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Pre-Raphaelite Movement Framed 1880s Sanguine Red Chalk Portrait Drawing
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
; this original sanguine red chalk portrait drawing on paper is by the English female artist Alice Mary
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Antique Chalk Portraits

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Paper, Chalk

Portrait of Grace - British 1920's art female chalk portrait
By Jacob Kramer
Located in London, GB
. Worked in chalk/pastel on paper it is a portrait of 'Grace'. There is strong emphasis on her eyes and red
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1920s Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk, Pastel

Drawing Chalk Portrait of a Lady Renaissance French Romantic 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Léonie POISSON (XIX) Black chalk and white chalk 56 x 45 cm (66 x 55 cm with frame) Signed and
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1840s Romantic Antique Chalk Portraits

Materials

Chalk

After Sir Thomas Lawrence - 19th Century Pastel, Portrait of Elizabeth Farren
Located in Corsham, GB
An elegant coloured chalk portrait of Elizabeth Farren. Presented in an attractive oval frame with
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Pastel

Portrait of a woman, 1929, red chalk on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
cigars. The red chalk portrait of a woman is dated 1929. We seem to find the model's physiognomy in some
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1920s Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Benjamin West, history painter, portrait, soft ground etching, 1809
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
series of chalk portraits that he did of his friends, 72 of which were engraved and published (1808-1814
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Early 18th Century English School Antique Chalk Portraits

Materials

Etching, Engraving

Mid 19th Century Charcoal Drawing - Sir Henry Roddam Calder (1790-1868)
Located in Corsham, GB
A charcoal and white chalk portrait of Sir Henry Roddam Calder, 5th Baronet of Muirtown (1790-1868
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Charcoal

Antique French Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Mother & Child portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Mother & Child" French School, 19th century sanguine chalk drawing on paper, unframed painting
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19th Century Old Masters Antique Chalk Portraits

Materials

Chalk

Portrait of Elaine Blunt - British 19th century art Pre-Raphaelite chalk drawing
By Edward Robert Hughes
Located in London, GB
This captivating Victorian sanguine chalk portrait drawing of a young girl is by Pre-Raphaelite
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Antique Chalk Portraits

Materials

Chalk

Portrait of a Lady - Roaring twenties art female portrait chalk drawing
By Count Mario Grixoni
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful sanguine chalk drawing portrait of a young woman, by Count Mario Grixoni, dated
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1920s Art Deco Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Portrait of a Young Duke, 19th Century French Chalk Drawing
Located in London, GB
Black chalk, white smudge and highlights, on paper Image size: 10 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (27.25 x 14.5
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Portrait of a Lady, 19th Century French School Chalk on Paper
Located in London, GB
French School 19th Century Portrait of a Lady Coloured chalks on paper Image size: 10 x 7 inches
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk, Paper

Portrait of a Gentleman in Scarlet Robe Holding Flowers c.1675, Oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
the leading actors of his generation. He was a pioneer of coloured chalk portrait drawings in England
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Chalk Portraits

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Archibald Hartrick - 1884 chalk drawing by Frank Lewis Emanuel
Located in London, GB
FRANK LEWIS EMANUEL (1865-1948) Portrait of Archibald Hartrick Signed, inscribed and dated l.l
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1880s Realist Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

France circa 1820, Portrait of a gentleman, black chalk and pastel drawing
Located in Paris, FR
France circa 1820 Portrait of a gentleman Black chalk and pastel on paper 12 x 10 cm In its
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1820s Romantic Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk, Pastel

18th Century, Portrait of a Lady in a Tondo, red chalk drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French (?) school circa 1770 Portrait of a Lady in a Tondo, red chalk on paper 20 x 29 cm Numbered
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1770s Baroque Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

French school Drawing 18th Portrait Ténor SAINT AUBIN three chalks Paris Opéra
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 18th century Three pencils (pencil, red chalk, white chalk) on paper 27 x 18
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1780s Academic Antique Chalk Portraits

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Carbon Pencil, Paper, Chalk

Jules Boilly (1796-1874) Portrait Of A Man, Black chalk
Located in PARIS, FR
Julien Leopold BOILLY Paris 1796-1874 Portrait of a man First third of the 19th century Pierre
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Early 19th Century French School Antique Chalk Portraits

Materials

Laid Paper

Portrait of Mildred - British Victorian art Pre-Raphaelite seated young girl
By Edward Robert Hughes
Located in London, GB
artist Edward Robert Hughes. The red chalk portrait dated 1885 is of Mildred, her name inscribed upper
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Mid 19th Century Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of Lady Frances Calder (1795-1855)
Located in Corsham, GB
A charcoal and white chalk portrait of Lady Frances Calder (1795-1855), wife of Sir Henry Roddam
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Charcoal

Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Lilac Dress With A Black Bow. Circa 1860. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow. Circa 1860. Signature below right
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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Chalk Portraits

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Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil

Italian School 18th century, An Ancient soldier in profile, red chalk on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Italian School 18th Century An Ancient soldier in profile, red chalk on paper 35 x 23.5 cm in good
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1750s Baroque Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Reverie - Early 20th Century British chalk drawing of a girl by H J Harvey
By Herbert Johnson Harvey
Located in London, GB
chalks Framed 29.5 by 22 cm., 11 ¾ by 8 ¾ in. (frame size 56 by 45.5 cm., 22 by 18 in.) Herbert Johnson
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Portrait of a Lady - British art Post Impressionist 40s drawing female portrait
By Edward Bainbridge Copnall
Located in London, GB
A dramatic head and shoulders portrait of a lady in coloured chalks attributed to noted British
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Portrait Of Fanny Thérèse Reinach 1896
Located in PARIS, FR
Black, red and blue chalks with white highlight. 25,5 x 17,5 cm Inscription with date in the
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1890s Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Portrait of a Young Woman
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
Red chalk on paper Image size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (19 x 23.5 cm) Contemporary frame An enigmatic
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Mid-17th Century Victorian Antique Chalk Portraits

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Paper, Chalk

Portrait of Fingal / Finn MacCool - A moving portrait of an Irish literary hero
Located in Middletown, NY
Black chalk and graphite on light weight cream wove paper, 16 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches, (410 x 286 mm
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Early 19th Century French School Antique Chalk Portraits

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Handmade Paper, Chalk, Graphite

Edward Ridley (1883-1946) - 1917 Sanguine, Edwardian Portrait
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely detailed and expertly executed sanguine portrait of a characterful woman in a high-necked
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Early 20th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

John da Costa - Lillie - A Portrait of the artist's wife
By John da Costa
Located in London, GB
JOHN DA COSTA (1867-1931) Lillie, the Artist’s Wife Signed l.l. Coloured chalks on tinted paper
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Early 1900s Realist Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
French School 19 th Century Portrait of a young man Signed (signature not deciphered) on the lower
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1880s Romantic Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk, Acrylic Polymer, Pencil

Portrait of a Lady /// Impressionism British Augustus Edwin John Drawing Red
By Augustus Edwin John
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Augustus Edwin John (Welsh, 1878-1961) Title: "Portrait of a Lady" *Signed by John lower
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1910s Post-Impressionist Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk, Charcoal

Auguste Legras (1817-1887) Portrait of a young man in profile, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
and white chalks on paper 45 x 31.5 cm Framed : 52 x 39 cm This particularly evocative portrait
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1860s Romantic Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk, Charcoal

Portrait Study of a Young Girl, Signed 19th Century Victorian Sketch
By Augustus Leopold Egg
Located in London, GB
Pencil and coloured chalk on paper, signed bottom right Image size: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches (3.75 x 3
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Paper, Chalk, Pencil

Angelique Bodin - Early 19th Century Sanguine, Young Lady With Dove
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early 19th Century portrait in conte and sanguine. The young lady has beautifully curled
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Study for a standing man
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Sir Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - 1641 London) STUDY FOR A PORTRAIT OF A STANDING MAN Black and
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

James, Duke of York, (later James II) and Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
Located in London, GB
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York Chalk on paper Image size: 8¼ x 10¼ inches Born in Soest in 1618, Lely
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17th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Paper, Chalk

Screaming Face
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
DENYS CALVAERT (Antwerp c. 1540 – 1619 Bologna), ATTRIBUTED TO Screaming Face Red chalk on paper
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Screaming Face
Screaming Face
H 6.89 in W 5.71 in
Study of young woman in profile
By Ernest Laurent
Located in PARIS, FR
Ernest LAURENT Gentilly 1859 - Bièvres 1929 Study of young woman in profile Red chalk Circa
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

19th century Painting by Albert Ritzberger, Portrait of a Woman in a robe, garb.
Located in Berlin, DE
exhibited his first drawings in a Linz art shop. Because of his chalk portraits, he was able to study at the
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Canvas, Oil

Young Man with a Sword, a Fist on his Hip, a drawing by Cornelis Saftleven
Located in PARIS, FR
Black chalk and white highlights on paper (originally washed in blue) Monogrammed and dated 1630 on
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1630s Old Masters Antique Chalk Portraits

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Paper, Chalk

Margaret McClean - 1881 Sanguine, Study of a Head
Located in Corsham, GB
A sanguine conte study of a head. Presented in a wash line mount and a distressed gilt-effect wooden frame. Signed and dated to the lower-left edge. Pastel Society exhibition label o...
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

French School 18th Century, L'étonnement, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
lower right "L'étonnement N°9" Black chalk on paper 43 x 29 cm In good condition, a stain in the upper
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1750s Old Masters Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

French School 18th Century, Le Mépris et la Haine, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
, Titled on the lower right "Le mépris et la haine N°7" Black chalk on paper 43 x 29 cm In good condition
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1750s Old Masters Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
"Le rire N°12" Black chalk on paper 43 x 29 cm In quite good condition, stains vsible in the upper
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1750s Old Masters Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Anne Hyde, Duchess of York; King James II
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
chalk on paper, Image size: 10 x 8 inches (25.5 x 20.5 cm) Original frame This work, executed at the
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Chalk Portraits

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Paper, Chalk, Ink, Pencil

Portrait of Old Giuseppe Garibaldi - Chalk, Charcoal and Oil Pastels - 1880
Located in Roma, IT
Garibaldi is a wonderful colored original drawing (chalk, charcoal and oil pastels) by an anonymous
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1880s Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk, Charcoal, Oil Pastel

Bust Of A Woman In Profile, Sanguine On Paper, Signed And Dated
Located in PARIS, FR
Nicolas-André COURTOIS Paris 1734-1806 Bust of a woman in profile 1791 Sanguine Signed and dated lower left on the original mount 43.5 x 37 cm framed 19 x 25 cm
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Late 18th Century French School Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

19th Century Academic Crayon on Paper Study by Follower of Jacques-Louis David
Located in Cotignac, FR
A fine French academic study sketch on paper of a classical head. The work is unsigned but very much in the style of the period and its early exponents such as Jacques-Louis David. ...
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Paper, Crayon, Pencil, Chalk, Pastel

Caspar Netscher Charcoal Portrait Drawing, circa 1670
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Charcoal and chalk portrait drawing on card by renowned Dutch painter Caspar Netscher (Heidelberg
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Chalk Portraits

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Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Antique French Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Mother & Child Portrait
Located in Cirencester, GB
"Mother & Child" French School, 19th century. sanguine chalk drawing on paper, unframed
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Other

Early 20th Century Charcoal Drawing - Woman in a Black Dress
Located in Corsham, GB
Captured in charcoal and chalk, this striking portrait depicts a woman seated in a chair wearing a
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Early 20th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Charcoal

Fluttering Gems: Portraits of the Chalk Hill Blue, Brown Argus, Grizzled Skipper
Located in Langweer, NL
butterfly species: 1. **Chalk Hill Blue (Lysandra coridon):** The Chalk Hill Blue is distinguishable by its
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1890s Antique Chalk Portraits

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Paper

Antique Painting of a Shepherd Dog - Portrait - by Zélia Klerx, Chalk on Paper
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique drawing dog portrait of a shepherd-like dog, chalk on paper. The drawing is very
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1890s Belgian Belle Époque Antique Chalk Portraits

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Glass, Oak, Paper

“Portrait of a Head”
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 18th century mixed media portrait of the head of an old man, perhaps the biblical figure Moses
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1780s Academic Antique Chalk Portraits

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Gouache, Paper, Chalk, Graphite, Watercolor

“Portrait of a Head”
“Portrait of a Head”
H 10.25 in W 8.25 in D 1 in
Framed 19th Century Sanguine - Portrait of Two Saints
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine sanguine and graphite study of two saints, possibly copied from an earlier work by a 15th-century renaissance master. The delicate drawing has been beautifully presented in an...
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19th Century Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Half-length portrait of a Pharisee - In the shadow of betrayal -
Located in Berlin, DE
Hermann Prell (1854 Leipzig - 1922 Dresden-Loschwitz). Half-length portrait of a Pharisee, 1885
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1880s Realist Antique Chalk Portraits

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Chalk

Portrait of an Old Man, Attributed to Carl Van Loo
By Charles-André van Loo
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Red chalk on paper. This portrait evokes the work of Carl Van Loo (1705-1765). In particular, see
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Chalk Portraits

Antique Oil Painting Aristocratic Portrait of John Ogle Kirkley Hall Northumbria
Located in Portland, OR
An important & fine antique George IV period oil painting; a portrait of John & Sara Ogle of
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1820s English School Antique Chalk Portraits

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Oil

Italian Landscape - British 19thC art Impressionist oil painting female artist
By Susan Isabel Dacre
Located in London, GB
when she completed a striking black and white chalk drawing, Portrait of a Young Girl in a Satin Cap
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Chalk Portraits

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Oil

Siena Italy - 19thC British Impressionist oil painting cityscape female artist
By Susan Isabel Dacre
Located in London, GB
when she completed a striking black and white chalk drawing, Portrait of a Young Girl in a Satin Cap
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Chalk Portraits

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Oil

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Antique Chalk Portraits For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique chalk portraits is available on 1stDibs. There are many Old Masters, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add antique chalk portraits that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, gray, beige, white and more. Edward Robert Hughes, Louis Gallait, Charles Dana Gibson, Theodorus de Roode and Etienne Drian took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in chalk, paper and crayon.

How Much are Antique Chalk Portraits?

Prices for pieces in our collection of antique chalk portraits start at $318 and top out at $195,000 with the average selling for $1,200.