Miniaturising Portraits | HENI Talks and The National Portrait Gallery

HENI Talks in collaboration with ‪@nationalportraitgallery‬ discover portrait miniatures, one of the most intimate forms of art, designed to be ‘viewed ... in hand near unto the eye’.

Nicholas Hilliard’s miniature painting of Sir Kenelm Digby, Naval commander, diplomat and scientist, is a great example of how these miniature works of art, were usually painted on the reverse of a playing card, often mounted within a jewelled case that could be worn, carried in a pocket or kept for private display within the home.

Catharine MacLeod is Senior Curator, 17th Century Collections at the National Portrait Gallery London.
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