eighteenth century—in theminiatures of Cosway, Engleheart and Plimer.This is referred to, indeed, as the golden age ofMiniature, but there are many who would placethat age at a previous time : that of Cooper, forinstance. The present writer sees Miniature paint-ing at its height with Milliard and… … KING JAMKS II, WHEN DUKE OK YORK (1633-I7O1)BY SAMUEL COOPBR composition resides with its jeweller-like love ofsmall spaces; thus achieving concentration, suchas that of the sonnet or of the epigram, which isnot in any sense compression. But for the elementof likeness-taking, entering in as an…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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