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Published by Philip Mould Ltd., London (29 Dover St., London W1S 4NA), 2008
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 114 pages (some folded) : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm. "Catalogue of an exhibition held at the galleries of Philip Mould Ltd . 28th May-14th June 2008." Contents: From manuscript to miniature / Emma Rutherford By royal command cabinet minatures or 'histories in limning' / Richard Chadwick A new path: Bernard Lens and the innovation of ivory / ER The enamel in England: a new form of portraiture / Haydn Williams Fashioning the image of the prince: Richard Cosway and George IV / Stephen Lloyd The portrait minature in the nineteenth century / Tamsin Evernden.
Published by Philip Mould Ltd Fine Paintings, London, 2008
Seller: Dendera, London, United Kingdom
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original colour illustrated wraps 21 x 25cm. 114pp including fold outs, printed on high quality art paper. Covers very good, rubbed to the edges. Interiors fine, yellowing slightly at the edges. "The purpose of Secret Faces is to allow the public to take a fresh look at the great artistic tradition of miniatures by unearthing lesser known examples by some of the greatest practitioners" (p5). This exhibition features 47 entries from international, national and private lenders, many of which never seen in public before. They are shown actual size with several blown up, each with detailed captions. There are over 25 additional figures; and 6 essays looking at where the genre began, its offshoots, cabinet and enamel miniatures, etc. Artists represented include the Hippolyta Master, Nicholas Hilliard, Isaac Oliver, Peter Oliver, Richard Gibson, Cornelius Jonson Van Ceulen, Samuel Cooper, David des Granges, among others.