How do I identify a georgian oil painting?

Look to the clothing styles, hairstyles, and canvas preparations typical of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Portrait subjects often wear characteristic attire such as powdered wigs, high-collared coats, or ruffled dresses. Examine the reverse of the canvas or panel for old handwritten labels, artist inscriptions, and the construction methods of the wooden stretcher frame.

Are these paintings cleaned or restored?

Many older canvases have undergone conservation work over the centuries to stabilise flaking paint or discoloured varnish layers. Professional cleaning reveals the original vibrancy of the pigment palette. Documentation regarding past restoration is sometimes recorded on stretcher frames or accompanying exhibition plaques.

How should I hang and light an oil painting?

Display paintings away from direct sunlight and fluctuating heat sources to protect the canvas and wood panel from warping or fading. Position them on internal walls where environmental conditions remain stable. Use dedicated picture lights with low heat output to illuminate the surface without damaging the oil paint layers over time.

What is the difference between canvas and panel works?

Canvas supports consist of woven fabric stretched tightly over a wooden frame, offering slight flexibility and texture through the weave. They became increasingly common for larger portrait and landscape commissions. Wood panels provide a completely rigid surface that prevents the cracking sometimes associated with aged canvas, often appearing in smaller or earlier works.

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An original georgian oil painting brings centuries of portraiture and landscape art into a room through surviving canvases and wood panels.

George Hayter 1792 - 1871
Portrait of John Ayrton Paris, Frs, (1785-1856), Physician
john Ayrton Paris
oil on Canvas
76.20 X 63.50 Cm

19th century

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George Hayter 1792 - 1871 Portrait of John Ayrton Paris, Frs, (1785-1856), Physician john Ayrton Paris oil on Canvas 76.20 X 63.50 Cm

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Portrait of the Hon. William Feilding C.1710; by Michael Dahl.

18th century

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Portrait of the Hon. William Feilding C.1710; by Michael Dahl.

From Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art

£7,950

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18th century

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A Fine 18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman, C.1760

From Spitalfields House

£6,500

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Joseph Farrington Ra (1747–1821) – Antique Oil Painting ‘Palace of Patterdale’

17th century

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Joseph Farrington Ra (1747–1821) – Antique Oil Painting ‘Palace of Patterdale’

From Bushells Antiques

£8,500

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Pair of Portraits of a Lady & Gentleman C.1820

19th century

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Pair of Portraits of a Lady & Gentleman C.1820

From Collinge Antiques

£1,495

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18th century

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18th Century French Portrait

From Whites Antiques

£935

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Framed Late Georgian Oil Portrait on Canvas of a Young Woman

18th century

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Framed Late Georgian Oil Portrait on Canvas of a Young Woman

From Gertrude Antiques

£450

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Henry Singleton Ra 1766-1839
"The Industrious Cottage Wife"

19th century

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Henry Singleton Ra 1766-1839 "The Industrious Cottage Wife"

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£3,500

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18th century

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An 18th Century Portrait

From Oliveri Antiques Ltd

£1,100

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Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1760-1802
Portrait of William Woodville, Md, Frs, Fls, 1752–1805, Physician and Botanist

18th century

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Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1760-1802 Portrait of William Woodville, Md, Frs, Fls, 1752–1805, Physician and Botanist

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Several portraits preserve the exact gaze of long-gone merchants, captains, and physicians who stared intently across centuries while their likenesses dried.

Kershaw Schofield, 1875-1941
Double Portrait of King George VI 1895-1952 & Queen Elizabeth 1900-2002
Signed/inscribed:
Signed Lower Right , the Stepped Oak Frame Bearing Presentation Plaque to G.garnett & Son Ltd,

oil on Canvas

1900 - 1920

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Kershaw Schofield, 1875-1941 Double Portrait of King George VI 1895-1952 & Queen Elizabeth 1900-2002 Signed/inscribed: Signed Lower Right , the Stepped Oak Frame Bearing Presentation Plaque to G.garnett & Son Ltd, oil on Canvas

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£2,500

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19th century

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Norwich School Original Early 19th Century Antique Oil Painting on Wood Panel Windmill & Flatland English Landscape

From Strickland & Russell

£295

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Original Georgian Oil Painting

George Hayter 1792 - 1871 Portrait of John Ayrton Paris, Frs, (1785-1856), Physician john Ayrton Paris oil on Canvas 76.20 X 63.50 Cm

Portrait of the Hon. William Feilding C.1710; by Michael Dahl.

A Fine 18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman, C.1760

Joseph Farrington Ra (1747–1821) – Antique Oil Painting ‘Palace of Patterdale’

Pair of Portraits of a Lady & Gentleman C.1820

18th Century French Portrait

Framed Late Georgian Oil Portrait on Canvas of a Young Woman

Henry Singleton Ra 1766-1839 "The Industrious Cottage Wife"

An 18th Century Portrait

Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1760-1802 Portrait of William Woodville, Md, Frs, Fls, 1752–1805, Physician and Botanist

Kershaw Schofield, 1875-1941 Double Portrait of King George VI 1895-1952 & Queen Elizabeth 1900-2002 Signed/inscribed: Signed Lower Right , the Stepped Oak Frame Bearing Presentation Plaque to G.garnett & Son Ltd, oil on Canvas

Norwich School Original Early 19th Century Antique Oil Painting on Wood Panel Windmill & Flatland English Landscape

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