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.

Drawing by Scottish Artist J D Fergusson

1900 - 1920

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Drawing by Scottish Artist J D Fergusson

From Christine Kavanagh Antiques

£2,400

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After William Henry Knight Interior Family Scene 19th Manner Oil Portrait Painting

1940 - 1960

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After William Henry Knight Interior Family Scene 19th Manner Oil Portrait Painting

From Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art

£1,500

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Cattle Painting by Heinrich Harder 1858-1935 German Oil Portrait of a Bull Resting 19th Cattle Rural Landscapes

19th century

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Cattle Painting by Heinrich Harder 1858-1935 German Oil Portrait of a Bull Resting 19th Cattle Rural Landscapes

From Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art

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A Pair of Absolutely Charming Oil Painting Portraits of an Elderly Couple by Italian Artist Ferruccio Vitale.

1900 - 1920

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A Pair of Absolutely Charming Oil Painting Portraits of an Elderly Couple by Italian Artist Ferruccio Vitale.

From Designer Antiques4u

£795

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Interwar Ships Painting 'T.s.s Nevasa, 1924'

1900 - 1920

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Interwar Ships Painting 'T.s.s Nevasa, 1924'

From Abersoch Antiques

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18th century

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Juan Ruiz Soriano (Circle), the Divine Shepherdess (La Divina Pastora), Mid-18th-century Oil Painting

From Brave Fine Art

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Historical Genre Oil Painting of a Man Sat Next to a Window by Alfred Holst Tourrier

19th century

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Historical Genre Oil Painting of a Man Sat Next to a Window by Alfred Holst Tourrier

From Benton Fine Art

£4,950

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Richard Baxter Puritan Minister C1660 English Religious 17th Oil Portrait Paintings

17th century

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Richard Baxter Puritan Minister C1660 English Religious 17th Oil Portrait Paintings

From Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art

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18th century

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18th Century Portrait Miniature Attrib. To Charles Hayter (1761 -1835)

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£1,900

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Oil Portrait of Mary with Cairn Terriers C1940

1920 - 1940

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Oil Portrait of Mary with Cairn Terriers C1940

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

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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.

Scottish Interest - Large Watercolour of a Pianist

1920 - 1940

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Scottish Interest - Large Watercolour of a Pianist

From Branching Out Antiques

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19th century

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Antique Oil Painting Portrait of Hunting Hounds and Hunting Dogs on a Hunt 19th Century in Winter Snow Painting of a Dog Painting of a Hound on a Fox Hunt All Fox Hunting by Dog Portrait Artist Animal Artist Fannie Moody

From Gerald Neville Antiques

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19th century

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Classical Portrait Engraving, 19th Century, Hampden, English Politician, Engraved by W. Roffe.

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£110

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Dog Portrait Oil Painting of Fox Terrier Puppies by Valentine Thomas Garland

1900 - 1920

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Dog Portrait Oil Painting of Fox Terrier Puppies by Valentine Thomas Garland

From Benton Fine Art

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19th century

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Indian Gouache Miniature Painting, Late 19th Century

From Oliver Sargent Antiques

£145

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Huge Alps Oil Painting Lake Salzkammergut East of Salzburg Austrian Alps Landscape Portrait of Snow Capped Mountains and Lake

19th century

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Huge Alps Oil Painting Lake Salzkammergut East of Salzburg Austrian Alps Landscape Portrait of Snow Capped Mountains and Lake

From Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art

£8,850

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Antique Portraits

Drawing by Scottish Artist J D Fergusson

After William Henry Knight Interior Family Scene 19th Manner Oil Portrait Painting

Cattle Painting by Heinrich Harder 1858-1935 German Oil Portrait of a Bull Resting 19th Cattle Rural Landscapes

A Pair of Absolutely Charming Oil Painting Portraits of an Elderly Couple by Italian Artist Ferruccio Vitale.

Interwar Ships Painting 'T.s.s Nevasa, 1924'

Juan Ruiz Soriano (Circle), the Divine Shepherdess (La Divina Pastora), Mid-18th-century Oil Painting

Historical Genre Oil Painting of a Man Sat Next to a Window by Alfred Holst Tourrier

Richard Baxter Puritan Minister C1660 English Religious 17th Oil Portrait Paintings

18th Century Portrait Miniature Attrib. To Charles Hayter (1761 -1835)

Oil Portrait of Mary with Cairn Terriers C1940

Scottish Interest - Large Watercolour of a Pianist

Antique Oil Painting Portrait of Hunting Hounds and Hunting Dogs on a Hunt 19th Century in Winter Snow Painting of a Dog Painting of a Hound on a Fox Hunt All Fox Hunting by Dog Portrait Artist Animal Artist Fannie Moody

Classical Portrait Engraving, 19th Century, Hampden, English Politician, Engraved by W. Roffe.

Dog Portrait Oil Painting of Fox Terrier Puppies by Valentine Thomas Garland

Indian Gouache Miniature Painting, Late 19th Century

Huge Alps Oil Painting Lake Salzkammergut East of Salzburg Austrian Alps Landscape Portrait of Snow Capped Mountains and Lake

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