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.

19th century

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19th Century Watercolour Portrait Country Scene Milk Maids Farm Scene

From Country House Fine Art

£325

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Pair of Framed Victorian Jockeys Portraits

19th century

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Pair of Framed Victorian Jockeys Portraits

From Ropeworks Antiques

£680

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Engraving. Lucy, a Celebrated Bull Bitch by Blockey, Out of Old Patch.bred by Mr. Howard. Now the Property of Mr. Bond.

19th century

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Engraving. Lucy, a Celebrated Bull Bitch by Blockey, Out of Old Patch.bred by Mr. Howard. Now the Property of Mr. Bond.

From The Country House Gallery

£180

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Large Oil Painting Landseer's Mastiff Bloodhound Prized Dog Odin

19th century

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Large Oil Painting Landseer's Mastiff Bloodhound Prized Dog Odin

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£10,000

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18th century

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Mid-18th-century English School, Portrait of a Girl with a Posy - Antique Oil Painting

From Brave Fine Art

£3,700

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Daniel Pasmore (1829-1899) Oil Painting.

19th century

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Daniel Pasmore (1829-1899) Oil Painting.

From Country Homes Antiques Stirling

£700

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18th century

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John Raphael Smith, Pastel Portrait

From Wigs on the Green

£675

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19th century

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19th Century Portrait "The Soothing Weed" - Oil Painting

From The Collector Antiques

£645

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Portrait of Mary Dodding 1677, by John Michael Wright.

17th century

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Portrait of Mary Dodding 1677, by John Michael Wright.

From Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art

£12,950

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19th century

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Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady

From Shackladys Antiques

£945

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The word portrait stretches a long way: dogs appear in 118 titles and horses in 94, and the archive has carried a lion, a foxhound and a racing pigeon.

French Navy Ironclad Battleship. A La Mémoire De Courbet. Circa 1910. Framed Gouache & Watercolour Painting. A Sailor's Sentimental Tribute to His Ship and Shipmates.

1900 - 1920

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French Navy Ironclad Battleship. A La Mémoire De Courbet. Circa 1910. Framed Gouache & Watercolour Painting. A Sailor's Sentimental Tribute to His Ship and Shipmates.

From Big Sky Fine Art

£2,985

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Herbert Butler. "The Young Scientist". Oil on Canvas Interior.

1900 - 1920

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Herbert Butler. "The Young Scientist". Oil on Canvas Interior.

From William Greenwood Fine Art

£1,550

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'Preparing to Perform' a Superb 1950s Circus Ballerina Pastel Portrait Painting

1940 - 1960

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'Preparing to Perform' a Superb 1950s Circus Ballerina Pastel Portrait Painting

From Artsonline

£485

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18th century

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18th Century Pastel Portrait of a Young Boy in a Red Jacket, Circle of Arthur Pond (1710-1758)

From Isherwood Fine Art

£7,000

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A C19th Continental Framed and Galzed Oil Painting of Man & Child

19th century

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A C19th Continental Framed and Galzed Oil Painting of Man & Child

From Tinker & Toad

£295

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The Red Armchair, Queen of Spades 1948 Large Colourful Strong Avant Garde New Figuration Oil on Canvas

1920 - 1940

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The Red Armchair, Queen of Spades 1948 Large Colourful Strong Avant Garde New Figuration Oil on Canvas

From Skippings Fine Arts

£960

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Antique Portraits

19th Century Watercolour Portrait Country Scene Milk Maids Farm Scene

Pair of Framed Victorian Jockeys Portraits

Engraving. Lucy, a Celebrated Bull Bitch by Blockey, Out of Old Patch.bred by Mr. Howard. Now the Property of Mr. Bond.

Large Oil Painting Landseer's Mastiff Bloodhound Prized Dog Odin

Mid-18th-century English School, Portrait of a Girl with a Posy - Antique Oil Painting

Daniel Pasmore (1829-1899) Oil Painting.

John Raphael Smith, Pastel Portrait

19th Century Portrait "The Soothing Weed" - Oil Painting

Portrait of Mary Dodding 1677, by John Michael Wright.

Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady

French Navy Ironclad Battleship. A La Mémoire De Courbet. Circa 1910. Framed Gouache & Watercolour Painting. A Sailor's Sentimental Tribute to His Ship and Shipmates.

Herbert Butler. "The Young Scientist". Oil on Canvas Interior.

'Preparing to Perform' a Superb 1950s Circus Ballerina Pastel Portrait Painting

18th Century Pastel Portrait of a Young Boy in a Red Jacket, Circle of Arthur Pond (1710-1758)

A C19th Continental Framed and Galzed Oil Painting of Man & Child

The Red Armchair, Queen of Spades 1948 Large Colourful Strong Avant Garde New Figuration Oil on Canvas

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