andromeda and the Sea Monster Oil on canvas 75 x 59 cm. - In frame 96 x 77 cm. The subject of the painting, derived from Ovid's Metamo...

“A Lady in Black, 1894” by Paul-Marie Lapierre Renouard (1854-1940) This exceptional pastel portrait of an elegant woman in black is among the artist’s finest works. A close examina...

George Romney (1734-1802) Portrait of a Gentleman, traditionally identified as Edward Addison, Esq., c.1780s Oil on canvas In a period carved and gilded swept frame 76.3 x 63.2 cm.; ...

This lovely Dutch Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Willem Wissing. Wissing settled in England and emerged as Peter Lely's most important pupil after his de...

This fine early 19th-century Austrian oil painting depicts a dapper gentleman in half-length format against a softly animated sky. Shown turned slightly toward the viewer, his postu...