Historical Portraits

Historical Portraits Ltd is a London art dealership and gallery, described in public records as an art dealership and gallery in London, England. It operates the website historicalportraits.com, which presents itself as the Picture Archive & Historical Portraits — a comprehensive, fully searchable database of artworks that were previously with Philip Mould & Company. The archive is closely tied to Philip Mould & Company, the well-known British art dealership and gallery based at 18-19 Pall Mall in London, and the site's contact details, telephone number and email address are those of Philip Mould & Company. The archive's holdings are centred on British portraiture and related historical pictures. Featured images on the site include works such as Augustus John's portrait of Iris Tree, Lavinia Fontana's portrait of a lady with a dog, Augustus John's portrait of David at the table, a still life by Vanessa Bell, and Oswald Birley's portrait of Nurse Margaret Elizabeth Barrett. These examples illustrate the archive's focus on portraiture across different periods and schools, from Old Master painting to twentieth-century British art. The archive functions both as a scholarly resource and as a commercial image-licensing platform. All images in the archive can be requested for scholarly, editorial and commercial usage via Bridgeman Images, the international art image library and rights-management organisation. The site allows users to browse artists and artworks, and provides an image-licensing pathway for researchers, publishers and commercial users. Historical Portraits Ltd is a private commercial entity rather than a listed company. It is associated with the Philip Mould & Company brand and operates from the same London premises. Its online presence includes social media channels on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, as well as a presence on Artsy, and it maintains a mailing list for announcements about available artworks. The website is built on the Artlogic platform, a common technology provider for galleries and art businesses. Because the archive documents works that have passed through Philip Mould & Company, it serves as a record of the dealership's activity and of the broader market for British portraits and historical pictures. It is used by researchers, curators, editors and image buyers who need to locate and license reproductions of portraits and related artworks.

Historical Portraits Ltd is recorded in public data as an art dealership and gallery in London, England. Its principal public-facing activity is the operation of the website historicalportraits.com, which presents the Picture Archive & Historical Portraits — a comprehensive and fully searchable database of artworks previously sold by Philip Mould & Company. The archive is closely linked to Philip Mould & Company, the British art dealership and gallery based at 18-19 Pall Mall in London. The website's contact information, including the telephone number +44 (0)20 7499 6818, the email address art@philipmould.com and the Pall Mall address, are those of Philip Mould & Company, indicating that Historical Portraits Ltd operates as part of or in association with that dealership. The archive's content reflects the dealership's specialism in British portraiture and historical pictures. Images highlighted on the site include Augustus John's portrait of Iris Tree, Lavinia Fontana's portrait of a lady with a dog, Augustus John's portrait of David at the table, a still life by Vanessa Bell, and Oswald Birley's portrait of Nurse Margaret Elizabeth Barrett. These works span from the Renaissance and early modern period to twentieth-century British painting, illustrating the breadth of the archive. The site provides tools to browse artists and artworks, and directs users to Bridgeman Images for licensing of any image for scholarly, editorial and commercial usage. This arrangement positions the archive as both a research resource and a commercial rights platform. The website also invites visitors to join a mailing list to hear about available artworks, and links to social media channels on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, as well as to Artsy. The site is built on the Artlogic platform and carries a copyright notice dated 2026. As a private commercial entity, Historical Portraits Ltd does not appear to be listed on any stock exchange. Its history is intertwined with that of Philip Mould & Company, and its archive serves as a continuing record of artworks that have passed through that dealership.

A specialist London art dealership and gallery archive focused on historical portraiture, combining scholarly documentation with commercial image licensing through Bridgeman Images.

• Picture Archive & Historical Portraits online database

  A comprehensive, fully searchable database of artworks previously sold by Philip Mould & Company.

• Image licensing via Bridgeman Images

  All images in the archive can be requested for scholarly, editorial and commercial usage via Bridgeman Images.

• Browse Artists and Browse Artworks

  Search and browsing tools for exploring the archive by artist or artwork.

1. 1Picture Archive & Historical Portraits | Picture Archive & Historical Portraitshistoricalportraits.com
2. 2Historical Portraits Ltd - Wikidatawikidata.org