Portraiture, British Art, Museum & Collection Catalogs

British Portrait Miniatures

Name: British Portrait Miniatures
Author: Graham Reynolds
ISBN: 9780521597814

by Graham Reynolds

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Overview

The collection of British portrait miniatures in the Fitzwilliam Museum gives a compact and comprehensive survey of the development of this art form. It illustrates its progress through the work of almost every major master in the genre, with works of the highest excellence. This book provides an introduction to the history of portrait miniatures; ninety-six items from the collection are described, and each item is illustrated in full colour, to bring out the subtlety and intimacy of this delicate art form.

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Introduction to the art of portrait miniatures.

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"...provides an introduction to the history of portrait miniatures and gives a compact, comprehensive survey of their development, from Henry VIII, who imported them from France, to 1900." Antique Review