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Miniatures in the Wallace Collection by Stephen Duffy

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Summary

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.

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Miniatures in the Wallace Collection by Stephen Duffy

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.

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ISBN 13 9780900785832
ISBN 10 0900785837
Title Miniatures in the Wallace Collection
Author Stephen Duffy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Trustees of the Wallace Collection
Year published 2010-11-15
Number of pages 154
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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