Portraiture was an important component of painting in all countries, but especially in England, where the leaders were William Hogarth, in a blunt realist style, and Francis Hayman, Angelica Kauffman (who was Swiss), Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds in more flattering styles influenced by Anthony van Dyck.
Portretiranje je bila važna komponenta slikarstva u svim državama, ali naročito u Engleskoj, gdje su predvodnici bili William Hogarth, u grubom realističnom stilu, i Francis Hayman, Angelica Kauffman (koja je bila iz Švicarske), Thomas Gainsborough i Joshua Reynolds u laskavijim stilovima pod utjecajem Anthonyja van Dycka.