British Portrait Miniatures (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks)

British Portrait Miniatures (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks)

Editorial Reviews Review "...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 Book Description The collection of 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 quality. This book provides an introduction to the history of portrait miniatures, a glossary, and a bibliography; ninety-six items from the collection are described, and each item is illustrated in full color, to bring out the subtlety and intimacy of this delicate art form.

British Portrait Miniatures (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks),Graham Reynolds,Cambridge University Press,0521597811,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Cambridge,Catalogs,Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General,Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum,England,European,Fitzwilliam Museum,Portrait miniatures,Portrait miniatures, British,Antiques & Collectables,Art / General,Exhibition catalogues and specific collections,History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900,Painting & paintings

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