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Featured Miniature: Georgian Era Gentleman in Chestnut Brown and Gold

Featured is a superb eighteenth century miniature portrait (one of my favorites), finely painted, well maintained and in excellent shape considering its 2 1/2 century age! Georgian Era Gentleman in...

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A Rare Portrait by a Late Eighteenth Century Miniaturist: David Gibson

Featured today is a rare find: a superbly well-preserved miniature portrait by David Gibson of Edinburgh and London. The portrait is clearly dated 1800 and, in typical David Gibson fashion, it is...

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Head Hunters, Body Parts and Fast Food Portraiture

There is an old expression in English in which something expensive is referred to as “costing an arm and a leg”. Popular legend traces the origins of this expression to nineteenth century portrait...

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Early Nineteenth Century University Graduate

As I have built my collection of miniature portraits, I have strived to assemble an eclectic mix of miniatures. This provides an esthetic benefit by infusing the collection with refreshing contrast;...

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