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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Fine 1700
s Italian Old Master Oil Painting Portrait of St. Peter
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St. Peter
Italian, 18th century
oil on canvas, laid on panel
panel: 9.75 x 8 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very good condition
For more any more informati...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Circle of David des Granges (1611–1672), Oil on Copper Portrait Miniature, 1660
Located in Holywell, GB
A finely executed portrait miniature in oil on copper depicting a gentleman dressed in a black gown and white lawn collar. The piece is dated verso 1660 and the sitter was likely ass...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Willem van Kessel (c.1691–1727) – Portrait of Bewigged Gentleman in Armour, 1713
Located in Holywell, GB
Willem van Kessel (c.1691–1727) – Portrait of a Bewigged Gentleman in Armour, 1713
A highly decorative and striking oil painting depicting a bewigged gentleman clad in a suit of arm...
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Flemish School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Circle Of Michael Dahl Fine 18th Century Antique English Oval Portrait Of A Lady
By (Circle of) Michael Dahl
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Circle of Michael Dahl (1659-1743) Swedish / English
TITLE: "Portrait of Mrs Wyndham"
SIGNED: unsigned
MEDIUM: oil on canvas laid to board
SIZE: oval 75cm x 63cm and frame...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman
Dog - Fine Georgian English Old Master Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful late 18th or very early 19th century English oil on copper portrait of a gentleman with his hound.
Excellent quality Georgian period work which is unusually painted on c...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Portrait of a Gentleman - British Old Master c1750 art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to Thomas Hudson. Painted circa 1750 it is a three-quarter length standing portrait of a gentleman in ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$6,593 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of a Spanish Noble Lady - 17th Century Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning, large portrait oil painting is attributed to Spanish Old Master Claudio Coello who is considered the last great Spanish painter of the 17th century. It has formerly been the property of Lady Beatrice...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon
$98,901 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine 18th Century English Georgian Portrait of a Lady Seated in Parkland Estate
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Mrs Bonne Wilson (nee Boileau 1749 - 1818)
English School, late 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 22.5 x 18.5 inches
canvas : 18 x 14 inches
Provenance: private ...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Madonna and Child - Italian 17th century religious Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This beautiful Italian religious Old Master oil painting is attributed to circle of Massimo Stanzione. Painted circa 1640, the composition is the Madonna holding baby Jesus as he sta...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$41,758 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Oil Painting on Copper Portrait of Noble Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
French School, early 1700's period
oil painting on copper, unframed
copper: 5 x 3 inches
condition: very good, minor paint fading and deteriation.
provenanc...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
$846 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine 17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Portrait of the Madonna
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of the Madonna in Prayer
17th Century Italian School
oil on board, framed
framed: 6.75 x 6 inches
board: 5 x 4 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: ver...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th Century French School Portrait of an Actress with Flowers
Located in Beachwood, OH
18th Century French School
Portrait of an Actress
Oil on canvas
30 x 23 inches
36 x 30 inches, framed
Category
French School 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a senior naval officer, c. 1750s
Located in Henley-on-Thames, England
Thomas Hudson (Devon 1701 - London 1779)
Portrait of a senior naval officer, c. 1750s
Probably a captain or admiral; half-length, holding a telescope, with a warship beyond
Oil on c...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 17th-Century Dutch School Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Ruff, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid early 17th-century Dutch School portrait depicts a stout gentleman wearing a tall starched ruff and a sober black doublet. It originated in the Low Countries before ent...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
18th century French Old Master Portrait of a woman in oriental costume
Located in Aartselaar, BE
French 18th century old master portrait of a majestic lady dressed "à la Turque"
The sitter at the viewer with a kind and enigmatic smile and twinkling eyes. She looks elegant and kind, yet also has an intelligent and determined aura, reflecting the character of someone who is in charge of her own life and destiny.
De Silvestre paid great attention to her spectacular outfit, which is striking in its portrayal of the sumptuous fabrics and their decorative richness. She is wearing a luxurious royal blue robe à la...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century French Rococo Period Portrait of Women Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French artist, Rococo period 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 15 x 12.5 inches
canvas: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition...
Category
Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,318 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting c. 1700
s The Madonna Christ Child St. John
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John
Italian Old Master, circa 1700's period
oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 28.5 x 24 inches
conditon: overall very good for its age, a fe...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,340 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 18th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of Aristocratic Lady in Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
English artist, mid 18th century
circle of Thomas Gainsborough (English 1727-1788)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
provenance: private collect...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$5,164 Sale Price
20% Off
Huge 17th Century Spanish Old Master Oil Painting Wounded Pilgrim with Angel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Pilgrim and Angel
Spanish School, 17th Century
oil on canvas, gilt framed
framed: 48 x 37 inches
canvas: 43 x 32 inches
provenance: private collection, Barcelona, Spain
condition...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fine 18th Century British Oil Painting Mother
Infant Child in Adoration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mother & Child
British artist, late 18th century
after the painting by Sir Anthony van Dyke
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 20 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, Berkshire,...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$2,736 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of a Young Man with Bagpipes, Follower of J.H. Tischbein the Elder
By Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder
Located in Stockholm, SE
Follower of Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (1722–1789)
Man with Bagpipes
oil on oak panel
no signature
25 × 19 cm (9.8 × 7.5 in)
31 x 26 cm (12.2 x 10.2 in)
This refined 18th...
Category
Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
Fine 17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Madonna with Christ Child
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna & Christ Child
Italian, 17th century
oil on wood panel, unframed
board: 9.5 x 7.5 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition: very good and sound condition fo...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Colonel Rupert Bridge in Armour with a Black Pageboy - Dutch 17thC
Located in Hagley, England
This large and impressive 17th century Dutch Old Master portrait oil painting with good provenance is by Nicolaes Maes. Painted circa 1680 it is a three-quarter length standing portr...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-17th-Century Spanish School Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Theologian
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-17th-century Spanish oil on canvas depicts a dignified man of learning - a theologian, or perhaps a cathedral canon.
Dressed in a black cassock, marked by a vertical row of...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 17th Century English Old Master Oil Painting Portrait Aristocratic Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young English Aristocratic Lady
English, circa 1670's period, unsigned
oil on canvas laid on board, unframed
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
C...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fine 18th Century English Portrait of Aristocratic Gentleman Huge Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Aristocratic English Gentleman
circle of Thomas Hudson (British (1701-1779)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 53.5 x 45 inches
painting: 45 x 40 inches
provenance: private...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,296 Sale Price
20% Off
Civic Portrait of a Gentleman in a Doublet beside a Table with Clock, dated 1595
By Frans Pourbus the Younger
Located in London, GB
Civic Portrait of a Gentleman in a Doublet beside a Table with a Clock, dated 1595
Circle of Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545–1581)
This rare and compelling late-sixteenth-century Flem...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of a Young Lady with Fruit - British Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British 18th century portrait oil painting, with excellent provenance, is attributed to circle of George Henry Harlow. Painted circa 1760, it is a standing half length po...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,945 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait, Major Alexander Brown in Military Uniform.
By Sir David Wilkie
Located in Cotignac, FR
18th Century Military portrait of a young officer in Napoleonic period military dress. The painting is not signed but the subject is Major Alexander Brown. The work is oil on canvas later mounted on board and presented in a fine 'Regence style' carved gilt frame. There are labels to the back referring to the subject, 'Major Brown of Trinity' and a framers trade label from Edinburgh.
A magnificent and imposing portrait of a young military officer in the prime of his life. His red uniform adorned with fine buttons, fringed epaulettes and high gilt collar. His ruddy complexion offset by his stylish hair, a quiff and swept forward to the sides as was the fashion at the time.
Sir David Wilkie RA (18 November 1785 – 1 June 1841) was a Scottish painter, especially known for his portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from his travels to Europe and the Middle East. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes. His main base was in London, but he died and was buried at sea, off Gibraltar, returning from his first trip to the Middle East. He was sometimes known as the "people's painter".
He was Principal Painter in Ordinary to King William IV and Queen Victoria. Apart from royal portraits, his best-known painting today is probably The Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Waterloo Dispatch of 1822 in Apsley House.
Sir David Wilkie was actually admitted in 1799 (despite only being 14) through the influence of the Earl of Leven...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Fine Quality 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Trial of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Trial of Christ
Dutch Old Master, 17th century
oil on panel, unframed
panel: 11 x 7.5 inches
provenance: private collection, England,
Christies auction stencil marks verso
condi...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Saint George Dragon Baldovinetti Paint 15th Century Oil on table Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Alessio (or Alesso) Baldovinetti (Florence, 1427 – Florence, 1499) circle
Saint George and the Dragon
Oil on panel 32 x 42 cm Framed 47 x 57 cm
Provenance: Hampel Munich, 31 ...
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18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Rococo 18th-Century Portrait of Young Girl with Grapes Oval Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Girl
French Rococo School, 18th century, unsigned
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 24 x 20 inches
Canvas : 20 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Con...
Category
Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 18th Or Early 19th Century Portrait Of La Gamine With Androgynous Charm
By Pierre-Paul Prud
hon
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Late 18th Or Early 19th Century European Tradition.
La Gamine. Androgynous Charm.
Framed Oil On Canvas.
Unsigned.
Image size 15.6 inches x 11.6 inches ( 39.5cm x 29.5cm ).
Frame size...
Category
Romantic 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Landscape - British Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is by William Williams of Norwich. It was painted circa 1780, after he had returned to England from in Philadelphia ...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Red Coat and Periwig, c.1715-1725; Godfrey Kneller
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Red Coat and Periwig, c.1715-1725
Studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646–1723)
This portrait of a gentleman, presented by Titan Fine Art, is a fine and wel...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
An equestrian portrait of Field Marshal Sir John Ligonier, 1st Earl of Ligonier
By David Morier
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
David Morier (c.1705–1770 London)
An equestrian portrait of Field Marshal Sir John Ligonier, 1st Earl of Ligonier (1680–1770)
Oil on canvas
Canvas size - 40 x 50 in
Framed size - 48 ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
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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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,417 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Mary Hooper née Davie, Blue Dress, Seated in a Parkland, Provenance
By Jonathan Richardson the Elder
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Mary Hooper (née Davie) in a Blue Dress & Seated in a Parkland c. 1715–1725
Jonathan Richardson the Elder (1667–1745)
This portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, is of p...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
c.1700 Gentleman Portrait with Wig and Blue Cloak, Thomas Murray Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Gentleman with Periwig and Blue Cloak c.1695-1710
Attributed to Thomas Murray (1663–1734)
This accomplished oil-on-canvas portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, was al...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
An Apostle Painted in the Circle of Peter Paul Rubens, Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Peter Paul Rubens (circle of)
An Apostle
circular 15.15 inches (38.5 cm)
oil on canvas
Provenance: Bukowskis Auctions, lot 725149, as "Peter Paul Rubens, circle of".
Category
18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baroque Italian painter - 17/18th century figure painting - Franciscan friar
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (17th-18th century) - Franciscan pilgrim friar sitting writing (preparatory sketch).
14 x 16.5 cm without frame, 19 x 21.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on pa...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
$961 Sale Price
33% Off
Rare Jacobean Portrait on Panel Lady Elizabeth Wheeler née Cole 1623 Historical
Located in London, GB
A Rare Jacobean Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Wheeler (née Cole), 1623
Attributed to Cornelius Johnson (1593–1661)
This remarkably rare early oil on panel, presented by Titan Fine Art,...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
French School 18th century, Portrait of a gentleman, oil
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century
Portrait of a gentleman holding his hat
Oil on paper transferred on wood panel
34 x 27 cm
Not signed which is normal for this type of artwork
In a beautifu...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting Angel
Saints Appearing to Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian Old Master, 18th century
Title: Angel and Saints appearing to figures, one dressed in a white ruff collar.
Medium: oil on canvas...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Christ on the Cold Stone – After Jan Gossaert (Mabuse)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This striking devotional image, painted by a follower of Jan Gossaert, represents one of the most influential compositions of the Northern Renaissance: Christ on the Cold Stone, or C...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Perseus and Andromeda
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
DAVID TENIERS THE YOUNGER (1610–1690)
Perseus and Andromeda
Oil on panel
42.5 × 26.7 cm (16³⁄₄ × 10¹⁄₂ in.)
Unsigned
Provenance
• Possibly Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Habsburg (16...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
The Penitent Mary Magdalene, 17th Century Venetian School
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Penitent Mary Magdalene, 17th Century
Venetian School
Large 17th Century Italian Venetian School scene of Mary Magdalene in Penitence, oil on canvas. Devotional scene of Magdal...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,017 Sale Price
25% Off
Fine 1700
s French/ Dutch Oil Painting on Copper Portrait Man Ruff Collar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a Ruff Collar
Dutch/ French artist, 18th century
oil painting on copper, unframed
copper board : 6.75 x 5 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
co...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) The Prophecy of Simeon Large Antique Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) Italian
Title: The Prophecy of Simeon
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Painting: 21.5 ...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,631 Sale Price
20% Off
Mannerist Italian painter - 16th/17th figure painting - Madonna praying
Located in Varmo, IT
Umbrian-Roman Master (16th-17th century) - Madonna in Prayer.
84 x 58.5 cm unframed, 96 x 70.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a wooden frame (not signed).
Condi...
Category
Mannerist 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,152 Sale Price
35% Off
Portrait of an artistic Gentleman, c. 1720s
Located in Henley-on-Thames, England
John Vanderbank (London 1694 - London 1739)
Portrait of an artistic Gentleman, c. 1720s
Three-quarter-length, wearing a turban
Oil on canvas
125.5 x 101.7 cm.; (within frame) 145.6...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self-Portrait
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 ⅛ inches; 762 x 638 mm
Verso: after Sir Joshua Reynolds, a self-portrait
Not signed
Painted c. 1758
Collections:
Philip Gell (1775–1842), Hopton Hall, Derbyshire;
By inheritance at Hopton Hall to his daughter, Isabella, who married William Pole Thornhill, who renounced Hopton and its contents in favour of his kinsman, Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell (1829–1902);
By descent to his son, Brigadier General Harry Chandos-Pole-Gell (1872–1934), who sold Hopton Hall in 1918 and moved the family to Newnham Hall, Northamptonshire;
By descent to his son, Lt Colonel John Chandos-Pole (1909–1993), Newnham Hall;
Thence by descent until 2015, when acquired
By descent to 2015;
Lowell Libson
Jonny Yarker Ltd.
Literature:
Algernon Graves and Walter V. Cronin, A History of the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A., London, 1901, IV, p. 1394.
David Manning...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Two Topers in Deep Conversation
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Topers in Deep Conversation
Dutch School, mid 17th entury
circle of David Teniers (Dutch 1610-1690)
oil on canvas
canvas: 8 x 7 inches
provenance: private collection, France
conditio...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$2,032 Sale Price
20% Off
Madonna Child Conca 17/18th Century Paint Oil on copper Old master Roman school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Sebastiano Conca (Gaeta 1680 – Naples 1764) circle
Madonna and Child
Oil on copper
26 x 20 cm In high-quality period frame 72 x 50 cm
The work depicts the Madonna lovingl...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$5,970 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Anne Evelyn - British 18thC Old master oil painting excellent prov.
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting, with exceptional provenance, is by noted artist George Romney. It was painted in 1788, commissioned by James Evelyn of Felbridge as it is of his younger daughter Anne, aged 20 years old. James was a Doctor of Law and Anne's mother was his second wife, Jane. Felbridge house, Anne's home, was in the village of Godstone in Surrey. This superb oil painting is a seated portrait of Anne, wearing a white dress with a green sash, her forearms exposed and her hands in her lap. Anne is blessed with the most wonderful long auburn curly hair and is visually stunning. Her body is partly turned away from the artist/viewer and she is slightly gazing down at us with confident, clear eyes. Anne is pictured in a landscape with a dramatic sky behind her. Romney's brushwork on her dress, hair and the background is superb. The delicate detailing of her facial features is also stunning. Sometimes Old Master portraits can be a little staid, but this one of Anne with her wild auburn hair and bold look is just magnificent. This is a fantastic example of George Romney's work and of an 18th century British Old Master with exceptional detailed provenance.
Name plate states: Anne, younger daughter of James Evelyn of Fellbridge Esq. 1788, aged 20. Romney.
Provenance. With Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool (1784-1851)
With The Hon. Henry Berkeley Portman (1860-1923),
Later 3rd Viscount Portman; with Emma, Viscountess Portman (1862-1929)
By 1926; with her daughter Lady Moyra Dawson-Damer (1897-1962)
Thence by family descent.
Painted in 1788. There are various labels verso.
Mentioned in Lord Hawkesbury's Catalogues of Portraits at Compton Place and at Buxted Park, in Sussex, 1903, p.18, no. 3, at Buxted Park, as in the 'Dining Room, South Wall'.
Further Bibliography: Gower (R. S.) Romney, London, 1904, p. 175 Kidson (Alex) George Romney, A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2015, I, p. 205, no. 422 (illus).Ward (Humphrey) and Roberts (William) Romney: A Biographical and Critical Essay, London: T Agnew & Sons, 1904, p. 51
Condition. Oil on canvas. Image size 30 inches by 24 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt frame with name plate, 37 inches by 31 inches and in good condition.
George Romney (1734-1802) was born in Dalton-on-Furness, Lancashire, on 15 December 1734, the third of the eleven children of John Romney and Anne Simpson. Leaving school at the age of eleven, he worked for eight years in his father's cabinetmaking workshop before being apprenticed to a local painter, Christopher Steele, with whom he served for two years, from 1755 to 1757, in Kendal, York, and Lancaster. He married a Kendal girl, Mary Abbot...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$98,901 Sale Price
20% Off
17th century portrait of the wine merchant Caspar Rommerskirchen - Old master
Located in Aartselaar, BE
17th-century German portrait of the wine merchant Caspar Roemerskirchen at the age of 26 in 1628, Franz Kessler (attr.)
This highly decorative portrait depicts the 26-year-old Caspa...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Portrait Of A Man, 17th/18th Century after Franciabigio (1482-1525)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Man, 17th/18th Century
after Franciabigio (1482-1525)
Large 17th/18th Century Italian renaissance portrait of a Florentine Man, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and c...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,357 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique 18th Century Neoclassical Oil Portrait Young Lady Turban Unknown Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
This captivating oil portrait from the late 18th to early 19th century depicts a mysterious charming young woman, painted by an unknown but clearly professional master, presumably Fr...
Category
Realist 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of a lady in blue dress ”Countess of Peterborough”
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite portrait, with its new attribution to Theodore Russel, is believed to depict Lady Penelope O'Brien, daughter of Barnabas O'Brien, the sixth Earl of Thomond, and wife of the Earl of Peterborough, whom she married in 1644. The painting thus belongs to a historically significant period, capturing the refined elegance of the time.
The portrait has a prestigious provenance from Elleholms Hofgård, a historic estate in Mörrums socken, Blekinge, Sweden. Elleholms Hofgård, whose two-story, timber-framed main building was constructed in 1730 and expanded in 1804, has changed ownership several times since the 17th century. The ancestors of the present owners acquired the estate in 1915, and from the 20th century until 2023, this painting was prominently displayed in the estate’s main building, making it an integral part of the estate’s history.
Theodore Russel, an English portrait artist born in 1614, studied under the renowned Sir Anthony van Dyck, whose influence can be seen in Russel’s meticulous style. Russel often painted on cabinet-sized panels, such as this one, which measures approximately 39 x 31 cm. This preference for panels is a notable characteristic that sets him apart from contemporary artists like Sir Peter Lely, who exclusively used canvas. The size of the panel is a key reason for the reattribution to Russel from Peter lely, as Lely never used panels for his works. This distinctive format, along with Russel’s characteristic style, strongly supports the new attribution.
Russel, the son of Nicasius Rousseel, a goldsmith and jeweler to James I and Charles I, refined his skills under the mentorship of his uncle, the famous portrait painter Cornelis Janssen. He also worked as an assistant and copyist for van Dyck, further honing his artistic style. This captivating portrait exemplifies Russel’s craftsmanship, reflecting the elegance of the period’s fashion and the artist's refined techniques.
oil on wood panel
with indistinct inscription Countess of Peter[...] upper left.
with inscription on the reverse: ”Countess of Peterborough. P. Lely 1670. S Beatty Picture Restorer [...] Warwick”.
unframed 39 x 31 cm = 15.35 x 12.2 inches
framed 52 x 41.5 cm = 20.47 x 16.34 inches
Condition:
The portrait has just been restored by a professional art conservator in Stockholm and is now in a very good condition. The colors are vivid, and the skin tones appear more natural than before. It is a very fine painting. The frame is newly made and included.
Provenance:
Elleholms Hofgård, Mörrums socken, Blekinge, Sweden **;
Stockholms Auktionsverk, Fine Art & Antiques Autumn...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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