18th Century English Portraits

The 18th-century English Craze for One-Eyed Portraits

Gold oval brooch with a band of diamonds within a blue glass guilloche border surrounded by white enamel (1890). Lady’s blue right eye with dark brow (all images from Lover’s Eyes: Eye Miniatures from ...

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Group portrait of a gentleman with two ladies and two children, small full-length, in the grounds of a late, 18th century

51 x 77 in. (129.5 x 195.2 cm.) ...

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British School, 18th Century

Portrait of Reverend John Coker (1697-1765) of Langton, Dorset and Woodcotes, seated three-quarter-length, holding a bible with Langton House beyond; and Portrait of Mrs Elizabeth Coker (1710-1765), ...

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Art historians try to identify enslaved Black child in an 18th-century portrait

A year ago this month, when it was still closed to the public because of the pandemic, the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) took a major step toward interrogating a controversial 18th-century group ...

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English School (18th century) Portrait of a gentleman in a red tunic and jacket

129 x 97 cm. (50.8 x 38.2 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

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Portraits of 18th Century Aristocratic Ladies (set of 3)

44.45 x 34.29 cm. (17.5 x 13.5 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

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Art: MASTERPIECES OF BRITISH PAINTING

FROM the days of medieval manuscript illuminators to the dawn of the 18th century, Britons relied mainly on foreigners for their art. Then, in a great burst of cultural enthusiasm, the demand ...

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A Museum Has Named Katherine Read as the Artist Behind a Major 18th-Century Portrait, After Mistakenly Assuming It Was the Work of a Man

Florida’s Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg has made an exciting discovery about a portrait long part of its collection: the work, previously believed to be by the British painter Francis Cotes, is ...

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The 18th-century English Craze for One-Eyed Portraits

Group portrait of a gentleman with two ladies and two children, small full-length, in the grounds of a late, 18th century

British School, 18th Century

Art historians try to identify enslaved Black child in an 18th-century portrait

English School (18th century) Portrait of a gentleman in a red tunic and jacket

Portraits of 18th Century Aristocratic Ladies (set of 3)

Art: MASTERPIECES OF BRITISH PAINTING

A Museum Has Named Katherine Read as the Artist Behind a Major 18th-Century Portrait, After Mistakenly Assuming It Was the Work of a Man

Huntington Library acquires painting of 18th century British actress

Who Was the Black Figure in This 17th-Century Portrait? A Rare Letter Holds Answers

‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Cinematographer, Costume Designer on the ‘Painterly’ 18th-Century Look

Study reveals secret of 18th-century portrait