Antique Portrait Paintings

Before the era of widespread photography, portrait painting held a unique significance in art. To capture with accuracy and vitality the likeness of a living person was deemed a measure of the skill of an artist; to have your likeness painted allowed you to transcend time and be known to future generations. Portrait paintings remain exceptionally popular among collectors for these reasons: to look at one is to know, in some respect, an otherwise unknown individual.

Mayfair Gallery offers a large and impressive collection of portrait paintings, ranging from intimate portrait miniatures to large life-size paintings of royalty and nobility. Browse below to discover our collection in full and find your perfect piece.

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Style
  1. Portrait 15
  2. Figurative Art 12
  3. Old Master 4
  4. Royal / Monarchy 3
  5. Academic 2
  6. Biblical 2
  7. Floral 2
  8. Belle Époque 1
  9. Christian 1
  10. Classical 1
  11. History Painting 1
  12. Impressionist 1
  13. Landscape 1
  14. Music / Musical 1
  15. Orientalist 1
  16. Religious 1
  17. Rococo 1
  18. Russian Interest 1
Material
  1. Giltwood 10
  2. Oil on Canvas 6
  3. Porcelain 5
  4. Enamel 4
  5. Brass 1
  6. Ormolu (Gilt Bronze) 1
  7. Velvet 1
Colour
  1. Multi-coloured 14
  2. Gold 10
  3. Pink 3
  4. Blue 2
  5. Brown 1
  6. Cream 1
  7. Purple 1
  8. Red 1
  9. White 1
Country Of Origin
  1. French 6
  2. German 4
  3. British 2
  4. Italian 2
  5. Austrian 1
  6. English 1
  7. Polish 1
  8. Russian 1
Period
  1. 19th Century 6
  2. Late 19th Century 4
  3. Early 20th Century 3
  4. 20th Century 2
Artist / Maker
  1. KPM, Konigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur 4
  2. Corcos, Vittorio Matteo 1
  3. Eisman-Semenowsky, Emile 1
  4. Forlenza, Eduardo 1
  5. Frère, Charles-Théodore 1
  6. Ivasenko, Anatolii 1
  7. Willis, Charles 1