The portrait miniature had spread all over Europe by the 18th century.

He also was a master of the portrait miniature.

Statecraft and the portrait miniature had much in common.

Portrait miniatures and Continental applied art of the period also exhibited here.

However, Teerlinc is best known for her pivotal position in the rise of the portrait miniature.

Portrait miniatures are almost always in watercolor on vellum or ivory.

His self-portrait and other portraits equally are early examples of the portrait miniature.

Many of his portrait miniatures are small in size, being less than 2 inches in height.

The portrait miniature developed from the illuminated manuscript tradition.

Portrait miniatures were a "secret art," and in addition to the technical qualities of the 146 works on view, every picture tells a story.

There is also a collection of shoe buckles, jewellery and portrait miniatures.

In his last years, he raised the art of the portrait miniature to its first peak of brilliance.

This range testifies to the popularity of portrait miniatures up and down the social ladder.

Inside were 78 paintings, a portrait miniature, two marble busts and a bronze sculpture.

In one, there's a little girl with her mother and her sister, and she's holding a portrait miniature.

There she taught art classes, and was inspired by the daughter of an Episcopal minister to paint portrait miniatures.

Flicke was imprisoned in London and he made a portrait miniature whilst there.

Portrait miniature, a very small painted portrait (or other type of painting)

In her younger years, she specialized in portrait miniatures.

There he distinguished himself by his portrait miniatures, although he also painted several pictures for the churches.

They produced genre works, portraits and portrait miniatures.

He also painted some portrait miniatures on copper.

Portrait miniatures were made for royalty, the nobility, wealthy merchants and rich families, beginning about 1520 in England.

He hoped he would be able to produce photographs that closely resembled the portrait miniature on ivory.

His portrait miniatures of ladies are particulariy graceful.