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PUBLISHER: National Galleries of Scotland

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781903278369

RRP: £9.95

PAGES: 112

PUBLICATION DATE:
January 1, 1999

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Portrait Miniatures from the Daphne Foskett Collection

Stephen Lloyd

This volume explores the secret and intimate world of the miniature painted portrait. The works included are from the collection of Daphne Foskett, a well-known authority in the study of portrait miniatures. They are exquisite works of great skill and delicate paintings by the leading exponents of the art working in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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