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Portrait miniature after Boucher's portrait of Madame de Pompadour
Located in London, GB
This fine, antique portrait miniature was made after Boucher's famous painting of Madame de Pompadour, the highly celebrated official mistress of King Louis XV of France. It depicts ...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver
H 9.85 in. W 7.09 in. D 0.99 in.
Arturo Nieto Pastel Portrait Miniature of a Young Boy c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arturo Nieto (Ecuador, 20th c.) Pastel Portrait Miniature of a Young Boy c.1970
Dimensions 3" wide x 3" high
Signed in the lower left corner
Matted and framed
Frame dimensions 12...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
H 15 in. W 12 in. D 0.5 in.
Miniature Poodle 2 . Portrait Dog Cat Acrylic Face Modern Grey Makeup Luxury
By Sergey Bondarev
Located in Paris, FR
Sergey Bondarev creates his works with complete disregard for the conventions of the academic art that he studied in its entirety throughout 13 years of schooling. Interconnected com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic, Tempera
H 19.69 in. W 15.75 in. D 0.79 in.
Miniature Poodle 1 . Portrait Dog Cat Acrylic Face Modern Grey Makeup Luxury
By Sergey Bondarev
Located in Paris, FR
Sergey Bondarev creates his works with complete disregard for the conventions of the academic art that he studied in its entirety throughout 13 years of schooling. Interconnected com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic, Tempera
H 19.69 in. W 15.75 in. D 0.79 in.
Portrait Miniatures of a Fashionable Lady, In the Style of Thomas Gainsborough
By Thomas Gainsborough
Located in Stockholm, SE
Thomas Gainsborough (follower of)
Portrait Miniatures of a Fashionable Lady
picture size 7.5 x 6 cm
signed Ball? Hall?
painted around 1800s
Please see condition notes
Category
Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 2.96 in. Dm 2.37 in.
J. Forst - A Pair of Early 20th Century Miniature Oil Portraits of Fishermen
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming pair of miniature portrait paintings depicting fishermen drinking and smoking pipes. Both artworks are identical in size and have plaques inscribed 'J. Forst' although the...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Fine Mid 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Woman Wearing a Lace Bonnet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine Mid 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Woman Wearing a Lace Bonnet
Finely detailed portrait miniature of an older woman wearing a lace bonnet.
No visible signature.
Dimensi...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Freddie Mercury. Black and White portrait made with miniature sculptures of ants
By Arozarena De La Fuente
Located in Mexico City, MX
Freddie Mercury, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. He is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of popula...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Sandstone, Wire
H 40.16 in. W 48.04 in. D 1.58 in.
MINIATURE - L'Empereur Napoleon Ier
By Jacques Lienard
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Lienard
1779-1848 French
L'Empereur Napoléon Ier (The Emperor Napoléon The First)
Miniature on Porcelain
Signed on the center of the composition, on the left side.
Porcel...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Barbara Valentine RMS - Contemporary Oil Miniature, Baroque Woman with Oranges
Located in Corsham, GB
A miniature painting of a woman beside an orange tree and a table strewn with flowers. In the style of mid-17th century portraits, such as Sir Peter Lely's (1618-1680) 'Mary Wilson (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Miniature portrait of a Gentleman
Located in London, GB
Miniature portrait of a Gentleman
Early 19th Century, watercolour on paper
c. 1840
Category
1840s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Miniature Antique American Portrait Painting of a Young Woman in original Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
A darling antique American miniature portrait of a young woman in period clothing.
This beautifully rendered portrait is signed somewhat illegibly but what appears to be Fisk Moore....
Category
1880s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Framed 19th Indian Portrait Miniature - The Noble Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming Indian portrait miniature depicting a noble young woman, on an ivorene substrate. Presented in an ornate frame with beaded detail. Unsigned.
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Framed 19th Indian Portrait Miniatures - The Noble Couple
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming pair of Indian portrait miniatures depicting a noble couple, on an unidentifiable white substrate. Presented in simple frame and backing board. Unsigned.
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Miniature Portrait Painting, Biedermeier Young Lady, Dated and Signed, Vienna
Located in Vero Beach, FL
A young lady in a dress of white and light blue with gentle swirling design. Her raven hair is dressed with peonies. The off the shoulders costume draws attention to a long neck and ...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Wood
H 7 in. W 5 in. D .25 in.
Miniature South American or Native American Portraits Paintings Signed Erwin
Located in Houston, TX
Three well painted miniature portraits of South American or Native American men. The piece is framed in a wooden frame with a white matte. Each portrait is signed by Erwin.
Dimensio...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 9.5 in. W 21.5 in. D .5 in.
Charles Stuart - The Young Pretender 18th Century Miniature
Located in London, GB
English School, Mid 18th Century
Charles Stuart - The Young Pretender
Watercolour on bone
Height: 2¾ inches
Gilt frame
Also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, Charles Edward Stuart ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Child with Flowers in Hands - Original Miniature Painting by A. Noci
By Arturo Noci
Located in Roma, IT
Little portrait by Arturo Noci realized in 1909 probably in US. Bronze frame
Signed and dated by the artist at bottom right.
Very good conditions.
This artwork is shipped from Italy...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 6.74 in. W 5.12 in. D 0.4 in.
Pair Portrait Miniature Paintings, Young Lady Signed J.B. Royby
Located in Kenley Surrey, GB
This very nice pair was painted in second half 18th century
Hand painted wearing wonderful gowns, multi-strand pearl necklaces,
within the original gilt metal frames.
height 4 1/4...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Rapetti Portrait Miniature-Charleston Interest
Located in Doylestown, PA
Portrait miniature of a young woman from the Gourdin family, Charleston, C.G. Rapetti (Italian, 19th century). Watercolor, framed in case, signed: C.G. Rapetti Turin. Provenance: Pro...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paint
Antique French Miniature Pair Watercolours Paintings Portrait Lady Ebony Frames
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Pair French miniature portraits of two stylish affluent French Ladies together with a smaller similar. These can be difficult to date in our opinion they date early to mid-twentieth ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Paintings
Materials
Ebony, Paper
H 5.25 in. W 4.5 in. D 4.25 in.
Antique Brass & Pietra Dura Portrait Miniature Painting George Washington, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine, antique brass easel with Pietra Dura panels and three portrait miniature paintings, circa 1880. The brass easel of triangular form and finely pierced and engraved, having thr...
Category
Antique 1880s American American Empire Paintings
Materials
Brass
H 9 in. W 8 in. D 5 in.
19th Century Antique Miniature Porcelain Portrait Painting of a Gentleman
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
19th century Continental miniature porcelain portrait of an 18th century gentleman with powdered wig. Ornate velvet lined frame.
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
H 6.5 in. W 5.5 in. D .5 in.
Antique Miniature Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper of Judge, circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique miniature watercolor portrait painting on paper depicts judicial figure, en verso pencil script, seated in gilt decorated oval walnut frame, circa 1820.
Measures- 7.25"...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Paper, Walnut
H 7.25 in. W 6 in. D .88 in.
Antique Miniature Pair Watercolour Paintings Portrait Lady Birds Eye Maple Frame
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Matched Pair of Miniature Watercolor Paintings on Paper depicting Half Length Portraits of Two Ladies. Complete with their original Birdseye Maple Frames of English origin. Se...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Paintings
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Paper, Giltwood
H 8.5 in. W 7.5 in. D 1.25 in.
French Miniature Portrait of Marie Antoinette
Located in London, GB
This portrait miniature, which depicts Marie Antoinette, is after a famous original by Le Brun. The current miniature is finely and skillfully painted, rendering an accurate represen...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Paintings
Materials
Metal, Enamel
19th Century Miniature Portrait on Bone
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very good, detailed oval miniature portrait of a gentleman painted on bone, 19th century.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Other Paintings
Materials
Bone
Pair of Miniature Portraits in Giltwood Frames
Located in New York, NY
2 portraits, late 18th century, oil on board.
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Paintings
Materials
Pine, Giltwood
Antique Porcelain Portrait Miniature Plaque KPM Style
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique porcelain portrait miniature plaque KPM style.
This lovely German hand painted oval porcelain plaque is a beautiful and skillful wall hanging portrait of Ruth. It is house...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Miniature Portrait of a French Gentleman Dated 1825
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A finely painted oval miniature portrait on porcelain of a wealthy/aristocratic gentleman from the second empire period in France. The portrait is in an oval gilt bronze frame set in...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Miniature Portrait on Porcelain
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine 19th century miniature portrait on porcelain of a beautiful young woman
A finely detailed portrait of a young woman with short auburn hair and a gold head band.
The porcel...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Hand Painted Portrait Miniature
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century French hand painted portrait miniature.
This hand painted French oval portrait of a beauty is executed with the detail and refinement of a master miniaturist artist. ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vintage Italian Miniature Portraits Both Signed
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of Italian miniature portraits with ebonized wooden frames. The portraits measures 1.2 inch in diameter. Purchased between 1940-1960 at Savarese Art Shop in Sorrento Italy. Bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Edwardian Paintings
Materials
Wood
Antique French Art Nouveau Brass Frame Miniature Handpainted Portrait
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique French style Art Nouveau brass framed handpainted miniature portrait. Frame has semi nude maidens with cornocopias and an urn with flame. Mythical figural center mask.
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Paintings
Materials
Brass
Two 19th Century Miniature Signed Hand-Painted Portraits
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
Two miniature portraits, hand-painted on natural material, each measuring about 3 inches high and signed.
Information on back indicates that one portrait is of Lady Dacres, circa 18...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Paintings
Portrait Miniatures of a Gentleman, Edward William Thomson 'British 1770-1847'
Located in Kenley Surrey, GB
A Portrait miniatures of a gentleman, seated wearing black in a Victorian interior.
This is a Watercolour that has been well painted, by Edward William Thomson (1770-1847) signed an...
Category
Antique 1870s British Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 8.9 in. W 8.1 in. D 1 in.
Portrait in Miniature of A "Beautiful Young Lady" in Period Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature portrait of a beautiful young lady in a bone frame with a repoussé inner gilt brass filet. The portrait is hand painted on bone and retains its original crown glass.
(This...
Category
Antique 1860s French Victorian Paintings
Materials
Brass
Miniature Portraits of Napoleon II & Imperatrice Marie Louise of Austria
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of hand painted miniature framed portraits of Napoleon II and his mother the Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria. Marie Louise was Napoleon's second wife and their son Napoléon ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Empire Paintings
Materials
Paint, Glass, Wood
Lovely Pair of Antique Portrait Miniatures in Fancy Brass Frames
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Darling pair of small decorative antique portraits framed beautifully in brass behind curved glass.
Category
Antique 1890s French Paintings
Materials
Brass
Miniature Indian Portrait of a Woman Painted on Bone, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
An example of India’s Company School, this small mid-19th century painting represents the melding of Mughal miniature tradition with Western styles as the British East India Company ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Paintings
Materials
Bone
19th Century Pair of English Husband and Wife Miniature Portraits
Located in Malaga, ES
Pair of 19th century English miniature portrait paintings.
On the back can be read: Joseph Storr of Ouswick, born 6 of February 1755 and died 10 of December 1831. Married with Ann...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Fancy Maiden Miniature Portrait Embroidered Frame
Located in Wallkill, NY
Hand painted early 19th century miniature under glass. Finely painted details on this lovely lady. In a brass oval frame, with floral embroidery surround.
Painting measures 2.5 in x...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Regency Paintings
Materials
Metal
Portrait Miniature of Sir George Douglas, Baronet by J.C.D. Engleheart, 1821
By John Cox Dillman Engleheart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A very fine likeness of handsome nobleman Sir George Douglas, inscribed on the reverse "Engelheart fecit 1824 London." The painting is contained in a beautifully cast bronze doré fra...
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Paintings
Materials
Bronze
H 6 in. W 4.25 in. D .5 in.
19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Man with a Yellow V-Neck Collar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine 19th century portrait miniature of a man with a yellow V-neck collar
A wonderful antique oil portrait of a distinguished gentleman.
Dimensions 2.5" x 3". (with frame).
...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Paintings
Materials
Other
17th-18th Century Spanish Portrait Miniature, Noblewoman on Tortoiseshell
Located in Doylestown, PA
Oval portrait Miniature on tortoiseshell of a noblewoman, probably Spanish, 17th-early 18th century. In original beautiful bronze molded frame. Image size: 3 3/4" H x 3" W.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Baroque Paintings
Materials
Shell, Paint
Late 18th Century Oil on Canvas Miniature Portrait of a Boy
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A charming late 18th century English oil on canvas miniature portrait of a boy laid on masonite board in early, perhaps original, beautifully carved gilt wood frame.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
17th-18th Century Spanish Portrait Miniature, Noblewoman on Tortoiseshell
Located in Doylestown, PA
Oval portrait Miniature on tortoiseshell of a noblewoman, probably Spanish, 17th-early 18th century. In original beautiful bronze molded frame. Image size: 3 3/4" H x 3" W.
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Paintings
Materials
Shell
H 7 in. W 4.5 in. D 0.5 in.
Miniature Portrait of a Sleepy Eyed Man, Circle Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
By Christian Wilhelm Dietrich
Located in Atlanta, GA
Miniature portrait of a sleepy eyed man, circle Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
Germany 18th century, inscribed on back, refer to photo
Exceptional quality
Oil on canvas, laid do...
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Glass
H 7 in. W 6 in. D 4 in.
19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Nun on Porcelain with Brooch Frame
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century miniature portrait of a nun on porcelain with brooch frame
Wonderful antique portrait of a nun hand painted on porcelain.
The portrait is housed in a brass frame t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
H 1.75 in. W 1.5 in. D 0.5 in.
19th Century English School Portrait Miniature of Royal Sitter King George IV
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique 19th century English school portrait miniature of Royal sitter king George IV
( 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) half-length, in red coat and wearing the Order of the Garter...
Category
Antique 19th Century British George IV Paintings
Materials
Metal
H 1 in. W 1 in. D 1 in.
Laughing Falcon, realist gouache miniature animal portrait, 2019
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky is a contemporary realist miniaturist painter and curator known for her detailed drawings of animals, architecture, and trees. Her miniatures carry with them the traditi...
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Victorian Style Miniature Portrait Painting 18K Two Tone Gold Pendant Brooch
Located in Tustin, CA
Lovely oval shaped pendant or brooch has a hand painted miniature painting of a beautiful young woman with 3 diamonds accenting her veil. Painting is protected with a white gold, be...
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 1.43 in. D 0.2 in. L 1.68 in.
Gosling, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2020
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina introduces a sense of movement to her gouache Bird by Bird series with her miniature portrait, Gosling. Wings spread, beaks open wide, and legs hover in the air. This dynamism a...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Rufus Crested Coquette, realist gouache miniature bird portrait, 2020
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina introduces a sense of movement to her gouache Bird by Bird series with her miniature portrait, Rufus Crested Coquette. Wings spread, beaks open wide, and legs hover in the air. ...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Peacock, contemporary realist gouache on paper miniature animal portrait
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky's realist animal miniature, Peacock, is an updated, humorous take on Renaissance portraiture. The peacock's gleaming jade, aqua, and royal blue plumage sweeps around him...
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Yellow Bird Akimbo, contemporary realist gouache miniature animal portrait
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky's realist miniature gouache painting, Yellow Bird Akimbo, is kinetic and visceral. Clinging to diverging branches, the little yellow shock of a bird is caught betwixt an...
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Dina Brodsky, Crested Caracara, realist gouache animal portrait miniature, 2019
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky is a contemporary realist miniaturist painter and curator known for her detailed drawings of animals, architecture, and trees. Her miniatures carry with them the traditi...
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Dina Brodsky, Little Rooster, realist gouache miniature animal portrait, 2019
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky is a contemporary realist miniaturist painter and curator known for her detailed drawings of animals, architecture, and trees. Her miniatures carry with them the traditi...
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Lineated Barbet, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2020
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina introduces a sense of movement to her gouache Bird by Bird series with her miniature portrait, Lineated Barbet. Wings spread, beaks open wide, and legs hover in the air. This dy...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Violet Saberwing, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2020
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina introduces a sense of movement to her gouache Bird by Bird series with her miniature portrait, Violet Saberwing. Wings spread, beaks open wide, and legs hover in the air. This d...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the miniature portrait painting you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each miniature portrait painting for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and bone. There are many kinds of the miniature portrait painting you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right miniature portrait painting, those designed in Empire, Georgian and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made miniature portrait painting has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by John Cox Dillman Engleheart are consistently popular.
How Much is a Miniature Portrait Painting?
Prices for a miniature portrait painting start at $175 and top out at $33,814 with the average selling for $1,440.