Antique Portrait Paintings

About this collection

Antique portrait painting is the art of depicting a real person, from the court portraits of the Grand Siècle and the elegance of the Rococo to the Salon portraiture of the nineteenth century.

Our portraits range from aristocratic sitters and Habsburg officers to intimate character studies, each an original antique oil, many of them signed and presented in period gilded frames. A dark, dignified portrait remains one of the strongest choices for a study, a library or an entryway. Every painting ships free from France to the USA and Canada. To understand what shapes the value of a portrait, read our guide to Rigaud, Tocqué and the French Rococo Portrait.

Antique French Baroque Royal Portrait — Oil on Canvas, After Hyacinthe Rigaud, 18th Century, Framed

18th century

$4,800

Portrait of Lord Thomas Howard after Van Dyck, bearded man with ruff collar, oil on panel

Portrait of Lord Thomas Howard, After Anthony van Dyck, 19th Century Dutch Oil on Panel, Framed

$2,800

Signed portrait of a woman in blue with yellow gloves and feathered hat by Andre Chochon

Andre Chochon (1910-2005), Portrait of a Woman with Yellow Gloves, Signed French Impressionist Oil on Canvas, 1960s, Framed

20th century

$2,400

Young man in a dark coat and high white cravat against a grey ground, small early nineteenth century French oil portrait in its original gilt bead frame

French School, Portrait of a Young Man in a High Stock, Oil on Canvas, circa 1815, Original Gilt Frame

19th century

$1,900

Seventeenth century German School portrait of a man in a plain white linen collar against a black ground, oil on panel in a deep gilt frame

German School, Portrait of a Man in a White Collar, 17th Century Oil on Panel, Deep Gilt Frame

17th century

$8,900

Portrait of a Young Officer with the Sash and Star of an Order, Oil on Canvas, Austrian School, Early 19th Century, Gilt Frame

19th century

$2,900

18th century Rococo portrait of a lady in a floral dress with pearl necklace, follower of Louis Tocqué

Follower of Louis Tocqué, Portrait of a Woman with Pearl Necklace, 18th Century Rococo Oil Painting, Framed

$5,700

Portrait of a Habsburg officer in white Austrian uniform with orders, oil in gilt frame

Portrait of a Habsburg Officer in Austrian Military Dress, Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas, Framed

19th century

$2,900

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From the ancestral portrait in a period frame to the aristocratic lady, the officer, the scholar and the historical figure, the antique portraits gathered here cover three centuries of European faces. Collectors will find signed portraits by listed painters, pairs of portraits, and honest French School works whose sitters remain unknown. Each work is an original oil painting, photographed in our gallery and described from the work in hand.

Every painting ships free from France to the USA and Canada. To choose with a collector's eye, start with our guide to How to Collect Antique Paintings.

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Habsburg imperial portrait of a lady with a jeweled tiara, early 19th century oil painting in a gilt frame

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18th century French portrait of a lady in a lace cap with salmon ribbons, oil painting in a carved gilt frame

18th century French portraits

Old money style portrait of a gentleman in a dark coat, early 19th century French oil painting

Old money portraits

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