The 4th Marquess of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace were both passionate collectors of miniatures, exquisite small paintings in watercolor or enamel, generally made for private contemplation and one of the most popular mediums of portraiture in an age before the advent of photography. This book presents one of the major British collections of miniatures, a group of over 330 works which formed part of the generous bequest to the British nation made by Lady Wallace in 1897.
- ISBN10 0900785837
- ISBN13 9780900785832
- Publish Date 15 November 2010
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Trustees of the Wallace Collection
- Format Paperback
- Pages 154
- Language English