What clothing do sitters usually wear?

Female sitters wear fashions that reflect their specific decade, ranging from high-waisted Regency muslin dresses to elaborate Victorian silk gowns adorned with lace collars, velvet ribbons and intricate bonnets. Accessories such as pearls, gold tiaras and carried posies frequently indicate the social standing or marital status of the lady. Changes in sleeve volume, neckline styles and hair arrangements across the 19th century help modern viewers date individual portraits accurately based on historical costume.

How do I identify a silhouette?

Silhouettes are characterised by solid profile outlines of a sitter's head and shoulders, most commonly rendered in black against a pale background or reverse-painted on convex glass. Makers achieved these crisp contours through careful observation and hand-cutting or delicate brushwork. Many antique examples retain their original ebonised wood frames and backing papers which often bear handwritten notes naming the sitter and the date of creation.

Where should I hang these portraits?

These works suit traditional reception rooms, studies and hallways where they can be displayed at eye level to appreciate the fine brushwork and facial expression. Grouping several framed watercolours or oil paintings together creates a striking gallery wall reminiscent of historic domestic interiors. Care should be taken to site pieces away from direct sunlight and excessive humidity, particularly for works on paper, pastel drawings and fragile watercolours.

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A 19th century lady portrait captures the distinct likeness, character and fashion of women from the Georgian, Regency and Victorian eras through enduring painted and drawn mediums.

Watercolour of a Girl in a Gilded Circular Frame. Portrait of the Hon. A Herbert in Her Childhood by Lady Francis Herbert. C.1820

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Watercolour of a Girl in a Gilded Circular Frame. Portrait of the Hon. A Herbert in Her Childhood by Lady Francis Herbert. C.1820

From Serendipity Antiques

£750

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Oil on Canvas.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£135

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A Striking Nineteenth Century Portrait of a Lady

19th century

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A Striking Nineteenth Century Portrait of a Lady

From Gertrude Antiques

£195

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Italian School Oil Painting Portrait Depicting a Young Woman

19th century

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Italian School Oil Painting Portrait Depicting a Young Woman

From Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

£765

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19th century

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19th Century French Bronze Bust of Young Lady.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£1,800

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Samuel Lawrence (1811-1884) Oil Painting.

19th century

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Samuel Lawrence (1811-1884) Oil Painting.

From Country Homes Antiques Stirling

£1,800

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Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907
Portrait Lady Florence Caroline Dixie Née Douglas, 1855 – 1905 , Scottish Writer, War Correspondent, and Feminist
signed Dated: "1883" and Further Signed with a Monogram Top Left

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Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907 Portrait Lady Florence Caroline Dixie Née Douglas, 1855 – 1905 , Scottish Writer, War Correspondent, and Feminist signed Dated: "1883" and Further Signed with a Monogram Top Left

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Richard Buckner, 1812 -1883
Portrait of an Elegant Lady with Her Child Attended by Her Dog

19th century

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Richard Buckner, 1812 -1883 Portrait of an Elegant Lady with Her Child Attended by Her Dog

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£900

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

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

From Regent Antiques

£4,250

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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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The listings feature oil paintings on canvas and wood panel alongside delicate watercolours, pastels, pencil drawings and reverse-painted silhouettes.

0il Portrait of a Lady (Late Nineteenth Century/early Twentieth Century)

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0il Portrait of a Lady (Late Nineteenth Century/early Twentieth Century)

From Gertrude Antiques

£1,650

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Edward Smyth, Watercolour Portrait of Miss Thornthwaite

19th century

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Edward Smyth, Watercolour Portrait of Miss Thornthwaite

From Wigs on the Green

£320

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Portrait of Continental Lady - Antique Oil Painting

19th century

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Portrait of Continental Lady - Antique Oil Painting

From Rue des Fontenelles

£535

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19th century

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Portrait of a Seductive Young Lady, Early 19th Century French School

From Westcoast Fine Art

£599

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19th century

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A Bronze Bust by J C De Blezer

From Devonshire Antiques

£650

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Portrait of a Lady
George Henry Harlow (1787-1819)

19th century

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Portrait of a Lady George Henry Harlow (1787-1819)

From Country House Fine Art

£3,500

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19th Century Lady Portrait

Watercolour of a Girl in a Gilded Circular Frame. Portrait of the Hon. A Herbert in Her Childhood by Lady Francis Herbert. C.1820

Oil on Canvas.

A Striking Nineteenth Century Portrait of a Lady

Italian School Oil Painting Portrait Depicting a Young Woman

19th Century French Bronze Bust of Young Lady.

Samuel Lawrence (1811-1884) Oil Painting.

Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907 Portrait Lady Florence Caroline Dixie Née Douglas, 1855 – 1905 , Scottish Writer, War Correspondent, and Feminist signed Dated: "1883" and Further Signed with a Monogram Top Left

Richard Buckner, 1812 -1883 Portrait of an Elegant Lady with Her Child Attended by Her Dog

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

19th Century Portrait of a Lady - Oil Painting

0il Portrait of a Lady (Late Nineteenth Century/early Twentieth Century)

Edward Smyth, Watercolour Portrait of Miss Thornthwaite

Portrait of Continental Lady - Antique Oil Painting

Portrait of a Seductive Young Lady, Early 19th Century French School

A Bronze Bust by J C De Blezer

Portrait of a Lady George Henry Harlow (1787-1819)

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