Why are so many sitters unnamed?

Because the names dropped away as pictures left families and passed through sales. Titles on Sellingantiques run to lady, gentleman, young girl, young boy, described by dress, age or occupation. Where a sitter is named, the listing tends to name the family or house as well. Those sit at the top of the range.

What does circle of actually mean?

An unidentified painter working close to the named artist, during that artist's lifetime. It is one of a family of hedges dealers use when the hand isn't certain. After means a copy of a known composition. Follower of means the manner, not necessarily the period. Studio of points at workshop assistants.

Are portraits usually signed?

No. Around one title in twenty says signed, and only about one in fifty says dated. The hedged attributions far outnumber them. Circle, after, attributed, follower and studio together carry well over a thousand titles.

How reliable is a 19th Century date?

Treat it as a bracket rather than a date. Over a thousand listings are filed simply as 19th Century, with several hundred each under 18th and 17th. The dealers' own dating spans 1631 to 1960, though fewer than a third of listings pin a clean year. Expect a circa in the description.

Do animal pictures count as portraits?

They're filed here, yes. Dogs appear in over a hundred titles and horses in ninety-odd, with collies, terriers, racehorses and hunters among them. The archive has also carried a lion, a foxhound, a bull bitch and a racing pigeon under the same heading.

What are miniatures painted on?

Ivory and card are common, but the samples also show oil on copper, celluloid, reverse-painted glass and Italian examples drawn on silk. Many come cased, and some are mounted as pendants or brooches. Miniature appears in 372 titles, roughly one listing in fourteen.

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A framed likeness of a person, painted or drawn to record who they were, most often an oil on canvas of a sitter nobody has since named.

Spinner Lady Manner of Quirijn Van Brekelenkamp Dutch Interior Panel Painting C1800 Oil Portraits

19th century

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Spinner Lady Manner of Quirijn Van Brekelenkamp Dutch Interior Panel Painting C1800 Oil Portraits

From Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art

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18th century

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A Rare Early 18th Century Portrait of a Pattenmaker

From Spitalfields House

£650

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Portrait of a Gentleman C.1735, Attributed to Jonathon Richardson.

18th century

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Portrait of a Gentleman C.1735, Attributed to Jonathon Richardson.

From Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art

£5,850

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A Naive School Portrait of a Red Headed Regency Gentleman

19th century

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A Naive School Portrait of a Red Headed Regency Gentleman

From Rob Hall Antiques

£480

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19th century

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19th Century Portrait of a Lady - Oil Painting

From The Collector Antiques

£375

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English School 18th Century, a Portrait of a Young Bandsman Possibly of the Yorkshire Militia with a Busby Hat and Cymbals.

19th century

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English School 18th Century, a Portrait of a Young Bandsman Possibly of the Yorkshire Militia with a Busby Hat and Cymbals.

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18th century

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Portrait Miniature of a Naval Officer

From Wigs on the Green

£650

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Early 19thc Miniature Portrait on Ivory C1820

18th century

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Early 19thc Miniature Portrait on Ivory C1820

From Aramis Antiques

£295

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Frans Gailliard 1861 - 1932. Le Petit Jardinier. A Belgian Master of Light and Form. Framed 1887 Luminist Oil Painting.

19th century

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Frans Gailliard 1861 - 1932. Le Petit Jardinier. A Belgian Master of Light and Form. Framed 1887 Luminist Oil Painting.

From Big Sky Fine Art

£19,985

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19th century

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Early 19th-century Central European School, Christ the Saviour, Antique Oil Painting

From Brave Fine Art

£900

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About 522 portraits are listed on Sellingantiques each year, and 279 dealers have listed them, which makes them one of the most widely stocked things going.

17th century

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Large 17th Century Oil Painting Portrait Dutch Golden Age Merchant

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£8,000

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Antique Painting Our Lady of the Rosary After Bartolomé Murillo 175x125c 19th C

19th century

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Antique Painting Our Lady of the Rosary After Bartolomé Murillo 175x125c 19th C

From Regent Antiques

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Ralph Hedley. "Time for Bed". Large Domestic/marine Oil Painting.

19th century

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Ralph Hedley. "Time for Bed". Large Domestic/marine Oil Painting.

From William Greenwood Fine Art

£4,900

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Maurice Codner, 1888-1958
Vice Admiral Sir Charles Leo Glandore (Crash) Evans Kcb Cbe Dso Dsc 1888-1958

1920 - 1940

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Maurice Codner, 1888-1958 Vice Admiral Sir Charles Leo Glandore (Crash) Evans Kcb Cbe Dso Dsc 1888-1958

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£3,800

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Portrait of George Lee C.1700, by Robert Byng.

18th century

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Portrait of George Lee C.1700, by Robert Byng.

From Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art

£7,850

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19th century

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"Gentleman in a Frock Coat" 19th Century Portrait - Oil Painting

From The Collector Antiques

£695

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Antique Portraits

Spinner Lady Manner of Quirijn Van Brekelenkamp Dutch Interior Panel Painting C1800 Oil Portraits

A Rare Early 18th Century Portrait of a Pattenmaker

Portrait of a Gentleman C.1735, Attributed to Jonathon Richardson.

A Naive School Portrait of a Red Headed Regency Gentleman

19th Century Portrait of a Lady - Oil Painting

English School 18th Century, a Portrait of a Young Bandsman Possibly of the Yorkshire Militia with a Busby Hat and Cymbals.

Portrait Miniature of a Naval Officer

Early 19thc Miniature Portrait on Ivory C1820

Frans Gailliard 1861 - 1932. Le Petit Jardinier. A Belgian Master of Light and Form. Framed 1887 Luminist Oil Painting.

Early 19th-century Central European School, Christ the Saviour, Antique Oil Painting

Large 17th Century Oil Painting Portrait Dutch Golden Age Merchant

Antique Painting Our Lady of the Rosary After Bartolomé Murillo 175x125c 19th C

Ralph Hedley. "Time for Bed". Large Domestic/marine Oil Painting.

Maurice Codner, 1888-1958 Vice Admiral Sir Charles Leo Glandore (Crash) Evans Kcb Cbe Dso Dsc 1888-1958

Portrait of George Lee C.1700, by Robert Byng.

"Gentleman in a Frock Coat" 19th Century Portrait - Oil Painting

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