Portrait miniatures were highly prized in Elizabethan and Jacobean culture and the most brilliant exponents of this art form were Nicholas Hilliard , his pupil Isaac Oliver and his son, Peter Oliver. Emma Rutherford , consultant for Portrait Miniatures at Philip Mould & Co. will discuss the techniques, uses and historical context of these small but mighty portraits.
Portrait miniatures were highly prized in Elizabethan and Jacobean culture and the most brilliant exponents of this art form were Nicholas Hilliard, his pupil Isaac Oliver and his son, Peter Oliver. Emma Rutherford, consultant for Portrait Miniatures at Philip Mould & Co. will discuss the techniques, uses and historical context of these small but mighty portraits.
