18th Century British Portrait Sculptures

May 2026

These objects are all portrait sculptures from 18th century Britain, primarily made in glass paste, depicting various notable and anonymous figures of the period.

27 objects · 3 institutions

Adam, First Viscount Duncan (1731-1804)

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Borstbeeld van Carolina, koningin van Engeland

Rijksmuseum

1738

IIIF

Bust of Martha Baker Swinburne

Art Institute of Chicago

c. 1778

Dr. Henry Quin

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Dr. Henry Quin

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Drusus?

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Empress Julia?

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Female Portrait Bust

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Female Portrait Bust

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Female Portrait Bust, Wearing a Hood

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Female Portrait Head

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Female Portrait Head

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Female Portrait Head

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

George III (1738-1820)

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Group of portraits framed together

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Male Portrait Bust

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Male Portrait Head

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Male Portrait Head

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Male Portrait Head

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Male Portrait Head

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Male Portrait Head

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Portrait of a Man

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Princess Charlotte Sofia (1744-1818)?

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

The Reverend James Hall, D.D.

Harvard Art Museums

1790

William Pitt (1759-1806)?

Harvard Art Museums

18th century

William Shakespeare?

Harvard Art Museums

18th century