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Eye miniatures or Lovers' eyes were Georgian miniatures, normally watercolour on ivory, depicting the eye or eyes of a spouse, loved one or child. These were usually commissioned for sentimental reasons and were often worn as bracelets, brooches, pendants or rings with richly decorated frames, serving the same emotional need as lockets hiding portraits or locks of hair.
William Stephens (16 May 1731 – 11 May 1803), known in Portugal as Guilherme Stephens, was an English entrepreneur and glass manufacturer who made a fortune in Portugal manufacturing lime after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and then operating the Portuguese Royal Glassworks. He was a brilliant organiser, intelligent and charismatic, and he ...
Christian Friedrich Zincke (c.1683–5 – 24 March 1767) was a German miniature painter active in England in the 18th century. An unknown lady previously identified as Lady Ennismore ( c. 1720 ) by Christian Friedrich Zincke
Portrait Miniatures and Mourning in Colonial America. Throughout the course of history, mourners have carried portraits with them to honor loved ones; this practice made its way to Colonial America in the mid 18th century. Portrait miniatures honoring the deceased could take many forms, such as rings, brooches, lockets, and small frame pictures.
Portrait of John Dyer Collier, circa 1785, by George Engleheart; watercolour on ivory; V&A Museum no. P.76-1910 [1] Victoria and Albert Museum, London. George Engleheart (1750–1829) was an English painter of portrait miniatures, and a contemporary of Richard Cosway, John Smart, William Wood, and Richard Crosse.
Atrium of the MNAA annex hall. Portuguese Renaissance paintings.. The government formally purchased the Janelas Verdes palace in June, 1884, and recast it as the Museu Nacional de Belas-Artes e Arqueologia ("National Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology"), formally founded on 11 May 1884, to house what where then known as the "Museus Centrais" of the State and placed it under the management of ...
Richard van Orley was a prolific artist who left an extensive oeuvre in a wide variety of techniques. About 500 drawings, 70 original engravings and 30 miniatures have been inventoried. His principal subjects are history and mythology drawn from stories in the bible, novels, the classics and spiritual meditation booklets. [4] Madonna and Child
The earthquake accentuated political tensions in Portugal and profoundly disrupted the country's 18th century colonial ambitions. Of a Lisbon population of 275,000, up to 90,000 were killed and eighty-five percent of Lisbon's buildings were destroyed, including famous palaces and libraries, as well as most examples of Portugal's distinctive ...