Description

Originally published in early 1900's. A detailed and well illustrated guide dealing with every aspect of collecting portrait miniatures. The contents Include: Origins of the Art - Hans Holbein and the Earliest Painters - Nicholas and Lawrence Hilliard - The Olivers - John Hoskins and his son - Samuel Cooper - The Interregnum - Richard Cosway - Andrew and Nathaniel Plimer - George Engleheart - John Smart - Ozias Humphrey - William Wood - Painters in Enamel - Foreign Painters - Plumbag Drawings - The Collector - Collections - Forgeries - American Painters - Portrait Sitters etc. Many of the earliest art and antique books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.