English Portrait Miniatures
May 2026
A collection of portrait miniatures from 17th-18th century England, predominantly featuring watercolor on ivory or graphite and wash techniques, representing the tradition of intimate personal portraiture in miniature format.
221 objects · 4 institutions
A Woman Putting Flowers in Her Hair
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1710
Alexander Grant
Art Institute of Chicago
1770
Alexander N. Fullerton
Art Institute of Chicago
1865
Anna Maria Dashwood, later Marchioness of Ely
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1805
Captain Graham
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1805
Captain John Linzee (1743-1798)
Harvard Art Museums
1782
Carthage
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1830
Cordelia Parting from her Sisters
Cleveland Museum of Art
1854
Cropley Ashley-Cooper (Later 6th Earl of Shaftesbury) with His Sister Mary Anne Ashley-Cooper, Later Lady Sturt of Crichel
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1776
Double Portrait: Two Women
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1845
Freeman Flower
Art Institute of Chicago
1747
George III
Cleveland Museum of Art
1783
Hannah Mahady
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1760
Isabella Wolff
Art Institute of Chicago
1803–15
Mark Pringle
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1797
Mary Walker Waugh
Cleveland Museum of Art
1868
Mr. Quick as Vellum in Addison's Drummer
Art Institute of Chicago
1792
Mrs. Allan Maconochie
Art Institute of Chicago
1789
Mrs. Freeman Flower
Art Institute of Chicago
1747
Mrs. Sarah Siddons
Cleveland Museum of Art
1785
Pair of Miniatures: Portrait of a Man and Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Miniature
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1780
Portrait of A. Bowen
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1790
Portrait of Amelia, Wife of John Opie, R.A.
Art Institute of Chicago
1798
Portrait of Andrew Burnside
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1790
Portrait of Anna Maria Woolf, née Smart
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1785
Portrait of Anna Walmesley
Cleveland Museum of Art
1795
Portrait of Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1662
Portrait of Anne Law (née Towry), 1st Lady Ellenborough
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1821
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, later 1st Duke of Wellington
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1806–7
Portrait of Benjamin Hopkinson
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1703 (?)
Portrait of Benjamin West
Cleveland Museum of Art
1818 or later
Portrait of Captain John James
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1800
Portrait of Catherine Clemens and Her Son, John Marcus Clemens
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1800
Portrait of Catherine Dormer
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1782
Portrait of Charlotte Bertie, née Warren, 4th Countess of Abingdon
Cleveland Museum of Art
1778
Portrait of Charlotte Buller
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1828
Portrait of Charlotte Viscountess Chetwynd
Art Institute of Chicago
1825/29
Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-Hardy
Cleveland Museum of Art
1801
Portrait of Col. Durell, Crown Equerry to the Prince Regent
Art Institute of Chicago
1798
Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1771–72
Portrait of Colonel George William Mignon
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1790
Portrait of Constantine Phipps
Cleveland Museum of Art
1770
Portrait of Countess of Dalkeith
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1792
Portrait of Duchess of Bolton
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1645
Portrait of Duchess of Gloucester
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 18th–early 19th century
Portrait of E. Male, D.D.
Art Institute of Chicago
1806
Portrait of Edith Mildmay
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 18th–early 19th century
Portrait of Edmund Rodney Pollesfen Bastard (1825-1856)
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1830
Portrait of Elizabeth Cecil, Countess of Devonshire (d. 1689)
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1638/89
Portrait of Elizabeth Morrison, Lady Capell of Hadham
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1650
Portrait of Elizabeth Murray, Countess of Dysart
Art Institute of Chicago
1686/1700
Portrait of Elizabeth, Countess of Pembroke
Art Institute of Chicago
1805
Portrait of Eye of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1800
Portrait of Frances Theresa, Duchess of Richmond (1648-1702)
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1675
Portrait of Frances, Countess of Essex
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1750/60
Portrait of General Keith MacAlister
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1800–1810
Portrait of General William Loftus, M. P.
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1790
Portrait of George Colman (1732-1794)
Art Institute of Chicago
1761
Portrait of George Pitt, First Baron Rivers
Cleveland Museum of Art
1769
Portrait of Henry Stark
Art Institute of Chicago
18th century
Portrait of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (1610-1688)
Art Institute of Chicago
17th century
Portrait of James Daniell, Esq. (1744-1802)
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1787
Portrait of John Gay
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1710
Portrait of John Henderson, English actor, 1747-1785
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1780
Portrait of John Lockman
Art Institute of Chicago
1787
Portrait of Lady Bridget Poulett
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1800
Portrait of Lady Clarke (d. 1695)
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1660
Portrait of Lady Elisabeth Bonnington
Art Institute of Chicago
1789
Portrait of Lady Grace Anna Newenham
Cleveland Museum of Art
1784
Portrait of Lieutenant General Daniel Burr
Cleveland Museum of Art
1799
Portrait of Lord Beauchamp
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1795
Portrait of Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, née Harrington
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1608–1616
Portrait of Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, née Harrington
Cleveland Museum of Art
1612
Portrait of M. de Viapre
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1776
Portrait of Martha Ellison
Art Institute of Chicago
1790/1821
Portrait of Mary Countess Rivers
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1800
Portrait of Mary Frances (Fanny) Swinburne
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1786
Portrait of Mary Message, née Bond
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1785
Portrait of Mary Morton
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1804
Portrait of Mary Wise
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1774
Portrait of Mary Worge
Art Institute of Chicago
Early 19th century
Portrait of Mary of Modena
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1673
Portrait of Master Andrew and Miss Harriet Thompson
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 18th century
Portrait of Miss Anne Kennedy
Art Institute of Chicago
1760/89
Portrait of Miss Braddon
Art Institute of Chicago
1775/1830
Portrait of Miss Eleanor Falkingham
Art Institute of Chicago
1764
Portrait of Miss Jane Ellen Leslie of Lancaster
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1790
Portrait of Miss Mary Tadman
Cleveland Museum of Art
1809
Portrait of Miss Stoneham
Art Institute of Chicago
1825
Portrait of Miss Wortley
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1830
Portrait of Mr. Booth
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1810
Portrait of Mr. Gambier
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1776
Portrait of Mr. Shippard
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1776
Portrait of Mrs. Carter of Edgecote
Art Institute of Chicago
1793
Portrait of Mrs. Hamilton
Art Institute of Chicago
1800–50
Portrait of Mrs. Kegan
Art Institute of Chicago
1805
Portrait of Mrs. Leneve
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1657
Portrait of Mrs. Male
Art Institute of Chicago
1808
Portrait of Mrs. Marryat
Art Institute of Chicago
1800/62
Portrait of Mrs. Moffat
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1787/1815 (?)
Portrait of Mrs. Nathaniel Bailey, née Lamack
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1776
Portrait of Nell Gwynne (supposedly)
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1690
Portrait of Patrick Blake of Tower Hill
Art Institute of Chicago
1775/1822
Portrait of Samuel Butler
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1715–20
Portrait of Sandford Peacocke
Cleveland Museum of Art
1801
Portrait of Sarah Sophia Banks
Art Institute of Chicago
1768
Portrait of Sir Captain West of the Dutton Indiaman
Cleveland Museum of Art
1785
Portrait of Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet, Governor-General of India
Cleveland Museum of Art
1787
Portrait of Sir John Stewart
Art Institute of Chicago
1787
Portrait of Sukey, Lady Oglander, née Serle
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1770s
Portrait of Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1820
Portrait of Thomas Hobbes
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1660
Portrait of Two Children
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1790
Portrait of William Powell
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1765
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
18th century
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1640
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1785/90
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 17th century
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1755
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
1808
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1780
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
1806
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
1810
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1770
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1720
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
1822
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
1800/50
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1740
Portrait of a Gentleman
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1810/20
Portrait of a Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
1658
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
1787
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1750
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1810
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1795
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
1761
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1630
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1790
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
Mid-19th century
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1790
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
1800/41
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
1772
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1800/10
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
Mid-19th century
Portrait of a Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1785
Portrait of a Lady, Possibly of the Stanley Family
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1780
Portrait of a Man
Art Institute of Chicago
1790–99
Portrait of a Man
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1830
Portrait of a Man
Art Institute of Chicago
1763
Portrait of a Man
Art Institute of Chicago
1796
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1795–1800
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
1786
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1735
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1800
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1800
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1775
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1790
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1625
Portrait of a Man
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1800/40
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
1789
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1795
Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1730
Portrait of a Man Holding a Glass
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1780s
Portrait of a Man and Portrait of a Woman (pair)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1795
Portrait of a Man in a Tricorn Hat
Art Institute of Chicago
1767
Portrait of a Man with blue coat and red vest
Art Institute of Chicago
1775/1822
Portrait of a Man, Possibly Sir Soulden Lawrence
Cleveland Museum of Art
1770
Portrait of a Nobleman
Art Institute of Chicago
1675/1700
Portrait of a Nobleman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1680/1724
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1593
Portrait of a Woman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1730/40
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1772
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
1790s
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
1590s
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1795
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1776
Portrait of a Woman
Art Institute of Chicago
19th century
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1775
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1775
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
1646
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1775
Portrait of a Woman
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1790s
Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Miniature
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1780
Portrait of a Woman in Blue
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1700
Portrait of a Woman in White Dress
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1800
Portrait of a Woman, called Mrs. Close
Cleveland Museum of Art
1786
Portrait of a Woman, possibly Elizabeth Boothby
Cleveland Museum of Art
1619
Portrait of a Young Child
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1810
Portrait of a Young Gentleman
Art Institute of Chicago
1761
Portrait of a Young Girl
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1815
Portrait of a Young Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1790
Portrait of a Young Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1790/95
Portrait of a Young Man
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1805
Portrait of a Young Man
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1810
Portrait of an Advocate in His Robes
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1800
Portrait of an English Lady
Art Institute of Chicago
1605
Portrait of an Officer
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1765
Portrait of an Officer
Art Institute of Chicago
1788
Portrait of an Officer
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1810
Portrait of an Officer
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1785
Portrait of an Officer
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1794
Portrait of the Artist
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1820–30
Portrait of the Hon. Anne Annesley, later Countess of Mountnorris
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1800
Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1761
Portrait of the Marchioness of Granby
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1785
Queen Philippa at the Battle of Neville's Cross
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1789
Self Portrait
Art Institute of Chicago
1804
Self-Portrait
Cleveland Museum of Art
1802
Sidi Hadji Abdurrahman Adja (1720–1792)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1786
Sir Andrew Fountaine
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1710
Sir Anthony Mildmay, Knight of Apethorpe, Northamptonshire
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1590–93
Souvenir of an "International Ball" (Portrait of Miss Kathleen Bruce)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1907
Susanna Anderson Rose
Cleveland Museum of Art
1862
Susannah Inman Linzee (Mrs. John Linzee) (1745-1792)
Harvard Art Museums
1782
Sylvia Gosse
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1913
The Coral Necklace
Cleveland Museum of Art
1871
The Death of Procris
Art Institute of Chicago
1770, retouched 1803
The Right Honorable Lady Mary Radcliffe (1732-98), Wife of Francis Eyre, Esq.
Cleveland Museum of Art
1755
Thomas Walker and Peter Monamy
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1735
William Gifford
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1800
Woman with a Tambourine, in Neoclassical Costume
Cleveland Museum of Art
mid to late 19th century