J. J. Foster, an authority on the subject, introduces the portrait miniature: how to collect it, the origins of the art in illuminated manuscripts, and its great practitioners from the Tudor court through the enamellist Petitot to the eighteenth-century masters, with notes on the close links between goldsmiths, jewellers and painters.
A readable guide for collectors and anyone fascinated by these tiny, intimate portraits. Download the free EPUB.