e lives of theminiaturists because of the circles m which theymoved, and extensive inquiry is made of theirart for the glimpses it affords of the greatpersonages who once occupied the world-stage.That is not the point of view from which I shallregard the Beauchamp collection, but followingthe… … A GENTLEMAN UNKNOWN. BY ISAAC OLIVER(DATED 1582) collection is that by John Hoskins of a ladyunknown, called Mary Sidney. The memory ofMary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, was sosweet to the generation that followed her thatevery other beautiful miniature was said to bea portrait of her. It is…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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