This beautiful publication explores the secret and intimate world of the miniature painted portrait. The art of painting in miniature has a long history dating back to Tudor times. The medium attracted many skilled and famous artists, whose works have been treasured by successive generations. The works included are from the collection of Daphne Foskett (1911-1998). They are exquisite works of great skill and delicate paintings by the leading exponents of the art working in Britain during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Daphne Foskett is a universally acknowledged authority on the subject of miniatures.
- ISBN10 1903278368
- ISBN13 9781903278369
- Publish Date 1 April 2003
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 7 May 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint National Galleries of Scotland
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 112
- Language English