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.

1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Watercolour Portrait

From In A Nutshell Antiques and Interiors

£125

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Holy Men of India Important British Colonial Watercolour by William Tayler C.1830-40

19th century

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Holy Men of India Important British Colonial Watercolour by William Tayler C.1830-40

From Radnorshire Fine Arts Ltd

£4,500

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Richard Harry Carter Antique Cornish Fisherman Marine Oil Painting Signed

19th century

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Richard Harry Carter Antique Cornish Fisherman Marine Oil Painting Signed

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£7,500

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Vintage 1960s Miniature Oil on Panel Painting - Cardinal Interior Scene

1940 - 1960

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Vintage 1960s Miniature Oil on Panel Painting - Cardinal Interior Scene

From Artsonline

£199

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Small Oil Painting Seascape Showing the Cruiser Hms Blenheim

1900 - 1920

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Small Oil Painting Seascape Showing the Cruiser Hms Blenheim

From I M Chaney Antique Furniture

£190

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19th century

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Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting of Buddha Shakyamuni, 19th Century

From Hand of Glory

£295

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19th century

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Chinese 19th Century Scroll Painting of Daoist Judge of Hell

From Hand of Glory

£495

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19th century

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Chinese 19th Century Scroll Painting of Buddha Shakyamuni

From Hand of Glory

£295

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Portrait of William Perryn of Langton. - By Sir William Beechey Ra (1753-1839)

19th century

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Portrait of William Perryn of Langton. - By Sir William Beechey Ra (1753-1839)

From Period Portraits

£8,000

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A Fine Set of Five Regency Watercolour Portraits in Rosewood Frames, Circa 1820

19th century

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A Fine Set of Five Regency Watercolour Portraits in Rosewood Frames, Circa 1820

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£575

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The top sale of the last year on Sellingantiques was a portrait of Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Northumberland, painted around 1665, sold in January 2026.

1920 - 1940

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Oil Painting on Board of a Steamship

From I M Chaney Antique Furniture

£230

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Superb Pair Huge Tudor-style Oil Portrait Paintings After Cornelis Van Der Voort

1940 - 1960

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Superb Pair Huge Tudor-style Oil Portrait Paintings After Cornelis Van Der Voort

From Artsonline

£2,450

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1900 - 1920

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A Portrait of a Boy by Emily Eyres 1901

From Junk Antiques & Interiors

£1,500

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Pastel Portrait of a Boy by Noted Artist Emily Eyres C1900

1900 - 1920

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Pastel Portrait of a Boy by Noted Artist Emily Eyres C1900

From Junk Antiques & Interiors

£1,050

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Attributed to Louis Reid Deuchars (1870–1927) Oil Painting of a Woman in the Garden at Limnerslease, Possibly Mary Seton Watts

1900 - 1920

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Attributed to Louis Reid Deuchars (1870–1927) Oil Painting of a Woman in the Garden at Limnerslease, Possibly Mary Seton Watts

From Antiques Decorative (Sussex)

£5,500

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Sporting Dog Oil Painting of Foxhound Puppies & a Fox Terrier Puppy by Wright Barker Rba

19th century

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Sporting Dog Oil Painting of Foxhound Puppies & a Fox Terrier Puppy by Wright Barker Rba

From Benton Fine Art

£9,950

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Antique Portraits

Edwardian Watercolour Portrait

Holy Men of India Important British Colonial Watercolour by William Tayler C.1830-40

Richard Harry Carter Antique Cornish Fisherman Marine Oil Painting Signed

Vintage 1960s Miniature Oil on Panel Painting - Cardinal Interior Scene

Small Oil Painting Seascape Showing the Cruiser Hms Blenheim

Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting of Buddha Shakyamuni, 19th Century

Chinese 19th Century Scroll Painting of Daoist Judge of Hell

Chinese 19th Century Scroll Painting of Buddha Shakyamuni

Portrait of William Perryn of Langton. - By Sir William Beechey Ra (1753-1839)

A Fine Set of Five Regency Watercolour Portraits in Rosewood Frames, Circa 1820

Oil Painting on Board of a Steamship

Superb Pair Huge Tudor-style Oil Portrait Paintings After Cornelis Van Der Voort

A Portrait of a Boy by Emily Eyres 1901

Pastel Portrait of a Boy by Noted Artist Emily Eyres C1900

Attributed to Louis Reid Deuchars (1870–1927) Oil Painting of a Woman in the Garden at Limnerslease, Possibly Mary Seton Watts

Sporting Dog Oil Painting of Foxhound Puppies & a Fox Terrier Puppy by Wright Barker Rba

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