Old Money Style Antique Portraits

Old money style portraits are the dark, dignified antique portraits of the ancestral home, painted faces of ladies, gentlemen and officers that carry three centuries of quiet standing.

The portraits presented here share the deep grounds and grave palette of the old collections, most of them in period gilt frames, from cabinet-size heads to salon portraits. A dark ancestral portrait above a mantel, in a study or along a paneled hallway remains the surest mark of the old money interior.

18th century French portrait of a gentleman in a red coat, oil on canvas

French School, Portrait of a Gentleman in a Red Coat, 18th Century Oil on Canvas, Unframed

$2,800.00

Early 19th century French portrait of a gentleman in a dark coat, manner of Boilly, gilt frame

Early 19th Century French Oil Painting, Portrait of a Gentleman, Manner of Louis Boilly, Framed

$1,900.00

Portrait of Emperor Joseph II of Austria in dark uniform with orders, gilt frame

Portrait of a Habsburg Hussar Officer in Blue Uniform, Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas, Austrian School, Framed

$2,900.00

Portrait of a man after Lucas Cranach, German School, 17th century oil on panel in an ornate gilt frame

17th Century German School Portrait of a Man, After Lucas Cranach, Oil on Panel, Framed Original

$8,900.00

Habsburg family portrait of a young man in military uniform with blue sash, Austrian oil in gilt frame

Habsburg Family Portrait in Military Uniform, 19th Century Austrian Oil on Canvas, Framed

$2,900.00

19th century portrait of a lady in a white dress with pearl necklace, ornate gilt frame

19th Century French Realist Oil Portrait of a Woman with a Pearl Necklace, Framed, Oil on Canvas

$5,600.00

Early 19th century English portrait of a man in a top hat, oil on canvas, ornate gilt frame

Early 19th Century English Oil Portrait of a Man with a Top Hat, Framed, Oil on Canvas

$2,600.00

Royal portrait after Hyacinthe Rigaud, nobleman in red robe and long wig, 18th century French oil

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

$4,800.00

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

$2,800.00

19th century French oil portrait of a woman with blue flowers in her hair, gilt oval frame

Portrait of a Woman with Blue Flowers in Her Hair, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century French School, Gilt Oval Frame

$2,730.00

From the dark ancestral portrait in a gilt frame to the moody vintage portrait of a lady and the officer in uniform, these paintings bring the old money aesthetic to the wall above the fireplace, the wood-paneled study and the gallery wall of ancestors. Collectors will find original antique oils with the patina of age, quiet faces that look as if they had always hung in the house.

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.

Old Money Style Antique Portraits

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