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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
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For over three hundred years, from the early fifteenth century until the mid-Victorian era, there was a continuously growing demand for portrait miniatures, and an ever expanding number of artists qualified to satisfy that demand. The collection of miniatures in the Fitzwilliam Museum gives a compact and comprehensive survey of the development of this national art. It illustrates the course of 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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This is the earliest work in the collection, and is of unique significance as the first independent portrait miniature produced in England. Read the first page
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British Portrait Minitures
21 July 2007
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This book is a review of the images and techniques of miniature painters, limners, from the 1500's to 1900's. I found it to be full of interesting bits of technical information as well historic and antidotal information as well. it has beautiful color images of the miniatures and was very informative for such a slim book. It piqued my interest as an artist and made me want to learn more about the artists represented within and their techniques.
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