Michael Dahl, Portrait of a Woman

Michael Dahl

Swedish · 1659–1743 · Painter, Printmaker

Michael Dahl was a Swedish painter who specialised in portrait painting and spent most of his career in England. He was one of the most internationally known Swedish painters… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Michael Dahl, THREE QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE, oil on canvasTHREE QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN A WOODED LANDSCAPELyon & Turnbull · £7,625≈ $9,912≈ €8,436Sign up to see
  2. Michael Dahl, Portrait of Henry Pelham, bust-length, in armour, oil on canvasPortrait of Henry Pelham, bust-length, in armourSworders · £6,500≈ $8,715≈ €7,500Sign up to see

Michael Dahl’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Michael Dahl, Portrait of Henry Pelham, bust-length, in armour, oil on canvas
Portrait of Henry Pelham, bust-length, in armour
Sworders · May 19, 2026
£6,500Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Portrait of a Noble Lady, Oil on Canvas
Portrait of a Noble Lady
DuMouchelles · Mar 20, 2026
$1,100Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a red dress and blue wrap, within a painted oval, oil on canvas
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a red dress and blue wrap, within a painted oval
Bonhams · Jan 21, 2026
£896Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be Admiral Sir George Rooke (British
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2025
$1,200Sign up free to see
Portrait of Harriet Eliot Craggs Hamilton (1713-1769), three-quarter length, seated in a landscape and holding a citrus blossom with fruit
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2025
$1,500Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Portrait of John Swynfen (1613-1694), half-length, in a blue cloak and a horned wig,, oil on canvas
Portrait of John Swynfen (1613-1694), half-length, in a blue cloak and a horned wig,
Bonhams · Sep 12, 2025
£512Sign up free to see
A young gentleman within a feigned oval
Brunk Auctions · Sep 9, 2025
$1,100Sign up free to see
three quarter portrait of young woman in a landscape
Brunk Auctions · Oct 29, 2024
$1,800Sign up free to see
Portrait of an Officer
Brunk Auctions · Jun 26, 2024
$2,000Sign up free to see
Lady In Russet Velvet Gown with Blue Silk Wrap, painted in feigned oval
Brunk Auctions · Jun 26, 2024
$500Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Portrait of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1655-1745), oil on canvas
Portrait of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1655-1745)
Chorley's · Apr 23, 2024
£11,000Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Portrait of Julia Butler (died 1777), oil on canvas
Portrait of Julia Butler (died 1777)
Chorley's · Apr 23, 2024
£4,500Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Portrait Of Judith Fountayne, Daughter Of Thomas Fountayne Of Melton, York, Later Mrs Thomas Sherlock
Portrait Of Judith Fountayne, Daughter Of Thomas Fountayne Of Melton, York, Later Mrs Thomas Sherlock
Lawrences Auctioneers · Jul 10, 2023
£1,400Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Portrait of a lady, possibly a member of the Selby family, bust-length, in blue and pink costume, oil on canvas, oval
Portrait of a lady, possibly a member of the Selby family, bust-length, in blue and pink costume
Bonhams · Feb 2, 2023
£956Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Untitled, in a white stock and brown mantle oil on canvas
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 15, 2021
£1,000Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Untitled, in a blue dress oil on canvas 42 x 30.5cm The Monoux family lived at Wootton House
Untitled
Sworders · Jun 29, 2021
£1,500Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Lady, said to be Peg Woffington
Brunk Auctions · Nov 21, 2020
$850Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, THREE QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE, oil on canvas
THREE QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 14, 2020
£7,625Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Untitled, HOLDING A BOOK Oil on canvas
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 21, 2020
£240Sign up free to see
Michael Dahl, Portrait of Katherine Howard, Oil on canvas
Portrait of Katherine Howard
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 11, 2007
$15,500Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Mature Woman
Brunk Auctions · May 21, 2026
Michael Dahl, Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a red dress and blue wrap, within a painted oval, oil on canvas
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a red dress and blue wrap, within a painted oval
Bonhams · Sep 12, 2025
Michael Dahl, Portrait of a lady, said to be Queen Anne, oil on canvas
Portrait of a lady, said to be Queen Anne
Bonhams · Mar 20, 2025
Michael Dahl, Portrait of Viscountess Blundell, née Mary Chetwynd (1680-1756), oil on canvas (unlined)
Portrait of Viscountess Blundell, née Mary Chetwynd (1680-1756)
Chorley's · Jun 25, 2024
Michael Dahl, Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a green dress, oil on canvas, oval, laid down on panel
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a green dress
Bonhams · Jul 26, 2017
Michael Dahl, A portrait of a young gentleman with a white scarf, oil on canvas
A portrait of a young gentleman with a white scarf
Bonhams · Dec 14, 2015

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Michael Dahl, Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a WomanOil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Margaret Bruguière, in memory of Loui…
Michael Dahl, Mary Preston, Marchioness of Powis (d.1724)
Mary Preston, Marchioness of Powis (d.1724)1709
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust
Michael Dahl, Admiral Sir Ralph Delaval, RN (c.1641 - 1706/07)
Admiral Sir Ralph Delaval, RN (c.1641 - 1706/07)1702
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust
Michael Dahl, Called a Daughter of William Legge, 1st Earl of  Dartmouth, either Lady Barbara Legge, later Lady Bagot (d.1765) or Lady Anne Legge, later Lady Holte (1720-1740)
Called a Daughter of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth, either Lady Barbara Legge, later Lady Bagot (d.1765) or Lady Anne Legge, later Lady Holte (1720-1740)1720
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust
Michael Dahl, Mary Cullen, Lady Dutton (d.1719)
Mary Cullen, Lady Dutton (d.1719)1716
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust
Michael Dahl, Sir John Dutton, 2nd Bt (1683/4 - 1742/3)
Sir John Dutton, 2nd Bt (1683/4 - 1742/3)1726
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust
Michael Dahl, Anne Salvin, Mrs Walter Strickland (d. 1731)
Anne Salvin, Mrs Walter Strickland (d. 1731)1684
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust
Michael Dahl, Walter Strickland (1675 - 1715)
Walter Strickland (1675 - 1715)1710
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust
Michael Dahl, Henry Hoare I (1677 - 1725)
Henry Hoare I (1677 - 1725)1722
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

Related artists — Swedish, born 1634–1684