The Reflected Self: Portrait Miniatures, 1540-1850: A touching look at the lock-screen photo’s origins
The portraits came with a set of painted lenses to layer over the top: a lens to dress Charles up as a nun, as a King, or even to ... by the 19th century, small portraits were mass-produced ...
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How One Photographer Recreated 19th Century Portraits With the Descendants of Civil War Heroes
How One Photographer Recreated 19th Century Portraits With the Descendants of Civil War Heroes Smithsonian magazine commissioned Drew Gardner for a project that connects Black Americans today to ...
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Unique 19th-Century Double-Sided Portrait by American Folk Art Icon Resurfaces
Christie’s is kicking off the new year with news of an exciting discovery for collectors of American art and folk art. At its upcoming sale in New York on January 24, the auction house is ...
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Incredible Photos Show A Harem Of Wives Clicked By Jaipur's Maharaja, 'Photographer Prince'
A stunning set of pictures has surfaced showing a harem of wives clicked by the 19th century Indian king, Maharaja Ram ... the Maharaja often clicked portraits of his wives when they weren't ...
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The Two Faces of Stańczyk: Surprising Aspects of 19th-Century Polish Painting
The story of the affair between king Zygmunt August and Barbara Radziwiłłówna served as an inspiration for a large group of Polish painters in the middle of the 19th century ... who frown upon the ...