Secret Faces - An Exhibition of Unseen Portrait Miniatures from Public & Private Collections - Catalogue of an exhibition held at the galleries of Philip Mould Ltd, 29 Dover Street, London W1, 28th May - 4th June 2008

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.