Miniatures Collection (#6)

Group of three high-relief portraits, 1804 (wax & wood)
CH430294 Group of three high-relief portraits, 1804 (wax & wood) by Percy, Samuel (1750-1820); each diam: 24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Index page for the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Ms n. 2
485196 Index page for the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Ms n.2. from the Visigothic-Mozarabic Bible of St. Isidore s, A.D

Two miniatures of Captain Arent Schuyler de Peyster and his wife
475547 Two miniatures of Captain Arent Schuyler de Peyster and his wife, Sarah Macomb (w/c on ivory) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A young officer, in dark green coat with pale green collar and gold epaulettes
3899043 A young officer, in dark green coat with pale green collar and gold epaulettes, wearing the breast-star of the Royal Order of Spain (w/c on ivory in gilt-metal mount) by Bouton

Swiss cottages, carved models, Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition
1066033 Swiss cottages, carved models, Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, 1876 (silver albumen print) by American Photographer

Soudiat Daula, Grand Vizier of the Mongols and his son, Mirza Mani (1774) (engraving)
958002 Soudiat Daula, Grand Vizier of the Mongols and his son, Mirza Mani (1774) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soudiat Daula)

Turkish women from the 15th-16th centuries (engraving)
957885 Turkish women from the 15th-16th centuries (engraving) by Jacquemin, Raphael (1821-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkish women from the 15th-16th centuries)

Byzantine Emperor Basil I called Macedonian (812-886) receiving Serbian ambassadors
AIS5391468 Byzantine Emperor Basil I called Macedonian (812-886) receiving Serbian ambassadors (miniature) by Spanish School, (14th century); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

View inside a Womens Hamam (watercolour and gold powder on paper)
5892861 View inside a Womens Hamam (watercolour and gold powder on paper) by Turkish School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; Turkish, out of copyright

A gentleman in black doublet and cloak with high collar, high standing white ruff
3936241 A gentleman in black doublet and cloak with high collar, high standing white ruff, tall black hat, beard and moustache, 1577 by Hilliard

Presumed portrait of Laura Tarsi in Turkish dress (bodycolor on ivory)
3823127 Presumed portrait of Laura Tarsi in Turkish dress (bodycolor on ivory) by Liotard, Jean-Etienne (1702-89); 10.2x8.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Enamel and miniature painter, R Collins, trade card (engraving)
984082 Enamel and miniature painter, R Collins, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enamel and miniature painter, R Collins)

Self-portrait holding a pendant (enamel)
3072008 Self-portrait holding a pendant (enamel) by Hone, Nathaniel (1718-84); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Portrait Miniature of a young Gentleman called Mr Videl
3576066 Portrait Miniature of a young Gentleman called Mr Videl, seated three-quarter length (gilt-bronze frame) by Soyer

Baby House, c. 1750 (wood)
3411889 Baby House, c.1750 (wood) by English School, (18th century); Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House) UK; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Baby House, c. 1750 (wood)
3411880 Baby House, c.1750 (wood) by English School, (18th century); Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House) UK; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Corn-threshing and Bread-making (engraving)
668435 Corn-threshing and Bread-making (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corn-threshing)

Ms 379, f. 25r: Three birds on the ground, from a Bestiary, early 14th century (parchment)
FIT277704 Ms 379, f.25r: Three birds on the ground, from a Bestiary, early 14th century (parchment) by English School, (14th century); 25.5x15.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Joseph II (1741-90) Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia and Hungary
CHT211427 Joseph II (1741-90) Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia and Hungary and his brothers and sisters, including his sister Marie-Antoinette (1755-93) (wax) by Austrian School

Mrs Arabella Walker-Heneage, nee Cope (d. c. 1818), in cream dress with lace border
5667194 Mrs Arabella Walker-Heneage, nee Cope (d. c. 1818), in cream dress with lace border and fur-bordered surcoat, pearls entwined in her upswept and curled hair, sky and cloud background

Countess Molly Zichy-Ferraris (pigment on ivory in gilt-metal frame)
5899441 Countess Molly Zichy-Ferraris (pigment on ivory in gilt-metal frame) by Fuger, Friedrich Heinrich (1751-1818); height: 8.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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