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Here is a selection of portraits in Paisley Museum's oil painting collection.

36 artworks
Boy on Stool
© the Eardley estate. All rights reserved, DACS 2023. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Boy on Stool

Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley (1921–1963)

Oil on canvas

H 91 x W 59 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Eva Fulton
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Eva Fulton

John Lavery (1856–1941)

Oil on canvas

H 125 x W 102 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Elizabeth Paton
© the copyright holder. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Elizabeth Paton

Henry Young Alison (1889–1972)

Oil on canvas

H 101 x W 75 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), Poet and Ornithologist
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), Poet and Ornithologist

J. Cairns

Oil on canvas

H 74 x W 61 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Saw Ohn Nyun, Princess of Burma
© the copyright holder. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Saw Ohn Nyun, Princess of Burma

Gerald Festus Kelly (1879–1972)

Oil on canvas

H 63 x W 52 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

James Berry in an A. F. S. Uniform
© the artist's estate. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

James Berry in an A. F. S. Uniform

Hugh Adam Crawford (1898–1982)

Oil on canvas

H 100 x W 85 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Head Study
© Tate / Tate Images. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Head Study 1944

Cecil Collins (1908–1989)

Oil on canvas

H 14 x W 15 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Portrait of Myself with Malthy
© the Estate of Pat Douthwaite. All rights reserved. DACS 2023. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Portrait of Myself with Malthy

Pat Douthwaite (1934–2002)

Oil on canvas

H 143 x W 113 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

The Studio
© John Byrne. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

The Studio

John Byrne (1940–2023)

Oil on plywood

H 121 x W 195 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Tannahill
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Tannahill

James Elder Christie (1847–1914)

Oil on canvas

H 76 x W 55 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Mrs McAvoy, the Artist's Mother
© the copyright holder. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Mrs McAvoy, the Artist's Mother 1952

Kelvin McAvoy (1925–2015)

Oil on canvas

H 64 x W 54 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Voiles indiennes
© The Fergusson Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council, Scotland. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Voiles indiennes

John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961)

Oil on canvas

H 62 x W 52 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Stylised Head
© the artist. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Stylised Head 1960

Charles Anderson (b.1936)

Oil on board

H 58 x W 44 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

James Coats
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

James Coats 1905

James Guthrie (1859–1930)

Oil on canvas

H 103 x W 84 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Ann Paton, Duchess of Ancaster
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Ann Paton, Duchess of Ancaster 1753 (?)

Allan Ramsay (1713–1784)

Oil on canvas

H 73 x W 61 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Waiting – Paisleycus Byrnicus Virus Invading Mr Gray
© the artist's estate. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Waiting – Paisleycus Byrnicus Virus Invading Mr Gray

Steven Campbell (1953–2007)

Oil on canvas

H 215 x W 179 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

The Artist Steven Campbell
© John Byrne. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

The Artist Steven Campbell

John Byrne (1940–2023)

Oil on canvas

H 179 x W 150 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Portrait of a Lady
© the artist's estate. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Portrait of a Lady

Robert Sivell (1888–1958)

Oil on canvas

H 107 x W 82 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

J. Kenneth McKellar
© the artist's estate. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

J. Kenneth McKellar

June Crisfield Chapman (1934–2017)

Oil on canvas

H 100 x W 74 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Catriona Campbell
© the artist's estate. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Catriona Campbell

David Abercrombie Donaldson (1916–1996)

Oil on canvas

H 135 x W 104 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

The Shrimp Fisher
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

The Shrimp Fisher

Eugénie Marie Salanson (1864–1892)

Oil on canvas

H 138 x W 103 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Sweetmeats
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Sweetmeats

J. F. Schneider

Oil on canvas

H 33 x W 25 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Kelvin McAvoy
© the copyright holder. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Kelvin McAvoy

Anthony Miles (1932–1986)

Oil on canvas

H 39 x W 29 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Mrs Ramsay
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Mrs Ramsay after 1923

David Prophet Ramsay (1888–1944)

Oil on canvas

H 125 x W 100 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Morris Young
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Morris Young

Christopher Meadows (1863–1947)

Oil on canvas

H 90 x W 70 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Lulu
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Lulu 1890

James Elder Christie (1847–1914)

Oil on canvas

H 40 x W 29 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

James Elder Christie (1847–1914)
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

James Elder Christie (1847–1914)

William Barr (1867–1933)

Oil on canvas

H 35 x W 24 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

The Housewife
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

The Housewife

Stewart Carmichael (1867–1950)

Oil on canvas

H 57 x W 47 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Humoreske
© The Fergusson Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council, Scotland. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Humoreske

John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961)

Oil on canvas

H 56.8 x W 44.8 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Woman with Roses
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Woman with Roses

William Somerville Shanks (1864–1951)

Oil on canvas

H 60 x W 50 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Baby's Head
© the artist's estate. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Baby's Head

Archibald A. McGlashan (1888–1980)

Oil on canvas

H 27 x W 32 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

A Village Politician
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

A Village Politician

August Friedrich Siegert (1820–1883)

Oil on canvas

H 30 x W 26 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Portrait of a Boy
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Portrait of a Boy 1889

James Ferrier Pryde (1866–1941) (attributed to)

Pastel on paper

H 34 x W 24 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

The Veteran Highlander
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

The Veteran Highlander

David Wilkie (1785–1841)

Oil on canvas

H 36 x W 29 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Celia Reading
© the copyright holder. Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Celia Reading

Cynthia Wall (1927–2012)

Oil on canvas

H 79 x W 33 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Alice Fulton
Photo credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

Alice Fulton 1900

John Lavery (1856–1941)

Oil on canvas

H 113 x W 75.3 cm

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections