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.

Antique Watercolour Portrait Young Girl with Hummingbird

1900 - 1920

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Antique Watercolour Portrait Young Girl with Hummingbird

From Roger Bradbury Antiques

£185

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19th century

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Early 19th Century British Child's Portrait

From Earl and Rymer

£1,100

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Oil Painting of Persimmon with Jockey Jack Watts – Royal Thoroughbred Owned by King Edward VII

19th century

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Oil Painting of Persimmon with Jockey Jack Watts – Royal Thoroughbred Owned by King Edward VII

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£8,500

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Nicolas Freese, Miniature Portrait of Caroline Matilda

19th century

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Nicolas Freese, Miniature Portrait of Caroline Matilda

From Wigs on the Green

£980

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Huge Scottish Painting Clan Macgregor Three Children Dressed in Red Tartan Kilts 1930 Portraits

1920 - 1940

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Huge Scottish Painting Clan Macgregor Three Children Dressed in Red Tartan Kilts 1930 Portraits

From Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art

£8,500

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Mid 20th Century Oil Painting of Three Cocker Spaniels

1940 - 1960

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Mid 20th Century Oil Painting of Three Cocker Spaniels

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£4,850

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Watercolour of a Country Gentleman

From Earl and Rymer

£495

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Genre Oil Painting of a Girl with a Cat Charles Burton Barber

19th century

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Genre Oil Painting of a Girl with a Cat Charles Burton Barber

From Benton Fine Art

£9,500

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Charcoal Painting After Sir Edwin Landseer Ra (1802-1873) Superb Quality

1920 - 1940

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Charcoal Painting After Sir Edwin Landseer Ra (1802-1873) Superb Quality

From Artsonline

£325

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A Late 17th C Anglo Irish Portrait of a Lord Chief Justice Circa 1690

17th century

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A Late 17th C Anglo Irish Portrait of a Lord Chief Justice Circa 1690

From Macintosh Antiques

£1,650

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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.

King Charles I After Van Dyck 18th Huge Oval Old Master Portrait Painting

18th century

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King Charles I After Van Dyck 18th Huge Oval Old Master Portrait Painting

From Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art

£12,950

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Indian School Portrait of a Nawab of Malerkotla

19th century

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Indian School Portrait of a Nawab of Malerkotla

From Earl and Rymer

£420

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Atmospheric, Charcoal and Graphite Drawing of a Gentleman

19th century

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Atmospheric, Charcoal and Graphite Drawing of a Gentleman

From Duke Antiques and Interiors

£150

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Cat with Kittens Oil on Panel Painting Vintage Antique Mid-century

1940 - 1960

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Cat with Kittens Oil on Panel Painting Vintage Antique Mid-century

From Artsonline

£249

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1920 - 1940

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Scottish Watercolour Boy in a Kilt

From Millers Antiques

£395

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18th century

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Mid-18th-century French School, Portrait of a Gentleman with a Lace Jabot - Antique Oil Painting

From Brave Fine Art

£2,200

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Antique Portraits

Antique Watercolour Portrait Young Girl with Hummingbird

Early 19th Century British Child's Portrait

Oil Painting of Persimmon with Jockey Jack Watts – Royal Thoroughbred Owned by King Edward VII

Nicolas Freese, Miniature Portrait of Caroline Matilda

Huge Scottish Painting Clan Macgregor Three Children Dressed in Red Tartan Kilts 1930 Portraits

Mid 20th Century Oil Painting of Three Cocker Spaniels

Early 19th Century Watercolour of a Country Gentleman

Genre Oil Painting of a Girl with a Cat Charles Burton Barber

Charcoal Painting After Sir Edwin Landseer Ra (1802-1873) Superb Quality

A Late 17th C Anglo Irish Portrait of a Lord Chief Justice Circa 1690

King Charles I After Van Dyck 18th Huge Oval Old Master Portrait Painting

Indian School Portrait of a Nawab of Malerkotla

Atmospheric, Charcoal and Graphite Drawing of a Gentleman

Cat with Kittens Oil on Panel Painting Vintage Antique Mid-century

Scottish Watercolour Boy in a Kilt

Mid-18th-century French School, Portrait of a Gentleman with a Lace Jabot - Antique Oil Painting

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